02nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180008926 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a cartridge provided to an air inlet so as to be freely mountable and dismountable. The cartridge accommodates a filter so as to be freely movable in a right-and-left direction and has an opening port formed in one end portion in the right-and-left direction. A dust box is provided on a side of the end portion of the cartridge. The dust box includes a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the filter and a dust collecting portion configured to collect dust. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008927 | AIR FILTERING PIPE - In general, embodiments of the present invention are related to an apparatus and method of use of such apparatus for the personal filtration of air. Particularly, embodiments of this invention relate to the filtration of air for a singular individual to inhale. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008928 | Dust Filtration Unit - A dust filtration unit for a frac sand storage bin and a method for using the same is disclosed. The dust filtration unit includes an adapter base adapted for attachment to an opened inspection hatch on the sand storage bin, a diffuser manifold attached to the adapter base, and a top plate of the diffuser manifold defining a plurality of filter bag orifices. Each of a plurality of filter bags is releasably attached to one of the plurality of filter bag orifices. In a non-limiting embodiment, the dust filtration unit further includes a hinge between the adapter base and the diffuser manifold, wherein the hinge rotatably attaches the adapter base to the diffuser manifold. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008929 | SYSTEM FOR SULPHUR REMOVAL FROM A FLUE GAS - A system for sulphur removal from a flue gas. The system includes an absorber, a reaction tank and a buffer tank. The buffer tank is connected to the reaction tank by a communicating vessel passage. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008930 | REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND SULFUR RECOVERY FROM A GAS STREAM BY CATALYTIC DIRECT OXIDATION AND CLAUS REACTION - A process for the removal of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur recovery from a H | 2018-01-11 |
20180008931 | ELECTRO-CATALYTIC HONEYCOMB FOR EXHAUST EMISSIONS CONTROL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electro-catalytic honeycomb for exhaust emissions control and manufacturing method thereof firstly provides a honeycomb structural body comprising a backbone, a solid-oxide layer, a cathode layer and an inner annular layer. The backbone is provided with an anode and gas channels. The anode is provided with an outer surface and an inner surface inside the gas channels. The solid-oxide layer is formed on the inner surface. The cathode layer is formed on the solid-oxide layer. The inner annular layer is allowed for encapsulating an annular end edge of the outer surface. Subsequently, a sealing body is provided over the inner annular layer. Then, the anode is reduced to a reducing environment. Finally, an encapsulation is provided over the honeycomb structural body to seal the outer surface and a sealing membrane of the sealing body is removed for passing a lean-burn exhaust through the gas channels. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008932 | DEF DOSING FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CATALYSTS - A method to reduce NOx breakthrough and NH3 slip is provided when the SCR system is increasing in temperature and/or increasing exhaust gas mass flow. The method includes the steps of monitoring states of parameters of the exhaust gas upstream of an SCR catalyst where the states of parameters include at least one of the inlet temperature or the exhaust gas mass flow; identifying one of a temperature increase or an increased exhaust gas mass flow at the SCR inlet; identifying a new lower ammonia set-point or storage concentration for the SCR; and identifying the rate of NH3 consumption. The method further includes the step of determining an “intervening phase” a small dosage of DEF is continued during the intervening phase. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008934 | Liquid Purification System - A liquid purification system includes a system raw liquid feed unit and a filtration unit, which includes a liquid concentration device having an internal partition dividing a variable volume collection cavity for raw liquid coming from an initial stage of liquid filtration and for mixing therein concentrate and a raw liquid displacement cavity. The cavity is connected to a secondary line that supplies raw liquid to the cavity to displace concentrate from the collection cavity and to recycle raw liquid from the displacement cavity through the secondary line under pressure exerted by concentrate and raw liquid in the collection cavity. A filtration unit provides long-term contact between raw liquid and concentrate in the variable-volume collection cavity to provide smooth increase in the concentration of liquid supplied to a liquid purification device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008935 | Comprehensive evaluation method for performance of contaminated flat membranes - The present invention relates to a comprehensive evaluation method for the performance of contaminated flat membranes, which relates to the field of sewage and waste resource technology. The present invention firstly analyzed the composition of the surface elements of the contaminated membrane by EDX to determine the type of membrane contamination, and then designed different cleaning schemes for organic or inorganic pollution to obtain a sample membrane. When the tensile strength of the contaminated membrane decreased more than 50% than that of the control membrane, it is a waste membrane; when the tensile strength decreased less than 50% and the membrane flux reduced more than 30%, it is a waste membrane; when tensile strength decreased less than 50%, membrane flux reduced less than 30% and the carbon footprint was more than 188 g, it is a waste membrane; otherwise was a old membrane. The comprehensive evaluation method of the present invention can quantitatively, quickly and comprehensively define the difference between the old membrane and the waste membrane, and provides the basis for the selection of the contaminated membrane and the process of the regeneration and reuse. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008936 | Curable Compositions and Membranes - A curable composition comprising the components (i) 0 to 60 wt % non-ionic crosslinker(s); (ii) 20 to 85 wt % curable ionic compound(s) comprising an anionic group and at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; (iii) 15 to 45 wt % solvent(s); (iv) 0 to 10 wt % of photoinitiator(s); and (v) 2 to 45 wt % of structure modifier(s); wherein the molar ratio of component (v):(ii) is 0.25 to 0.65. The compositions are useful for preparing membranes for (reverse) electrodialysis. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008937 | COMPOSITE MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANE, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE THEREOF - A composite molecular sieve membrane, preparation method and use thereof are provided in the embodiments. The composite molecular sieve membrane includes a support layer and a molecular sieve membrane layer, wherein the support layer is a high-porosity and porous ceramic which is made of nano- or submicron ceramic powder materials or ceramic material precursors prepared through an electrospinning process. The high-porosity and porous ceramic, is adjustable from 40% to 83%. The composite molecular sieve membrane of the embodiments uses the porous ceramic prepared through an electrospinning process as the support layer, and the support layer has a flat and continuous surface, high porosity, uniform and adjustable pore sizes, low-tortuosity pore channels, and high mechanical strength; the flux of the composite molecular sieve membrane is increased, besides, the seed crystals can attach effectively due to the fibrous pore channels of the support layer, ensuring the adhesion amount of seed crystals. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008938 | 1234yf- and 1234ze BASED POLYMERIC MEMBRANE MATERIALS, MEMBRANE PREPARATIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to polymeric membrane materials formed, at least in part, from monomeric material selected from 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (CF | 2018-01-11 |
20180008939 | METHOD OF PREPARING THIN FILM COMPOSITE FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES USING POLYETHYLENE POROUS SUPPORTS - The present invention relates to a thin film composite forward osmosis membrane with a polyethylene porous support, and a thin film composite forward osmosis membrane which is low cost, has excellent durability and chemical resistance, and outstanding performance (water flux and specific salt flux) may be provided in the present invention. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008940 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BUBBLES, USE OF THE DEVICE AND A FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE DEVICE - A device for generating bubbles, comprising a porous material having at least one hydrophilic surface ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180008942 | ROTARY SHAFT FOR PROCESSING FOODSTUFFS, INDUSTRIAL DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A ROTARY SHAFT, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A ROTARY SHAFT AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING FOODSTUFFS - The invention relates to a rotary shaft ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180008943 | ORBITAL SHAKER WITH BALANCING DEVICE - An orbital shaker with a balancing device that automatically and passively compensates, without supply of external energy, forces and moments which are caused by imbalance and arise during operation, in particular as a result of a possible variable loading (mass, geometry of the containers, properties of the contents) and variable operating parameters (speed of rotation and shaking radius). The balancing device can be designed such that only the unbalance forces (static balancing) and/or the unbalance moments (dynamic balancing) are compensated. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008944 | Mixing Device - [Object] To provide a mixing device capable of accurately mixing a solution in a multi-well plate. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008945 | Container with a Stirrer Device for Fluid Products - A Container is disclosed with a stirrer device suitable to be installed on machines for dispensing fluid products. The container comprises a tank with a particular configuration defined by two cylinders each having a respective longitudinal axis, wherein the distance between two of the longitudinal axes is less than the diameter of a cylinder, and in which two stirrer units are comprised, coaxial to the cylinders of the tank. The stirrer units have elements that have a radial dimension a little less than the radius of the cylinders and are disposed along the substantial entirety of the longitudinal extension of shafts rotating axially, said shafts not having around them a zone not spatially affected by a stirrer element attached to said corresponding shaft. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008946 | DYE DISPENSING SYSTEM - An apparatus for dye dispensing is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a controller and a tray. The tray communicates with the controller and is configured with at least one opening. At least one canister is configured with an identifier and a dye. The dye is associated with the identifier. A reader communicates with the controller. A dispenser comprises an actuator communicating with the controller and a lever arm. The lever arm is coupled to the actuator and configured with a projection. The reader, based on the identifier, identifies a selected dye in a selected canister associated with a dye formulation. When the selected canister is aligned with a dispensing area, the dispenser applies a downward force on the selected canister and dispenses the selected dye. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008947 | CATALYTIC REACTION ANALYSIS DUAL REACTOR SYSTEM AND A CALIBRATION METHOD FOR CORRECTING NON-CATALYTIC EFFECTS USING THE DUAL REACTOR SYSTEM - A catalytic reaction analysis dual reactor system and a method for measuring the catalytic activity of a catalyst by correcting for non-catalytic effects with the catalytic reaction analysis dual reactor system. The dual reactor system contains a first reactor comprising a first catalyst on a first catalyst support, and a second reactor comprising a second catalyst support, wherein the particle size and amount of the first catalyst and the second catalyst support are substantially the same, and the effect of the catalyst is isolated by correcting the result obtained from the first reactor containing the catalyst with the result obtained from the second reactor containing the catalyst support. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008948 | ENCAPSULATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for preparing solid capsules comprising a compound A, dispersed in a composition C4. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008949 | Piercing Device - The present invention provides a system for the production of a radiopharmaceutical including a radiosynthesis apparatus and a disposable cassette. The system of the invention includes a device that enables a position on the cassette to be freed for inclusion of an additional reagent vial. With the system of the invention a broader range of radiochemical syntheses can be envisaged using the cassette. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008950 | Radiosynthesiser Add-On Device - The present invention relates to an automated radiosynthesis device adapted for the addition of multiple additional components. The automated radiosynthesis device of the invention enables a wider range of radiochemical synthetic processes to be carried out in an automated fashion. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008951 | System and Method for Controlled Manufacturing of Mono-Disperse Microbubbles - The present invention is related to a system and method for controlled manufacturing of mono-disperse microbubbles. According to the invention, the mono-disperse nature of the collection of generated microbubbles can be improved by releasing the pressurized gaseous medium used in the system using release valve units. This further allows the system to be embodied as a portable system. In turn, the operator of an ultrasound imaging apparatus may use the system according to the invention to generate microbubbles on a patient-by-patient basis. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008952 | USE OF TREATING ELEMENTS TO FACILITATE FLOW IN VESSELS - A method for facilitating the distribution of the flow of one or more streams within a bed vessel is provided. Disposed within the bed vessel are internal materials and structures including multiple operating zones. One type of operating zone can be a processing zone composed of one or more beds of solid processing material. Another type of operating zone can be a treating zone. Treating zones can facilitate the distribution of the one or more streams fed to processing zones. The distribution can facilitate contact between the feed streams and the processing materials contained in the processing zones. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008953 | COMPOSITE WITH SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF ADSORPTION AND VISIBLE LIGHT CATALYTIC DEGRADATION AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The invention discloses a composite with an adsorption-visible light catalytic degradation synergistic effect and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method includes the specific steps that firstly, a bismuth oxyiodide/bismuth oxychloride composite nano-particle loaded activated carbon fiber composite ACF@BiOI | 2018-01-11 |
20180008954 | ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an adsorbent for removal of iodide ions and iodate ions, which exhibits excellent adsorption performance of iodide ions and iodate ions. An adsorbent according to the present invention comprises cerium(IV) hydroxide and a poorly soluble silver compound. It is preferable that the content of cerium(IV) hydroxide is | 2018-01-11 |
20180008955 | ZEOLITE ADSORBENTS HAVING A HIGH EXTERNAL SURFACE AREA AND USES THEREOF - The present invention concerns the use, for gas separation, of at least one zeolite adsorbent material comprising at least one FAU zeolite, said adsorbent having an external surface area greater than 20 m | 2018-01-11 |
20180008956 | METHODS FOR REGENERATING SOLID ADSORBENTS - The invention provides for a method of regenerating a solid adsorbent, such as a molecular sieve or activated carbon, using stable fluorinated hydrocarbon compounds such as, for example, HFC-245cb (1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, as a regeneration fluid. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008957 | HYDRATED POROUS MATERIALS FOR SELECTIVE CO2 CAPTURE - In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of capturing CO | 2018-01-11 |
20180008958 | POLYMERIC AMINE BASED CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORBENTS - Carbon dioxide adsorbents are provided. The carbon dioxide adsorbents include a polymeric amine and a porous support on which the polymeric amine is supported. the polymeric amine consists of a polymer skeleton containing nitrogen atoms and branched chains bonded to the nitrogen atoms of the polymer skeleton. Each of the branched chains contains at least one nitrogen atom. the polymeric amine is modified by substitution of at least one of the nitrogen atoms of the polymer skeleton or the branched chains with a hydroxyl group-containing carbon chain. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008959 | CHROMATOGRAPHIC MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED PH STABILITY, METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND USES THEREOF - A chromatographic material including a substrate having a surface and having a polymeric layer covalently bound to the surface; the polymeric layer comprising polymer molecules covalently attached to the surface of the substrate, each polymer molecule being attached to the surface via multiple siloxane bonds and each polymer molecule being connected to one or more functionalizing compounds that each comprise a functional group, wherein the polymeric layer is formed by covalently attaching polymer molecules to the surface of the substrate via multiple siloxane bonds, each polymer molecule containing multiple first reactive groups, and reacting the first reactive groups of the attached polymer molecules with at least one functionalizing compound that comprises a second reactive group that is reactive with the first reactive groups and that further comprises a functional group. Preferred conditions of reacting the polymer with the substrate include elevated temperature and reduced pressure. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008960 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF SUPERABSORBENTS - A method for surface treatment of acrylate-based superabsorbents may include preparing a treatment solution including water, an organic solvent, and a silane compound; applying the treatment solution to a plurality of acrylate-based superabsorbents to form a mixture; and fabricating modified acrylate-based superabsorbents by subjecting the mixture to heating or microwave irradiation. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008961 | Hydrocarbon Synthesis Catalyst, Its Preparation Process and Its Use - The present invention relates to catalysts, more particularly to a cobalt-containing catalyst composition. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor, a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst, and a hydrocarbon synthesis process wherein such a catalyst is used. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a cobalt-containing catalyst composition comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound supported on and/or in a catalyst support; the catalyst composition also including a titanium compound on and/or in the catalyst support, and a manganese compound on and/or in the catalyst support. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008962 | MULTI-ZONED CATALYST SYSTEM FOR OXIDATION OF O-XYLENE AND/OR NAPHTHALENE TO PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE - The present invention relates to a catalyst system for oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride (PA) comprising at least four catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube and filled with catalysts of different chemical composition wherein the active material of the catalysts comprise vanadium and titanium dioxide and the active material of the catalyst in the last catalyst zone towards the reactor outlet has an antimony content (calculated as antimony trioxide) between 0.7 to 3.0 wt. %. The present invention further relates to a process for gas phase oxidation in which a gas stream comprising at least one hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed through a catalyst system which comprises at least four catalyst zones arranged in succession in the reaction tube and filled with catalysts of different chemical composition wherein the active materials of the catalysts comprise vanadium and titanium dioxide and the active material of the catalyst in the last catalyst zone towards the reactor outlet has an antimony content (calculated as antimony trioxide) between 0.7 to 3.0 wt. %. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008963 | CATALYZED CERAMIC CANDLE FILTER AND METHOD OF CLEANING PROCESS OFF- OR EXHAUST GASES - Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and met-al compounds, together with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, the filter includes a combined SCR and oxidation catalyst being arranged on the dispersion side and within wall of the filter; and a palladium including catalyst arranged on the permeation side and within wall of the filter facing the permeation side. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008964 | CATALYZED CERAMIC CANDLE FILTER AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OF OFF- OR EXHAUST GASES - Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and metal compounds, together with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, the filter comprises a combined SCR and oxidation catalyst arranged at least on the dispersion side and/or within wall of the filter, the combined SCR and oxidation catalyst comprises palladium, a vanadium oxide and titania. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008965 | CATALYZED CERAMIC CANDLE FILTER AND METHOD OF CLEANING PROCESS OFF- OR EXHAUST GASES - Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and metal compounds, together with hydrocarbons and optionally nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, wherein a noble metal comprising catalyst is arranged on the permeation side of the filter and/or on the dispersion side of the filter and/or within wall of the filter, said noble metal comprising catalyst contains a noble metal in an amount of between 20 and 1000 ppm/weight of the filter. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008966 | FERRITE PARTICLES PROVIDED WITH OUTER SHELL STRUCTURE FOR CATALYST SUPPORTING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide ferrite particles for supporting a catalyst having a small apparent density, various properties are maintained in a controllable state and a specified volume is filled with a small weight, and a catalyst using the ferrite particles for supporting a catalyst. To achieve the object, ferrite particles for supporting a catalyst provided with an outer shell structure containing Ti oxide, a catalyst using the ferrite particles for supporting a catalyst are employed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008967 | HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYSTS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a hybrid nanostructured photocatalyst, comprising a first nanoparticle comprising silver halide (AgX); a second nanoparticle, which is formed on an outer surface of the first nanoparticle and comprises Ag; and a polymer formed on any one outer surface of the first nanoparticle and the second nanoparticle, and a preparation method thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides a hybrid nanostructured photocatalyst having a high photocatalytic activity in a visible light region and a preparation method thereof. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008968 | METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGHLY NITROGEN-DOPED MESOPOROUS CARBON COMPOSITES - Some embodiments are directed to a new methodology aimed at preparing highly N-doped mesoporous carbon macroscopic composites, and their use as highly efficient heterogeneous metal-free catalysts in a number of industrially relevant catalytic transformations. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008969 | WATER SPLITTING CATALYST CONTAINING Mn4CaO4 CORE STRUCTURE, PREPARATION PROCESS AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a process for preparing a water splitting catalyst containing [Mn | 2018-01-11 |
20180008970 | LINEAR INORGANIC COORDINATION POLYMER, METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND, AND METAL NANOSTRUCTURE AND CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a linear inorganic coordination polymer and a metal complex compound which are prepared in the form of a metal nanostructure having various stereo structures and thus can be used as a catalyst or the like having an excellent activity in preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin and the like, and a metal nanostructure and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The linear inorganic coordination polymer comprises a repeating unit having a form in which a predetermined oxalic acid derivative is coordinately bonded to a transition metal, and the metal complex compound comprises a plurality of linear inorganic coordination polymer chains and has a structure in which the plurality of polymer chains are linked to each other via a predetermined neutral ligand. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008971 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR COMPOUND HAVING OPTICAL ACTIVITY - A highly pure optically active proton pump inhibitor compound can be produced safely and inexpensively in a high yield and enantioselectivity by a method of producing an optically active sulfoxide of Formula 2 or a salt thereof, comprising oxidizing a sulfide of Formula 1 or a salt thereof with hydrogen peroxide using an iron salt in the presence of a chiral ligand of Formula 3; wherein A is CH or N; R | 2018-01-11 |
20180008972 | METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES - A method for the reduction organic molecules comprising a Ruthenium-Triphosphine complex with aromatic ligands at the phosphors which are ortho or meta substituted. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008973 | NANO-SIZED FUNCTIONAL BINDER - Described are catalytic articles comprising a substrate having a washcoat on the substrate, the washcoat containing a catalytic component having a first average (D50) particle size and a functional binder component having a second average (D50) particle size in the range of about 10 nm to about 1000 nm, wherein the ratio of the first average (D50) particle size to the second average (D50) particle size is greater than about 10:1. The catalytic articles are useful in methods and systems to purify exhaust gas streams from an engine. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008974 | UREA SULFATE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE BLEND FOR REGENERATION OF CATION EXCHANGE RESINS - Methods and systems for an integrated acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed for use in cleaning applications. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a treated, softened, acidic water source are disclosed. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins within a cleaning application, e.g. ware wash machine, are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008975 | PIPETTING APPARATUS FOR ASPIRATING AND DISPENSING LIQUIDS - A pipetting apparatus for aspirating and dispensing liquids having a pipetting unit with an interchangeable vessel that receives a liquid to be transferred, a holder for the pipetting unit, a positioning device for the pipetting unit, a micrometering unit, and an electronic control device. The micrometering unit is embodied separately from the pipetting unit and has a separate electronic control unit. The pipetting unit has a coupling device and the micrometering unit has a counterpart coupling device that matches the coupling device for the purpose of coupling. Coupling device and/or counterpart coupling device is/are switchable. The holder or the micrometering unit has a contact device with at least one electrical contact element and the micrometering unit or the holder has a counterpart contact device, matching the contact device, with at least one counterpart electrical contact element for making electrical contact with the contact element. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008976 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR VERIFYING DISPENSING OF A FLUID FROM A PIPETTE - This invention relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for verifying dispensing of a fluid from a pipette. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008977 | Device, System And Method For Processing A Sample - A device for processing a sample comprises a blister defined by first and second walls. The first wall is flexible allowing the blister to be divided into one or more sealed regions by an external pressure applied to a portion of the first wall. The external pressure is applied in the form of a 2-dimensional shape to form a sealed region having that shape. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008978 | READY-TO-USE DEVICE FOR MOUSE BONE MARROW CELLS ISOLATION - The present invention is, in combination, a bone marrow isolation tube and a centrifuge tube. The combination includes a centrifuge tube which defines a tube cavity and includes an upper cylindrical section connected to a lower tapered section which terminates at a bottom reservoir. The isolation tube is adapted to be received within the centrifuge tube cavity. The isolation tube includes a body with a tubular shaped outer surface wherein the interior of the isolation tube defines a lumen which includes an upper cylindrical lumen section and a lower conical lumen section terminating at an orifice. The isolation tube includes at least one wing extending radially outward from the outer surface of the isolation tube. The wing is configured to make contact with the interior surface of the centrifuge tube and wedge the isolation tube into the tapered section of the centrifuge tube during centrifuging. The present invention is also, in combination, a bone marrow isolation tube and a centrifuge tube. The centrifuge tube defines a tube cavity and includes at least two support members defining an insertion space and attached to the interior surface in an upper cylindrical section, the upper cylindrical section connected to a lower tapered section which terminates at a bottom reservoir. The isolation tube is adapted to be received within the insertion space with a flange that is configured to make contact with the support members of the centrifuge tube thereby wedging the isolation tube into the insertion space of the centrifuge tube during centrifuging. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008979 | FLUID PUMPING AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION - Fluid may be pumped within a microfluidic channel across a cell/particle sensor using a microscopic resistor. The microscopic resistor may be selectively actuated so as to heat the fluid within the microfluidic channel to a temperature below a nucleation energy of the fluid so as to regulate a temperature of the fluid for at least when the cell/particle sensor is sensing the fluid. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008980 | FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING THE DYNAMIC PERMEABILITY AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIY OF LIVING TISSUE LAYERS - Systems and methods for measuring dynamic hydraulic conductivity and permeability associated with a cell layer are disclosed. Some systems include a microfluidic device, one or more working-fluid reservoirs, and one or more fluid-resistance element. The microfluidic device includes a first microchannel, a second microchannel, and a barrier therebetween. The barrier includes a cell layer adhered thereto. The working fluids are delivered to the microfluidic device. The fluid-resistance elements are coupled to one or more of the fluid paths and provide fluidic resistance to cause a pressure drop across the fluid-resistance elements. Mass transfer occurs between the first microchannel and the second microchannel, which is indicative of the hydraulic conductivity and/or dynamic permeability associated with the cells. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008981 | Target Analysis Chip and Target Analysis Method - The present invention provides a novel target analysis chip and analysis method for directly detecting a target such as a microRNA without performing PCR. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008982 | COLUMN-BASED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF RARE CELLS BASED ON SIZE, AND USES THEREOF - A column-based device and method for retrieving cells of interest were enclosed. The said device comprises a column comprising (i) an inner wall defining an inner chamber with inlet and outlet openings, (ii) a perforated plug disposed adjacent to the outlet opening, (iii) a sleeve insert with a channel and disposed within the chamber and adjacent to the perforated plug, and (iv) a filtering means housed within sleeve insert sandwiched between two sealing means. In particular, Tumor-derived endothelial cell clusters (TECCs) as characterized multiple nuclei, expression of endothelial markers (PECAM1, VWF and CDH5), and non-expression of leukocyte, megakaryocyte and platelets markers, may be retrieved using the disclosed device. Also encompassed are methods, reagents and kits for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancers by detecting for the presence of TECCs isolated from blood samples using the claimed device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008983 | DIAGNOSTIC CHIP - A microfluidic diagnostic chip may comprise a main fluid channel comprising a main pump, a secondary fluid channel branching off from the main fluid channel, and a secondary pump within the secondary fluid channel wherein the secondary pump is to pull a particle of analyte of a first size from a fluid passing through the main channel, the fluid comprising particles of analyte of the first size and of a number of larger sizes. A method of analyzing an analyte on a microfluidic chip may comprise pumping, with a main microfluidic pump, a fluid comprising an analyte particle through a main microfluidic channel fluidly coupled to a fluid slot and sorting the analyte particle within the fluid through a secondary microfluidic channel by pulling the analyte particle into the secondary microfluidic channel with a secondary microfluidic pump. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008984 | FLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENCAPSULATING AND PARTITIONING REAGENTS, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - The disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for the generation of encapsulated reagents and the partitioning of encapsulated reagents for use in subsequent analyses and/or processing, such as in the field of biological analyses and characterization. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008985 | IMPROVED DROPLET SEQUENCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for sequencing a polynucleotide analyte is provided and comprises; •a first zone in which a stream of single nucleotides is generated by progressive digestion of a molecule of the analyte attached to a particle located therein and exposed to a flowing aqueous medium; •a second zone in which a corresponding stream of aqueous droplets is generated from the aqueous medium and the nucleotide stream and wherein at least some of the droplets contain a single nucleotide and •a third zone in which each droplet is stored and/or interrogated to reveal a property characteristic of the single nucleotide it may contain; characterised in that the first zone comprises a microfluidic channel through which the aqueous medium flows and the location comprises a hollow seating in a wall thereof to which suction can be applied and into which the particle can be close-fitted. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008986 | CRUSHING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING HETEROGENEOUS CHUNKS OF MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a crushing device comprising a jaw crusher provided with two jaws, at least one jaw of which moves reciprocally toward the other jaw and away from the other jaw in use, a supply device for supplying material to be crushed to the jaw crusher and a discharge device for discharging crushed material. The crushing device comprises a housing that encloses the jaw crusher, a ventilation device provided with air outlet openings that open into the crushing space, by means of which ventilation device air can be blown under pressure between the jaws of the jaw crusher device, and an exhaust device, which exhausts air mixed with fine material produced by the jaw crusher from the housing. The exhaust device is configured to convey the fine material mixed with the air to a collecting location. The invention further relates to a method for crushing material by means of such a crush device. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008987 | AUTOFEED PAPER SHREDDER WITH CLIP AND STAPLE REMOVAL - A paper shredder with counter-rotating shredder blades coupled to a shredder motor, including a paper tray having a floor and being shaped to receive paper. The floor has an offset slot therein adjacent to the counter-rotating shredder blades. The engagement wheels partly protrude through floor, adjacent to the offset slot. The engagement wheels frictionally engage paper and turn towards the offset slot to force paper into the shredder blades. Also, a dentate catch disposed in each corner of the paper tray temporarily holds an affixment while a sheet of paper held by the affixment is being frictionally engaged by the engagement wheels to enter the slot for comminution. A PAPER FULL sensor, a DOOR OPEN sensor, an OVERLOAD sensor, an OVERHEAT sensor, a paper-in-tray sensor, a paper-at-entry sensor, a SAFETY LOCK sensor, and a cover door open/closed sensor are provided, as are AUTO and MANUAL modes of operation. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008988 | PAPER SHREDDER - A paper shredder includes a chassis on which an automatic paper feeding opening is defined, a paper shredding mechanism, a paper separating mechanism located adjacent to the automatic paper feeding opening, and a paper pickup mechanism located between the paper separating mechanism and paper shredding mechanism. The paper separating mechanism includes a first paper supporting board on which a fastening mechanism is provided and a paper separating board cooperating with the fastening mechanism. The paper pickup mechanism includes a holding bracket, a paper pickup roller axe, a plurality of paper pickup rollers sleeved on the axe, a second paper supporting board located below the plurality of rollers and secured onto the second paper supporting board, and a third paper supporting board located above a distal end of the second paper supporting board and connected with the paper separating mechanism. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008989 | PLASMA PURIFICATION MODULE - A plasma purification module is described. The plasma purification module includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, at least one long electrode and a catchment element. The first electrode plate is configured to be connected to a first electrode of a power supply. The second electrode plate is disposed over a surface of the first electrode plate, and is configured to be connected to a second electrode of the power supply, in which the second electrode plate has a channel. The long electrode is configured to form a discharge area. The long electrode is disposed on the surface of the first electrode plate and passes through the channel. The long electrode has a tip. The catchment element is disposed adjacent to the tip, and is configured to provide the discharge area with mist or water. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008990 | CENTRIFUGAL MECHANICAL SEPARATOR PRODUCED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A centrifugal mechanical separator comprises a disk stack formed by an additive manufacturing process (i.e., 3D printing), where the stack comprises a plurality of disk elements (which may range anywhere from a few to a few hundred). The disk stack is positioned within a proper-sized bowl (with proper inlet and outlet ports), which may also formed using an additive manufacturing process. A bowl cover and inlet/outlet assembly may also be formed using additive manufacturing, where the various dimensions and tolerances of each component (disk stack, bowl, bowl cover, and inlet/outlet assembly) are carefully controlled by the additive manufacturing process, reducing the costs and complexities associated with traditional centrifuge manufacture. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008991 | DISC STACK CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - Herein a centrifugal separator is disclosed. The centrifugal separator includes a housing, a spindle, and a rotor. The spindle is only journalled in a bearing arrangement fixedly positioned in the housing at the first axial end portion. The centrifugal separator includes a seal arranged between the spindle and the housing. The seal is arranged at a distance from the bearing arrangement where the spindle is subjected to deflection. The seal includes a cylindrical inner surface associated with the housing, a circular slot in the spindle or in a rotating member associated with the spindle, and a piston ring arranged in the slot and abutting against the cylindrical inner surface. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008992 | DE-ICING APPARATUS - Illustrative processes remove ice buildup in containers or other locations by melting the ice using a de-ice component. Waste fluid may be removed using a vacuum component. The de-ice component causes discharge of pressurized fluid to melt ice. The de-ice component may include a base with guide features configured to engage an opening of the container. The de-ice component may direct a spray of the pressurized fluid into the container to melt the ice. The de-ice component may include a pressure regulator valve to selectively regulate a resulting force of the fluid sprayed into the container, which may enable a user to avoid damaging internal components located within the container. The vacuum component may cause the pressurized fluid to flow through a high pressure nozzle to create a vacuum effect at a suction inlet, which can extract waste fluid and/or other debris from the container. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008993 | GYPSUM SLURRY APPLICATION MODIFIER - A gypsum slurry modifier device is provided for use with a gypsum mixer outlet boot having at least one tubular outlet leg, and includes a support bracket mountable to the outlet boot; at least one clamp member associated with the support bracket and constructed and arranged for engaging the at least one tubular outlet leg of the outlet boot. Each at least one clamp member is constructed and arranged for exerting a vertical compression force on the associated at least one tubular outlet leg for expanding a slurry outlet flow from the at least one leg laterally beyond an exterior surface of the leg. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008994 | A PRESSURISED LIQUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A pressurised liquid delivery assembly ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180008995 | Techniques For Arrayed Printing of a Permanent Layer with Improved Speed and Accuracy - A repeatable manufacturing process uses a printer to deposits liquid for each product carried by a substrate to form respective thin films. The liquid is dried, cured or otherwise processed to form from the liquid a permanent layer of each respective product. To perform printing, each newly-introduced substrate is roughly mechanically aligned, with an optical system detecting sub-millimeter misalignment, and with software correcting for misalignment. Rendering of adjusted data is performed such that nozzles are variously assigned dependent on misalignment to deposit droplets in a regulated manner, to ensure precise deposition of liquid for each given area of the substrate. For example, applied to the manufacture of flat panel displays, software ensures that exactly the right amount of liquid is deposited for each “pixel” of the display, to minimize likelihood of visible discrepancies in the resultant display. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008996 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING MUFFLERS WITH FIBROUS MATERIAL - Methods and systems for filling a muffler body with a fibrous material prior to completing assembly of the muffler body are disclosed. The muffler body is composed of two half shells and the fibrous material is injected between the shells by a filling nozzle. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008997 | SKIRT FOR A ROTARY PROJECTOR OF COATING PRODUCT COMPRISING AT LEAST THREE DISTINCT SERIES OF AIR EJECTING NOZZLES - This skirt ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180008998 | Paint Baking Method and Door Offset Device for Vehicle Body Coating Process - A paint baking method includes a process for conveying a vehicle body while exposing the vehicle body to a hot air atmosphere to bake a wet coating film applied to the vehicle body. In the vehicle body, hinges and door offset members are attached between hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and hinge fastening parts of the side doors. The distance between the hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and the hinge fastening parts of the side door in a state in which the hinges and the door offset members are attached is longer than a distance between the hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and the hinge fastening parts of the side door in a finished vehicle state. | 2018-01-11 |
20180008999 | POWER OPERATED DISPENSING TOOL - A power operated dispensing tool includes a housing having a material packing receiving space, and a rod disposed within and movable relative to the housing and having a plunger head that is disposed in the material packing receiving space. The rod is operably coupled to a power transmitting mechanism so as to make a forward movement driven by a power of a motor through the power transmitting mechanism to discharge a dispensing material in the material packing receiving space. The rod has an initiating portion disposed to actuate a sensing member in the housing to deactivate the motor when the rod is moved forwardly to a first stop position. The rod can be moved manually to a second stop position to project the plunger head outwardly so as to permit a plunger kit to be attached thereto. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009000 | System and Method for Automated Artificial Vision Guided Dispensing Viscous Fluids for Caulking and Sealing Operations - The present disclosure provides a method and system by which a precise amount of a viscous fluid sealing compound can be dispensed at required locations through computer vision-based observation of the fluid deposited, its rate and amount of deposition and location; and that the dispensed fluid may be accurately shaped through robotic or other special purpose mechanism motion. The invention enables instant quality inspection of the dispensing process in terms of the locations, amounts and shapes of newly created seals. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009001 | METHODS FOR THE VAPOR PHASE DEPOSITION OF POLYMER THIN FILMS - Disclosed are methods for forming thin polymeric films on a surface of an article by deposition from the vapor phase. In certain embodiments, the method comprises depositing the polymeric film in situ inside a space or enclosure contained within the article. In other embodiments, the method comprises depositing a film from vapor phase by thermal degradation of an initiator precursor without the need for an external filament. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009002 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE WINDING LEVEL ADHESIVENESS OF AN ADHESIVE TAPE ROLL - The invention relates to a method for reducing end face stickiness of a roll ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009003 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT VIBRATION APPARATUS THAT PROVIDES REAL-TIME VIBRATION FEEDBACK - Provided is a piezoelectric element vibration apparatus that generates vibration by applying a driving voltage to a piezoelectric vibrator, wherein a piezoelectric element layer is arranged on an electrode substrate made of a conductive material, an insulation member for preventing the applied driving voltage from leaking is formed on the piezoelectric element layer, and the piezoelectric element vibration apparatus has various types of forms in order to attach and install the piezoelectric vibrator. As a result, the piezoelectric element vibration apparatus has the effects wherein: installation is possible simply by attachment, thereby simplifying the assembly process; installation in any position is possible because the thickness of the piezoelectric element vibration device is made to be thin; the vibration volume can increase and the vibration noise can decrease while minimizing the thickness. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009004 | POWDER CLASSIFYING APPARATUS - The powder classifying apparatus classifies raw material powder having a particle size distribution into fine powder and coarse powder and includes a disk-like centrifuge chamber formed as a space between two facing members, a plurality of air nozzles for supplying gas into the centrifuge chamber to generate a whirling stream, a raw material ejecting nozzle for supplying the raw material powder to the whirling stream generated in the centrifuge chamber, a fine powder collecting tube disposed in a central portion of one of the two facing members and communicating with the centrifuge chamber to discharge the gas including the fine powder separated in the centrifuge chamber to the outside, a cylindrical first wall disposed at an opening portion formed of the fine powder collecting tube, and a cylindrical second wall disposed on the other one of the two facing members and facing the first wall with a given interval. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009005 | CLEANING PAD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A cleaning pad for electronic devices includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The second layer has a top surface and a bottom surface removably attached to the top surface of the first layer. The bottom surface of the second layer includes an interior portion fabricated from a cleaning material for cleaning a display of an electronic device, and an exterior portion surrounding the interior portion and fabricated from an adhesive material. The interior portion of the bottom surface of the second layer is sealed between the exterior portion of the bottom surface of the second layer and the top surface of the first layer. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009006 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AN ASSEMBLY - A cleaning system and method can include a leading carriage assembly attached to a brush assembly and can be configured to drive the brush assembly. A trailing carriage assembly can be configured to move along a track. The trailing carriage assembly can be attached to an arm. A vertical support rod can be partially disposed within the arm and can be attached to the brush assembly. A height of the vertical support rod can be positioned by one or more clamps located around the vertical support rod. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009007 | POWDER REMOVAL ENCLOSURE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS - Various embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for removing particulates from the surface of a 3D printed workpiece. Various particular embodiments include a material removal apparatus having: an enclosure having a first inlet and a first outlet; a rotatable platform contained within the enclosure for positioning a 3D printed workpiece having particulate on a surface thereof; a pressurized fluid applicator connected to the first inlet and configured to selectively apply a pressurized fluid to the 3D printed workpiece; a vibration source configured to apply an adjustable vibratory frequency to at least one of the rotatable platform or the 3D printed workpiece; and a material reclamation unit connected to the first outlet configured to collect a material removed from the 3D printed workpiece. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009008 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A FELT IN A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A PAPER WEB - An apparatus for cleaning a felt in a system for producing a paper web has a device for introducing a cleaning liquid into the felt and at least one following suction device in the direction of movement of the felt and having a vacuum duct, through which the cleaning liquid is suctioned out of the felt. The suction device between the vacuum duct and the felt is formed with suction ducts, through which the cleaning liquid in the felt is suctioned away. At least one of the suction ducts is assigned an inflatable valve element. In the inflated state of the valve element the suction duct is closed and in its ventilated state the suction duct is opened. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009009 | Dynamic Resonance System and Method for the Anti-Icing and De-Icing of Inlet Grids - In one embodiment, a system includes an inlet grid configured to reduce distortion of an incoming airflow. The system may also include a vibration device coupled to the inlet grid and a controller communicatively coupled to the vibration device. The controller may transmit a vibration signal to the vibration device causing the vibration device to vibrate the inlet grid such that the inlet grid resonates at a natural frequency inducing a mode shape in the inlet grid. The mode shape may break up and prevent ice on the inlet grid. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009010 | WATER DISPENSING HEAD CLEANING METHOD - Method of introducing cleaning fluid for cleaning a water dispensing head from inside. The method includes removing the water dispensing head, installing a cleaning fluid introduction port device comprising an upstream end, a downstream end, and a cleaning fluid introduction passage, and installing the water dispensing head onto the downstream end, wherein, when the cleaning fluid introduction port device is installed, the cleaning fluid introduction port device is configured to allow cleaning fluid to pass into the cleaning fluid introduction passage and flow out through the downstream end and into an inside of the water dispensing head, whereby the water dispensing head is cleaned from the inside by the cleaning | 2018-01-11 |
20180009011 | DRIPLESS EXPANDING TUBES FOR COMBINATION TRUCK - The present invention relates generally to cleaning waste collection systems such as but not limited to sewers, sumps, wet wells, collection tanks, digesters, clarifiers, classifiers, etc. and in particular to cleaning and removal of solid and liquid materials therefrom. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an improved slurry hose and/or pipe for use in connection with cleaning waste collection systems such as but not limited to sewers, sumps, wet wells, collection tanks, digesters, clarifiers, classifiers, etc. and in particular to cleaning and removal of solid and liquid materials therefrom. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009012 | TREATMENT HEAD AND CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE COMPRISING A TREATMENT HEAD - A treatment head for cleaning a container that has a valve arrangement that includes a tappet that is configured to move relative to the treatment head's housing to open the valve arrangement and fluid channels leading into the container. A first channel of the fluid channels has an annular fluid channel section and surrounds the second channel. A flow twister is disposed in either the first channel or in a line connected to the first fluid-channel. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009013 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING FORMATION OF BIOFILM - The present invention is a method of suppressing bio-film formation on a structure in water, including irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm to the structure where bio-film formation is to be suppressed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009014 | TWO-STAGE REMEDIATION OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL - Methods and systems are provided for two-stage treatment of contaminated particulate material, such as soil, sediment, and/or sludge. The methods and systems utilize a thermal desorption process combined with a smoldering combustion process. The contaminated particulate material is first exposed to thermal desorption at high temperatures (e.g., greater than 150° C.) to form a heated contaminated particulate material. Next, a smoldering combustion process is initiated by introducing a combustion-supporting gas. The combined process can take place in the same or different treatment units. Treating the particulate material with a thermal desorption process prior to a smoldering combustion process enhances the completeness and throughput compared to operating these processes separately. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009015 | CONTINUOUS-CAST SLAB, METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING THICK STEEL PLATE - A primary object of the present invention is to provide a continuous-cast slab where central porosity is reduced by surly crushing the slab, and a method and apparatus of manufacturing the same. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009016 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING A ROLL - The invention relates to a device and a method for cooling a roll. The roll concerned can be a roller in a roll stand or a measuring roll. The device comprises a cooling shell having a cross section in the shape of a section of a circular arc, for covering a surface region of the roll ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180009017 | PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT LINE FOR PRODUCING THE PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT - A method for producing a press-formed product that includes a pair of flat sections and a bend section that connects the flat sections, in which a bending radius of the bend section is R | 2018-01-11 |
20180009018 | COLLAPSIBLE SPACER AND SPACING METHOD FOR FORMING - An exemplary die assembly includes a die member, a blankholder, and a collapsible spacer moveable back-and-forth between an extended position and a collapsed position. The collapsible spacer establishing a first gap between the die member and the blankholder in the extended position. The collapsible spacer establishing a second, smaller gap between the die member and blankholder in the collapsed position. An exemplary forming method includes maintaining a distance between a die member and a blankholder with a collapsible spacer when forming a workpiece into a desired shape, and collapsing the collapsible spacer to permit the die member and the blankholder to move closer together. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009019 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS FOR MOTOR-VEHICLE STRUCTURES, HAVING A HYBRID STRUCTURE MADE OF LIGHT ALLOY AND PLASTIC MATERIAL - A component of a vehicle structure is obtained by a hot forming operation on a hybrid panel having a sheet element of light alloy and a sheet of plastic material. The hybrid panel is hot formed by pressing it against a forming surface of a mould element by a pressurized gas or by a second mould element. Following this operation, the hybrid panel assumes a configuration corresponding to the forming surface, whereas the light alloy sheet element and the plastic material sheet constituting the hybrid panel adhere to each other following softening by heat of the plastic material. Before the hot forming step, a surface of said light alloy sheet element which must contact the plastic material sheet is subjected to a roughening treatment, thereby defining surface asperities between which the plastic material of the plastic material sheet is inserted when it is softened by heat. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009020 | ADJUSTABLE DIE - A die including a first support having a plurality of panels with adjacent ones of the panels defining a gap therebetween, and a second support having a plurality of panels with adjacent ones of the panels defining a gap therebetween. The first and second supports are configured to be interleaved by positioning at least one panel of each support within one of the gaps of the other support. The first and second supports are positionable in an interleaved configuration in a plurality of different positions relative to each other. The die further includes a coupling component configured to engage at least one of the supports to couple the at least one support to an underlying surface when the first and second supports are in one of the plurality of different positions. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009021 | GUIDE PIN ASSEMBLY FOR METAL FORMING DIES AND METHOD - A guide pin assembly for metal forming dies includes a cylindrical guide pin body with an external retainer groove adjacent one end thereof in which a retainer ring is received. An annular guide pin ring with an outside diameter greater than the pin body, has a counterbore adjacent the outside end thereof and a retainer groove in a medial portion thereof which receives the outer portion of the retainer ring to securely interconnect the pin body and the ring and thereby form an enlarged head at one end of the pin body which positively limits reciprocal motion between two associated die members. A circular guide pin head cap covers the outer end of the head ring, and includes a support collar that is closely received in the counterbore of the ring, and engages the retainer ring to securely hold the same in place. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009022 | ALUMINUM SHEET WITH ENHANCED FORMABILITY AND AN ALUMINUM CONTAINER MADE FROM ALUMINUM SHEET - In some embodiments of present disclosure, a method includes: obtaining an aluminum sheet comprising a 3xxx or a 5xxx alloy having a tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction of 27-33 ksi and an ultimate tensile strength; wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is less than 3.30 ksi (UTS-TYS<3.30 ksi); and forming a container having a dome from the aluminum sheet. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009023 | CAN BODY TAKE-AWAY MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL BODYMAKER - A can body take-away assembly for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented reciprocating, elongated ram assembly and a domer is provided. The take-away assembly includes a drive assembly and a can body transport assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor and a support member. The take-away assembly motor is operatively coupled to said support member and structured to move said drive assembly support member in a generally horizontal direction The can body transport assembly includes a number of gripping assemblies. Each gripping assembly is coupled to said drive assembly support member. Each gripping assembly includes a number of pairs of opposed gripping members sized to grip a can body. The gripping assemblies are structured to travel across the path of said ram assembly and to selectively grip a can body. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009024 | Method of Forming a Roller Bearing Cage with Tangs - The invention relates to a method of forming a roller bearing cage comprising: forming a planar strip of material, having a length corresponding to a circumferential dimension of a roller bearing cage; forming openings in the planar strip, corresponding to positions at which rollers are to be located; forming a plurality of tangs, alongside and part of each side of the length of the planar strip, each tang having a first tang edge of a first length adjoining the strip and a second edge of a second length opposite the first tang edge; and bending each side of the length of the strip such that the plurality of tangs is positioned at an angle with respect to the planar strip, wherein the fold is through an angle of greater than 90° and less than or equal to 180° relative to the plane of the planar strip. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009025 | METHOD OF FORMING A CASTING MOLD PATTERN - A method of forming a casting mold pattern that includes a core comprises mounting the core in a fixture such that the core is free of flexing imposed by the fixture. Material is removed from and/or added to a first and/or second mounting surface of the core. The core is then positioned in a die, and wax is conducted into the die to form the pattern. The amount of material removed from the first and/or second mounting surface is such that the core will be within a predetermined range of acceptable positions when the core is in the die with the first mounting surface engaging a first core locating surface of the die end with the second mounting surface engaging a second core locating surface of the die. The range of acceptable positions is determined relative to an ideal position of an ideal core. | 2018-01-11 |
20180009026 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY CASTING STEEL - A primary object of the present invention is to provide a technique of avoiding occurrence of surface defects caused by an electromagnetic brake while checking internal defects with this electromagnetic brake, so that cleanliness of a cast steel can be improved compared with prior arts, and the present invention provides a method for continuously casting steel, the method comprising supplying molten steel into a mold while applying an electromagnetic brake to an outlet flow discharged from an outlet port of an immersion nozzle, wherein magnetic flux density (B) of the electromagnetic brake is within a range of the following (Formula 1): | 2018-01-11 |
20180009027 | MOLTEN METAL POURING DEVICE AND MOLTEN METAL POURING METHOD - A pouring apparatus comprises a ladle configured to include a body and a nozzle, and a controller configured to control a tilt angle of the ladle, wherein the body includes a side face portion, an inner surface of the side face portion is formed in a cylindrical shape or in a conical shape, the nozzle includes a nozzle tip for guiding molten metal to the outside and is integrated with the body on a side of the body, in order to guide the molten metal in the body to the nozzle tip and to pour out the molten metal through the nozzle tip, and the controller controls the tilt angle on the basis of a surface area of the molten metal when the ladle is tilted. | 2018-01-11 |