1290 results about "Closed chamber" patented technology

An improved design for a closed chamber process module for single wafer wet processing utilizes a combination lid and gas showerhead for sealing the chamber from above. One or more media arms dispense liquid onto a wafer in the chamber. The media arms are mounted inside the chamber but are connected by a linkage that passes through the chamber wall to a drive unit mounted outside the chamber.

A storm water receptor having at least one inlet and an outlet positioned at a discharge level lower than the level of the intake provided with a novel, removable divider which divides the receptor into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, having a float-actuated trap door that permits water entering the upper chamber of the catch basin or field inlet to be diverted and flow into the lower chamber until the lower chamber is filled with liquid, at which point the entrance into the lower chamber closes, and water entering the upper chamber passes directly out of the upper chamber through the discharge pipe. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the float-activated trap door can be replaced with a stationary, removable plate or ramp.

A side air bag device includes an inflator arranged in a backrest of a seat for discharge gas, an air bag having an upper chamber and a lower chamber which are each inflated by discharging gas, and an impact reducing means reducing means ror reducing impact that is applied to a passenger when the air bag contacts the passenger during inflation of the air bag.

A heat transfer apparatus includes a heat source having a heat source maximum operating temperature; and a heat sink comprising a closed chamber having a chamber first end wall, a chamber second end wall and a circumferential chamber side wall interconnecting said chamber first end wall and said chamber second end wall, said walls defining a chamber interior space, at least one of said chamber first end wall and said chamber second end wall being a heat transfer wall, a heat transfer material retained within said chamber, and at least one impeller having an axis of impeller rotation and an impeller radius mounted within said chamber adjacent to said heat source to rotate about the axis of impeller rotation for moving the heat transfer material over said heat transfer wall and propelling said heat transfer material to a location thermally remote from said heat source for heat dissipation, wherein said chamber interior space extends perpendicular to the axis of impeller rotation a radial thermal spacing distance of at least two times the impeller radius.

The present invention relates to a capsule containing a substance for the preparation of a beverage that is designed to be extracted by injection of a fluid under pressure. The capsule comprises a closed chamber containing the substance with at least part of the closed chamber including a retaining part made of a flexible membrane. One or more raised elements that face the membrane are associated with and forming part of the capsule. These element(s) are used to open the capsule due to a buildup of pressure therein. This rise in pressure causes relative engagement of the raised element(s) with the membrane until the membrane ruptures or is torn to release the formed beverage from the chamber. As the liquid of the beverage does not come into contact with the machine, hygiene is improved and cross-contamination is reduced when preparing a beverage from the capsule.

This invention encompasses an apparatus and methods which enable the testing of fingerprint readers in an automated fashion. A test object representative of a fingerprint can be created from an electrically conducive silicone material. Due to the properties of this material, the same test object can be read by fingerprint sensors of various types. Once the test object is generated, it can be affixed to an automated apparatus thus allowing tests to be conducted in closed chambers, on an assembly line, or under other conditions that would be impossible or impractical were human fingers to be used.

An ophthalmologic appliance being an ultrasound prob positioning immersion shell for use in ultrasonic measurement of axial length of the eye ophthalmology and other procedures. Support members in an upper chamber and a lower chamber each provides accommodating support along and about a central axis of the ultrasound probe positioning immersion shell and about vertically spaced regions of ultrasound probes to provide for perpendicular alignment of ultrasound probes to the corneal plane. Vents in the chamber structure allow for introduction of fluid medium and for the expelling of air from the chambers to inhibit bubble formation.

A bag with a flexible wall which delimits a closed chamber of the bag for a store of a substance, for example a liquid, gaseous, pasty or pulverulent substance, for example a bag with a wall made from single-layer or multilayer (plastic) sheet material.A female element with a body through which a bore extends is attached to the inner side of the wall, which bore extends from an insertion opening for a male element, which is covered in a sealed manner by the wall of the bag, in the vicinity of the wall of the bag, to an opening in the chamber of the bag.At a distance from the insertion opening, the bore is also closed off by a closure element, in such a manner that a male element can puncture that part of the wall of the bag which covers the insertion opening from the outside, so that the male element then enters the bore in the female element and—as the male element is inserted further into the bore—then interacts with the closure element and eliminates the closure of the bore which is produced by the closure element.

An autostereoscopic lenticular screen has a lenticular screen held in juxtaposition with a display surface. The lenticular screen has lenticules disposed on one side thereof and a smooth surface on the other side thereof. In one aspect of the invention, a closed chamber is formed over the lenticules. In order to deactivate the refractive properties of the lenticular screen, and thereby view the display in a planar mode, an optically clear fluid, such as a fluoropolymer, is introduced into at least a portion of the closed chamber. In order to activate the refractive properties of the lenticular screen, and thereby view the display in a stereoscopic mode, the optically clear fluid is removed from the closed chamber. In a particularly preferred arrangement, the lenticular screen is oriented such that the lenticules face inwardly toward the display screen, and the smooth surface of the lenticular screen is coated with an antireflective material.

A gas turbine engine comprising a nacelle having an intake, the intake defining a generally annular chamber, an engine accessory and a heat exchanger for cooling a fluid of the accessory. The chamber is closed and the heat exchanger is disposed within the chamber operable to provide heat to prevent ice forming on the intake during engine operation.

An airbag apparatus includes an airbag having an occupant-side surface and a vehicle-body-side surface opposite to the occupant-side surface when the airbag is inflated, and at least an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated from each other; a gas generator for deploying the airbag; and a gas distributor enclosing the gas generator and having outlet ports for allowing gas from the gas generator to flow into the upper chamber and the lower chamber. A check valve is provided for preventing the gas from flowing from the lower chamber to the upper chamber.

A tissue expander implant (10) arranged to be anchored in position within a cavity formed in the body for the controlled expansion of overlying tissue. The tissue expander implant (10) comprises a first expandable envelope (18) defining a first closed chamber (18a), first inflation means for enabling the controlled inflation of the first expandable envelope with a biocompatible fluid, a second expandable envelope (20) located in side-by-side relationship with the first expandable envelope and defining a second closed chamber (20A) and second inflation means for enabling the controlled inflation of the second expandable envelope with a biocompatible fluid. The first and second expandable envelopes have a textured external surface for promoting adhesion to overlying tissue. The first and second expandable envelopes are differentially expandable independently of one another to enable the tissue overlying the first and second expandable envelopes to be expanded to differing degrees, thereby to maintain, or move, a surface feature of the overlying tissue in, or to, a desired position.

A refrigerant vapor compression system includes a flash tank disposed in the refrigerant circuit intermediate a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger. The flash tank has a shell defining an interior volume having an upper chamber, a lower chamber and a middle chamber. A first fluid passage establishes fluid communication between the middle chamber and the upper chamber and a second fluid passage establishing fluid communication between the middle chamber and the lower chamber. An inlet port opens to the middle chamber. A first outlet port opens to the upper chamber and a second outlet port opens to the lower chamber.

A sensor device mountable on a threaded valve stem of an inflatable tire of a vehicle having an actuating pin adapted to be depressed by a component of an air gauge or a connecting fixture of a compressed air line, generally consisting of a housing defining a closed chamber, having a first threaded opening permitting such housing to be threaded onto the valve stem, and a second opening; an abutment pin disposed in the housing engageable with the actuating pin of the valve stem for depressing the actuating pin of the valve stem and thereby opening the valve stem when the housing is threaded onto the valve stem, providing an intercommunication of the interiors of the tire and the housing; a valve disposed in the second opening of the housing having an actuating pin adapted to be depressed by the component of an air gauge or connecting fixture of a compressed air line; a sensor mounted in the housing for sensing the pressure in the housing chamber; a microcontroller connected to the pressure sensor for receiving and processing signals therefrom corresponding to sensed pressures; and a transmitter mounted on the housing and coupled to the processor for transmitting processed signals corresponding to sensed pressures.

The invention relates to an electric control hydraulic damping cylinder structure for an intelligent knee joint. The electric control hydraulic damping cylinder structure is characterized in that an upper piston is provided with a hollow piston rod and an upper piston block, the upper piston block is positioned at the lower end of the hollow piston rod, two hydraulic oil channels of upper and lower chambers are arranged on the upper piston block, and check valves with opposite flow shutting directions are respectively arranged in the two hydraulic oil channels of the upper and lower chambers; a lower piston is provided with a lower piston rod and a lower piston block, the lower piston block is positioned at the upper end of the lower piston rod, two fan-shaped holes which are used as hydraulic oil channels of upper and lower chambers are formed in the lower piston block, the upper piston block and the lower piston block are connected with each other in a cylinder block, and a butterfly valve plate is arranged between the upper piston block and the lower piston block, is connected with a stepper motor by a valve element stem in the hollow piston rod and can rotate under the control of the stepper motor, so that the flow passage areas of the hydraulic oil channels of the upper and lower chambers in the lower piston block can be changed, and the flow rates of the upper and lower chambers of a hydraulic cylinder can be changed. The electric control hydraulic damping cylinder structure has the advantage that bending and stretching damping of the prosthetic knee joint can be bidirectionally independently controlled by the single motor.

The present invention discloses a unique and novel portable cuspidor having a recepticle, with an upper chamber, adapted for holding a funnel and multiple stackable disposable liners, and a lower chamber for holding towelettes or for use as a storage compartment.

The present invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for treating the effects of menopause. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and devices used while sleeping for automatically detecting an imminent hot flash and for preventing and / or controlling the symptoms associated with hot flashes, such as an elevated body temperature, sweating and / or chills so that the person using the system remains sleeping and is not disturbed by the hot flash onset. Preferred embodiments include an automated body cooling system comprising: an elongated cloth bag comprising a lower open-ended chamber for enveloping a person's body and an upper closed chamber for receiving a flow of air from a fan; a fan operably connected with the upper chamber of the bag to provide a stream of air into the bag for over inflating the bag to provide positive pressure; a sensor for detecting at least one of relative humidity, skin temperature, or sternal skin conductance information; and a control module in operable communication with the sensor for receiving and processing the information from the sensor and for turning the fan on and off in response to the information received being above or below a desired set point.

The present invention attempts to replicate in footwear, orthotics, and other products the naturally effective anatomical structures like a bare foot that provide superior flexibility, cushioning, and stable support compared to existing products. More specifically, the invention relates to a device for such products including a unitary internal sipe component, said internal sipe providing increased flexibility for said device. Even more specifically, the invention relates to footwear, orthotic or other products with an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber; the outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sips; and the internal sipe providing increased flexibility, cushioning, and stability.

An airbag includes a seam, which divides the airbag into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. An inner tube is provided inside the airbag such that openings are each located in one of the chambers. An inflator is inserted in the inner tube such that gas blown out from a gas port is oriented toward the lower chamber. A gap formed between an outer circumferential surface of the inflator and an inner circumferential surface of the inner tube during inflation and deployment of the airbag connects the upper chamber to the lower chamber.

A method and apparatus for ensuring against explosion of the gaseous atmosphere of a closed chamber, such as the QDCD room of an internal turret of an offshore production and offloading buoy wherein the closed chamber has production risers and conduit connectors that represent a potential source of flammable gas. The method comprises mixing and diluting the oxidant content of the air by introducing within the closed chamber a sufficient quantity of inert gas to render the mixture of the air and any flammable gas non-combustible regardless of the flammable gas content of the mixture. The method includes removal of the non-combustible mixture of air and any flammable gas from the closed chamber by purging thereof to the natural atmosphere, while introducing inert gas, thereby leaving a substantially inert atmosphere within the closed chamber. The turret system provides for control of the gaseous atmosphere within the closed chamber at all modes of turret operation, including the idle, on-line and ventilation modes and also provides for gas pressure control to accommodate normal operating conditions and conditions of gas leakage into the chamber.

A power supply device includes rectangular battery cells 1, resin separators 2, end spacers 17, thick metal end plates 10, and coupling members 11. The separator 2 is inserted between the cells 1 to insulate adjacent cells 1 from each other, and in thermal contact with the cells 1. The end spacers 17 cover end battery cells 1 on the opposed end surfaces of a battery block composed of the cells 1 and the separators 2 alternately arranged. The end plates 10 cover the surfaces of the end spacers 17. The coupling members 11 couple the end plates 10 to each other. The separators 2 form gaps 4 for flowing air along the surfaces of the cells 1 in contact with the separators 2. The end spacers 17 have hollow layers 18 on their surfaces in contact with the cells 1, and define closed chambers.

An electronic device is described, which comprises an envelope comprising a closed chamber and a printed-circuit board. The printed-circuit board is positioned in the chamber and defines a dissipation chamber. The printed-circuit board comprises at least one electronic device positioned in the dissipation chamber. The dissipation chamber comprises a filler simultaneously in contact with the electronic component, the printed-circuit board and a dissipation film.

The invention relates to a system for feeding a coal mine solid filling material. The system comprises a filling control chamber, a gangue material bin, a coal ash material bin, a feeding pipe, an underground closed chamber, an impact resistance buffering device, an underground material bin and an underground conveying system, wherein the impact resistance buffering device is positioned at the bottom of the underground closed chamber; the feeding pipe is connected with the underground material bin through the underground closed chamber; the underground material bin is connected with the underground conveying system; the underground conveying system comprises a conveying passage and a conveyer; the conveyer is connected to a filling point; the feeding pipe consists of a protection hole wall steel pipe and a double-layer anti-abrasion pipe; a ceramic anti-abrasion pipe is sleeved on a shrinkage wall at the bottom of the underground material bin; and an outwards discharging type air guide hose is arranged at the upper opening of the underground material bin. According to the system, a large-aperture perpendicular feeding pipe is used for feeding the material, so that the feeding capacity of the filling material is improved, and a filling effect and the safety are improved; by the umbrella-shaped impact resistance buffering device, falling impact force of the filling material can be relieved; the compactness of the filling material in the bin can be reduced; and the bins can be prevented from being plugged.

A system and a method for determining the leakproofness of an object having a first cavity. The system includes a closed chamber having a second cavity arranged to envelope the object, an evacuator for lowering the pressure inside one of the cavities, a supply for supplying a tracer gas into the one of the cavities rendered the higher pressure, a detector sensitive to the tracer gas and an introducer for introducing a transport gas into the one of the cavities rendered the lower pressure. Furthermore, the evacuator is arranged to compress arriving gas to the ambient pressure of the chamber and to communicate with the detecting means, which is suited for operation at the ambient pressure of the chamber. The tracer gas is hydrogen.

A blackboard eraser including a cube having two semi-cylindrical grooves symmetrically arranged in a longitudinal direction therein, and a central brush atop an elevated surface formed between the two grooves. A longitudinal groove is defined underneath each of the send-cylindrical grooves, and equal-length side brushes, which are affixed to an inner surface of a lid, are respectively positioned in the longitudinal grooves. Two grooves are arranged adjacent to each end of the semi-cylindrical grooves, which provide for a shaft affixed to each end of a roller to dispose therein. The brushes and the rollers form the eraser, which are enclosed within a closed chamber between the lid and the two semi-cylindrical grooves. When erasing chalk dust from a blackboard, the chalk dust sticks to the rollers and is carried to the side brushes. The side brushes then wipes the dust, which falls into the closed chamber.

A multipurpose hinge apparatus having an automatic return function is provided in which the apparatus is installed between the door and a main body. The apparatus includes a driving mechanism for ascending and descending a piston rod according to opening and closing of the door which is installed in the upper portion of a cylindrical housing. A piston is connected with the piston rod, in which a one-direction check valve is installed in the piston. The piston partitions an upper chamber and a lower chamber and ascends and descends in association with the piston rod. A first oil path communicates with the upper and lower chambers via the lower portion of the piston rod in the central portion of the piston. A compression spring which makes the piston ascend is inserted into the lower chamber. Oil is filled in the chamber. Thus, the hinge apparatus is automatically returned to the initial position with return speed in multiple steps by controlling an amount of oil flowing from upper chamber to lower chamber in multiple steps when a door is closed.

A pressure relief valve has a housing fluidly connected to a pressurized system line carrying a system fluid. The housing carries a moveable piston and a valve member that both move between closed and open positions. The piston defines an upper chamber and a lower chamber within the housing. A pressurized fluid is supplied to the upper chamber to bias the piston toward the closed position. After the relief valve opens from excessive system pressure, the pressurized fluid is injected into the lower chamber to delay the return of the piston to the closed position. Initially, the fluid in the lower chamber flows through a check valve while the piston returns to the closed position. Then the fluid vent in the lower chamber vents from the lower chamber as the piston and valve member approach the closed position.

A discharge assembly is disclosed which partitions a conventional syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, sequentially dispensing syringe apparatus. Incorporated in the discharge assembly is a syringe stopper body and an associated valve stem which in combination form a valve. A syringe plunger communicates through fluid in the proximal chamber to force displacement of the discharge assembly. The valve is actuated by collision between a rigid member which is a part of the valve stem and the distal internal surface of the syringe. The discharge assembly may be made from two parts: (1) the stopper body (made from conventional syringe stopper material); (2) the valve (actuating) stem made from rigid material similar to material from which the syringe barrel is made. Key features of such a multi-chamber syringe apparatus are (1) fluids in the chambers are kept disparate; (2) the discharge assembly may be used in conventional syringes; (3) gas in a closed chamber, proximal to the discharge assembly, is retained in the proximal chamber while only liquid is dispensed therefrom.

A heat engine, preferably combined with an electric generator, and advantageously implemented using micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technologies as an array of one or more individual heat engine / generators. The heat engine is based on a closed chamber containing a motive medium, preferably a gas; means for alternately enabling and disabling transfer of thermal energy from a heat source to the motive medium; and at least one movable side of the chamber that moves in response to thermally-induced expansion and contraction of the motive medium, thereby converting thermal energy to oscillating movement. The electrical generator is combined with the heat engine to utilize movement of the movable side to convert mechanical work to electrical energy, preferably using electrostatic interaction in a generator capacitor. Preferably at least one heat transfer side of the chamber is placed alternately into and out of contact with the heat source by a motion capacitor, thereby alternately enabling and disabling conductive transfer of heat to the motive medium.

A center airbag module for a vehicle, may include a center console provided between a pair of seats, and an airbag cushion provided in the center console to be deployed in the event of a side collision, and having a lower chamber configured to support a body of a passenger, and an upper chamber including a left chamber and a right chamber which fluid-branch from an upper end of the lower chamber and configured to protect a head of the passenger.