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Patents Published on 10/14/2003


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6631725Moisture-controlled flexible hair curler
A flexible hair curler formed from a gel of crosslinked polyacrylamide including a humectant, and encased in a moisture-permeable flexible sheath, preferably of fabric....
10/14/2003
6631726Apparatus and method for processing a substrate
A lamp house is located face to face with a substrate which is transferred by a conveyer means. A dielectric barrier discharge lamp is provided in the lamp house to irradiate the substrate with ultraviolet light, while a moistened inert gas, consisting of...
10/14/2003
6631727Method of cleaning and/or regenerating wholly or partially de-activated catalysts of stack-gas nitrogen scrubbing
A cleaning kit for removing process impurities carried on the surface of a NOx reduction catalyst which is installed in the path of a flue gas flow exiting from a fossil fuel burning facility including: a reagent supply grill; a source of suppl...
10/14/2003
6631728Adornment for crank
An adornment for mounting a crank which is to control extension and folding of an umbrella includes a first shell located between the umbrella shaft and a crank arm of the crank, and a second shell encasing another side of the umbrella shaft and matching ...
10/14/2003
6631729Valve connector
A universal valve connector for valves of vehicle tires comprises a connector housing, partly connected to a pressure source, preferably a hand or foot pump, and has a coupling hole with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the valve for connection...
10/14/2003
6631730Quick install faucet body
An apparatus is provided for installing a faucet on a top side of a deck. The apparatus includes a threaded member engaged with the faucet and extending through the mounting hole to be rotated from above the deck. A nut is threadedly connected to the thre...
10/14/2003
6631731Flow regulator for water pump
A flow regulator for a water pump, comprising a valve body, a control element, a tube, a spring, and a connecting pipe. The valve body is roughly shaped like a cross, enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber in a vertical direction and having a pass...
10/14/2003
6631732Pump-over fermentation tank and methods
A pump-over fermentation tank has a valve between the pump-over chamber and fermentation chamber providing multi-directional diffusion of the pump-over liquid into the fermentation or extraction chamber. The valve is opened slowly for irrigation of the fe...
10/14/2003
6631733Adjustably sealed multi-line fluid coupler
A fluid line connector assembly includes a first part defining a fluid channel; and a second part including an outer body and a member mounted for adjusting movement relative to the outer body in a direction normal to an axis of engagement in response to ...
10/14/2003
6631734Dummy undersea hydraulic coupling member
A dummy undersea hydraulic coupling member is disclosed for protecting an opposing undersea hydraulic coupling member when the hydraulic lines are not operating. The dummy undersea hydraulic coupling member has a water displacement expansion chamber with ...
10/14/2003
6631735Sanitary fitting
The sanitary fitting is intended for two different qualities of water and, for this purpose, has outlet connecting branches (20, 21) which are separate from one another and into which two channel systems (50, 56), which are routed separately from one anot...
10/14/2003
6631736Device for metering a gaseous medium
A device is used to meter a gaseous medium, in particular air, by means of a plurality of metering valves, into a plurality of components of a fuel cell system used in a motor vehicle. All of the metering valves are arranged on a central middle block. The...
10/14/2003
6631737Flow limiter
A device for controlling liquid flow in a conduit which is of a hat-like configuration defined by a cylindrical base part having a flange part at one end and a closure part at another end joined thereto by an integral spring which bends to permit through-...
10/14/2003
6631738Flow control valve
A valve or ball reversal orifice provides provide a first flow restriction to a material flowing through the ball reversal orifice and a second flow restriction when the material reverses flow direction. The valve includes a housing having at least first ...
10/14/2003
6631739Pipe liner bag everting nozzle and pipe lining method
A pipe liner bag everting nozzle is provided for allowing an operator to freely access a manhole during a lining operation. A pipe liner bag everting nozzle comprises a guide tube fixing end for fixing one end of a guide tube, and a pipe liner bag fixing ...
10/14/2003
6631740Brazing joint for tubes and the like
A first tube has an end portion with a socket that is tapered by, a frustoconical wall that ends with a radially extending land. A copper brazing ring is disposed on the land. An end portion of a second tube having a knurled surface is press fitted into t...
10/14/2003
6631741Metal-composite corrugated hoses and a process for manufacturing the same
A metal-composite corrugated hose having a wall including a metal layer forming its innermost layer and a resin layer surrounding it. Its wall has in its corrugated portion a metal layer thickness (A) of at least 20 μm, but below 200 μm, and a resin lay...
10/14/2003
6631742Hydraulic pressure hose
An amount of expansion of a hydraulic pressure hose is decreased and the fatigue characteristic against repeating pressurization, bending and twisting is improved. The hydraulic pressure hose comprising an inner rubber layer, a first braided fiber reinfor...
10/14/2003
6631743Flexible cord-like hollow object
A flexible cord-like hollow object for the transportation of media is provided with an inner zone enclosed by a casing. A barrier layer, which is impermeable to volatile molecules of the medium to be transported, is provided on the casing surface facing t...
10/14/2003
6631744Container
In an embodiment, a container includes a dispensing opening, a closure and a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls includes a non-uniform surface structured so that the dispensing closure can be disposed on the surface when the container is in its...
10/14/2003
6631745Riser pull-in method and apparatus
An arrangement and pull-in method for fluidly coupling a steel riser to a flowline of a turret on a FSO/FPSO. The riser is pulled into a connector by a pull-in line inside the flowline. A pull-in head is releasable secured inside the upper end of the rise...
10/14/2003
6631746Undercut tie bar for pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread having a plurality of spaced tread blocks separated by grooves or slots. A plurality of tie bars extend across the grooves or slots between adjacent tread blocks. The tie bars have a pair of sidewalls and a top surface wi...
10/14/2003
6631747Assembly for mounting a tire on a hub
An assembly for mounting a tire without independent inner tube including two conical metal mounting rings intended to receive the tire beads, positioned and locked on the hub of the vehicle by means of two circular lateral locking rings recessed in a hub,...
10/14/2003
6631748Sidewall with insert construction for runflat tire
A pneumatic radial ply passenger tire (10) having a tread (12), a casing with two sidewalls (20), two radial plies (38, 40) extending from and wrapped about two annular beads (26) and a belt reinforcement structure (36) located radially between the tread ...
10/14/2003
6631749Wind resistant rolling shutter assembly
A wind resistant rolling shutter assembly having a flexible barrier made of a plurality of interconnected slats. Each individual slat is hollow, has inner and outer surfaces, two opposing ends and one or more support ribs. Two brackets each having two opp...
10/14/2003
6631750Vane for an architectural covering and method of making same
A vane for an architectural covering, such as of the type used in a window opening, is designed for vertical suspension so as to resist twisting along its length. The vane is constructed in a tubular configuration and may have one or more internal hollow ...
10/14/2003
6631751Vertical frame structures
A garden, patio or other screen or other vertical frame structure has a frame formed of elongate extruded plastic members, which include vertical frame elements, and a panel in the frame. The vertical frame elements have hollow interiors and downwardly op...
10/14/2003
6631752Mathematically determined solidification for timing the injection of die castings
This invention discloses a method of improving the die casting process by the application of the inventor's mathematics and physics stored in a computer to control the injection speed and the timing of the excitation of an intensifier. Using either data f...
10/14/2003
6631753Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting
A casting system and method for producing a metal casting is provided. The metal casting can comprise a fine-grain, homogeneous microstructure that is essentially oxide- and sulfide-free, segregation defect free, and essentially free of voids caused by ai...
10/14/2003
6631754Regenerative heat exchanger and method for heating a gas therewith
Provided is a novel regenerative heat exchanger and a method for heating a gas in the heat exchanger. The regenerative heat exchanger features a chamber separated into a plurality of annular concentric spaces, including: a first, inner annular space defin...
10/14/2003
6631755Thermal module with temporary heat storage
A thermal module with temporary heat storage. The thermal module includes a heat storage, a heat absorber, a heat dissipater, and a heat pipe for rapidly transferring heat from the heat absorber to the heat dissipater. The heat storage includes a phase ch...
10/14/2003
6631756High performance passive cooling device with ducting
A passive cooling device for removing waste heat from a component is disclosed. The passive cooling device includes a heat mass and a stem extending outward therefrom and including a plurality of fins formed in the stem. The stem includes a plurality of s...
10/14/2003
6631757Combined heat exchanger and reactor component
A combined component consists of a heat exchanger and a reactor. The heat exchanger is designed in a plate form, and flow spaces for a first medium and a second medium are alternately defined between successive plates. The plates of the heat exchanger are...
10/14/2003
6631758Internally finned heat transfer tube with staggered fins of varying height
A heat transfer tube (1) with a finned inner surface, which is divided into at least two zones (Z1 to Zm) in peripheral direction. The fins (2, 3), which extend at an angle of inclination ଱ with respect to the longitudinal axis...
10/14/2003
6631759Apparatus for radially expanding a tubular member
An apparatus for radially expanding atubular member that includes a support member having an exterior surface, a tubular member having an interior surface coupled to the support member, an annular expansion cone having a continuous outer surface movably c...
10/14/2003
6631760Tie back liner for a well system
A tie back liner for a well system....
10/14/2003
6631761Wet electric heating process
A wet electric heating ("WEH") process involves establishing electrode zones ("e-zones") around conductors (e.g., wells) for distributing electric current and thereby generating and distributing heat accordingly through a target region in a subterranean f...
10/14/2003
6631762System and method for the production of oil from low volume wells
An oil well pumping system includes a small positive displacement pump below the fluid interface in a low volume oil well which pumps at a rate to maintain approximately constant fluid level in the well. The system includes at least a pair of sensors in a...
10/14/2003
6631763Method and system for testing a borehole by the use of a movable plug
A method and a system for testing a borehole in an underground formation by the use of so-called closed chamber testing. When carrying out the method, a test or production pipe (5) is carried down the borehole, where the test pipe can be closed at its upp...
10/14/2003
6631764Filter cake cleanup and gravel pack methods for oil based or water based drilling fluids
A method of gravel packing a wellbore which has at least one aperture therein that provides a fluid flow path between the wellbore and an adjacent subterranean formation. At least a part of the formation adjacent to the open hole has a filter cake coated ...
10/14/2003
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