06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160038909 | Conductive Metal Networks Including Metal Nanowires and Metal Nanoparticles and Methods of Fabricating the Same - Methods for the fabrication of transparent conductive metal nanowire networks are provided, as well as metal nanowire networks fabricated by such methods. A metal nanowire network can be immersed in a solution and illuminated for a duration of time. Selective nucleation and growth of metal nanoparticles can be induced at the junctions between metal nanowires. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038910 | APPARATUS FOR MASS POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN AND METHOD FOR MASS POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN - Disclosed are an apparatus for mass polymerization of a vinyl chloride resin which may suppress generation of abnormal products (fine-particle products, oversize-particle products, lumpy products due to coagulation, etc.) and a vinyl chloride resin, which causes formation of a poor sphere, and may enhance quality and processability of a vinyl chloride resin, by addressing the problem that an average distance between resin particles is decreased as polymerization proceeds, and thus, microparticles are generated due to excessive coagulation or friction between particles, and a method of mass-polymerizing the vinyl chloride resin. The method comprises additionally inputting a monomer to a reactor in which a monomer and an initiator are contained when a ratio of the monomer converted to a polymer is 30% to 70%. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038911 | STACKABLE STRUCTURAL REACTORS - A reactor for carrying out catalytic reactions. The reactor includes a reactor component optionally arranged on a central rod in a reactor tube. The reactor component can have fluid ducts for directing fluid flow through the reactor. The fluid ducts are effective for increasing heat transfer in the reactor. The reactor component can further have a washer attached to a top or bottom surface for directing fluid flow. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038912 | Zeolite Composite Containing Iodine or Bromine Confined Pores, and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to an iodine (I | 2016-02-11 |
20160038913 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY ACTIVATED CARBONS AS WELL AS ACTIVATED CARBONS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS - A process for the production of high-quality activated carbons from carbonized, self-regenerating, carbon-containing biomasses selects the carbonized biomasses from HTC carbon from fruit stones and HTC carbon from nut shells. The carbonized biomasses together with potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or a mixture of both hydroxides as activator are subjected to a heat treatment at temperatures at which the activator exists in the form of a melt. The activator and the carbonized biomasses are present in a weight ratio of 0.5:1 to 6:1 at the beginning of the heat treatment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038914 | POROUS COMPOSITE PARTICULATE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME, AND RELATED APPARATUSES - In an embodiment, a porous composite particulate material includes a plurality of composite particles. Each composite particle includes an acid-base-resistant core particle at least partially surrounded by one or more layers of acid-base-resistant shell particles. The shell particles are adhered to the core particle by a polymeric layer. The shell particles and/or core particles may be made from an acid-base-resistant material that is stable in harsh chemical conditions. For example, the shell particles and/or core particles may be made from diamond, graphitic carbon, silicon carbide, boron nitride, tungsten carbide, niobium carbide, zirconia, noble metals, acid-base stable highly cross-linked polymers, acid-base stable at least partially cross-linked polymers, titania, alumina, thoria combinations of the foregoing, or other acid-base-resistant materials. The porous composite particulate materials disclosed herein and related methods and devices may be used in separation technologies, including, but not limited to, chromatography and solid phase extraction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038915 | METHOD OF MAKING A HONEYCOMB HAVING CHANNELS CONTAINING A POROUS ADSORBENT - A method of making a filter article having a honeycomb substrate having adsorbent filled channels, including:
| 2016-02-11 |
20160038916 | Method for Manufacturing a Photocatalyst Based on Titanium Dioxide Containing Carbon or Metal - A method for manufacturing a photocatalyst, based on titanium dioxide containing carbon or metal, in a pulsation reactor, where a raw material mixture, consisting of nanoparticulate titanium oxyhydrate and an aqueous solution or suspension, containing at least one organic, carbon-containing compound or metal ions, is fed into the pulsating hot-gas stream of the pulsation reactor and the titanium dioxide particles containing carbon or metal are formed. The hot-gas stream has a temperature of ≧450° C. following addition of the material and contains an excess of oxygen. In contrast to the known manufacturing methods, the method according to the invention allows reproducibly good product qualities to be achieved. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038917 | HYDROGENATION CATALYSTS - Catalysts for hydrogenation comprise a catalytic material and an inorganic matrix component, wherein the catalytic material comprises: at least one metal component comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, manganese, zinc, nickel, cobalt, and iron; and an alkali metal component or an alkaline earth metal component; wherein the inorganic matrix component based on at least a silica sol component and a clay material; wherein the catalytic material and the inorganic matrix component are processed together to form the catalyst; and wherein the catalyst has a mesopore volume in the range of 50-90 by weight % of an overall pore volume. Catalysts are effective for converting acetophenone to methylphenyl carbinol and/or for converting nitrobenzene to aniline. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038918 | NOx STORAGE REDUCTION CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An NOx storage reduction catalyst includes a catalyst support, and a catalyst metal and an NOx storage material supported thereon, wherein the catalyst metal is composed of a platinum-gold solid solution, and has a gold content of greater than 1 mol % but 20 mol % or less relative to the total molar number of platinum and gold contained in the catalyst metal. A method for producing an NOx storage reduction catalyst includes adding sodium borohydride to a mixed solution containing platinum ions and gold ions, thereby reducing the platinum ions and the gold ions to produce a catalyst metal composed of a platinum-gold solid solution; purifying the catalyst metal; and supporting the catalyst metal and an NOx storage material on a catalyst support. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038919 | CATALYST AND A PROCESS FOR CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE-CONTAINING GAS AND HYDROGEN STREAMS TO HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a catalyst suitable for use in the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide-containing gas, said catalyst comprising spinel phase of the formula [Fe | 2016-02-11 |
20160038920 | CATALYSTS POSSESSING AN IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO POISONING - The present invention relates generally to the field of catalysts for use in connection with one or more types of emissions control (e.g., emissions control associated with the combustion of one or more types of fossil fuel) and, in particular to catalyst compositions that possess an improved resistance to at least one type of poisoning. In another embodiment, the catalysts of the present invention are designed to be utilized in conjunction with an SCR and possess an improved resistance to phosphorus poisoning. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038921 | CATALYST COMPOSITION - A method for producing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst including a composite oxide represented by the following general formula (3), the method including a primary baking step of baking a coprecipitate obtained from an aqueous mixed salt solution of respective elements, a citrate complex obtained from an aqueous citric acid mixed salt solution of salts of the respective elements and citric acid, or a precipitate obtained from an alkoxide mixed solution of the respective elements at 500 to 1200° C., the respective elements constituting the exhaust gas purifying catalyst represented by the following general formula (3), including A, B and Fe but excluding Pd; a step of adding an aqueous solution of Pd salt to a primary composite oxide obtained through the primary baking step to give a precursor composition; and a secondary baking step of baking the precursor composition at 800 to 1400° C., AO.x(B | 2016-02-11 |
20160038922 | CATALYST FOR ALKANE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION AND/OR ALKENE OXIDATION - The invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst for alkane oxidative dehydrogenation and/or alkene oxidation, which catalyst is a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing molybdenum, vanadium and niobium, wherein the process comprises: contacting, during a period of time from 30 minutes to shorter than 5 hours, the catalyst with a gas mixture comprising an inert gas and oxygen (O | 2016-02-11 |
20160038923 | CATALYSTS FOR CONVERTING SYNGAS INTO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS AND METHODS THEREOF - The presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods for producing liquid hydrocarbons from syngas. In some embodiments the syngas is obtained from biomass and/or comprises a relatively high amount of nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide. In some embodiments the present methods can convert syngas into liquid hydrocarbons through a one-stage process. Also provided are catalysts for producing liquid hydrocarbons from syngas, wherein the catalysts include a base material, a transition metal, and a promoter. In some embodiments the base material includes a zeolite-iron material or a cobalt-molybdenum carbide material. In still further embodiments the promoter can include an alkali metal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038924 | ACTIVATED CARBON WITH A SPECIAL FINISHING, PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for producing activated carbon provided and/or impregnated with a metal-organic framework substance (MOF material), the activated carbon being in particular in the form of discrete activated carbon particles, and preferably for producing an activated carbon with a reactive and/or catalytic action. The metal-organic framework substance is produced in situ in the pores and/or in the pore system of the activated carbon, starting from at least one metal precursor compound(MP) containing a metal and at least one ligand precursor (LP). | 2016-02-11 |
20160038925 | CATALYSTS FOR ELECTROLESS METALLIZATION CONTAINING FIVE-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS - Catalysts include five-membered nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds as ligands for metal ions which have catalytic activity. The catalysts are used to electrolessly plate metal on metal clad and un-clad substrates. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038926 | METAL NANO-CATALYSTS IN GLYCEROL AND APPLICATIONS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS - A catalytic system which is a suspension in glycerol of metal nanoparticles in at least one transition metal. The suspension also includes at least one compound stabilizing the metal nanoparticles, soluble in glycerol. The suspensions are obtained directly in glycerol. These are stable systems that can catalyse a reaction from an organic substrate, with high yields and activity, and excellent selectivity. Additionally, the use of the catalytic system for performing organic transformations such as hydrogenation or coupling reactions (formation of C—C, C—N, C—O, C—S . . . bonds), and for synthesizing polyfunctionnal molecules, in a single reactor, by multi-step, sequential or cascade reactions. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038927 | POROUS HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND PRODUCING THE SAME - A porous honeycomb structure including multiple co-catalyst particles and multiple inorganic binder particles of smaller particle diameter than the co-catalyst particles. Each co-catalyst particle is comprised of a ceria-zirconia solid solution. The inorganic binder particles reside between the co-catalyst particles. In the honeycomb structure, an exposure fraction of the co-catalyst particles from the inorganic binder particles on a cross-section of the honeycomb structure is within a range of 3 to 10%. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038928 | Treatment of Aromatic Alkylation Catalysts - The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a catalyst that is useful for producing mono-alkylaromatic compounds, the method comprises the steps of (a) contacting the untreated catalyst with water to produce water-contacted catalyst, and (b) drying the water-contacted catalyst with a drying gas without steam being formed at a temperature of less than 300° C. to produce a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and catalyst selectivity. A process for producing a mono-alkylaromatic compound comprising such a catalyst treatment is also disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038929 | Regeneration of Aromatic Alkylation Catalyst Using Ozone - The present disclosure relates to a method of regenerating an at least partially deactivated catalyst, preferably an aromatic alkylation or transalkylation catalyst, comprising a molecular sieve. The method comprises the step of contacting the deactivated catalyst with an ozone-containing gas, preferably at a temperature of about 50° C. to about 250° C. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038930 | OIL DEGRADATION SUPPRESSOR - An oil degradation suppressor according to one aspect of the present invention contains a reactant having an ability to adsorb a given component in an oil such as an acidic anion, and a gel-like material to hold the reactant. The reactant is preferably a hydrotalcite-like compound. The gel-like material contains a highly heat resistive gel and an amphiphilic solvent. A gel-like member containing the reactant and the gel-like material is disposed in a casing, and thereby an oil filter is provided. The gel-like material can work for supporting the reactant suitably. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038931 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ATMOSPHERIC OZONE LEVELS - Disclosed herein are ozone reactive polymers comprising a structural repeat unit represented by the following formula XLI: | 2016-02-11 |
20160038932 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ACOUSTIC TREATMENT OF SAMPLES - A treatment vessel may allow a user, or automated system, to manipulate sample material within a treatment area during processing (e.g., focused acoustic treatment), as well as subject the sample material to a staged processing protocol. The vessel may include openings for receiving/discharging the sample material. Walls within the vessel may be movable between various positions, to permit or obstruct flow of sample material into or out from a treatment area. The wall(s) may push the sample material within the vessel, as well as adjust pressure levels within the treatment area. In some embodiments, an acoustic treatment system may include a flexible coupling medium that may be deformed toward the vessel upon an application of suitable pressure thereto. When the medium presses up against the vessel, defects (e.g., particles, bubbles, interfaces, etc.) that may otherwise be present along the acoustic wave path may be reduced. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038933 | SPECIMEN DELIVERY APPARATUS - A specimen delivery apparatus includes a housing having a backplane. The backplane includes at least one fluid communication port. The housing has an open state and a closed state. A midplane has a cavity for holding a sample. The midplane is sealed within the housing when the housing is in the closed state. A first actuator is disposed to move fluid within the housing when the housing is in a closed state and the first bulb is actuated. Various embodiments provide for caching of the fluid as well as staging to permit further preparation of the specimen prior to delivery. Various features roil the fluid to assist in extraction, mixing, and transport of the sample with the fluid. A destructible seal prevents fluid communication through the fluid communication port while the seal is intact. Communication of fluid through the fluid communication port is enabled only when the destructible seal is not intact. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038934 | FLUID ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE AND FLUID ANALYSIS APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fluid analysis apparatus including: a fluid analysis cartridge comprising a fluid supplying part configured to supply a fluid sample; and a pressing member configured to press and seal the fluid supplying part, wherein the pressing member is configured to couple with the fluid analysis cartridge so that the fluid supplying part is inserted into the pressing member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038935 | MULTISTEP REACTION LATERAL FLOW CAPILLARY DEVICE - Disclosed is a lateral flow capillary device and uses thereof comprising a unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix and at least two reservoirs each in fluid communication with the capillary flow matrix wherein a reservoir contacts the capillary flow matrix through a passage having a rim pressing the matrix. The pressure that the rim applies on the matrix prevents leakage of liquids out of the capillary flow matrix at the reservoir/matrix interface, allowing accurate sequential draining of liquid from the reservoirs. During use of the disclosed lateral flow capillary device a static interface is formed between the first liquid and the second liquid in an interface creation zone inside the capillary flow matrix wherein the first amount and second amount are such that first liquid substantially remains in the first reservoir and the second liquid substantially remains in the second reservoir subsequent to the formation of the static interface and wherein the interface begins to move only subsequent to exhaustion of a liquid from a reservoir. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038936 | LATERAL-FLOW ASSAY DEVICE HAVING FLOW CONSTRICTIONS - A lateral-flow assay device includes a substrate having a sample addition zone and a wash addition zone downstream thereof along a fluid flow path through which a sample flows. The fluid flow path is configured to receive a wash fluid in the wash addition zone. A hydrophilic surface is arranged in the wash addition zone. Flow constriction(s) are spaced apart from the fluid flow path and arranged to define, with the hydrophilic surface, a reservoir configured to retain the wash fluid by formation of a meniscus between the hydrophilic surface and the flow constriction(s). The fluid flow path draws the wash fluid from the reservoir by capillary pressure. Apparatus for analyzing a fluidic sample and methods of displacing a fluidic sample in a fluid flow path of an assay device are also described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038937 | LATERAL-FLOW ASSAY DEVICE WITH FILTRATION FLOW CONTROL - A lateral-flow assay device includes a substrate with a sample addition zone and a fluid flow path. A cover supports a filter having a portion contacting the substrate to create a contact area that at least partly overlaps the sample addition zone. Another portion extends from the contact portion to the supported periphery of the filter to define with the substrate a reservoir configured to retain the filtrate by capillary pressure between the substrate and the extending portion. The reservoir volume is based on an acute angle formed between the substrate and the extending portion of the filter and on a fluid meniscus of the filtrate. The filter and sample addition zone are configured to provide capillary pressure drawing the filtrate from the reservoir to the sample addition zone. Methods for controlling flow characteristics in a lateral-flow assay device are also described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038938 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP WITH SEALED ON-BOARD REAGENT - A microfluidic product pouch assembly may be used in a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic product pouch may include a pouch surrounding an inner chamber and having a rupturing portion and an inner membrane positioned within the inner chamber. The inner membrane may separate the inner chamber into a first cavity and a second cavity. A reagent may be positioned within the first cavity and/or the second cavity. The microfluidic product pouch assembly may also include a rupturing structure. The rupturing structure may be configured to selectively break the rupturing portion of the microfluidic product pouch. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038939 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - Provided is a microfluidic device having a structure in which scattering of a sample can be prevented. The microfluidic device includes: a platform including: a sample injection hole, at least one chamber configured to accommodate a sample introduced through the sample injection hole, at least one channel connected to the at least one chamber; and a cover disposed over the sample injection hole, wherein a gap is disposed between the sample injection hole and the cover. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038940 | Microfluidic Products WIth Controlled Fluid Flow - A microfluidic product utilizing gradient surface energy coatings for fluid control comprising a plurality of fluid passages wherein at least one fluid passage comprises a coating configured to control liquid flow wherein the coating configured to control liquid flow comprises a gradient surface energy coating from a proximal location to a distal location on a surface of the fluid passage. The product can include uniform regions and surface gradient regions in the same passage. Coating compositions and product dimensions can be selected to provide control over different flow properties including fluid velocity, reduction and acceleration of fluid flow, and starting and stopping fluid flow. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038941 | MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUIT ELEMENT COMPRISING MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL WITH NANO INTERSTICES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A microfluidic circuit element comprising a microfluidic main channel and nano interstices is disclosed. The nano interstices are formed at both sides of the main channel and are in fluid communication with the main channel. The nano interstices have a height less than that of the main channel, gives more driving force of the microfluidic channel and provides stable flow of a fluid. The microfluidic circuit element may be made from a plastic material having a contact angle of 90 degrees or less. The microfluidic circuit element is particularly useful when filling a liquid sample to the channel which is empty or filled with air and shows greatly improved a storage stability. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038942 | SELF-CONTAINED MODULAR ANALYTICAL CARTRIDGE AND PROGRAMMABLE REAGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A modular system for constructing a variety of self-contained analytical cartridges enabled to perform a number of symmetrical or asymmetrical tests on a single sample source within a single device. Said cartridges are embodied as a readily reversible assemblage of two or more modules that are, in turn, operable to perform one or more tasks of an analytical test as discrete articles-of-manufacture. A programmable reagent delivery system comprising one or more serialized reagent clusters having one or more wet cells (individually packaged reagents) and zero or more dry cells (calibrated spacers); wherein, said wet cells are arranged in a linear series corresponding to prescribed temporal release sequence and dry cells are interpositioned between wet cells in a manner that enables two or more test protocols having asymmetrical release sequences to be synchronized such that a single mechanism can actuate more than one test protocol simultaneously. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038943 | RECEPTACLE CONTAINING TEST REAGENT - This receptacle containing a test reagent is provided with: an information display part, situated on the upper surface, for display of information relating to a test reagent contained in the receptacle body; and a lid part connected to the upper surface and rotatable with respect to the receptacle body, for opening and closing a passage hole. The lid part closes off the passage hole such that the information display part is visible. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038944 | ASSEMBLY FOR STORING AND MIXING TWO SUBSTANCES - A storage assembly for two substances to be mixed prior to use, includes a closable dropper tip ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160038945 | AIR COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for air cooling a microfluidic device using confinement channels to isolate cooling air from exposed liquids are disclosed. The systems and methods may also thermally condition the cooling airflow for improved robustness of the microfluidic device. In one embodiment, the air cooling system includes a split-level cooling manifold including an inlet duct that directs cooling air to a microfluidic device and an outlet duct that directs air heated by the microfluidic device away from the microfluidic device. The temperature of cooling air may be measured. The cooling air may be preheated to a temperature that is higher than an expected ambient temperature. The temperature of the cooling air after being heated by a microfluidic device may be measured. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038946 | CENTRIFUGE CLIP AND METHOD - A clip of the present application generally comprises a first clip member, a second clip member, and a retention feature. The first clip member and the second clip member are coupled together and capable of being placed in at least two positions. In the first position, the clip is capable of receiving a bag containing a fluid, and, in the second position, the bag is capable of being held between the first and second clip members. While the clip is holding the bag, two or more pockets are formed in the bag, and the fluid is generally restricted or prohibited from transferring from one pocket to another pocket while the clip is in this position. A retention feature retains the clip, which is holding a bag, to a centrifuge receptacle and allows the clip to be placed in a predetermined position on the centrifuge receptacle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038947 | FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Food processing apparatus and methods for processing food are disclosed. The apparatus may include stored sequences for operating a processing tool. The stored sequences may address various challenging aspects of blending solid foods and/or ice. In some embodiments, particular sequences are implemented with specific processing tools. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038948 | PROCESS AND CHEMISTRY FOR REDUCING DOLOMITE CONCENTRATIONS IN PHOSPHATE PROCESSING - A magnesium suppressant/flocculant for use in separating dolomite from calcium phosphate. The magnesium suppressant/flocculant may be applied at a mine site prior to subjecting ore fractions to phosphate flotation or at a chemical plant after grinding. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038949 | MAGNET AND DEVICE FOR MAGNETIC DENSITY SEPARATION - A planar magnet for magnetic density separation, comprising an array of pole pieces succeeding in longitudinal direction of a mounting plane, each pole piece having a body extending transversely along the mounting plane with a substantially constant cross section that includes a top segment that is curved to distribute the magnetic field associated with the top surface of the pole piece such that its strength transverse to the mounting plane is substantially uniformly distributed in planes parallel to the mounting plane, the curved top segments having a width (w) in longitudinal direction of the mounting plane and a maximum height (h) transverse to the mounting plane, wherein the top segments of successive pole pieces are unequal in height and/or width. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038950 | RAW MATERIAL SORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for separating the main component constituting a raw material from impurities includes: a raw material supply unit for supplying a raw material; a charging unit for charging the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit; an electrostatic sorting unit for sorting the raw material, which has been charged by the charging unit, according to polarity; and a storage unit for collecting the raw material sorted by and falling from the electrostatic sorting unit, wherein the charging unit includes a charging chamber having a space therein for charging the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit, and a charging rotor rotatably provided in the charging chamber, for impacting the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit by the rotating force, thus effectively separating the impurities such as ash and sulfur contained in a raw material, e.g. coal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038951 | Spring operated swing out rotor system and method for a centrifuge - A spring operated swing out rotor system for a centrifuge includes a rotor with a rotor top and a rotor bay extending down from the rotor top, the rotor bay having a bay wall and a bay bottom; a carrier tray rotatably attached to a retaining element on the bay wall; and a compression-resistant element between the tray and the bay wall urging the tray to rotate away from the bay wall, so that when the rotor is at rest, the tray is maintained at a positive angle from vertical, and when the centrifuge spins the rotor, centrifugal force positions the tray at a vertical angle. The compression-resistant element may be a spring or soft foam. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038952 | Ring Grit Remover - A grit removal unit for a wastewater system including a grit removal chamber with a substantially annular vertical wall. A horizontal annular ring above the chamber bottom extends inwardly from the annular vertical wall, with an influent channel extending into the chamber beneath the ring and an effluent channel above the rim and extending out of the chamber. The influent and effluent channels both have inner side walls with a curved portion, with both curved portions extending through an arc of at least 90 degrees within the chamber annular vertical wall. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038953 | JOINT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HYDROCYCLONE LINER - A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet formed in a first sidewall of the head section and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet. A sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the head section, a portion of the separation section, and an interface between the head section and the separation section. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038954 | MIST GENERATING APPARATUS - A mist generating apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a longitudinal axis and comprises first and second opposing surfaces which define a transport fluid nozzle between them. The apparatus also has a working fluid passage having a supply passage connectable to a supply of working fluid, and an outlet on one of the first and second surfaces. The working fluid outlet communicates with the transport fluid nozzle. The transport fluid nozzle has a nozzle inlet connectable to a supply of transport fluid, a nozzle outlet, and a throat portion intermediate the nozzle inlet and nozzle outlet. The nozzle throat has a cross sectional area which is less than that of either the nozzle inlet or the nozzle outlet. The transport fluid nozzle projects radially from the longitudinal axis such that the nozzle defines a rotational angle of at least 5 degrees about the longitudinal axis. A method of generating a mist using the apparatus is also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038955 | Shower spa attachment - A shower spa attachment has a number of variable spray configuration shower heads connected together which can be connected directly to the existing water pipe or via a diverter valve to the existing shower head. The shower spa attachment can be fitted directly to the pipe and used without the diverter or existing top shower head or connected to the diverter valve and used in conjunction with the top shower head. Each of the variable spray heads may be removably attached to the shower wall in any desired configuration via flexible hose interconnection. Alternatively, the spray heads may be mounted on a hanging panel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038956 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL ELEMENT WITH UNIFORMLY-DISTRIBUTED STEPPING FREQUENCY - The present invention discloses an automatic control element with uniformly-distributed stepping frequency, comprising a sprinkler and a fluidic element connected to the sprinkler, an outlet cover plate being secured onto an outlet of the fluidic element. A water inlet and a first air supply pore are formed symmetrically on the fluidic element, and a second air supply pore is formed on the water inlet. A water distributor is formed on the sprinkler, a water tank is provided on the outer side of the sprinkler, and the water distributor is in communication with an inner cavity of the water tank. A signal nozzle is provided on the wall of the water tank, and the signal nozzle is connected to the water inlet via a conduit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038957 | REMOTE BULK FEED SYSTEM FOR A DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING VISCOUS MATERIAL TO A DISPENSING SYSTEM - A dispenser includes a frame, a substrate support assembly, and a gantry system to move a dispensing pump in x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis directions. The dispensing pump includes a local supply reservoir, a dispensing nozzle, a first line to provide fluid communication between the local supply reservoir and the dispensing nozzle. The dispenser further includes a remote bulk feed system coupled to the local supply reservoir of the dispensing pump. The bulk feed system includes a first remote supply container configured to contain viscous material, a second line to provide fluid communication between the remote bulk feed system and the local supply reservoir, and a first valve disposed in the second line and operable to deliver viscous material to and to cut off viscous material from the remote supply container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038958 | PRESSURE ASSISTED LIQUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - Provided are coating liquid reservoirs for use with a fluid inlet of a spray gun, the coating liquid reservoir comprising: a flexible outer pouch and a flexible inner pouch nested within the outer pouch, the inner pouch defining a coating liquid chamber, wherein upon supply of an external pressure source into a pressure zone between the inner and outer pouches, pressure is applied to the coating liquid chamber thereby expelling a liquid from the coating liquid chamber. The outer pouch inflates upon application of pressure in the pressure zone. Methods of making and using the same are also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038959 | Dual Compartment Dispensing Device - A dual compartment dispensing device allows multiple fluids to be individually dispensed. The device includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into the container. A dividing wall is positioned in the container defining a first compartment for receiving a first fluid and a second compartment for receiving a second fluid. A dispensing head is positionable to cover the opening. A first pump is mounted on the dispensing head and is in fluid communication with the first compartment for dispensing the first fluid from the first compartment. A second pump is mounted on the dispensing head and is in fluid communication with the second compartment for dispensing the second fluid from the second compartment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038960 | BATTERY OPERATED BACKPACK SPRAYER - A battery operated backpack sprayer is provided where the battery is releasably mounted under a housing attached to the tank of the sprayer. At the bottom of the housing is a receptacle for the battery and from which the battery can be released for recharging or replacement. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038961 | FOLDING LIGHTWEIGHT SPRAYER BOOM SYSTEM - An example embodiment includes an agricultural sprayer having a boom that supports the fluid distribution pipes and spray nozzles. The boom is sectioned and folds in such a way to comply with transport dimension requirements or to facilitate storage. The spray nozzles are alternatively mounted underneath the boom or behind the boom in a way to avoid damage if the boom encounters obstacles; the mounting configurations do not hamper the boom folding for transport. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038962 | Exhaust Pit, System, and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to floor exhaust pits. Specifically, the present invention relates to a raised basement with an exhaust system therein for use in numerous locations. More specifically, the present invention provides an enclosed area having a floor and a ceiling, wherein said floor and ceiling comprise exhaust systems for circulating air into and out of the enclosed area. Additionally, the floor exhaust removes contaminants from the enclosed area. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038963 | UNIT FOR SPREADING AN ADHESIVE ONTO A MOVING FILM - A unit for spreading an adhesive onto a moving film, includes at least one pair of abutments ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160038964 | DIE LIP DRIVING STRUCTURE - Provided is a die lip driving structure for adjusting a gap between a first lip and a second lip by applying a pressing load or a tensile load to a flexible lip portion which forms at least one of the first lip and the second lip provided in a die body, the die lip driving structure including: a lever supported by a rotating shaft as a fulcrum; and an operating rod which is supported to be displaced in an axial direction by the die body. A rotational force of the lever is converted into a force in the axial direction of the operating rod, and the force in the axial direction becomes a pressing load or a tensile load exerted on the flexible lip portion. The lever directly applies a force to the operating rod at the point of action of the lever. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038965 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus. substrate processing apparatus includes a moving mechanism that moves a wafer in a horizontal direction, coating sections that eject the coating liquid to the wafer, and dry sections that dries the coating liquid, and a controller that controls the drying sections, the coating sections, and the moving mechanism. In each coating section, the wafer is moved in the horizontal direction while causing the coating liquid to be in contact with the wafer so that the coating liquid is coated on the entire surface. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038966 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SMART MELT HEATER CONTROL - An adhesive dispensing system is configured to automatically reduce the temperature of adhesive material to reduce degradation of the adhesive caused by holding the adhesive at an application temperature during periods of low throughput. To this end, a controller of the system operates a heater unit to maintain a unit set point temperature to heat and melt adhesive until a set threshold time has elapsed since the most recent supply of adhesive to the system by a fill system. Once the time elapsed since the most recent supply of adhesive exceeds the set threshold time, the heater unit is reduced in temperature to reduce the temperature of adhesive. This reduction is temperature is large enough to minimize degradation and outgassing but small enough to enable rapid warm-up times after a new supply of adhesive occurs. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038967 | POWDER COATING (ELECTROSTATIC PAINTING) METHOD AND PLANT FOR NON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS, AND IN PARTICULAR BRAKE PADS - A method and system for powder coating non electrically conductive elements, preferably brake pads. A pre-treatment station is upstream of an electrostatic powder coating deposition station and a baking station for melting and polymerizing the powder coating in order to form a coating layer on a surface to be coated. The pre-treatment station causes the elements to be coated to conduct electrically by uniformly wetting said elements by means of creating poorly mineralized water covalent bonds on at least one surface to be coated, in an amount aimed at producing a measurable weight increase in the non electrically conductive elements, which then causes them to conduct electrically. The water adsorbed and/or deposited is subsequently eliminated within the baking station. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038968 | NANOPARTICLE COATING OF SURFACES - A nanoparticle coated hydrogel may be formed by a method of electrospraying nanoparticles on to a surface includes providing a drug and polymer combination in solvent to an inner capillary of a coaxial dual capillary spray nozzle. A coating with a drug that releases over time may be provided. Open and closed matrixes may be selectively formed to help modify time release periods. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038969 | FILM PRESS - A film application mechanism applies a pasty or fluid coating medium to a running fibrous material web, particularly a paper or cardboard web. At least one roller of a roller pair is an application roller, for transferring the coating medium provided in the form of a film on the application roller to one side of the fibrous material web. An application device and a doctor blade element are associated with the application roller such that the coating material is first applied in excess to the application roller upstream of the first nip by the application device and then removed in part in a second nip by the doctor blade element which forms the second film-forming nip with the application roller. Pressure sensors for determining a pressure profile transversely to the machine direction in the first and second nips are embedded in the elastic covering of the application roller. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038970 | Curing Apparatus Employing Angled UVLEDs - A UVLED apparatus (and related system and method) provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating on a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus employs one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to promote efficient curing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038971 | Three-Dimensional Vertically Aligned Functionalized Multilayer Graphene - In a method of making a thermal interface material, functionalized graphene sheets are dispersed in a liquid. The liquid is removed through a filter so as to form a filtration cake of aligned functionalized graphene sheets, substantially all of which are parallel to a common plane. At least one block of aligned functionalized graphene sheets is cut from the filtration cake. The block includes a first end face and an oppositely-disposed second end face that are parallel to each other and to which substantially all of the functionalized graphene sheets are transverse. The block also includes two oppositely-disposed sides to which substantially all of the functionalized graphene sheets are parallel. A first layer of a thermally conductive substance is applied to the first end face and a second layer of the thermally conductive substance is applied to the second end face of the block. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038972 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ANTI-GLARE COATING ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of forming an anti-glare coating on a substrate is provided. The method comprises: (a) heating the substrate to a temperature of at least 100° F. (37.8° C.) to form a heated substrate; (b) applying a curable film-forming sol-gel composition on at least one surface of the heated substrate, to form a coated substrate with a sol-gel network layer having a surface roughness; and (c) subjecting the coated substrate to conditions for a time sufficient to effect cure of the sol-gel layer and form an anti-glare, coated article. The sol-gel network layer is essentially free of inorganic oxide particles and comprises:
| 2016-02-11 |
20160038973 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED CAN LIDS - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing coated can lids from aluminum strip, and is based on the finding that flexible, easily formable coatings having high abrasion resistance result from the use of water-based lacquers containing a copolymer or a copolymer mixture of at least one aliphatic, acyclic alkene with at least one α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid in water-dispersed form, and a curing system. In a preferred embodiment of the method, the application of a primer coating can be dispensed with entirely when water-soluble compounds of the elements Zr and/or Ti in the lacquer are used as the curing system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038974 | Ultrasound Device - An ultrasound system ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160038975 | SYNCHRONOUS STATICALLY INDETERMINATE MESH-BEAM EXCITATION LARGE-SCALE VIBRATING SCREEN - Embodiments of the invention provide a synchronous statically indeterminate mesh-beam excitation large-scale vibrating screen, including a screen box, a support spring group, a spring base, a motor mount, a tire coupling, and a motor, wherein, a statically indeterminate mesh-beam excitation body is arranged on the screen box, and the statically indeterminate mesh-beam excitation body has at least one synchronous eccentric block vibration exciter group and two self-synchronous eccentric block vibration exciter groups in it; each self-synchronous eccentric block vibration exciter group includes a self-synchronous transmission shaft fixed to the side plates of the screen box via a bearing chock, and self-synchronous eccentric blocks fixed to the side plates of the screen box in symmetry are arranged on the self-synchronous transmission shaft; the self-synchronous transmission shaft of the self-synchronous eccentric block vibration exciter group at the side of the motor is connected with a reducer via the tire coupling, and the reducer is connected to the motor via a transmission belt. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038976 | SCREEN CLOTH FOR VIBRATING, ROTATING OR STATIONARY SCREENS - A screen cloth for use in a screening device for screening out oversize objects in a material flowing in a direction is provided, comprising a metal plate having a perimeter and comprising a plurality of openings therethrough and forming a grid having longitudinal ligaments substantially parallel to the direction of the material flow and transverse ligaments substantially perpendicular to the direction of the material flow, the metal plate having an impact surface and a bottom surface; a coating or liner comprising an elastomer, coating or lining at least the impact surface of the metal plate or a portion thereof; and a wear material at least partially embedded into the elastomer coating or liner, or a portion thereof. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038977 | WIRE SCREENINGS AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A wire screening for classifying material. The screening may include a plurality of interwoven warp and weft wires where the weft wires are individually coated with a coating that expands and collapses to enhance performance and longevity of the screen. The coating of one or more weft wires may differ in at least one characteristic from the coating of one or more other weft wires. The warp wires can be individually coated to enhance performance and/or longevity of the screening. Binding blocks can be used in place of weft wires. The coating of one or more warp wires may differ in at least one characteristic from the coating of one or more other warp wires and/or one or more weft wires. The screening can include a plurality of uncoated weft and warp wires where the crimp depth of each wire forming each opening has a different crimp depth. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038978 | SOLDER SPHERE SORTING - A method for sorting balls to separate those having a sphericity defect from spherical balls includes depositing the balls to be sorted on a support having a conical surface, applying vibrations to the support to cause the balls having a sphericity defect to follow an upward trajectory on the conical surface while the spherical balls roll downwards on the surface, evacuating the balls having a sphericity defect via a first orifice arranged in the upper part of the support, and evacuating the spherical balls via a second orifice arranged in the lower part of the support. Also provided is a device for implementing the sorting method. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038979 | METHOD FOR X-RAY LUMINESCENT SEPARATION OF MINERALS AND X-RAY LUMINESCENT SEPARATOR - The invention relates to the area of mineral processing, and more particularly to separation of crushed mined material containing minerals, which are luminescent under the action of exciting radiation, into products to be concentrated and tailing products. The invention can be implemented both in X-ray-luminescent sorters at all benefication stages and in product inspection devices, like diamondiferous raw materials testing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038980 | Core Wheel Processing System and Method - A system for processing core wheels and associated method are disclosed. A sorting station is configured to allow sorting of a source of wheels according to a first set of criteria. A first conveyor is configured to receive a plurality of wheels conforming to the first criteria and to a first inspection station, disposed along the first conveyor. The first inspection station is configured to allow examination of the wheels to determine whether the wheels conform to a second criteria. A diverter mechanism, downstream of the first inspection station, is configured to divert wheels conforming to the second criteria from the first conveyor. A second conveyor is configured to receive the diverted wheels and to direct the diverted wheels to a second inspection station, whereby the diverted wheels may be inspected at the second inspection station to confirm that the diverted wheels conform to the second criteria. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038981 | FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEMS FOR PUMP DISPENSER - A pump dispenser has a large ergonomic actuator designed to ergonomically deliver a composition to a substrate in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. The ergonomic design allows the composition to be delivered in a proper aspect ratio to the substrate. The composition can be delivered in such a way that the composition is not aerosolized into the air or delivered to an unintended surface. The method of delivery can be made intuitive to the consumer by providing an actuator skirt that suggests the pumping mechanism or by providing a depiction of a hand or substrate over the pump dispenser. The pump dispenser is also useful for compositions or substrates that are not stable together. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038982 | GAS PURGE UNIT, LOAD PORT APPARATUS, AND INSTALLATION STAND FOR PURGING CONTAINER - A gas purge unit includes an intake nozzle | 2016-02-11 |
20160038983 | TITANIUM CAST PRODUCT FOR HOT ROLLING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - There is provided a titanium cast product for hot rolling composed of commercially pure titanium, the titanium cast product including: a microstructural refinement layer having acicular microstructure on an outermost layer of a surface layer to be rolled; and an inside microstructural refinement layer having acicular microstructure provided in an inside of the microstructural refinement layer. Cast solidification microstructure is present more inward than the inside microstructural refinement layer. The microstructural refinement layer has finer microstructure than the inside microstructural refinement layer. The microstructural refinement layer is present in a range of a depth of 1 mm or more and less than 6 mm from the surface. The inside microstructural refinement layer is present in an inside of the microstructural refinement layer in a range of a depth of 3 mm or more and 20 mm or less from the surface. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038984 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CAMBER AND METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is a camber control apparatus and method capable of reducing camber of a slab sizing press (SSP). The camber control apparatus and method may calculates a camber amount through an imaging process and differently set zeroing of anvils at a work side and a drive side, thereby reducing camber. Thus, the camber control apparatus and method can reduce quality defects such as telescope, twist, wave, and roll mark, increase the lifetime of equipment by reducing a variation in load applied to the equipment, and minimize a cost caused by an equipment accident. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038985 | DECK LEVERAGE ANCHOR WITH SPACED-APART BODY PORTIONS - A deck anchor assembly for anchoring a frame loading member to a frame deck according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a deck leverage anchor and a coupler. The deck leverage anchor is configured to engage the frame deck, the deck leverage anchor including a locking mechanism configured to lock the deck leverage anchor relative to the frame deck. The coupler is configured to couple the frame loading member to the deck leverage anchor and is independently movable relative to the locking mechanism. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038986 | ROLL FORMER - A roll forming apparatus including a plurality of stations each including and an upper roll and a lower roller, wherein a first number of stations are configured to form a pipe blank into a standing seam, and a second number of stations are configured to angle the seam. At least one station includes elongated top and bottom rollers for clinching the pipe blank during the roll forming process. Each elongated top roller is mounted on a pivotable shaft configured to pivot the elongated top rollers away the pipe blank to allow passage of at least one seam formed in the pipe blank. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038987 | STRETCH ROLL FORMING - A method of forming includes applying a stretching force along a linear axis of a work piece and forming the work piece while the stretching force is applied. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038988 | CRIMPER - A crimping machine including a first shaft having a first crimping portion and a bead wheel and a second shaft having a tapered portion disposed opposite the bead wheel of the first shaft. The first and second shafts are configured to grip a pipe blank having a transverse channel including a first angle. The first and second shafts are further configured to roll the pipe blank forward while crimping a portion of the pipe blank with the first and second crimping portions and applying pressure on the transverse channel of the pipe blank. The crimping machine further has having a tapered portion disposed opposite at least a portion of the crimping portion and the bead wheel of the first shaft. The bead wheel is configured to push upon the forming shaft to bend the first angle of the transverse channel formed in the pipe blank to a second angle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038989 | HYBRID STAMPING SYSTEM - A hybrid stamping system for forming a work-piece includes a stamping press. The press includes first and second dies that have respective first and second die bases formed from a first material. The system also includes first and second inlays. Each inlay is formed from a second material and has opposing die and work-piece sides. The second material hardness is greater than the first material hardness. The die side of the first inlay is cast into the first base and the work-piece side of the first inlay is contoured to form one side of the work-piece. The die side of the second inlay is cast into the second base and the work-piece side of the second inlay is contoured to form another side of the work-piece. The first and second dies are mounted in the press opposite one another to form the work-piece between the first and second inlays. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038990 | PUNCH APPARATUS - A punch apparatus includes a drive unit and a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force output by the drive unit to a rod. In the driving force transmission mechanism, a cam groove is formed in a cam block connected to a piston rod, and a rotating roller, which is pivotally supported on a displacement body connected to the rod, is inserted through the cam groove. The cam groove has a first groove portion and a second groove portion, which are inclined at predetermined angles of inclination with respect to the displacement direction of the cam block. When the rod is made to descend toward the workpiece, the rotating roller moves from the second groove portion into the first groove portion, which has a small angle of inclination, whereby the driving force transmitted to the rod is boosted. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038991 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CLUTCH BODIES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEMS AND PROVIDED WITH TEETH OR TOOTH SECTIONS - A method and apparatus for producing clutch bodies, which are suitable for synchronizer systems and provided with teeth or tooth sections, from a blank uses and includes at least one embossing stage, composed of embossing segments and an anvil, for embossing roofs and troughs between root and tip circles into an upper face of the blank, and transfer means for transporting the blanks, First embossing segments form a first section and second embossing segments form a second section for sequential embossing within the at least one embossing stage, wherein the first embossing segments first emboss a first section, then return in relation to the second embossing segments, and thereafter the second embossing segments emboss the second section, wherein the second embossing segments are disposed next to each other in an annular arrangement, and the second embossing segments are designed to be axially movable relative to the first embossing segments of the first section. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038992 | Devices and Methods for Bending a Tab on a Container - A device to bend a tab on a container that is already filled and sealed. The device includes a brace for contacting against the tab and a number of lever arms arranged to extend around the tab from multiple different sides. The lever arms are configured to move between a first orientation that are spaced away from the tab, and a second orientation in contact with the tab. The lever arms are further configured to apply a force to the end of the tab to bend a second end upward away from a top side of the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038993 | METHOD FOR JOINING WORKPIECES - A method can be used for joining workpieces using a fastener. The fastener includes a first head and a shank extending from the first head along a fastener axis. The joining method includes the following steps: (a) rotating a fastener about a fastener axis; (b) moving the fastener toward the first and second workpieces while the fastener rotates about the fastener axis such that the fastener increases the temperature in the first and second workpieces in order to soften and pierce the first and second workpieces along the fastener axis; and (c) advancing the fastener through the first and second workpieces and toward an open cavity of a die after piercing the first and second workpieces while the fastener rotates about the fastener axis such that the shank is partially disposed inside the open cavity in order to form a second head. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038994 | System and Method of Making a Forged Part - A system and method of making a forged part. The method may include forming a workpiece in a first die unit that may be disposed in a first press, transferring the workpiece to a tooth forming die unit that may be disposed in a second press, and forming the workpiece into the forged part by forming a set of teeth on the workpiece with the tooth forming die unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038995 | Casting Device and Casting Method - A casting device and casting method are provided for producing components, in particular cylinder heads. The device includes a reusable steel upper core, which can be lifted off from the component to be produced and which has a movable displacing element. The displacement element can be pressed into the component to be produced for dense feeding. In a method for producing a cylinder head by casting, wherein the steel upper core is used as a substitution for a sand cover core, for dense feeding the displacing element is pressed into the melt that forms the cylinder head in the solidified state. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038996 | ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF A SEPARABLE CASTING MOULD - An arrangement for use in the production of a separable casting mould, preferably of a vertically separable casting mould is disclosed. The arrangement can include (i) a mould plate and/or a mould pattern, (ii) a feeder system having a feeder element and having a feeder insert, wherein feeder element and feeder insert delimit a feeder cavity for receiving liquid metal. The arrangement also includes one or more tipping prevention elements which are designed to counteract tipping of the feeder system out of the opening axis about the first end of the feeder element when, in the event of the feeder system being acted on with a force acting parallel to the opening axis and in the direction of the first end, the side wall deforms and the spacing between the first and second ends is reduced, wherein the one or more tipping prevention element(s) are/is spaced apart from the opening axis. | 2016-02-11 |
20160038997 | METHOD OF CASTING LITHIUM CONTAINING ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - Method of casting aluminium alloy ingot including lithium, including: preparing at least two molten aluminium based alloys in separate furnaces, first alloy with composition A free from lithium as purposive alloying element, and second alloy with composition B including lithium as purposive alloying element; transferring the first alloy via metal conveying trough from the furnace to a casting station; initiating casting an ingot and casting the first alloy to required length L | 2016-02-11 |
20160038998 | PISTON FOR METAL DIE CASTING - A die casting piston ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160038999 | ISOTHERMAL SHOT TUBE ASSEMBLY - A shot tube assembly for a die casting process includes a spiral passage for circulating a coolant about a cavity containing the molten metal material. The circulating coolant provides temperature control of the shot tube that improves the casting process and increases shot tube life. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039000 | SEGMENTED DIE CASTING BLOCK - A die casting assembly has a cavity defined by multiple dies, the cavity includes at least one sharp corner. Each of the dies includes multiple die segments. A die segment joint between at least two of the die segments is aligned with the sharp corner. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039001 | METHOD OF CASTING - A method of casting an article includes positioning a first portion of the article, formed from a first material, in a rotatable mold. Additionally, the method includes, while rotating the mold, pouring a molten second material into the mold over the first portion to form a second portion of the article that is metallurgically bonded to the first portion of the article. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039002 | REFRACTORY COMPONENT FOR LINING A METALLURGICAL VESSEL - In a steel ladle used for handling molten steel, a precast ladle barrel ring forms part of a refractory structure that covers the bottom wall and side wall of the steel ladle. The precast ladle barrel ring is comprised of a monolithic annular ring formed of a high-temperature, cast refractory. The annular ring further includes means for positioning the precast ladle barrel ring in a steel ladle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039003 | MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF REACTIVE LAMINATES - A method of producing a reactive powder includes providing a bulk structure of reactive material comprising a first reactant and a second reactant, the bulk structure having a preselected average spacing between the first and the second reactants; and mechanically processing the bulk structure of reactive material to produce a plurality of particles from the bulk structure such that each of the plurality of particles comprises the first and second reactants having an average spacing that is substantially equal to the preselected average spacing of the bulk structure of reactive material. The first and second materials of the plurality of particles react with each other in an exothermic reaction upon being exposed to a threshold energy to initiate the exothermic reaction and remain substantially stable without reacting with each other prior to being exposed to the threshold energy. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039004 | Feedstock Formulation and Supercritical Debinding Process for Micro-Powder Injection Moulding - The invention uses supercritical fluid technology for removing the binder in the powder injection moulding (PIM) parts. The invention comprises of the feedstock formulation and its supercritical debinding process. In the debinding system, pressure and heat are applied to the carbon dioxide (CO | 2016-02-11 |
20160039005 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF PRESSING MOLD - A cooling structure of a pressing mold comprises an outlet and an inlet, which are formed in a radial direction of the pressing mold. Furthermore, a cooling passage is integrally formed inside the pressing mold in a hidden manner, and two ends of the cooling passage are connected to the inlet and the outlet, respectively. Also, the cooling passage, being a continuous structure, further has the position and curvature changing in correspondence with the circumferential direction and the axial height of the pressing mold. Furthermore, the cooling passage may be additionally formed inside a cooling ring to be combined with an outer mold body to form the pressing mold. Thus, the cooling passage is well closed, and the position changes of the cooling passage comprise the axial and circumferential directions of the mold or cooling ring, so that the larger cooling area and the good cooling effect are provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039006 | Shell and Core Additive Manufacture - A process for manufacturing a part includes forming a shell by an additive manufacturing process, the shell having an interior surface that defines a cavity therein, filling the cavity with a liquid material, applying a heat transfer fluid to the shell during the filling the cavity with the liquid material, and solidifying the liquid material to form a solid core within the shell. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039007 | PROCEDURE FOR THE MECHANICAL ALLOYING OF METALS - The procedure for the mechanical alloying of metals comprises grinding at least a metal inside a grinding mill together with at least a control agent to obtain a powdered ground product, wherein: —the metal is selected from the list comprising: titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten; and—the control agent is selected from the list comprising: magnesium, calcium and rare earths. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039008 | Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts Using Microwave Irradiation - The present invention provides compositions and methods of making bimetallic metal alloys of composition for example, Rh/Pd; Rh/Pt; Rh/Ag; Rh/Au; Rh/Ru; Rh/Co; Rh/Ir; Rh/Ni; Ir/Pd; Ir/Pt; Ir/Ag; Ir/Au; Pd/Ni; Pd/Pt; Pd/Ag; Pd/Au; Pt/Ni; Pt/Ag; Pt/Au; Ni/Ag; Ni/Au; or Ag/Au prepared using microwave irradiation. | 2016-02-11 |