Having An Outlet Or Inlet Opening (e.g., Bunghole, Etc.) Patents (Class 220/661)
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Patent number: 8317019Abstract: There is disclosed a method and a basket for use with a golf ball range picker having a support frame. The basket may include a pair of inwardly offset handles in the basket side walls for ease of lifting when a series of two or more like baskets are arranged in a closely spaced side by side configuration. A pair of front edges of front side wall sections are each tapered outwardly toward the front to minimize or at least greatly reduce the surface area formed by abutting vertical edges with a like basket, to help guide the golf balls being thrown by the range picker into the baskets, and not deflect them inadvertently away from entering the baskets by otherwise providing thick abutting vertical edges which could block the path of travel of the golf balls. A front flange is disposed substantially along the entire length of the front of the basket for resting securely on a front portion of the support frame, and a rear flange is adapted for resting securely on a back portion of the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventors: Christopher J. Cruce, James Graham
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Patent number: 8286822Abstract: The invention provides a highly reliable plasma processing apparatus having stable sealing performance. The vacuum processing apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel having its inside decompressed; an opening disposed in a wall of the vacuum vessel for communicating the inside with the outside thereof and through which a sample to be processed is taken in and out; a valve body 701 disposed outside the wall for airtightly sealing or opening the opening; and a drive unit for driving the valve body to carry out the sealing or opening operation, the drive unit comprising a first member 705 coupled to an actuator 702 that moves along a substantially linear first direction as a result of operation of the actuator, a second member 706 coupled to the first member 705 that moves along a substantially linear second direction that intersects with the first direction, and the valve body 701 coupled to the second member that seals the opening as a result of the movement of the second member.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Susumu Tauchi, Akitaka Makino
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Patent number: 8276780Abstract: A torque arm restraint is provided with a body having a bore including an axis and an arm extending from said body transversely to the axis and is adapted for resisting torque applied to the fitting of a liquid storage tank, and is configured either for mounting on a fitting or as a component of the fitting such as an outlet fitting mounting a pipe and extending from the wall of the tank. A tubular body permits passage of instrumentation or liquid therethrough and the arm may have an abutment surface positioned proximate the inside surface of the tank wall, either in engagement or in spaced relationship, whereby the arm resists torque applied to the fitting exteriorly of the tank. The body may include an attachment member which is adapted for mounting to a tank fitting, and may be coupled to a pipe within the tank.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Snyder Industries, Inc.Inventor: Darrell A. Oltman
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Publication number: 20120241447Abstract: The present invention relates to the storage and transportation of fluids, and more particularly to a rigid outer container for aseptic transport of pharmaceutical fluids. In one embodiment, a system for aseptic storage and/or transport of a fluid includes a rigid outer container including a front wall and a back wall, a main cavity inside the outer container, and an inner wall dividing the main cavity into first and second compartments. The first compartment is located between the front wall and the inner wall, and the second compartment is located between the inner wall and the back wall. The second compartment may carry a biocontainer, and ancillary equipment for the biocontainer may be stored in the first compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventor: Christopher J. Starnes
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Publication number: 20120228311Abstract: The invention relates to a single use cask for pressurised liquid, particularly beverages, with a cask bottom, a cask side wall and a cask lid, wherein a stand is formed on the cask bottom, and the cask side wall has an opening in which a single use tap is arranged, wherein the single use cask, by virtue of its height within a range of between 100 mm and 200 mm, preferably of between 125 mm and 175 mm, and particularly preferably of 160 mm, can be positioned upright in a conventional domestic fridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Hans Peter Sauer, Werner Neukirch
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Publication number: 20120217242Abstract: The vented trash receptacle has walls encompassing an inner space. The receptacle has a closed bottom and an open top. A removable lid is provided to close the open top. Handles are disposed on the outer surface of the receptacle. Hollow vent tubes are attached to the outer surface of the receptacle. Each tube has a lower end that opens into the inner space of the receptacle adjacent the closed bottom. The upper end of each tube opens into a respective chamber formed beneath a respective handle and open to ambient air, thereby preventing foreign objects and substances from clogging the tube passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Joseph L. Dyer, Michael K. Lane
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Patent number: 8245385Abstract: Protective shoe covers have been widely used in health care setting and some industry environment that require clean room condition. To strip off the disposed shoe covers in a hand-free and automated fashion is very desirable to the users, which provide physical convenience, time saving and economic merits. This disclosed invention provides methods and an automatic system for stripping of disposable shoe cover from user's foot/feet that includes the electro-mechanical complex, a micro control unit and its embedded software programs, control algorithm to guide the execution of the stripping functions in automated and hand-free fashion.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Inventors: Liam Minhai He, Yi Wang, Qiuhong Wang
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Publication number: 20120156378Abstract: Systems, method and devices for applying a fluid composite to a carrier sheet are presented herein. An aspect of this disclosure is directed to a fluid-administering apparatus for applying a fluid composite, such as resins, epoxies, and adhesives, to a carrier sheet, such as a cloth tape. The apparatus includes a support frame with a container buttress, and a container removably received within the container buttress of the support frame. The container has a basin for holding the fluid composite, a lid covering the basin, and first and second scraping surfaces for scraping the carrier sheet. The container also has first and second slots, each of which is defined through a respective opposing side of the container. The carrier sheet passes through the first slot, traverses down into the basin through the fluid composite, slides over the first scraping surface then under the second scraping surface, and passes out through the second slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Neptune Research Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Lazzara, Richard J. Lazzara
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Publication number: 20120152943Abstract: A container for a flexible bag of liquid that supports the bag during transportation, storage and use in dispensing of the liquid. The container is made from two generally similar pans that form lower and upper parts of the container. Each pan includes a plurality of generally similar multiple projections that function to support the container on a surface as well as in a stable stacked formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: NALGE NUNC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Richard A. Leoncavallo, Peter K. Baird
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Publication number: 20120145724Abstract: A vacuum container which has a seal member in fitting faces of the vacuum container to be divided into half, has a labyrinth forming device inside the vacuum container in the fitting faces, and a labyrinth forming device has a concave member in which a concave portion is formed, a convex member which has a convex portion arranged to have a slight gap between the inner surface of the concave portion, and a vertically moving mechanism which operates the convex member in a direction close to the concave member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: CANON ANELVA CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Kobinata
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Publication number: 20120125942Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening; a sealing assembly including a main body and a sealing element mounted on the main body; the sealing element comprising a first sealing portion and a second sealing portion; the main body having a compartment, a hole and a first mounting hole; the hole and the first mounting hole respectively defined at opposite ends of the main body; and the hole aligned with the opening; and an interface mounted to the first mounting hole. The first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are both made of resilient material, the first sealing portion located between the housing and the main body to seal a first gap occurring between the housing and the main body, and the second sealing portion surrounding an inner surface of the first mounting hole to seal a second gap occurring between the interface and the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: CHIH-WEI CHANG, BHOOPAL PONNUVELU
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Publication number: 20120114271Abstract: Packaging bag (100) comprising a pouch (1) for storing at least one substance, said pouch (1) being provided with an outlet (2) for extracting the substance and with inner layers (6a, 6b) partly attached to the pouch (1) and partly detached from said pouch (1) so to leave free strips (8a, 8b) at the outlet (2), said free strips (8a, 8b) being joinable together to obtain a sealed membrane (11) for closing a fillable aseptic housing (9) storing the substance, a spout (13) being located off said aseptic housing (9) and fixed to the pouch (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: WILD PARMA S.R.L.Inventors: Filippo Furlotti, Hans Peter Wild
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Patent number: 8162164Abstract: A transport tank system includes a molded thermoplastic tank defining an aperture therethrough and having a discharge end and an opposing end, the thermoplastic tank being rigidly configured for holding a consumable cargo received through the aperture and including a material resistant to passage of oxygen to preserve the consumable cargo. The tank is capable of standing alone for storing the consumable cargo, or the tank can be loaded into a standard dry box container to convert the dry box container into a bulk liquid transport container.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Inventors: Stephen D. Podd, Victor I. Podd
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Patent number: 8146772Abstract: A threaded weld fitting and a method of welding a threaded weld fitting to the tank wall of a water storage tank are provided. The threaded weld fitting includes a body defining an aperture and having a facing surface configured to be positioned facing the tank wall. A female thread is formed along the aperture. A first beveled surface portion of the facing surface extends from an edge of the body. A landing surface portion of the facing surface extends from the first beveled surface portion toward a longitudinal axis of the aperture. A second beveled surface portion of the facing surface extends from the landing surface and to the female thread. The landing surface portion and the second beveled surface portion together define an open annular area positioned to receive a portion of a weld formed by welding the threaded weld fitting to the tank wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Bradford White CorporationInventors: Harold Hoover, Richard Freiberg, Michael McLellen, Joe Beach
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Patent number: 8142652Abstract: A container for purification of water by a combination of filtering, heating, and UV-radiation of the water is disclosed. The container includes a first section, which at least partly includes a sunlight permeable layer, and a second section, which at least partly is opposite the first section and at least partly includes a sunlight absorbing and infrared radiation emitting (IR-emitting) layer. The first and the second section together enclose a volume, in which the water can be received to be heated by and exposed to sunlight. According to the present invention, the first section is arranged such that the permeable layer is essentially flat, and the second section is arranged such that the volume includes at least a first and a second portion, wherein the first and the second portion, respectively, have a first and a second distance, respectively, between the permeable layer and the sunlight absorbing and IR-emitting layer, where the first and second distances are mutually different.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Inventor: Petra Wadström
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Publication number: 20120037636Abstract: A port and method for retaining a sheet of material within a wall. The port comprises an opening extending through the wall and a single slot extending radially therefrom. The method comprises twisting a free edge of the material into a cylindrical shape, inserting the cylindrical shape of the material through the opening and pulling the cylinder into the slot so as to secure the cylindrical shape therein. A container may also have a sidewall and at least one a port for retaining a sheet of material within a wall of the container extending therethrough. Each port comprises an opening extending through the wall and a single slot extending radially therefrom. The slot may include a stress relieving bore having an inverted tear-drop shape at a distal end thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventor: Glen Ratzlaff
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Patent number: 8091728Abstract: A wet well apparatus, and installation method therefore, that includes a cylindrical body extending between a first end and a second end along a body axis defining an interior material holding volume and a base form closing the first end of the cylindrical body to define a base interior volume adjacent the interior material holding volume of the cylindrical body. The base form is configured to receive a flowable fill material in the base interior volume.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Xerxes CorporationInventor: John Burwell
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Publication number: 20110309084Abstract: A pressure tank includes a metallic vessel, a plastic liner received in the metallic vessel, a flexible diaphragm, two connectors and a nozzle coupled to the nipples respectively. The metallic vessel includes upper and lower shells. The upper shell defines a first planar area on a side thereof and a second planar area on a top thereof. The lower shell defines a third planar area therebottom. The flexible diaphragm divides the metallic vessel into a storage space and a pneumatic room. Each of the connectors includes a nipple and an anti-leak assembly. The nipples of the connectors are mounted on the side and top of the upper shell respectively and are in communication with the storage space. The two anti-leak assemblies provide leakproof connection between the nipples and the plastic liner. Additionally, the nozzle is mounted on the third planar area to be in communication with the pneumatic room.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventor: LI-MING WANG
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Publication number: 20110236583Abstract: A container containing a cobalt carbonyl complex and a gas that contains carbon monoxide, and a cobalt carbonyl complex composition comprising a cobalt carbonyl complex and a solvent, wherein the concentration of carbon monoxide dissolved in the solvent is 0.001 to 1 wt %. Since the cobalt carbonyl complex contained in the above container or the above composition can retain its sublimation properties for a long time without being converted into a stable complex, when a cobalt film is formed by chemical vapor deposition using the container and the composition, a high-quality film can be formed by a simple process, and the production cost of the cobalt film can be reduced due to high use efficiency of the precursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: JSR CorporationInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Kouji Sumiya, Yasuo Matsuki
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Publication number: 20110220659Abstract: A pressure vessel for storing a fluid is disclosed. The pressure vessel including a vessel liner having a substantially smooth outer surface including a flange portion with an aperture formed therein and an end cap coupled to the vessel liner to substantially enclose the flange portion within the resultant pressure vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Ludger Strack
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Publication number: 20110180555Abstract: An adapter for inserting into a carton containing a non-reel coil of filamentary material or wire has a shaft-receiving sleeve supported by a box structure. The adapter's box structure has top and back walls joined at right angles and reinforced by side walls. Knobs extend outwardly from the side walls and have openings therethrough. Ribs on the underside of the top wall define a channel which is aligned with the openings in the knobs. The ribs, top wall and knobs define a sleeve which is oriented such that it may receive a shaft or rod of a wire pulling rack. Alternatively, said adapter having a box structure with walls only in two perpendicular planes. At least two of said walls forming a channel extending outwardly that may receive a shaft or rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: PAIGE ELECTRIC COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Kenneth R. Babcock, James H. Coffey
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Patent number: 7971742Abstract: A containment device for a liquid handling system is presented. The devise has a vault having a cavity, a closed bottom and an open top. A supporting device having a first half of a quick connect system connected to external plumbing is positioned in a lower portion of the cavity and secured to the vault to provide support for a weight of the liquid handling system. A bracket having a second half of a quick connect system connected to internal plumbing for the liquid handling system is configured to retain the liquid handling system, contact the supporting device when the bracket and liquid handling system is lowered into the cavity and mate the first second halves of the quick connect system allowing liquid to flow from the external plumbing to the internal plumbing. A lid is secured to the top for minimizing the intrusion of environmental elements into the vault.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Inventor: Stephen Lynn Kreider
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Publication number: 20110121005Abstract: An enclosure includes a bottom panel and a side panel extending from the bottom panel. The side panel is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel. The side panel has an opening and a flange surrounding the opening. A cross section of the flange includes a first side portion, a bent portion extending from the first side portion, and a second side portion. An angle is defined by the second side portion and the side panel is larger than 90 degrees. The flange is configured to prevent the opening to be deformed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsun-Hsien Chou, Chung-Cheng Hsieh, Li-Ping Chen
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Publication number: 20110114651Abstract: A torque arm restraint is provided with a body having a bore including an axis and an arm extending from said body transversely to the axis. The restraint is adapted for resisting torque applied to the fitting of a liquid storage tank, and is configured either for mounting on a fitting or as a component of the fitting. The fitting may be an outlet fitting having a pipe mounted thereto and extending from the wall of the tank. The tubular body permits passage of instrumentation or liquid through the torque arm restraint and the fitting and the arm is provided with an abutment surface positioned proximate to the inside surface of the tank wall, either in engagement or in spaced relationship, whereby the arm resists torque applied to the fitting from outside of the tank. The body may include an attachment member which extends axially from the body and adapted, for example by threads, for mounting to a tank fitting, and the body may be coupled to a pipe within the interior of the tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: SNYDER INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventor: Darrell A. Oltman
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Publication number: 20110095035Abstract: A tank capable of containing a liquid has a first volume (21) capable of containing the liquid (22), the first volume (21) having at least one opening (23) initially sealed by a first wall (24) and the first wall (24) being capable of being retracted when a pressure exerted thereon exceeds a specific threshold. The tank further has a second flexible wall (30), sealing said opening (23) in a sealed manner when the first wall (24) is retracted and capable of being deployed, via said opening (23), after the retraction of the first wall (24), in order to provide the liquid with a volume that is greater than the first volume (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: AERAZURInventors: Jean Claude Bac, Jeanne Francois
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Publication number: 20110095027Abstract: An apparatus for attaching to an opening of a drum that includes a lid, a base for attaching to the opening of the drum, a circular inner wall formed on the base, a circular outer wall formed on the base and extending between the base and the lid, the circular outer wall being circumferentially spaced about the circular inner wall and defining an open space therebetween, and an exhaust opening formed on an outer surface of the circular outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: New Pig CorporationInventors: Robert J. Starr, R. Douglas Evans, JR., Beth P. Powell
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Patent number: 7922029Abstract: A cylindrical receptacle has an open space accessible from above, and an optional cover. An outer shell, an inner liner, and a pair of oppositely moving doors that slide about the circumference define the receptacle. The vertically extending side wall has an opening circumscribing substantially one half of the circumference formed in the side wall. The pair of doors are operative in a first position to fully enclose the opening and are operative in a second position to provide full access to the opening. Various alternative embodiments incorporate vertical reinforcing supports adjacent the opening, gussets circumscribing the opening for reinforcing the opening, a reinforcing spacer adjacent the receptacle top, a discontinuous spacer adjacent the receptacle bottom, a floor adjacent the base and sloped towards the opening, a feature locking the outer shell and inner liner together, and a taper so the receptacle may be stacked together with like receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Inventors: Douglas W. Aretz, Steven T. Dorsey
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Publication number: 20110079600Abstract: The invention relates to a container particularly for use with a non-linear planar object. The container comprises a helical member for at least partially surrounding the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2007Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventor: Thomas Pellereau
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Publication number: 20110056965Abstract: A flexible container has flexible top and bottom handles for facilitating dispensing of a flowable substance stored therein. The container includes a flexible panels enclosing an interior of the container and forming a top segment, an opposite bottom segment, a front side segment, a rear side segment, and a pair of side segments bounding the interior. A rigid fitment provides an access opening through either the top segment or a front side segment. A flexible bottom handle structure surrounds a handle opening. It is defined by at least one of the flexible panels, the bottom handle structure being positioned along a center portion of the bottom segment between the front side and rear side segments. The bottom handle has a folded portion at the opening to provide a smooth gripping surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: Smart Bottle Inc.Inventors: Syed M. Peer, Kenneth R. Wilkes, Frederic W. Schuldt
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Publication number: 20100294784Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided with one or more integral pressure ports formed by extrusion of the pressure vessel wall. The portion of the vessel to receive the port is drilled or punched to form an opening into which an extrusion tool is inserted. The inner periphery of the vessel surrounding the opening is backed-up by a cylindrical die, and the extrusion tool is pressed into the die to extrude a marginal portion of the vessel material surrounding the opening into the die to form an integral internal sleeve with an O-ring seal area, and to form straight threads in the extruded sleeve by roll-deformation. The pressure ports can be formed in the body or end-caps of the pressure vessel, and the portion of the vessel to receive a port may be locally flattened prior to formation of the port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventor: Truman G. Johnson
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Publication number: 20100263751Abstract: The present invention generally pertains to treatment cells, systems and methods for rehabilitating and valorizing a soil. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for removing volatile compounds from the contaminated soils. The methods and system generally make use of an openable and reclosable rigid enclosure capable of receiving and treating many tons of soils. According to the invention, heated air is circulated through the soil to allow volatilization of the contaminants which can then be captured and separated form the circulating air before the air is re-heated and re-circulated through the soil.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: ENERGIE CARBONEUTRE INC.Inventor: Benoit Ringuette
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Publication number: 20100260588Abstract: A flexible fluid storage system for holding large volumes of fluid and a process and apparatus for the handling and transportation of the flexible storage system is provided. The flexible storage system includes a main storage bag with an attachment apron with fingers, a ground sheet, a lay flat tube for fluid circulation, a pressure release port, and fill/drain ports. The flexible storage system is configured for attachment to a trailer and reel system such that the flexible storage system can be mechanically rolled onto or off of a reel on a semi-truck trailer bed for easy transportation, deployment, and storage of the flexible storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Rock Solid Rentals LtdInventors: Randy MARTIN, Ryan MARTIN, Denis MARTIN, Vern HOWRISH, Bruce LYON, Eric SCHMELZL, Gord MCINTOSH, Nathan ZACHARIAS, John GARDEN
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Patent number: 7721922Abstract: The present invention includes a receptacle for a cosmetic or care product although other substances may be used in conjunction with the present application. The receptacle includes a body with a single opening. An insert is secured in the opening and includes a passage for extracting the cosmetic or care product.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Pascal Balzeau
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Publication number: 20100072230Abstract: A gasoline can having a nozzle assembly which includes a ball valve that is in an open mode when the can's nozzle is lifted for pouring, and which when the can's nozzle is in a lowered storage mode, the ball valve is closed. The gasoline can also has an air vent utilizing flap vents which are urged together in a closed mode and opened by air passing from outside the gasoline can into the gasoline can in an open mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventor: David A. Hatch
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Publication number: 20100044372Abstract: A portable and collapsible isolator is taught for containing radioactive, chemical or biological agents. The isolator is comprised of a collapsible frame, movable between a collapsed transport position and an open operational position, and a flexible and collapsible envelope in the form of an airtight bag attached to the frame to define a cavity. The envelope remains airtight in both the collapsed and open positions. One or more sealable openings are formed in the envelope for insertion and removal of the radioactive, chemical and biological agents into and out of the cavity. The isolator may optionally include at least one glove extending from one or more of said sealable openings into the cavity, for handling said radioactive, chemical and biological agents inside the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada as Represented by the Minister of Public SafetyInventors: Bill Kournikakis, Tim Patraboy, Daniel Perreault, James Peeke, Carl McDiarmid, Ian Summerell, Andrew Burczyk, Marianne Heisz, Pierre Caron, Sylvain Poirier
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Patent number: 7654409Abstract: A shopping bag storage and dispensing unit consisting of a topwise open box component, a partition component therein, a hole in the front side thereof, a hole in the backside thereof, a lid component fittable over the top edging of the box component, two holes in the lid component each being amenable to receipt of a dagger component, as well as a support bracket receivable by the backside hole, with holes in the support bracket for receipt of affixation members in turn receivable by a vertically inclined hard surface and pieces of hook and fastener material affixable to one another as well as to the vertically inclined hard surface and to the backside of the box component respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Inventor: Roy W. Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20100006575Abstract: A waste dust containment system includes a bag and a waste-dust fill chute. The bag is formed to include an interior region for storing dust. The waste dust fill chute conveys waste dust generated in a factory into the interior region of the bag. Once filled with wasted dust, the bag is delivered to a waste-dust disposal site away from the factory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventor: Stephen C. Ring
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Patent number: 7641069Abstract: The invention provides a highly reliable plasma processing apparatus having stable sealing performance. The vacuum processing apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel having its inside decompressed; an opening disposed in a wall of the vacuum vessel for communicating the inside with the outside thereof and through which a sample to be processed is taken in and out; a valve body 701 disposed outside the wall for airtightly sealing or opening the opening; and a drive unit for driving the valve body to carry out the sealing or opening operation, the drive unit comprising a first member 705 coupled to an actuator 702 that moves along a substantially linear first direction as a result of operation of the actuator, a second member 706 coupled to the first member 705 that moves along a substantially linear second direction that intersects with the first direction, and the valve body 701 coupled to the second member that seals the opening as a result of the movement of the second member.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Susumu Tauchi, Akitaka Makino
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Publication number: 20090255927Abstract: A container assembly for controlling rate of oxygen transfer from the atmosphere into a liquid stored in the container assembly comprising, a fork-liftable pallet bin (1) with solid or erectable sides, a sealable, polyethylene container (2) which allows oxygen to enter at a rate between 5 milligrams mg/l/yr and 75 mg/l/yr, having a self-supporting shape that substantially conforms to the internal surface dimensions of the bin, and a closure (3) for the neck of the container with a recessed top face (5) and a protruding, sealable outlet (20) to allow filling to a level above the recessed top face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventor: Anthony Earl Flecknoe-Brown
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Publication number: 20090255940Abstract: An opening section of a tank projects to the inside of the tank. In the inwardly projecting section, a fitting projects to the inside of the tank, surrounding a substantially cylindrical column-like valve. Also, an inner circumferential wall projects to the inside of the tank so as to surround the fitting. Further, a metal ring is provided surrounding the inner circumferential wall, and a metal nut is attached from the end in the direction of the projection of the inner circumferential wall. The metal ring and the metal nut function as support members for supporting the inner circumferential wall and increase the quality of the seal between the inner circumferential wall and the fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Masashi Murate, Yoshio Usuki, Motohiro Mizuno, Natsuhiko Katahira
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Publication number: 20090250369Abstract: Water holding tank (1) that includes an approximately rectangular bottom wall (2) and four side walls (3) that are connected respectively to the sides of the bottom wall, characterized in that each side wall includes: A number of upper support platforms (9) that are arranged periodically along one side of the bottom wall; A number of lower support platforms (8) that are arranged alternately relative to the upper support platforms at a distance from the bottom wall; and A number of connecting walls (30), whereby each connecting wall connects an upper support platform to a lower support platform while leaving open a passage for water, in which the upper support platforms of a side wall are arranged in mirror positions of the lower support platforms of the opposite side wall relative to a 180° rotation and vice versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: ALIAXIS PARTICIPATIONInventors: Philippe Guibert, Fabien Yvai, Stephane Kugener, Tony Calton
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Publication number: 20090241997Abstract: A container has been devised for use with a rapid prototype part making machine, specifically of the type having Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) capabilities. The container includes a liner that has an exterior surface and that is expandable to define a mouth portion and a volume for receiving, via the mouth portion, a rapid prototype part having soluble support material deposited on the rapid prototype part. An inlet port is formed on the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the volume. An outlet port is formed on the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the volume. A sealing arrangement is configured and arranged to selectively substantially prevent egress of an aqueous cleaning solution from the mouth portion of the liner. The inlet port is configured to introduce the aqueous cleaning solution into the volume to remove the soluble support material from the rapid prototype part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: David Jonathan Tafoya
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Publication number: 20090212048Abstract: A transport and storage container for liquids includes an inner container of plastic material, an outer casing of a metal mesh or sheet metal, and a pallet-like underframe. The container is configured for manipulation by a transport means. A bottom of sheet metal rests on corner and middle legs for supporting the inner container equipped with a closable filling socket and a drain socket for connection to a removal fitting, wherein the inner container has a drain bottom with a middle draining groove which extends with a slight downward inclination from the rear wall of the container to the drain socket arranged at the end wall of the container for connection of the removal fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventor: Udo Schutz
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Publication number: 20090212060Abstract: It is to provide a packaging container comprising: a synthetic resin container body having a flange part at a periphery of an opening at an upper end thereof; and a container cap having a top board part and a skirt part provided such that it is suspended from a-periphery of the top board part, and wherein the top board part is heat-sealed onto an upper surface of the flange part of the container body; wherein the packaging container has a first cutout part at an upper end of an outer edge of the flange part. By providing a first cutout part, a packaging container possible to achieve sealing with the container cap stably, and to open the sealing easily and surely as well can be provided, by suppressing the effect of a molten resin on a folded corner part of the skirt of the container cap when the container body is heat-sealed with the container cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHAInventors: Mitsuhiko Shinohara, Takafumi Kawano, Motokazu Kawano, Masaharu Kanai, Toshiro Watanabe, Mikio Ishimoto, Shin-ichi Hoshi, Shin-ichiro No
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Publication number: 20090206091Abstract: A shopping bag storage and dispensing unit consisting of a topwise open box component, a partition component therein, a hole in the front side thereof, a hole in the backside thereof, a lid component fittable over the top edging of the box component, two holes in the lid component each being amenable to receipt of a dagger component, as well as a support bracket receivable by the backside hole, with holes in the support bracket for receipt of affixation members in turn receivable by a vertically inclined hard surface and pieces of hook and fastener material affixable to one another as well as to the vertically inclined hard surface and to the backside of the box component respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventor: Roy W. Hoffmann
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Patent number: 7575122Abstract: A knockout in a sidewall of a plastic electrical box has a slot for receiving a screwdriver tip to apply a knockout force to the knockout. The slot is located adjacent the box bottom wall to minimize deformation of the sidewall by a knockout force.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: The Lamson & Sessions Co.Inventors: Eric G. Hull, Gregory D. Turcovsky, Dennis P. Revlock, Sr.
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Patent number: 7504646Abstract: The invention is directed to improved containers for pharmaceuticals and any tubing and tubing connectors associated therewith, particularly containers for pharmaceuticals which are irradiated, heated or otherwise subjected to increased pressure. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is directed to an improved container for use in a radioisotope generator, such as a rubidium-82 generator.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Ernest Balestracci, James A. Melchore, Jr., Jo Anna Monteferrante, Irene Kucharewicz Ropiak, Ernst Schramm, Julius P. Zodda, Charles Quirico
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Patent number: 7464567Abstract: An apparatus for cooling and dispensing wine from a wine-filled bag of a prepackaged wine box, generally comprising an insulated parallelpiped box with molded handles, an upper front panel and a lower front panel with semi-circular notches forming a circle into which the wine tap for such wine-fulled may be locked into place for dispensing wine. One embodiment employs a cold or frozen freezable liquid pack placed on each side of the wine-filled bag, while another embodiment provides freezable, liquid-filled side, top, and rear panels. A drip reservoir is provided to prevent messy wine drippage. A name tag identifying the type of wine being dispensed may be placed into a nameplate slot centered on the upper front panel. The present apparatus may be made in a variety of colors and decorative exterior designs.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Inventors: Rita J. Crossley, William E. Crossley
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Publication number: 20080251410Abstract: A container having a base and a top, is configured to house a slideable card that holds items. The top and base form a closed case, open along one end. The card includes at least one receiving aperture that, when fully inserted within the container, engages at least one detent. A release button is located on the container and is positioned proximate to the detent. A spring or other retaining mechanism is located adjacent the detent and urges the card to engage the detent at the receiving aperture. Pressing the release button pushes the card to lift the aperture over detent so that the card can be slideably removed. Some embodiments include a deactivation clip that, when attached, engages the release button so that the receiving aperture does not engage the detent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: John A. Gelardi
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Publication number: 20080236245Abstract: A method of inspecting a cargo container for chemical or biological materials, comprising: providing a vapor collection unit in the container, allowing vapors to be collected from the container into the collection unit, removing vapors collected in the vapor collection unit from the container through a port of the container, not primarily used for loading or removing cargo from the container, and analyzing the vapors collected by the vapor collection unit for traces of one or more particulates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: TraceGuard Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Robert Landon Roach, Gil Perlberg, Roy Ornath