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| 501 |
US 2009/0288735 A1
patent application
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Float valve apparatus
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a float valve apparatus including: a housing including: a partition wall dividing an internal space into lower and upper spaces and having an opening therein; a ventilation pipe...
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| 502 |
US 2009/0288736 A1
patent application
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Operation Device for Quick and Accurate Control of Working Device of Tenoner
An operation device includes a connecting member mounted on and moved with a working device of a tenoner. A positioning mechanism is mounted on and moved with the connecting member and includes a tube mounted on the connecting member and adapted to...
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| 503 |
US 2009/0288737 A1
patent application
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Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood
Apparatus for positioning and splitting wood. The apparatus includes: a beam having a longitudinal axis; a wood splitting blade attached at or near an of the beam; a workpiece slidably attached to the beam such that when wood is positioned between...
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| 504 |
US 2009/0288738 A1
patent application
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Process for obtaining desalted water from zirconium-containing wash water
A method for recovering demineralized water from zirconium-containing rinse water having a pH lower than 6.0, wherein a) the rinse water has added to it an aqueous solution of Ca(OH)2 containing no more than 0.1 wt% undissolved Ca(OH)2, in a quantity...
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| 505 |
US 2009/0288739 A1
patent application
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Binder-comprising thermoplastic compositions for producing shaped metallic bodies
The present invention relates to binders for pulverulent metals or pulverulent metal alloys, thermoplastic compositions comprising these binders for producing shaped metallic bodies, a process for producing them, their use and a process for producing...
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| 506 |
US 2009/0288740 A1
patent application
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Method and system for producing a cast component
The invention relates to a method for producing a cast component (10), in particular a diecast component, in particular made of an aluminium alloy, in which the cast component (10) is subjected, at least in part, to a heat treatment process following...
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| 507 |
US 2009/0288741 A1
patent application
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Amorphous Alloy and A Preparation Method Thereof
In one aspect, an amorphous alloy comprises Cu, Zr, Be and M. M is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, Sn, Si, group IB, group IIB, group IIIB, group IVB, group VB, group VIB, group VIIB and group VIIIB of the element...
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| 508 |
US 2009/0288742 A1
patent application
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Method for increasing the fatigue strength of a predominantly steel mechanical part of a wind turbine and/Or for reducing the tendency to form what are called "White etching cracks" or "Brittle flakes" in such steel mechanical parts
Method for increasing the fatigue strength of a mechanical part of a wind turbine and/or for reducing the tendency to form what are called “white etching cracks” or “brittle flakes” in such a bearing, which includes making one or several of the...
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| 509 |
US 2009/0288743 A1
patent application
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Polymeric quenchant, manufacture thereof, and method for quenching steel
A polymeric quenchant. The polymeric quenchant comprises an inorganic nanoparticle, a water-soluble polymer, and water, wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic nanoparticle, water-soluble polymer and water is about 0.05-5:1-5:100. The cooling rate of...
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| 510 |
US 2009/0288744 A1
patent application
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Collapsible Storable Handbag With Detachable Panels
A collapsible handbag comprised of a main body panel comprised of material having deformable features, two side panels, and a handle disposed on the outer surface of the main body panel, wherein all panels are attachable/detachable and can be laid...
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| 511 |
US 2009/0288745 A1
patent application
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Insertable personal storage device
A personal storage device particularly well adapted to be carried in a foldable wallet or checkbook to occupy heretofore wasted space, providing a secure receptacle selectively closeable and extending parallel to and adjacent the fold line.
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| 512 |
US 2009/0288746 A1
patent application
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Single-fold wallet
There is a single-fold wallet configured to secure and store monetary funds and personal items. The wallet includes a single-fold housing configured to secure and store monetary funds and personal items. The wallet also includes a transparent window...
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| 513 |
US 2009/0288747 A1
patent application
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Metal Cord, Rubber-Cord Complex and Pneumatic Tire Using the Same
A rubber-cord complex having an improved wet heat adhesive property between a rubber and a cord comprising a drawn plated wire, and including a metal cord comprising a drawn plated wire prepared by providing a brass plated layer on the surface of an...
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| 514 |
US 2009/0288748 A1
patent application
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Cellulose raw cord for rubber reinforcement
The present invention provides a lyocell raw cord prepared from at least 2-ply lyocell multifilaments, which gives a stress-strain curve exhibiting that (a) the lyocell raw cord has an elongation of 1.5% or less at an initial stress of 1.0 g/d, and...
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| 515 |
US 2009/0288749 A1
patent application
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Pneumatic tire having light shielding layer on surface
A pneumatic tire having, as an air permeation preventive layer on the surface thereof, a layer of a thermoplastic resin or a layer of a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, in which an elastomer component is...
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| 516 |
US 2009/0288750 A1
patent application
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Tire with air barrier layer
The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having an air barrier layer, particularly an integral pneumatic tire innerliner, for prevention, or retardation, of air permeation from its inner chamber to the atmosphere through the carcass of the...
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| 517 |
US 2009/0288751 A1
patent application
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Pneumatic tire
This invention provides a pneumatic tire provided with a carcass (4) comprised of one or more carcass plies formed by covering plural reinforcing cords arranged in parallel with a coating rubber and a pair of side reinforcing rubber layers (5) each...
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| 518 |
US 2009/0288752 A1
patent application
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Tire for Heavy Vehicles
A tire for a heavy vehicle with a radial carcass reinforcement of a width in excess of 25 inches comprising at least a working crown reinforcement made up of at least one layer of reinforcing elements oriented substantially circumferentially,...
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| 519 |
US 2009/0288753 A1
patent application
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Apparatus and method for preventing adhesions between an implant and surrounding tissues
An anti-adhesion membrane is placed onto an implant introduced into a surgical site of a patient to prevent post-surgical adhesions between the implant and surrounding tissue. The implant may comprise either biological material, such as a...
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| 520 |
US 2009/0288754 A1
patent application
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Layered film fabrication method, layered film defect detection method, layered film defect detection device, layered film, and image display device
When inspecting a defect of a layered film having a polarizer by using an inspection polarizing filter or an inspection phase difference filter, members to be arranged in the imaging optical path are arranged in an appropriate order. A defect...
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| 521 |
US 2009/0288755 A1
patent application
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Drywall joint compound applicator for seam and patch surfacing
A drywall patch is coated with a premeasured amount of joint compound in its wet state making it immediately available for application to a wall surface. The patch with compound is sealed in an airtight wrapper or between unsealed wrapper halves...
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| 522 |
US 2009/0288756 A1
patent application
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Frame seal methods for lcd
A method for providing a bonded glass component for use in an LCD display. A frame is sealed to a glass component. A barrier coat is then applied to the sealant. An adhesive is poured over the entirety of the glass component and the frame. Starting...
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| 523 |
US 2009/0288757 A1
patent application
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Apparatus and method for carrying out a continued union of paper webs
Apparatus for continually joining paper webs, comprising a device able to compress the webs (5,6) onto an impression cylinder or roller (4) while the webs advance toward an outlet section of the apparatus. The compressive device includes a roller or...
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| 524 |
US 2009/0288758 A1
patent application
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Method of producing honeycomb segment bonded article
There is provided a method for producing a honeycomb segment bonded article, the method inhibiting decrease in strength properties due to a variance in a texture of the bonding material layer between a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily bonded...
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| 525 |
US 2009/0288759 A1
patent application
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Method for Applying a Label and Labeling Unit for this Purpose
A method for applying a label on an object includes the following steps: an activatable adhesive coating is applied on the first side of the label which forms the rear-side in the labeled state, at least in regions; the label is stored in a labeling...
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| 526 |
US 2009/0288760 A1
patent application
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Methods and apparatus for peeling a flexible sheet from a substrate
Methods and apparatus are described for removing donor sheets from substrates. A take-up roller contacts the donor element at or near an edge thereof and a peel roller contacts the donor element at a location spaced apart from the edge. A securing...
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| 527 |
US 2009/0288761 A1
patent application
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Composite with thermo-formability, method for making the same and method for making a casing with texture on surface thereof
The present invention relates to a composite with thermo-formability, a method for making the same and a method for making a casing with a texture on the surface thereof. The composite includes a PU medium layer, a thermo-formable resin layer, a base...
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| 528 |
US 2009/0288762 A1
patent application
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Method for the continuous laying of a conductor on a printed circuit board and device for carrying out said method
The invention relates to a method for welding a conductor to a conductive film, which is preferably intended for connection to a circuit board support in order to produce a printed circuit board, the depth or diameter of the conductor being...
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| 529 |
US 2009/0288763 A1
patent application
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Thermally strippable double faced adhesive sheet and method of working work piece
A thermally strippable double faced adhesive sheet comprising a substrate, a thermally strippable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) arranged on one side of the substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) arranged on the other side of...
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| 530 |
US 2009/0288764 A1
patent application
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Process For Manufacturing Free Standing Thermoplastic Polymeric Films
This invention discloses a novel process for manufacturing very thin freestanding polymeric films with the steps of supplying a molten film layer stream and a molten assist layer stream by a first extruder and second extruder; intimately contacting...
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| 531 |
US 2009/0288765 A1
patent application
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Methods for the Manufacture of Fastener Tabs
A method of making fastener tabs includes providing a length of tab substrate. A first adhesive is applied to a first adhesive region of the length of tab substrate. A second adhesive is applied to a second adhesive region of the length of tab...
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| 532 |
US 2009/0288766 A1
patent application
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Heat-curable epoxy resin composition containing one blocked and one epoxide-terminated polyurethane prepolymer
Discussed are heat-curable epoxy resin compositions containing at least one epoxy resin A with, on average, more than one epoxide group per molecule, at least one curing agent B for epoxy resins, which is activated by an increased temperature, at...
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| 533 |
US 2009/0288767 A1
patent application
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Electronic component mounting method
By an electronic component mounting method for electrically connecting bumps to board electrodes, in a contact process for placing a thermosetting resin in a liquid glob state on the board surface and bringing the lower surface of the electronic...
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| 534 |
US 2009/0288768 A1
patent application
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Di-cinnamyl compounds and methods for use thereof
The invention generally relates to di-cinnamyl compounds useful in a variety of adhesive applications. More specifically, the invention provides chain-extended bismaleimides and methods for generating them by reaction with di-cinnamyl compounds,...
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| 535 |
US 2009/0288769 A1
patent application
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Surface-Promoted Cure of Cationically Curable Compositions Comprising Vinyl Ethers
The present invention relates to cationically curable compositions for curing on a surface comprising a cationically curable component, an accelerator species comprising at least one vinyl ether functional group and an initiator component capable of...
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| 536 |
US 2009/0288770 A1
patent application
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Surface-promoted cure of one-part cationically curable compositions
The present invention relates to cationically curable compositions for curing on a surface comprising a cationically curable component, and an initiator component capable of initiating cure of the cationically curable component. The initiator...
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| 537 |
US 2009/0288771 A1
patent application
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Surface-promoted cure of one-part radically curable compositions
The present invention relates to radically curable compositions for curing on a surface comprising a radically curable component, and an initiator component capable of initiating cure of the radically curable component. The initiator comprises at...
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| 538 |
US 2009/0288772 A1
patent application
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Method and Apparatus for Processing Metal Bearing Gases
A method and apparatus for processing metal bearing gases involves generating a toroidal plasma in a plasma chamber. A metal bearing gas is introduced into the plasma chamber to react with the toroidal plasma. The interaction between the toroidal...
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| 539 |
US 2009/0288773 A1
patent application
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Multiple-electrode plasma processing systems with confined process chambers and interior-bussed electrical connections with the electrodes
Apparatus for treating products with plasma generated from a source gas. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of juxtaposed electrodes arranged in adjacent pairs inside the vacuum chamber, and a plasma excitation source electrically...
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| 540 |
US 2009/0288774 A1
patent application
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Substrate bonding apparatus
To provide a substrate bonding apparatus for manufacturing a substrate with a retainer capable of meeting standard requirements while reducing damage on the information recording surface of the substrate. The apparatus comprises a loading pedestal 11...
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| 541 |
US 2009/0288775 A1
patent application
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Handicraft assisting tool
A handicraft assisting tool for folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry is provided. The handicraft assisting tool includes a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric and a folding facilitator formed at the sheet body. The...
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| 542 |
US 2009/0288776 A1
patent application
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Hand-held printer
A receptacle section stores a label. A label discharge port is positioned at a front end portion of a housing to let the label pass therethrough. A guide passage connects the receptacle portion and the label discharge port with each other and guides...
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| 543 |
US 2009/0288777 A1
patent application
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Tape splicing apparatus and attaching apparatus
Provided is an apparatus capable of easily splicing ACF tapes that are thin and are hard to handle. The tape splicing apparatus splices two ACF tapes (210) each having an ACF (212), and includes: a first holding unit that holds one of the ACF tapes...
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| 544 |
US 2009/0288778 A1
patent application
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Labeling machine with a label pressing device
A labeling machine includes a conveying device, a label applying device, and a label pressing device. The conveying device includes opposite upper and lower conveyer belts adapted for conveying a container such that upper and lower ends of the...
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| 545 |
US 2009/0288779 A1
patent application
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Paper-sheet handling device
A paper-sheet handling device comprises a clamp movement mechanism for sandwiching a bundle of paper-sheets by attaching component guide members to a position covering a portion of punch holes from the front and rear surfaces of the bundle of...
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| 546 |
US 2009/0288780 A1
patent application
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Perforated support plate
To provide a perforated support plate with high rigidity, the perforated support plate for supporting a surface of a wafer by interposing an adhesive layer comprises a reinforcing part for deflection prevention.
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| 547 |
US 2009/0288781 A1
patent application
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Apparatus for mounting tires on large wheels
A device for mounting a tire on a wheel that includes a locking ring to hold the tire in place on the wheel, where the device includes a locking member which locks to the rim of the wheel and includes a cross bar with depending feet, which is...
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| 548 |
US 2009/0288782 A1
patent application
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Layered blinds
A layered blinds device having a series of screens of evenly spaced rods held in parallel relation to one another that allow users to manipulate light penetration and view transparency as independent variables and a method for doing the same. A...
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| 549 |
US 2009/0288783 A1
patent application
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Methods and systems for deployment of curtains
A curtain system is described that includes a curtain having a plurality of rod engaging members attached at an end thereof. The plurality of rods each have a curtain release mechanism attached thereto where the rod engaging members are configured to...
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| 550 |
US 2009/0288784 A1
patent application
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Methods and systems for deployment of curtains
A privacy curtain system is described that includes a curtain having a plurality of curtain release mechanisms attached thereto, the curtain release mechanisms each having a rod engaging member extending therefrom. The system also includes a...
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| 551 |
US 2009/0288785 A1
patent application
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Systems and methods for deployment of curtains
A curtain system is described which includes a curtain having a plurality of rod engaging members attached thereto, a plurality of rods each having a first end, and a curtain release mechanism attached to the rod at the first end thereof. The rod...
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| 552 |
US 2009/0288786 A1
patent application
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Methods and systems for deployment of privacy curtains
A privacy curtain system is described that includes a curtain having a plurality of rod engaging members extending therefrom, a curtain gathering cord slidably engaged with the curtain, and a plurality of rods. Each rod has a lower hooking member...
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| 553 |
US 2009/0288787 A1
patent application
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Cargo net for vehicle
A cargo net for vehicle enabling stored luggage to be prevented from being damaged by vibrations transmitted from a floor of a luggage compartment. A cargo net 1 comprises a first partition member 2 and a second partition member 3 having one end 3a...
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| 554 |
US 2009/0288788 A1
patent application
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Pretreating cellulosic biomass
The present invention pertains to methods for pretreatment of cellulosic biomass for bioconversion into ethanol and other biofuels and wood-based chemicals, recycling of newsprint and other paper products, microfibrillation of cellulose for use as an...
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| 555 |
US 2009/0288789 A1
patent application
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Medium consistency refining method of pulp and system
A thermomechanical pulping method including: refining pulp with a high consistency refining stage, and a medium consistency refining stage processing the refined pulp discharge from the high consistency refining stage. Chemical pretreatments for...
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| 556 |
US 2009/0288790 A1
patent application
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Process and apparatus for treating green liquor
A method of and apparatus for treating a green liquor stream produced in a kraft pulp process to separate green liquor from dregs present in the stream by utilizing a filtration vessel that has a pressure differential between the green liquor inlet...
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| 557 |
US 2009/0288791 A1
patent application
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Nonwoven having improved wet fastness and alkali resistance and cellulose hydrate-based food casing from said nonwoven
The invention relates to a wet-fast nonwoven, preferably a fiber paper, which comprises fibers from a cellulose-containing material and fibers from a thermoplastic material welded firmly together at their points of intersection. The fibers from the...
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| 558 |
US 2009/0288792 A1
patent application
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Method for producing pressed products from fiber-containing raw materials
A method produces pressed products from fiber-containing raw materials such as wood, straw, peat or suchlike, which are also referred to as secondary raw materials. In order to produce well pressed products, fiber-containing raw materials are mixed...
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| 559 |
US 2009/0288793 A1
patent application
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Method and arrangement for continuous cooking
The continuous digester system has an inlet defined therein for the feed of a chips suspension and an outlet for the output of a cooked suspension of pulp. The suspension of chips is fed in to the inlet through a line at the beginning of the cook,...
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| 560 |
US 2009/0288794 A1
patent application
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Method and apparatus for manufacturing metal bars or ingots
Method and apparatus for manufacturing metal bars or ingots. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification...
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| 561 |
US 2009/0288795 A1
patent application
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Oxide restraint during co-casting of metals
A method and apparatus is disclosed for casting a composite ingot made of metals that are susceptible to surface oxide formation when molten. The method involves co-casting at least two metal layers from at least two molten metal pools formed within...
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| 562 |
US 2009/0288796 A1
patent application
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Method of producing a castable high temperature aluminum alloy by controlled solidification
A castable high temperature aluminum alloy is cast by controlled solidification that combines composition design and solidification rate control to synergistically enhance the performance and versatility of the castable aluminum alloy for a wide...
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| 563 |
US 2009/0288797 A1
patent application
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Expendable salt core for casting
An expendable salt core has the shape of a water jacket by, e.g., die casting using a salt of bromine and at least one of sodium and potassium, and a salt of carbonic acid and at least one of sodium and potassium. The expendable salt core is formed...
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| 564 |
US 2009/0288798 A1
patent application
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Method and apparatus for controlling temperature of thin cast strip
An apparatus and method for continuously casting thin steel strip includes a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls having a nip there between capable of delivering cast strip downwardly from the nip, a metal delivery system capable of forming a...
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| 565 |
US 2009/0288799 A1
patent application
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Method of Production of Ultralow Carbon Cast Slab
A method of production of an ultralow carbon cast slab characterized by adding Ti to molten steel decarburized to a carbon concentration of 0.01 mass % or less, further adding at least one of Ce, La, and Nd, and using an immersion nozzle to inject...
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| 566 |
US 2009/0288800 A1
patent application
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Cooling and Heating Cabinet Device of Rear Seat for Vehicles Using Thermoelectric Element
The present invention relates to a cooling and heating cabinet device of a rear seat side for a vehicle using a thermoelectric module that is mounted between rear seats of a vehicle, having cooling and heating functions and further having an...
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| 567 |
US 2009/0288801 A1
patent application
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Capillary Pumped Diphasic Fluid Loop Passive Thermal Control Device with Thermal Capacitor
The thermal control device comprises at least one capillary pumped diphasic fluid loop, comprising, in a known manner, an evaporator extracting the heat from a so-called hot source and connected via a vapour pipe to a condenser in which the...
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| 568 |
US 2009/0288802 A1
patent application
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Heat sink for chips
A heat sink includes a first heat dispensing unit including multiple heat dispensing plates between which chips are clamped. A base board is connected on a top of the first heat dispensing unit and a second heat dispensing unit is fixed on a top of...
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| 569 |
US 2009/0288803 A1
patent application
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Heat sink for chips
A heat sink includes a first heat dispensing unit including multiple heat dispensing plates between which chips are clamped. A base board is connected on a top of the first heat dispensing unit and two engaging portions are connected to two ends of...
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| 570 |
US 2009/0288804 A1
patent application
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Heat sink for chips
A heat sink includes a first heat dispensing unit including multiple heat dispensing plates between which chips are clamped. A base board is connected on a top of the first heat dispensing unit and a second heat dispensing unit is fixed on a top of...
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| 571 |
US 2009/0288805 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor package with a chip on a support plate
A semiconductor package includes a support plate made of an electrically non-conducting material. Electrical connection vias are formed outside a chip fixing region provided on the front face of the support plate. Electrical connection wires connect...
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| 572 |
US 2009/0288806 A1
patent application
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Heat Radiating Unit
A heat radiating unit in the form of a heat sink includes a contact section arranged on a central portion of an end face of the heat sink for contacting with a heat source, and having more than one extension plate outward extended therefrom; a first...
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| 573 |
US 2009/0288807 A1
patent application
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Blowerless heat exchanger based on micro-jet entrainment
A blowerless heat exchanger apparatus based on micro-jet entrainment is disclosed. The heat exchanger apparatus incorporates a number of fins regularly spaced apart from each other and parallel to each other, thus letting air currents flow in the...
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| 574 |
US 2009/0288808 A1
patent application
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Quick temperature-equlizing heat-dissipating device
A quick temperature-equalizing heat-dissipating device includes a hermetic container, a metallic sheet, and two metallic nets. The hermetic container contains a liquid working medium and has an internal top side and an internal bottom side. The...
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| 575 |
US 2009/0288809 A1
patent application
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Method of manufacturing electrical discharge surface treatment-purpose electrode and electrical discharge surface treatment-purpose electrode
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical discharge surface treatment-purpose electrode that stabilizes properties and a film-forming rate of a coating made by surface treatment that uses the electrode showing a narrow...
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| 576 |
US 2009/0288810 A1
patent application
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Heat Radiating Fin
A heat radiating fin includes a flat body, two flange portions formed at two opposite edges of the flat body, and two inward bent locking ends formed at two lateral ends of each of the flange portions to space from the flat body by a distance. When...
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| 577 |
US 2009/0288811 A1
patent application
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Aluminum plate-fin heat exchanger utilizing titanium separator plates
A plate fin heat transfer device utilizes titanium plate members and aluminum dividers. The solid bar may be titanium, aluminum or an alloy of either. The titanium plate members may have a thermal conductivity of approximately 50 or 100...
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| 578 |
US 2009/0288812 A1
patent application
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Turbulizers and method for forming same
Disclosed is a method of forming a heat exchanger turbulizer apparatus including a member having a longitudinal axis, a lateral width and a plurality of strips including first strips and second strips, each strip extending widthwise and being...
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| 579 |
US 2009/0288813 A1
patent application
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Structure of Heat Exchange Apparatus for Gas Boiler
A heat exchange apparatus of a high-load bottom-up-type condensing gas boiler is disclosed. In the gas boiler system having a ventilator attached to a lower part of a combustion chamber, the heat exchange apparatus structured in such a manner that a...
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| 580 |
US 2009/0288814 A1
patent application
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Mixed Carbon Foam/Metallic Heat Exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a thermally-conductive fluid barrier having first and second surfaces, at least one first type of foam element placed in thermally-conductive contact with the first surface of the thermally-conductive fluid barrier and...
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| 581 |
US 2009/0288815 A1
patent application
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Heat-dissipating device without injection pipe and method of making the same
A heat-dissipating device without any injection pipe, which includes an upper cover plate and a lower cover plate. The upper cover plate is combined with the lower cover plate, wherein a crevice and an internal space are formed between the upper and...
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| 582 |
US 2009/0288816 A1
patent application
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Integrated Thermo-Electric System
A system for controlling the temperature of a passenger cabin has a tube for receiving a heat transfer fluid from an engine and a number of heating coils being thermally connected to the tube. The system also has a number of thermo-electric heat...
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| 583 |
US 2009/0288817 A1
patent application
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Casing exit joint with easily milled, low density barrier
A casing exit joint with an easily milled and low density barrier. A casing exit joint for use in drilling a lateral wellbore outwardly from a parent wellbore includes a generally tubular window structure having a window formed through a sidewall of...
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| 584 |
US 2009/0288818 A1
patent application
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Passive gas separator for progressing cavity pumps
An electrical submersible well pump assembly having a progressing cavity pump, a pump motor, a flex shaft connecting the pump motor to the pump, and a gas/liquid separator on the inlet to the pump. An inner and outer housing circumscribe a portion of...
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| 585 |
US 2009/0288819 A1
patent application
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System and Method for Improving Operational Characteristics
A technique improves the operational characteristics of a well device while the device is used in a wellbore environment. The well device benefits from a unique material, in the form of a negative stiffness material or a negative Poisson's ratio...
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| 586 |
US 2009/0288820 A1
patent application
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Method Of Manufacture And The Use Of A Functional Proppant For Determination Of Subterranean Fracture Geometries
Proppants having added functional properties are provided, as are methods that use the proppants to track and trace the characteristics of a fracture in a geologic formation. Information obtained by the methods can be used to design a fracturing job,...
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| 587 |
US 2009/0288821 A1
patent application
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Monitoring Flow Rates While Retrieving Bottom Hole Assembly During Casing While Drilling Operations
A bottom hole assembly in a casing-while-drilling operation is retrieved by reducing the density of the fluid in the casing string above the bottom hole assembly, creating an upward force on the bottom hole assembly. As the bottom hole assembly moves...
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| 588 |
US 2009/0288822 A1
patent application
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Mitigation of elemental sulfur deposition during production of hydrocarbon gases
Methods of producing a sour hydrocarbon gas via production tubing intersecting a reservoir, are described, one method including contacting an underground reservoir with an aqueous composition optionally comprising an additive, the reservoir...
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| 589 |
US 2009/0288823 A1
patent application
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Efficient Multiple Prediction In Two and Three Dimensions
A method is disclosed that uses (a) source-receiver reciprocity and (b) a method such as ISR DMO (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0098529) that allows reconstruction of densely sampled gathers at arbitrary surface locations, to...
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| 590 |
US 2009/0288824 A1
patent application
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Multi-zone formation fluid evaluation system and method for use of same
A formation fluid evaluation system (800) interconnected within a tubular string (818) for operation in a wellbore (802) having multiple zones (806, 808, 810). The evaluation system (800) includes a set of straddle packers (820, 822) that is operable...
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| 591 |
US 2009/0288825 A1
patent application
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Surfactant method for improved oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs
A method to enhance oil recovery from a subterranean reservoir, the reservoir being accessible via a production well. The method includes injecting a surfactant solution that includes surfactants into the production well. The surfactant solution...
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US 2009/0288826 A1
patent application
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Enzyme enhanced oil recovery (EEOR) for cyclic steam injection
The present disclosure relates to the release or recovery of subterranean hydrocarbon deposits and, more specifically, to a system for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), by utilizing stabilized enzymatic fluid and cyclic injection of steam or heated fluid...
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US 2009/0288827 A1
patent application
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In Situ Thermal Process For Recovering Oil From Oil Sands
A method of recovering oil from an oil sands reservoir comprises first applying cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) to a series of generally horizontally extending wells in the reservoir; then applying steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) to at least...
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US 2009/0288828 A1
patent application
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Non-flammable, non-aqueous group IVB metal alkoxide crosslinkers and fracturing fluid compositions incorporating same
A non-aqueous, non-flammable Group IVB metal alkoxide crosslinker composition includes a non-aqueous, non-flammable Group IVB metal alkoxide, wherein the metal is chemically bonded to a glycol containing 4 or more carbons, to an alkoxy group...
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US 2009/0288829 A1
patent application
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Cutting windows for lateral wellbore drilling
A system and method for cutting windows for lateral wellbore drilling. A method of cutting a window through a sidewall structure for drilling a lateral wellbore through the window includes the steps of: providing an internal profile in the sidewall...
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US 2009/0288830 A1
patent application
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Homogenous synthetic mud-to-cement cementing glasses
A synthetic glass family in the quaternary phase field of CaO—SiO2-Al2O3-MgO (CSAM) with hydraulic and pozzolanic properties for use in differing applications in the gas and oil well cementing area. A method of making a mud-to-cement (MTC) slurry and...
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US 2009/0288831 A1
patent application
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Polymeric Extenders for Flexible Cement
A flexible cement stable at high temperatures contains an extender that is a finely ground polyetheretherketone. The cement retains its flexibility for long times at high temperatures, for example those used for steam assisted gravity drainage of...
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US 2009/0288832 A1
patent application
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Varying Access Points for Tubing and Casing Monitoring and Casing Annulus Remediation Systems
An adapter for connecting a casing annulus remediation system to a well having a wellhead with standard lateral ports. The adapter has a body with first and second ends. The first end of the adapter body has a substantially planar surface adapted to...
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US 2009/0288833 A1
patent application
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System and methods for constructing and fracture stimulating multiple ultra-short radius laterals from a parent well
Systems and methods for multi-lateral wellbore construction and stimulation from cased parent wellbores. Methods and apparatus are provided to facilitate the creation of casing exit openings in the casing of parent wellbores. Methods and systems are...
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US 2009/0288834 A1
patent application
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Dynamic scale removal tool
A scale removal tool with adjustably positionable fluid dispensing arms. The scale removal tool may be configured for delivery to within a hydrocarbon well via coiled tubing. Thus, fluid may be driven through the coiled tubing and through the tool at...
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