07th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140041994 | GRIPPER, CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A gripper for grasping and conveying objects while retaining the objects, and to a corresponding conveyor system and an operating method. The gripper has a gripper body and first and second gripper jaws. The gripper jaws each include at least one respective clamping region, can assume an open state and a closed state relative to each other, and can exert a clamping force on each other or on the object to be grasped. At least one of the gripper jaws includes a jaw body that is elastically deformable and is supported on the gripper body such that the body assumes a defined spatial position (resting position) when force is not applied to a control element and deforms and is deflected from the resting position when force is applied to the control element. | 2014-02-13 |
20140041995 | Device and Method for Conveying Packaged Good and/or Bulk Goods - A device for conveying packaged goods and/or bulk goods from and/or into a transport device includes a boom. The boom has a conveying unit, which is mounted to be vertically movable, for conveying the packaged goods and/or the bulk goods, and a force transmission unit. The conveying unit and the drive are arranged between fastening devices and/or between force deflection devices. The conveying unit can be moved substantially vertically by the drive. | 2014-02-13 |
20140041996 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A transfer apparatus has a conveying track for electronic devices in a row, two vacuum passages to create vacuum forces to hold electronic devices against the conveying track at first and second positions respectively preventing overlapping of electronic devices; and sensors arranged with respect to the conveying track, the first sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at the first position for removal of the leading electronic device from the conveying track, and the second sensor detects presence or absence of the leading electronic device at a sensor position between the first and second positions as the leading electronic device is conveyed along the conveying track from the second to the first vacuum passage. | 2014-02-13 |
20140041997 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR FREE-FLOWING BULK MATERIAL - A treatment device for free-flowing bulk material includes a bulk material carrier with an inclined treatment area, a counter-vibration mechanism, which extends longitudinally under the bulk material carrier and runs horizontally or likewise in an inclined manner, a cable suspension for suspending the counter-vibration mechanism, supports for supporting the bulk material carrier in the vertical direction on the counter-vibration mechanism, a spring assembly with several springs connecting the bulk material carrier and the counter-vibration mechanism and providing an elastic support perpendicular to the vertical direction both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction of the counter-vibration mechanism, and a vibration exciter for exciting the treatment area in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the counter-vibration mechanism. The treatment device is distinguished by a small constructional outlay and low maintenance requirements. Moreover, the risk of a contamination of the bulk material and the environment with lubricant is small. | 2014-02-13 |
20140041998 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND ONE-WAY COMPOUND GEAR MECHANISM - A recording apparatus includes a feeding roller and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting a driving force to the feeding roller. The power transmission mechanism includes a one-way compound gear mechanism that integrally includes a first one-way gear mechanism which is engaged with a first gear rotating forwardly or reversely by receiving the driving force from the driving source, rotates together with the first gear in a forward direction by receiving the driving force from the first gear at the time of the forward rotation and rotates idly with respect to the first gear at the time of the reverse rotation, and a second one-way gear mechanism which rotates idly with respect to the first gear at the time of the forward rotation and rotates with the first gear in a reverse direction by receiving the driving force from the first gear during the reverse rotation. | 2014-02-13 |
20140041999 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a transparent substrate, an electrode formed to have a mesh pattern on the transparent substrate, and a wiring formed to have a zigzag pattern on the transparent substrate, having first and second peaks alternately continued in a length direction, and connected to the electrode. Since the electrode and the wiring are formed to have a uniform pattern overall, the electrode and the wiring can be disposed in an active region of the touch panel, and thus, a bezel region can be reduced. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042000 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel includes: a body connected to wiring drawn out to the outside of the touch panel; a sheet member to which decoration printing is added; an adhesive that pastes the sheet member on the body and is the same size as the sheet member; and a non-adhesion film formed between the adhesive and the wiring. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042001 | PANEL WITH SENSING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A panel with a sensing structure includes a photoresist adhesion layer with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first conductive layer with a plurality of first conductive patterns disposed on the first surface along a first direction in sequence; and a second conductive layer with a plurality of second conductive patterns disposed on the second surface along a second direction in sequence. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042002 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE ROTARY SWITCH - A touch-sensitive rotary switch is configured to be touched along a rotary path, thereby turning on or off, or adjusting stepwise the magnitude of power supplied from, an external power source. The rotary switch includes a housing whose top portion has a sensing surface. A touch control circuit board is provided in the housing and topped with a touch control circuit layer whose peripheral region is divided into multiple sensing areas in which plural first light-emitting elements are annularly arranged. The sensing areas can be sequentially triggered by touching the sensing surface along its peripheral region, so as for the corresponding portion of the touch control circuit layer to control light emission of the first light-emitting elements corresponding to the triggered sensing areas and to output a coded signal according to the triggered sensing areas in order to control the power supplied from the external power source. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042003 | EMERGENCY STOPPING DEVICE - The invention relates to an emergency stopping device, comprising a body ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042004 | CONTROLLING DEVICE OF TURNING KNOB AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - A controlling device of turning knob is disposed on a touch panel removably so as to control the touch panel. The controlling device of turning knob includes a base and a turning knob. The base has a bottom side, a top side, a plurality of first pads disposed at the bottom side, and at least two second pads disposed at the top side. The second pads are electrically connected to parts of the first pads. The base is assembled to the touch panel with its bottom side, such that the first pads touch the touch panel. The turning knob disposed on the top side rotates about a rotating axis. The turning knob has a plurality of third pads surrounding the rotating axis. When the turning knob rotates along a direction relative to the base, the third pads are electrically connected to the corresponding second pads sequentially. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042005 | RESILIENT PRESSING MEMBER STRUCTURE - The instant disclosure is a resilient pressing member structure having a pressing unit disposed on top of a translucent insulated layer, an upper cover, a light-emitting unit, two conductive layers and a spacer. The pressing unit includes a plurality of pressing members while the cover is formed with a cavity filled with a fluid to achieve the effect of pressure dispersion. A light guiding structure and a light reflecting structure are disposed on the topside and the backside of the insulated layer, respectively. The insulated layer is formed by at least one light unit opening which extends through the insulated layer. The light-emitting unit is hosted inside the light unit opening. Light from the light-emitting unit penetrates the insulated layer and reaches the pressing member. Then the guiding structure directs light while the reflecting structure reflects light towards the pressing member, thus illuminates the pressing member. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042006 | MICROSWITCH ENDURING MORE CYCLES OF PRESSING ACTIVITIES - A microswitch comprises an accommodation room thereinside, a common terminal, an NC terminal and an NO terminal that are extended from the accommodation room, and a pressing element. The accommodation room further holds an operating element and an elastic element. The operating element has a pressed member located at one side of the common terminal and compressed by the pressing element, and a conduction member located at another side of the common terminal and interposed between the NC terminal and NO terminal. The elastic element is arranged between the common terminal and the conduction member, and has a first fixing portion coupled to the common terminal and a second fixing portion coupled to the conduction member. The operating element is normally supported by the elastic element to contact the NC terminal and pushed down by the pressing element to disconnect from the NC terminal and contact the NO terminal. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042007 | CONTACT STRUCTURE - A contact structure includes a busbar which is provided with a plurality of fixed contacts and a contact which includes a body part, conductive parts and a fixing part. The conductive parts are extended from the body part. The fixing part is extended from the body part so as to urge the conductive parts toward the fixed contacts. Each of the fixed contacts respectively includes a concave portion configured to come into contact with the conductive parts, and convex portions formed at both sides of the concave portion. The fixing part slides between a concave portion and convex portions which are formed in the supportive engaging part. The conductive parts come into contact with the concave portions of the fixed contacts in a state where the fixing part is positioned in the concave portion of the supportive engaging part. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042008 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a light-permeable substrate, an insulating layer disposed on a lower surface of the substrate, first light-permeable electrodes having substantially strip shapes disposed on a lower surface of the insulating layer, and second light-permeable electrodes having substantially strip shapes disposed on the lower surface of the insulating layer. Each of the first electrodes includes electrode segments having substantially rectangular shapes and connection segments for connecting the first electrode segments. The touch panel has a small number of parts, is inexpensive, and is reliably operated. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042009 | MULITI-EFFECT DISTILLATION DEVICE - Present invention is a practical, highly efficient, structurally simple, low production cost, easy to manufacturing, and inexpensive multi-effect distillation device composed of thin-laminated distiller which is tangled into spiral and becomes layers of centric circle; one side of surface of said distiller is condensing surface which is for condensation of vapor of water, condensed distilled water is drained from underneath of said condensing surface, another side of said distiller is attached with a piece of wick which is made of capillary materials, undistilled water enters from above of the wick, than be absorbed and distributed by said wick. Some of the water absorbed on said wick is evaporated into the vapor of water. There is a gap between condensing surface and wick of each adjacent layers. The top and bottom of said gap is sealed to prevent leaking of the vapor of water. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042010 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING TRANSITION METAL TETRAHALIDE AND HYDROCARBONS FROM A WASTE STREAM - The present invention provides a process for recovering transition metal tetrahalides from a waste stream coming from a catalyst manufacturing process by (a) establishing a mixed stream comprising transition metal tetrahalide and transition metal alkoxyhalides; (b) forming a falling liquid film from the mixed stream of step (a) at a temperature of from 25 to 85° C. and an absolute pressure of from 0.05 to 0.6 bar; and (c) establishing from the film of step (b) a first vapour stream containing from 90 to 100% of recoverable components and a second liquid stream containing about 10 to 80% of titanium haloalkoxides. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042011 | NANOMETER-SIZE-PARTICLE PRODUCTION APPARATUS, NANOMETER-SIZE-PARTICLE PRODUCTION PROCESS, NANOMETER-SIZE PARTICLES, ZINC/ZINC OXIDE NANOMETER-SIZE PARTICLES, AND MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE NANOMETER-SIZE PARTICLES - A nanometer-size-particle production apparatus is provided which can prevent the occurrence of waste fluids, and which makes quick and continuous syntheses feasible while suppressing damages to the electrode. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042012 | OZONE GENERATION SYSTEM WITH PRECISION CONTROL - There is described herein a direct current power supply which offers improved control over an output signal. An input signal generated by an alternating current source is received and chopped by a solid state relay. The chopped signal is rectified by a bridge rectifier before being filtered by an “LC” (induction coil-capacitor) or “CLC” (capacitor-induction coil-capacitor) filter. The output signal can then be used as a direct current power supply signal. This power supply may be used in various types of ozone generation systems. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042013 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, an auxiliary layer formed on the substrate, and at least one perpendicular magnetic recording layer formed on the auxiliary layer. The perpendicular magnetic recording layer includes a magnetic dot pattern. The perpendicular magnetic recording layer is made of an alloy material containing one element selected from iron and cobalt, and one element selected from platinum and palladium. This alloy material has the L1 | 2014-02-13 |
20140042014 | METHOD FOR USING SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR FORMING OXIDE FILM - In a method for using a sputtering target, by making an ion collide with the sputtering target, a sputtered particle whose size is greater than or equal to 1/3000 and less than or equal to 1/20, preferably greater than or equal to 1/1000 and less than or equal to 1/30 of a crystal grain is generated. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042015 | Magnetron Sputtering Process - To control reactive magnetron sputtering process using a reactive gas or reactive gases the process overall pressure is regulated by means of the flow of the re-active gas or the reactive gases, respectively. Oscillations of the flow of the reactive gas or the reactive gases, respectively are determined and used as feedback to determine the process overall pressure. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042016 | LOW RESISTIVITY TUNGSTEN PVD WITH ENHANCED IONIZATION AND RF POWER COUPLING - Embodiments described herein provide a semiconductor device and methods and apparatuses of forming the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a source and drain region and a gate electrode stack on the substrate between the source and drain regions. In one embodiment, the method includes positioning a substrate within a processing chamber, wherein the substrate includes a source and drain region, a gate dielectric layer between the source and drain regions, and a conductive film layer on the gate dielectric layer. The method also includes depositing a refractory metal nitride film layer on the conductive film layer, depositing a silicon-containing film layer on the refractory metal nitride film layer, and depositing a tungsten film layer on the silicon-containing film layer. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042017 | SENSOR ELEMENTS WITH A TANTALUM- OR NIOBIUM-CONTAINING BASE LAYER AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Sensor elements are disclosed for the electrochemically analyzing a body fluid, as well as methods of producing and using the same. The sensor elements include an electrically conductive layer structure applied to a non-conductive carrier substrate, where the layer structure includes a continuous base layer of tantalum, niobium or an alloy thereof, and a metallic cover layer formed on the base layer that covers the base layer either over the entire surface or in some regions. The metallic cover layer includes a more noble metal when compared to the base layer. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042018 | SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR USING THE SPUTTERING TARGET - To provide a sputtering target with which a crystalline metal oxide film can be formed. The sizes of crystal grains or crystal regions of the metal oxide included in the sputtering target are made uniform. Further, the crystal grains or the crystal regions are made smaller. Specifically, the sputtering target includes a polycrystalline metal oxide in which an average of grain sizes of the crystal grains is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 3 μm and a standard deviation of the grain sizes of the crystal grains is less than or equal to ½ of the average of the grain sizes of the crystal grains. Alternatively, the sputtering target includes a metal oxide having a plurality of crystal regions in which c-axes are aligned perpendicularly to a surface. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042019 | Electrolysis Device Integrating Rectifier - An electrolysis device with a rectifier comprises: an electrolytic cell; a joint panel with a first surface joined to the electrolytic cell; an electrode module comprising a housing, a plurality of electrodes provided inside the housing, and an auxiliary panel joined to a second surface of the joint panel, the auxiliary panel having a first end installed in the electrolytic cell and a second end perpendicularly protruding from an external periphery of a second end of the housing; a rectifier module having a second side surface from which an electrode protrudes; an L-shaped panel joined to second surface of the joint panel and any side surface of the rectifier module; and a bus bar that connects the electrode of the electrode module to the electrode of the rectifier module. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042020 | ELECTROCOAGULATION REACTOR - An electrocoagulation reactor is provided for treating waste water and removing contaminants therefrom. The reactor is typically a six-sided rectangular water-tight housing which has an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. There are a multiplicity of charged plates located parallel to one another within the housing. Adjacent plates are typically oppositely charged and water will pass between the plates as it flows through the reactor. The electric field between the plates will help encourage coagulation of waste matter which then may be removed from the waste water downstream of the electrocoagulation reactor. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042021 | SEAL ASSEMBLIES FOR CATHODE COLLECTOR BARS - The cathode collector bar end portion extending through a window in a sidewall of an electrolytic cell for refining aluminum is snugly received in a central opening of a seal assembly. Such seal assembly maintains a hermetic seal preventing ingress of air through the sidewall window while permitting longitudinal (horizontal) movement of the collector bar and also movement in a vertical plane (side to side, or up and down, or diagonally) which can be caused by changing heat conditions inside the cell. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042022 | INVERTED CYLINDRICAL MAGNETRON (ICM) SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (ICM) System and Methods of Use is disclosed herein generally comprising a co-axial central anode concentrically located within a first annular end anode and a second annular end anode; a process chamber including a top end and a bottom end in which the first annular end anode and the second annular end anode are coaxially disposed, whereby the first annular end anode, the second annular end anode, and the central anode form a 3-anode configuration to provide electric field uniformity, and the process chamber including a central annular space coupled to a tube insulator disposed about the central annular space wall; a cathode concentrically coupled to the tube insulator and a target; and a plurality of multi-zone electromagnets or hybrid electro-permanent magnets surrounding the exterior of the process chamber providing a tunable magnetic field. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042023 | MAGNETRON DESIGN FOR EXTENDED TARGET LIFE IN RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) PLASMAS - Embodiments of magnetrons suitable to provide extended target life in radio frequency (RF) plasmas are provided. In some embodiments, apparatus and methods are provided to control film uniformity whilst extending the target life in an RF plasma. In some embodiments, the present invention may facilitate one or more of very high target utilization, more uniform metal ionization, and more uniform deposition on a substrate. In some embodiments, a magnetron may include a magnet support member having a center of rotation; and a plurality of magnetic tracks, each track comprising a pair of open loop magnetic poles parallel to and spaced apart from each other, wherein one track is disposed near the center of the magnet support member, and wherein a different track is disposed in a position corresponding to an outer edge of a target material to be deposited on a substrate when installed in the PVD process chamber. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042024 | ELECTRICAL PATTERNS FOR BIOSENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING - The present invention provides an inventive biosensor that includes multiple regions in which the electrical pattern is formed from different electrically conductive materials. The present invention also provides an inventive method for mass producing biosensors as just described. In one embodiment of this method, first and second different electrically conductive materials are deposited side by side on a portion of an electrically insulating base material, and a plurality of electrical patterns is formed on the portion of the base material. Each electrical pattern includes a first region formed from the first electrically conductive material electrically connected to a second region formed from the second electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive materials can be deposited as layers on the base material and portions of the layers can be removed to form the electrical patterns, or, the electrical patterns can be formed by transferring the conductive material in the shape of the electrical pattern directly to the base material, such as by a laser direct transfer technique. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042025 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042026 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS - Systems and methods are provided for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample. A solid state electrochemical sensor can include a redox active moiety having an oxidation and/or reduction potential that is sensitive to the presence of an analyte immobilized over a surface of a working electrode. A redox active moiety having an oxidation and/or reduction potential that is insensitive to the presence of the analyte can be used for reference. Voltammetric measurements made using such systems can accurately determine the presence and/or concentration of the analyte in the sample. The solid state electrochemical sensor can be robust and not require calibration or re-calibration. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042027 | MODIFIED ELECTRODE BUFFERS FOR STAIN-FREE PROTEIN DETECTION IN ELECTROPHORESIS - Proteins that are electrophoretically separated in a gel are derivatized to produce fluorescent emissions by incorporating halo-substituted organic compounds into one or both of the electrode buffer solutions at the two ends of the gel. The halo-substituted compounds used are ones that bear an electric charge at the pH of the buffer solutions and gel, and the polarity of the charge on the compounds is such that the compounds migrate from the electrode buffer into the gel under the electrophoretic influence concurrently with the migration of the proteins into the gel. Once the proteins are separated and distributed within the gel and the gel is fully penetrated with the halo-substituted compounds, the gel is irradiated with ultraviolet light to induce a reaction between the halo-substituted compounds and the proteins through the tryptophan residues on the proteins, producing fluorescent reaction products. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042028 | High Temperature High Pressure Electrostatic Treater - A high temperature high pressure electrostatic treater and method of use are described for removing water from heavy crude oil. The electrostatic treater is comprised of a vessel with a wet bitumen inlet and water outlet in the upper portion of the vessel, a dry bitumen outlet in the lower portion of the vessel, a plurality of electrodes on an electrically isolating support inside the vessel, an entrance bushing, and an interface control to regulate the flow of water through the water outlet. The water outlet is located above the dry bitumen outlet. The electrostatic treater and method reduce the amount of diluent needed to process the heavy crude when compared to the prior art. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042029 | SYSTEM FOR RINSING ELECTRODIALYSIS ELECTRODES - A system for rinsing electrodialysis electrodes includes an anode input coupled to an anode of an electrodialysis (ED) system for receiving a first fluid from the anode. The first fluid is for removing ions from the anode. The system also includes an anode output coupled to the anode of the ED system for providing the first fluid to the anode. The system includes a cathode input coupled to a cathode of the ED system for receiving a second fluid from the cathode. The second fluid is for removing ions from the cathode of the ED system. The system also includes a cathode output coupled to the cathode of the ED system for providing the second fluid to the cathode. The system includes an air stripper for receiving the first and/or second fluid, and for removing oxygen and/or a chlorine gas from the first and/or second fluid. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042030 | SEALED LAMINATED STRUCTURE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSING THE SAME - Generally stated, provided is a sealed laminated metal structure. This laminated metal structure has a metal layer, where the metal layer has a first surface and an opposite second surface. A material is laminated on each of the first and second surfaces of the metal layer. Typically, the laminated metal structure is removed from a larger laminated sheet of metal. The laminated metal structure is subjected to alternating current electrolytic deburring and cleaning to remove any burrs along the perimeter edge. After deburring and cleaning, a sealer, which is a phosphate compound, is deposited on the perimeter edge of the laminated metal structure where the metal is exposed using alternating current. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042031 | CATIONIC ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition comprising: a specific amino group-containing modified epoxy resin (A); a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent (B); a water-soluble zirconium compound (C); and sulfamic acid, wherein the water-soluble zirconium compound (C) is present in an amount of 10 to 10,000 ppm, calculated as the mass of the elemental zirconium, relative to the mass of the cationic electrodeposition coating composition. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042032 | ELECTROPLATING METHOD AND ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS FOR THROUGH-HOLE - There is provided an electroplating method for a through-hole. The method includes: a first plating process, a second plating process, and a third plating process. The first plating process is a plating process of forming a metal film with a uniform thickness in the through-hole to reduce a diameter of the through-hole, the second plating process is a plating process of blocking up a central portion of the through-hole with the metal film using a PR pulsed current, and the third plating process is a plating process of completely filling the through-hole with the metal film using the plating current whose value is equal to or larger than a forward-current value of the PR pulsed current used in the second plating process. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042033 | ELECTROPLATING BATH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DARK CHROMIUM LAYERS - The invention relates to methods and plating baths for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer on a workpiece. The trivalent chromium electroplating baths comprise sulphur compounds and the methods for electrodepositing a dark chromium layer employ these trivalent chromium electroplating baths. The dark chromium deposits and workpieces carrying dark chromium deposits are suited for application for decorative purposes. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042034 | HYBRID SULFUR CYCLE OPERATION FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS-COOLED REACTORS - A hybrid sulfur (HyS) cycle process for the production of hydrogen is provided. The process uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) SO | 2014-02-13 |
20140042035 | POLYNUCLEAR METAL CLUSTERS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for polynuclear manganese cluster compounds, methods of making, methods of use, method of producing hydrogen and oxygen from water, and the like. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042036 | SENSING METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - A sensing method of an electrochemical sensor including the following steps is provided. First, a fluorescent material is immobilized on a surface of an electrode so as to form a sensing electrode. The sensing electrode is then used to execute an electrochemical test of a target in a light-shielding environment. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NANOPARTICLE ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE AMPLIFICATION - Methods and devices for analyzing a chemical analyte using an electrochemical cell connected to a measuring apparatus are provided. The electrochemical cell contains a solution having one or more conductive or redox active NPs, one or more chemical analytes, and an indicator. In addition, the electrochemical cell contains one or more electrodes in communication with the solution. One or more catalytic ECL properties are generated by the interaction of the one or more conductive or redox active NPs and the liquid sample and measured at the one or more electrodes or with an optical detection system. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042038 | MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROCHEMICAL GENOTYPING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an electrochemical devices and methods for detecting, measuring or monitoring gene expression by detecting hybridization of nucleic acids to arrays. A support wafer with at least one immobilized detection spot is joined with a well-generating wafer to form a sample well above each detection spot. Electrodes transmit electrical impulses upon sample detection from the sample well to an output connector, which are then read by an automated measurement device. The electrode is disposed on either the support wafer, well generating wafer, or on an electrode support wafer. An enzyme-associated probe detects hybridization of molecules to the array, through generation of electrical impulses. Optionally, electron transport mediators and dyes are used in conjunction with the enzyme to aid in detection. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042039 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING AND REORIENTING COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for automatically conditioning a patch plate and a plenum of an electrophysiology measurement system is provided. An arm is linearly movable between a non-operative position and an operative position. An end effector mounted to one side of the arm is configured to condition the patch plate. Another end effector mounted to an opposite side of the arm is configured to condition the plenum. A linear actuator is coupled to the arm and is configured to drive movement of the arm between the operative position and the non-operative position. When the arm is positioned in the operative position, the arm is situated between the patch plate and the plenum. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042040 | ELECTROCHEMICAL STRIP READING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention discloses an electrochemical strip reading apparatus and method. The electrochemical strip reading apparatus comprises a housing, a monitor, a slot for an electrochemical strip and a code card, a current detecting and converting circuit, and a microprocessor. The code card not only provides complete identification information for the electrochemical strip, but also is used as a memory card and a calibration card. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042041 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE - A case for an electronic device includes a main body configured to secure and protect the electronic device and one or more accessory-attachment nodes configured to be coupled to a case accessory. Example case accessories include shoulder straps, car headrest frames, wall-mounting frames, and the like. When the electronic device case is mated to the case accessory using the one or more accessory-attachment nodes, the electronic device may be securely positioned for transport and/or use. Further, the one or more accessory-attachment nodes may allow the case and, in particular, the electronic device coupled to the case, to be easily moved from one case accessory to another case accessory. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042042 | Combined Balloon Shipping Container and Deployment System - Disclosed embodiments relate to a combined shipping container and balloon deployment system for deploying balloons into a balloon network. Such a shipping container may allow one or more balloons to be transported to a desired launch location, and then launched directly from the shipping container. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042043 | MEMORABILIA STORAGE DEVICE - A memorabilia storage device for storing a plurality of items. The storage device may include a housing that has at least one sidewall that generally defines a cavity and a lid. The storage device may also include an sleeve that is configured for placement within the cavity. The sleeve is configured to receive a plurality of content holders. The plurality of content holders may have a variety of different shapes, sizes, and configurations so as to be capable of storing a variety of different types of memorabilia. Additionally, various different combinations of the different sized content holders may be stored in the storage device. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042044 | CONVERTIBLE CONTAINER - A container includes fittings for gripping, handling and securing same, each of the fittings being placed at a corner of the container in the non-deployed position of the container. In the non-deployed position, the container is formed by: a central case having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, and two extension blocks connected to the central case, with at least part of the structure of the central case and of the extension blocks being sealed, the length or width of each of the extension blocks being greater than half the longitudinal or transverse dimension of the central case respectively. The extension blocks can move between the non-deployed position, where the blocks and central case are placed at least partially on top of one another, and a deployed position where each block forms a longitudinal or transverse extension of the central case, the deployed assembly forming a floating structure. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042045 | COVER FOR AN ULTRASONIC HEAD - A film tube which is arranged in the manner of a bag for enclosing a hand-operated ultrasonic transducer ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042046 | King Card Game - A game having a plurality of triangles cards, in a triangle box with a plurality of accessories with different methods of playing a card game with the challenge to get to the best position in the Kingdom or in world countries dispute. Once the positions are determined, all players have the chance improve their positions next round. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042047 | Hang Tag Assembly for a Hole Saw - A method of packaging a hole saw includes positioning a circular cutting edge portion of the hole saw against a surface of a base member of a hang tag assembly. The base member includes a post that extends from the surface into a hollow interior defined by the hole saw. A cap member of the hang tag assembly is positioned adjacent a mounting portion of the hole saw. The cap member includes a stem and a display card portion. The stem is advanced through a bore defined in the mounting portion and into the hollow interior of the hole saw. The post is then secured to the stem within the hollow interior of the hole saw. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042048 | CARTON WITH DISPENSER - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps can be respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The at least two end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The closed end of the carton can comprise a generally vertical portion extending from the bottom panel and an oblique portion extending from the top panel to the generally vertical portion. A dispenser can extend in at least the closed end of the carton. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042049 | CONTAINERS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF FOR USE IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE THE SAME - Containers and components thereof for use in the medical industry and methods to manufacture the same are described. An example tab for use with a medical container includes opposing sheets sealed to define an open ended chamber into which a port is to be at least partially positioned. The port is to enable access to the medical container. The tab includes a tear seal defined by each of the opposing sheets and a first guide positioned on a first side of each of the tear seals. The tab includes a second guide positioned on a second side of each of the tear seals, wherein the first and second guides are to enable a tear to propagate substantially between the guides and adjacent the tear seals. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042050 | MEDICAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MEDICAL ARTICLE AND A PACKAGE CONTAINING SAID ARTICLE - A medical assembly, preferably a sterilized one, includes a medical article ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042051 | PHARMACEUTICAL FOAM - The present invention provides various pharmaceutically active topical delivery compositions. In particular, compositions of the present invention are present in a pressurized container comprising a quick-breaking alcoholic foaming agent, such that when the composition is released, i.e., dispensed, from the pressurized container, a quick-breaking temperature sensitive foam is formed. In addition, the present invention provides various aspects related to such compositions, including methods for modulating a foam characteristic, methods for improving the shelf-life of a pharmaceutically active compound, methods for the percutaneous treatment of various diseases, infections, and illnesses, and methods for evaluating foam characteristics. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042052 | MEDICINE CONTAINER AND MEDICATION AUXILIARY DEVICE - A medicine container detachably disposed in an electronic medicine box includes an accommodating portion and a cover portion. The accommodating portion has a medicine containing space. The cover portion is movably connected to accommodating portion and has a barcode. When the medicine container is disposed in the electronic medicine box, the barcode is readable. A medication auxiliary device including a plurality of the above medicine containers and an electronic medicine box is also disclosed. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042053 | METHOD FOR PACKAGING BREAD PRODUCTS - The present application provides a tray for stacking flatbread in a partially overlapping relationship to each other. The tray includes a structure having a plurality of recesses therein, each of the recesses having an essentially planer trailing and an essentially planer leading surfaces extending between opposing sides of the tray, the recesses therewith arranged inclined relative to each other to form a saw-tooth pattern having peaks and troughs. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042054 | CARRYING CASE WITH INTEGRATED WHITEBOARD - A carrying case includes a first panel which has a first panel outer surface and a first panel inner surface, where the first panel outer surface displays an image on a whiteboard material. The carrying case includes a second panel comprising a second panel outer surface and a second panel inner surface. The carrying case further includes at least one hinge rotatably coupling the first panel to the second panel along an axis, where the hinge is configured to allow the first panel and the second panel to fold close and couple the first panel inner surface to the second panel inner surface. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042055 | ASPHALT PRODUCTION FROM OIL SAND BITUMEN - Methods are provided for making asphalt from crude oils derived from mined oil sands that have been subjected to a solvent froth treatment as part of the process for making a crude oil that is suitable for pipeline transport. A froth treatment is used that preserves a greater percentage of the asphaltene content of the crude oil derived from the mined oil sands. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042056 | CO-PRODUCTION OF HEAVY AND LIGHT BASE OILS - A suitable feedstock for forming lubricant base oils is separated into at least a lower boiling portion and a higher boiling portion. The lower boiling portion is combined with a feed suitable for use as a fuels hydrocracking feed. The combined feed is hydrocracked and catalytically dewaxed in order to form fuels and Group II, Group II+, or Group III light neutral basestocks. The higher boiling portion of the feedstock is solvent processed in order to form Group I heavy neutral base oils and/or Group I brightstock base oils. The higher boiling portion of the feedstock can correspond to both a bottoms fraction and one or more additional fractions boiling above a fractionation cut point. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042057 | Process for passivation by a nitrogen-containing compound of a zeolitic catalyst, in particular a hydrocracking catalyst - The invention relates to a process for ex-situ treatment of a catalyst that contains at least one hydrogenating phase, and at least one amorphous silica-alumina or a zeolite that contains acid sites, whereby said process comprises:
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20140042058 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AND SEPARATING OIL - The present invention is directed to a process for producing and separating oil. An aqueous fluid having an ionic content of at most 0.15 M and a total dissolved solids content of from 200 ppm to 10,000 ppm is introduced into an oil-bearing formation. Oil and water are produced from the formation subsequent to the introduction of the aqueous fluid into the formation. A demulsifier and a brine solution having a total dissolved solids content of greater than 10,000 ppm are mixed with the oil and water produced from the formation. Oil is then separated from the mixture of oil, water, demulsifier, and brine solution. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042059 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF BENZENE LEAN GASOLINE BY RECOVERY OF HIGH PURITY BENZENE FROM UNPROCESSED CRACKED GASOLINE FRACTION CONTAINING ORGANIC PEROXIDES - Disclosed is a process for production of benzene lean gasoline by recovery of high purity benzene from a narrow boiling benzene concentrated unprocessed cracked gasoline fraction. The process involves subjecting the feed material to an extractive distillation (ED) operation using an aromatic selective solvent in combination with a co-solvent. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042060 | HYDROCARBON RECLAMATION METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - A method for removal of hydrocarbons from solid particulate matter provides a chemical treatment which moves particulate matter combined with a water and chemical mixture which is moved progressively through separation tanks to remove the particulate matter from the hydrocarbons after coating and allow the hydrocarbons to float free from the particulate substrate. The removal apparatus consists of a series of tanks through which the coated and fouled solid material is moved to progressively remove hydrocarbons from the surface of the solid material leaving the solids in one stream and the hydrocarbons in a second stream for disposal or further use. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042061 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR DESALINATION - A heating system for desalination. One system includes a desalination system configured to receive a brine and to produce desalinated water from the brine. The system also includes a power production system having an engine configured to provide power to the desalination system. The power production system does not include combined cycle power production. The system also includes a heating system driven by the power production system and configured to provide heat for heating the brine. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042062 | FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM - There is described a fluid treatment system that is particularly well suited for treating ballast water on a shipping vessel. The present fluid treatment system is characterized by having two general modes of operation. A so-called ballasting mode and a so-called deballasting mode. In the ballasting mode, water is pumped from the sea or other body of water in which the shipping vessel is located to a ballast fluid inlet in the present fluid treatment system. Thereafter, it passes through the filter separation and radiation treatment sections in the fluid treatment zone of the fluid treatment system. Next, the fluid exits the fluid outlet of the fluid treatment system and it is pumped to one or more ballast tanks that are located on the shipping vessel. In the deballasting mode, water contained in the ballast tank(s) is pumped to a deballasting fluid inlet of the fluid treatment system after which it is treated in the radiation section only—i.e., in the deballasting mode, water substantially bypasses the fluid separation section of the fluid treatment system. Next, the treated fluid exits the fluid outlet of the fluid treatment system and is discharged overboard the shipping vessel. A valve system is used to switch between ballasting mode and deballasting mode. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042063 | Debris-Capturing Apparatus for Cleaner - A debris-capturing apparatus for a cleaner device having an outflow port through which debris-laden liquid flows. The debris-capturing apparatus has an entry annulus and a debris cavity to receive flow of debris-laden liquid. A collapsible elongate back-flow restrictor, which is substantially erect in the flow direction during inflow, has an annular proximal-end portion secured about the entry annulus and a free-end portion within the debris cavity. The free-end portion has at least one discontinuity along the length thereof to relieve resistance to debris-laden fluid flow into the cavity and to facilitate collapse of the restrictor for back-flow restriction. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042064 | Ecological Biotope Water Purification System Utilizing a Multi-Cell and Multi-Lane Structure of a Constructed Wetland and Sedimentation Pond - The present invention provides an ecological biotope water purification system utilizing multi-cells and multi-lanes by considering the width, length, curvature and slope of proposed composition site wetland and pond. The system comprising: a sedimentation pond ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042065 | TREATMENT STAGES FOR SELENIUM REMOVAL - Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042066 | CHANNEL UNIT FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH - A column container is formed in a bonding portion between a first support plate and a second support plate, and a column is held in the column container. An inlet channel connects the column container to a liquid inlet port. The inlet channel includes a first channel having a small diameter and a second channel having an increasing diameter. An inner surface of the second channel is a hemispherical surface. The radius of the column container is substantially the same as the radius of the hemispherical surface. The distance from an inflow end of the column to the boundary between the first channel and the second channel is substantially the same as the radius of the hemispherical surface. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042067 | MIXING APPARATUS FOR CRUSHING SLUDGE - The present invention relates to mixing apparatus for crushing sludge comprising a motor part in which a rotary shaft is inserted into the motor part and the motor part is rotated, a moving part formed to penetrate the motor part from one side to another side and move a chemical which is flowed through an outside chemical feeder to the another side, and a paddle mounted on the another side of the motor part to rotate based on the rotation of the motor part and spray the chemical. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042068 | MAGNETIC COMPOSITE PARTICLE FOR DECONTAMINATION, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FAMILY DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM, AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE FAMILY DECONTAMINATION METHOD - Provided is a radioactive substance collecting system and a radioactive substance collecting method which are capable of collecting radioactive substances with high efficiency. The radioactive substance collecting system according to the present invention removes radioactive substances (radioactive cesium | 2014-02-13 |
20140042069 | CROSSFLOW FILTRATION CASSETTE HOLDER - A robust crossflow filtration cassette holder, allowing easy mounting and removal of filtration cassettes. The cassette holder comprises a distributor plate, an end-plate, a plurality of essentially parallel tie rods connecting the distributor plate with the end-plate, and a compression plate slidably mounted on the tie rods between the distributor plate and the end plate, wherein at least one of the tie rods is movable in its entirety between an open position or orientation, allowing mounting or removal of a filtration cassette, and a closed position or orientation, in which the movable tie rod is in engaged connection with the cassette and locks it in the holder by a locking means. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042070 | FILTERING APPARATUS - A filtering apparatus has a tank, multiple filters and two brackets. The tank has a hollow main body and a tubular overflow mounted on the main body. The filters are respectively connected with the tank beside the overflow. Each filter has an extension spring and two joints. The joints of each filter are respectively mounted around two opposite ends of the extension spring. The brackets clamp the filters. Because the flow of bulky effluent in the sewage is blocked by the extension springs, the sewage is restrained by the filters. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042071 | DEWATERING DEVICE OF VEGETABLE AND FRUIT PROCESSOR - A dewatering device of a vegetable and fruit processor is combined with a main machine that drives and rotates a filter trough and a filter to separate residues from vegetable and fruit juices. The filter trough is rotably combined into a cup body or separated from the cup body and has an accommodating chamber, a groove opening formed at the top of the accommodating chamber, a stop ring bent inwardly towards the groove opening and used with the shaft in the cup body to combine with the locking hole; the filter has a ring plate installed to the stop ring and coupled of the filter portion of the ring plate to match the filter portion with the accommodating chamber of the filter trough, the structure of the filter trough prevents the vegetable and fruit residue from spilling and can be separated quickly from the filter trough to facilitate cleaning | 2014-02-13 |
20140042072 | FLUID TREATMENT ASSEMBLIES, FLUID TREATMENT SEGMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A fluid treatment assembly includes a stack of fluid treatment segments. Each fluid treatment segment has an array of fluid treatment units positioned between opposite end plates and a retainer that compresses the end plates and the array of fluid treatment units against one another. The fluid treatment segments may be stacked between opposite end pieces of a holder to form the fluid treatment assembly. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042073 | LIQUID FILTER HOUSING WITH HANDLES - A liquid filter housing with at least one handle molded into its perimeter enclosure, used in a Point of Entry water filtration system, or any similar water filtration system, wherein the handles on the filter housing operate to eliminate the necessity of a separate housing wrench used to detach and reattach the water filter housing during the changing of the filter media at the time of installation or ongoing maintenance. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042074 | FILTRATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an energy-saving and eco-friendly filtration system which is capable of minimizing the amount of the energy required for the filtration, thereby remarkably reducing the cost of water treatment. The filtration system of the present invention comprises: a feed water tank for storing a feed water to be treated; a hollow fiber membrane module for filtering the feed water supplied from the feed water tank; and a filtrate tank for storing a filtrate produced by the hollow fiber membrane module, wherein the hollow fiber membrane module comprises a plurality of hollow fiber membranes for filtering the feed water, and the sum of head pressure of the feed water in the feed water tank and water pressure of the filtrate in accordance with siphon principle is higher than the threshold membrane pressure of the hollow fiber membranes. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042075 | SCALE INHIBITOR - The present invention provides a combined scale inhibitor and scale inhibiting device. The combined scale inhibitor contains organophosphorus filter materials, ceramic filter materials and polyphosphate filter materials. The organophosphorus filter materials are the granular filter materials of liquid organophosphorus scale and corrosion inhibitor while the said ceramic filter materials are the granular filter materials containing oxide ceramic powder. The said scale inhibiting device is comprised of a tank, a water inlet, a water outlet, an organophosphorus filter material layer, a ceramic filter material layer and a polyphosphate filter material layer in the said tank. The said organophosphorus filter material layer contains organophosphorus filter materials, which are the granular filter materials of liquid organophosphorus scale and corrosion inhibitor. The said ceramic filter material layer contains ceramic filter materials, which are the granular filter materials containing oxide ceramic powder. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042076 | Fluoropolymer Hollow Fiber Membrane with Fluoro-copolymer and Fluoro -terpolymer bonded end portion(s) - A hollow fiber membrane fluid transport device is disclosed wherein the fibers are comprised of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and the potting materials are comprised of fluorocopolymer and or fluoroterpolymer based materials. The potting of the device utilizes a compressed chemically resistant fluorocopolymer and or fluoroterpolymer film, allows for ease of manufacture without destruction of the PTFE hollow fibers, with high packing densities, and without the processing complexity of pre-melting, extruding, or chemical crosslinking of any polymeric adhesives. Furthermore, the PTFE hollow fibers can be treated with a fluoropolymeric solvent solution before the chemically resistant film is applied to enhance the adhesion of the PTFE fiber to the film. PTFE hollow fibers, and its respective fluoro-co and terpolymers as potting films impart high packing densities, superb chemical resistance and temperature resistance without membrane contamination, or low fiber pull strength, as is sometimes observed with standard potting materials such as polyurethane and epoxy. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042077 | Fluoropolymer Hollow Fiber Membrane with Fluoro-copolymer and Fluoro -terpolymer bonded end portion(s) - A hollow fiber membrane fluid transport device is disclosed wherein the fibers are comprised of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and the potting materials are comprised of fluorocopolymer and or fluoroterpolymer based materials. The potting of the device utilizes a compressed chemically resistant fluorocopolymer and or fluoroterpolymer film, allows for ease of manufacture without destruction of the PTFE hollow fibers, with high packing densities, and without the processing complexity of pre-melting, extruding, or chemical crosslinking of any polymeric adhesives. Furthermore, the PTFE hollow fibers can be treated with a fluoropolymeric solvent solution before the chemically resistant film is applied to enhance the adhesion of the PTFE fiber to the film. PTFE hollow fibers, and its respective fluoro-co and terpolymers as potting films impart high packing densities, superb chemical resistance and temperature resistance without membrane contamination, or low fiber pull strength, as is sometimes observed with standard potting materials such as polyurethane and epoxy. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042078 | INCLINED MESH PANEL TYPE FILTERING APPARATUS - An inclined mesh panel type filtering apparatus capable of easily removing suspended solids from water. In a conventional apparatus, a filtration fabric is contaminated from use even when it is cleaned by a brush unit or a cleaning unit, and is almost clogged, in the course of one to two years after being put into operation, to such an extent that scale is not even removed even by additional manual cleaning. Thus, the entire apparatus should be disassembled to replace the filtration fabric with a new one or exchange an entire filter drum. This problem is resolved by the inclined mesh panel type filtering apparatus that can be continuously operated for a long time in which a filtration panel formed with fine openings having a typical size of 0.2 to 1.2 mm is not clogged and does not require high-pressure cleaning-water or air showers that consume high energy. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042079 | FUEL FILTRATION DEVICES - A fuel filtration device may include a filter element and a space-keeping member. The filter element may have a plurality of fusion-bonded portions and have a space defined therein. The space-keeping member may have crosspieces defining openings therebetween and may face a surface of the filter element in a facing direction. The fusion-bonded portions may include those that do not overlap with the crosspieces of the space-keeping member in the facing direction. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042080 | REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE ELEMENT - A reverse osmosis membrane element has a relatively high recovery rate. In the present invention, water ports of the reverse osmosis membrane element are located at both ends thereof, and a waterproof adhesive tape is coated between a flow guide net and a reverse osmosis membrane of the reverse osmosis membrane element, including a plurality of adhesive tapes parallel with an axial direction of the reverse osmosis membrane element, so that fed water is discharged from the water outlet after circuitously flowing between adjacent adhesive tapes along the axial direction of the reverse osmosis membrane element. In the technical solution of the present invention, a circuitous flow passage is available in the reverse osmosis membrane element, which increases the fluid flow rate, and decreases the surface pollution rate of the reverse osmosis membrane, thereby contributing to the improvement of the recovery rate of the reverse osmosis membrane element. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042081 | Filter for Removing Substances from Blood or from Blood Derivatives, and a Method for Obtaining It - A filter for removing substances, including leukocytes and platelets by way of non-limiting example, from whole blood or from blood derivatives, the filter includes a casing containing a layered filter element, at least one layer of this latter being coated with polyurethane; this polyurethane has a number average molecular weight between 10,000 and 20,000 Dalton. A method for forming the layered filter element for a filter such as mentioned above, in which at least one layer of this filter element is impregnated with polyurethane by immersing it in a container of a mixture in which the polyurethane is present. This mixture includes a solution in which the polyurethane is dissolved in a polar solvent such as water. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042082 | CHLORINE RESISTANT AMIDES, POLYAMIDES, AND MEMBRANES MADE FROM THE SAME - A chlorine resistant polyamide is formed from the reaction product of an amine and an acid chloride monomer wherein both the amine and the acid chloride monomer are modified with electron-withdrawing groups that exhibit sufficient activity to (i) minimize any chlorination on both the amine and acid chloride and (ii) minimize N-chlorination. A membrane is made from the polyamide for use, for example, in a desalination unit. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042083 | MULTI-CHAMBERED HYDROCLONE - A hydroclone ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140042084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A FILTRATION CASSETTE OF A MEMBRANE BIO-REACTOR - A method and apparatus for cleaning a membrane bioreactor having a stack of generally vertically oriented membrane filter plates mounted in a filtration chamber containing wastewater. In a first cleaning phase, air is supplied to a first discharge zone under the stack to discharge gas bubbles into the wastewater at the bottom of the stack so that the gas bubbles rise upwardly through passages between the filter plates to scour surfaces of the membranes bounding the passages. In a second cleaning phase, gas is supplied to a second discharge zone at the bottom of the stack and surrounding it to cause air lift induced circulation of the wastewater up around the sides of the stack and downwardly through the passages between the filter plates to eject accumulated fibrous material from the passages and to scour surfaces of the membranes bounding the passages. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042085 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WASTE TREATMENT - Systems and methods for aerobically processing waste, in which an aerobic bioreactor is in selective fluid communication with a source of oxygen-rich liquid medium. The aerobic bioreactor is configured for aerobically processing waste via bacteria fixed on media to provide processed effluent from the waste. The source of oxygen-rich liquid medium is different from the aerobic bioreactor. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042086 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING A WASTEWATER PURIFICATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method for improving a wastewater purification process for a wastewater stream containing organic materials, raw sludge, a plurality of mercaptans, grit and grease wherein the raw sludge is thickened in the wastewater stream by injecting polymers. The method includes a step of injecting an additive agent prior to thickening the raw sludge to reduce odor produced by the organic materials and the mercaptans. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042087 | BIOREMEDIATION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS USING THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA - The present application relates to a method of degrading organic contaminants in contaminated soil, sediment or wastewater, the method being carried out by treating the contaminated soil, sediment or wastewater with thermophilic bacterium capable of degrading the organic contaminants. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042088 | BUBBLE GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A bubble generating system is provided for use with a gas supply and a container having liquid therein. The gas supply can supply a flow of gas. The bubble generating system includes a gas provider, a first bubble generator and a second bubble generator. The gas provider has an input port, a first output port and a second output port, wherein input portion can connect to the gas supply. Each bubble generator has an inlet and an outlet and is connected to the gas provider. The first bubble generator is arranged to output the first portion of the flow of gas in a first direction. The second bubble generator is arranged to output the second portion of the flow of gas in a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042089 | DESALINATION TREATMENT MEMBRANE, DESALINATION TREATMENT METHOD, AND DESALINATION TREATMENT APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a desalination treatment membrane includes a desalting membrane and a base material disposed in close contact with the desalting membrane, the base material being subjected to a silane coupling treatment. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042090 | CYCLOALKYLNORBORNENE MONOMERS, POLYMERS DERIVED THEREFROM AND THEIR USE IN PERVAPORATION - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide forming various polycycloalkyl polynorbornene polymers and copolymers which are useful for forming pervaporation membranes, the membranes themselves and methods of making such membranes. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042091 | Method and System For Processing a Solution by Means of a Two-Stage Membrane Process - A method and system for processing a solution is provided. In at least one first membrane unit, a feed flow is separated into a permeate flow and a retentate flow. According to the invention, at least part of the retentate flow is fed to at least one second membrane unit. In the second membrane unit, retentate is located on one side of a membrane. Located on the other side is a solution in which the concentration of dissolved substances of which is lower than that of the retentate. Thus solvent of the solution passes through the membrane and thins the retentate. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042092 | THERAPY PREDICTION AND OPTIMIZATION OF SERUM POTASSIUM FOR RENAL FAILURE BLOOD THERAPY, ESPECIALLY HOME HEMODIALYSIS - A method of predicting serum potassium concentrations in a patient during hemodialysis includes measuring serum potassium concentrations of the patient over a hemodialysis treatment session time and an ultrafiltration rate calculated by a difference between pre- and post-dialytic body weight of the patient during an initial hemodialysis treatment session divided by a total treatment time of the treatment session and estimating a potassium mobilization clearance and a pre-dialysis distribution volume of potassium for the patient. Serum potassium concentrations of the patient can then be predicted at any time during any hemodialysis treatment session with the estimated potassium mobilization clearance and pre-dialysis distribution volume of potassium of the patient. | 2014-02-13 |
20140042093 | ROTARY VACUUM-DRUM FILTER WITH MEMBRANE FILTER - A system for separating a penetrant from a feed steam, using a drum filter [ | 2014-02-13 |