18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160122099 | HOSE CLAMP - A purpose is to increase a clamping force without increase in a plate thickness. A wide region (X | 2016-05-05 |
20160122100 | PACKAGING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Packaging materials including at least one copolymer sheet containing a first polymer having a high coefficient of thermal expansion, and a second polymer having a low coefficient of thermal expansion are described. In some configurations, the copolymer sheet includes one or more sections of a bimorph structure having a first layer of the first polymer and a second layer of the second polymer. Methods of making a packaging material by bonding the first layer and the second layer to form a copolymer sheet; and heating the copolymer sheet at discrete sections to destroy the layer definition forming discrete sections having a bimorph structure of the first layer and the second layer are also described, as are kits useful for preparing the packaging material. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122101 | A FLEXIBLE BEVERAGE SUPPORT SHEET & PACKAGE - A flexible beverage support sheet having an insulating, flexible, polymeric sheet adapted for supporting beverage containers, die sheet having a perimeter edge and lines of weakness defining a plurality of insulating beverage holder blanks each of which is configurable about a circumference of an individual beverage container and a beverage package containing the same. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122102 | PACKAGING - A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end, and a slider slidably mounted within the container. A releasable locking feature is provided at a side of the package, which comprises a pair of locking edges, one associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges. The release area is provided in the sidewall of the container having the locking edge, and the locking edge of the slider comprises two or more plies of a material used to provide the slider. The package includes means for biasing the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container. The biasing means extends from a blister pack carrier connected to the slider. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122103 | NON-RESEALABLE THERMOFORMED PACKAGING FOR LIQUID OR PASTY SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to a packaging comprising: a rigid shell that can be deformed by having a user apply pressure, said shell forming a storage space ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122104 | SPOUT ASSEMBLY HAVING A BARRIER FILM FOR A FLEXIBLE BAG AND A FLEXIBLE BAG HAVING A SPOUT ASSEMBLY HAVING A BARRIER FILM - A spout assembly including a spout, a base film and a coupling member. The spout has a base flange and an upstand. The base flange has a top surface, a lower surface and an outer surface. The upstand extends from the base flange toward a distal end spaced therefrom. The upstand defines a passageway with a lower opening and an upper opening. The base film has a top surface and a bottom surface. At least a portion of the top surface of the base film overlies at least a portion of the lower surface of the base flange. The coupling member couples the base film to the spout. In turn, the base film is maintained in the overlying orientation. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122105 | PACKAGING - A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end and a slider slidably mounted within the container. A releasable locking feature is provided at a side of the package, which comprises locking edges associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges. The sidewall of the container having the locking edge associated therewith is defined by a panel having a first transverse cutline defining a top flap between the cutline and the open end of the container, with the top flap being connected to a first facing panel of the container along a foldline. An inner surface of the top flap | 2016-05-05 |
20160122106 | PACKAGING - A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end, and a slider slidably mounted within the container. The slider has sidewalls a facing panel and an end wall. The slider has a first end that is closest to the end wall of the container and opposite second end defined by the end wall of the slider. The end wall of the slider is connected to the facing panel of the slider at a first edge thereof, and is connected to a panel of a blister pack carrier at an opposite second edge thereof, the first and second edges of the end wall being connected by side edges of the end wall. The sidewalls of the slider terminate at a position spaced from the end wall of the slider, and a pair of flaps are connected to respective side edges of the end wall of the slider along respective foldlines, each flap being folded toward an end of the sidewall on its respective side of the slider and extending over at least a portion of the distance between the end of the sidewall and the end wall of the slider. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122107 | Packaging Arrangement - The invention discloses a packaging arrangement for the bulk handling of fluid material and being adapted to be located within an outer box and/or container, which includes an inner bag adapted to hold fluid material, the inner bag having a product inlet through which the fluid material can be introduced into the inner bag and a product outlet through which the fluid material can flow from the inner bag; and a surrounding member adapted to surround the inner bag and adapted to form at least one air pocket or air compartment between the surrounding member and the inner bag, the pocket having an air inlet through which air can be introduced into the pocket and thereby putting pressure on the inner bag to force the fluid material out of the inner bag through the product outlet. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122108 | SEALED FIBROUS CONTAINER - A container having an opening sealed with a polymeric film, the container being formed from a pulpable, fibrous material, and less than about 50% of the surface area of the polymeric film being is contact with the container, a method of making such a container, and a method of packaging an article of commerce (e.g., fruit) in said container. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122109 | RESEALABLE PACKAGE WITH SEGMENTED OPENING - A flexible film package having a resealable opening is provided. The package is comprised of a flexible film with at least a first film layer and a second film layer with a resealable adhesive disposed between portions of the first and second film layer. The flexible film defines at least a portion of an interior cavity where contents, such as discrete food articles, can be stored and a package opening provides access to the discrete food articles. Further, the package has a segmented opening with a plurality of opening windows separated by at least one cross tie that extends from one side of the opening to another side. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122110 | SHEET METAL EXPLOSION-PROOF, AND FLAME-PROOF ENCLOSURES - An explosion retaining housing includes a sheet metal member or outer skin which at least in part forms an interior region of the housing. At least one structural element provides additional strength to the member to retain the explosion in the region. The structural element can be inside of, or, outside of the region. The structural element can have a plurality of components which cooperate together to resist the force of an explosion in the interior region. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122111 | CUSHION PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A cushion package structure includes at least a plate and two or more blocks. The plate is disposed within a storage box and the blocks are the same and pivotable with one another. As a number of blocks are connected with one another serially with various including angle between each adjacent two, one or multiple block sets may be formed thereby. Positioning holes on the plate having substantially same contour as corresponding positioning sections on the blocks are further prepared to engage with the positioning sections as the block sets are put to be disposed on the plate, thereby forming a storage space with a specific shape within the storage box. The blocks may be removed from the plate, rearranged, and redisposed on another plate, so that a storage space with a different shape may be defined. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122112 | INFLATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFLATABLE PACKAGING - An inflation device for pressurized inflation of an un-inflated package, the package comprising two layers, which are generally flat prior to inflation, and an inflation opening, the inflation device comprising an inflation tool, for contacting the package at the inflation opening to inflate the package through the inflation opening using inflation fluid from a pressure source, the inflation tool having an enclosing surface to enclose the inflation opening externally of the package. The inflation tool is larger than the inflation opening so as to ensure that the inflation opening is actually enclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122113 | WEB AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLUID FILLED UNITS - A web, method, and apparatus for forming dunnage units. The web includes first and second elongated layers. A plurality of seals that hermetically join the first elongated layer to the second elongated layer to form a plurality of inflatable pouches and an inflation channel that is in fluid communication with pouches and is disposed outside of the pouches. An inflation side line of perforations, a gap forming area, and an opposite side line of perforations are arranged in a line between pair(s) of the pouches. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122114 | Insulating Complex and Method for the Production Thereof - This insulating complex is made of a block of foam of the PE, PP, PET type having density of between 10 and 150 kg/m | 2016-05-05 |
20160122115 | SELF-COOLING CONTAINERS AND WRAPS - Self-cooling materials, such as food containers for transporting perishable food items, and methods for producing and using the materials are disclosed. The materials include a reactant adapted to produce an endothermic reaction upon hydration of the reactant by ambient water vapor. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122116 | Extrusion Laminate Mineral Oil Barrier - A laminate structure for use as a liner in food packaging. The laminate structure includes a paper substrate layer, a metalized oriented polypropylene (mOPP) layer, an extruded mineral oil barrier layer disposed between the paper substrate layer and the mOPP layer and an innermost polymer layer disposed opposite the mOPP layer from the extruded mineral oil barrier layer. The laminate structure is suitable for use as a liner inside an outer shell fabricated from pulp containing recycled materials as the liner includes a mineral oil barrier layer between the outer shell and the inside of the package. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122117 | CONTAINER WITH OXYGEN AND MOISTURE BARRIER AND SCAVENGER CAPABILITY - A storage system for storing a product sensitive to oxygen or moisture includes a container with a bottom, a top edge defining a top opening, and a wall extending between the bottom and the top edge. The bottom, top edge, and wall define an inside volume. The system further includes a sealing member removably attached to the top edge and sealing the top opening, and a scavenger element in fluid communication with the inside volume, where the scavenger element is constructed to absorb moisture, oxygen, or a combination thereof. The wall and the bottom of the container include layers with at least one of an in-mold label, an oxygen barrier, or a moisture barrier. The system may further include a scavenger compartment and a retainer disc for retaining the scavenging element in the scavenger compartment. The container may optionally be flushed with an inert gas and hermetically sealed, and be closed with a lid. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122118 | Preserved Microwavable Food Products - A microwavable tray containing a preserved, such as frozen, preferably liquid, food product. The tray can be capable of being folded at least in half and closed after microwaving. The liquid food product contained in the tray has the consistency and texture after microwaving of freshly prepared product, allowing it to be folded at least in half when the tray is folded, or even without a folding tray. During the microwave process, various fillings can be added to the product ether frozen or unfrozen prior to folding. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122119 | TAPE HOLDING INFORMATION CARDS AND BLISTER AND AN INFORMATION CARD FOR USE WITH SUCH TAPE - A tape for holding an information card ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122120 | SOLAR-CELL MODULE PACKAGE AND PACKAGING METHOD OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - To provide a solar-cell module package including a wrapped body that is obtained by wrapping a solar cell module with a wrapper, a pallet on which a plurality of the wrapped bodies are stacked, a wrapped-body protection member that is provided at four corners of the plurality of wrapped bodies stacked on the pallet to protect corners of the wrapped bodies, and a wrapping material that is wrapped around the wrapped bodies stacked on the pallet and the wrapped-body protection members to fix these elements on the pallet. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122121 | Pre-sweetened tea bag - A pre-sweetened tea bag contains pre-measured quantities of tea and a sweetener, such as sugar or Sweet'N Low®. The tea is provided in a broad assortment of flavors and varieties, and is provided in both individual serving tea bags, and a large tea bag for restaurants and other institutions. Alternatively, the pre-measured sweetener may be provided in a separate sweetener bag of the same size and the same material, which is affixed side-by-side to the tea bag. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122122 | SINGLE SERVE CAPSULE HAVING A LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR - The invention relates to a single serve capsule having a capsule body, the walls and bottom of which delimit an interior in which a drink or food substance is provided, which is dissolved and/or extracted by means of a liquid, which is introduced into the single serve capsule, wherein a liquid distributor, which distributes a liquid supply at least partially over the cross section of the single serve capsule, is provided in the interior, in particular downstream of the liquid supply. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122123 | INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINER - Provided is an intermediate bulk container which can contain and store dangerous articles such as liquid chemicals or other various kinds of liquid contents and can be vertically stacked and, more specifically, to an intermediate bulk container, wherein most of components except for vertical support bars in the intermediate bulk container, which is formed in a size capable of containing approximately one ton of content, are made of a synthetic resin material so as to reduce the total weight of the intermediate bulk container, thereby reducing manufacturing costs, and a container body made of a synthetic resin material is prevented from being ruptured or damaged, even though such intermediate bulk containers each containing approximately one ton of content are stacked in a plurality of layers, such that the stacked state can be maintained stably. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122124 | REVERSIBLY FOLDABLE FREIGHT CONTAINER - The present disclosure provides a reversibly foldable freight container having a roof structure, a floor structure and sidewall structures. The reversibly foldable freight container further includes a front wall and a rear wall, where the front wall includes front wall corner posts, a front door hinge on at least one of the front wall corner posts and a front door joined to the front door hinge. The rear wall includes rear wall corner posts, a hinge on the rear wall corner posts and a rear wall door joined to the hinge, where the rear wall door can pivot on the hinge to extend adjacent an exterior surface of the sidewall structure or can pivot into the volume of the reversibly foldable freight container. In an unfolded state the reversibly foldable freight container has a predefined width measured at a predetermined point on each of two of the rear wall corner posts. A plurality of jointed members in the floor structure allows the reversibly foldable freight container in an unfolded state to move toward a folded state so that the predetermined points on the rear wall corner posts do not extend beyond the predefined width of the reversibly foldable freight container in the unfolded state. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122125 | Storage Tank with Discharge Conveyor - A storage tank defines a square hopper bottom converging to a bottom discharge located at one corner. The tank sits on a base frame defined by four vertical retractable legs with one leg at the discharge recessed inwardly from the corner. A discharge conveyor is mounted at the discharge for rotation about an upstanding axis at the discharge opening unimpeded by the recessed leg to move the conveyor from a retracted position along a side of the frame to an extended position at a selected angle outwardly from the frame. A horizontal platform and ladder is located at one side of the tank with the ladder being movable to a stored position parallel to the platform and both the ladder and the platform are movable to a stored position along the side of the tank. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122126 | Universal Secondary Safety System Including A Riser And Screen - Systems for providing universally installable secondary safety systems for use, in one embodiment, with a riser for a septic tank are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes the following: a riser extending from a system of interest located underground, a retainer ring installed within said riser, and a safety screen to prevent access to the underground system and lower portions of the riser from above. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122127 | WAREHOUSING INSTALLATION, WAREHOUSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WAREHOUSING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a warehousing installation ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122128 | HYDROGEN STORAGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for storing and supplying hydrogen to a hydrogen pipeline in which a compressed hydrogen feed stream is introduced into a salt cavern for storage and a stored hydrogen stream is retrieved from the salt cavern and reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline. A minimum quantity of stored hydrogen is maintained in the salt cavern to produce a stagnant layer having a carbon dioxide content along the cavern wall and the top of a residual brine layer located within the salt cavern. The compressed hydrogen feed stream is introduced into the salt cavern and the stored hydrogen stream is withdrawn without disturbing the stagnant layer to prevent carbon dioxide contamination from being drawn into the stored hydrogen stream being reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline. This allows the stored hydrogen stream to be reintroduced into the hydrogen pipeline without carbon dioxide removal. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122129 | LIFTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIFTING OBJECT USING LIFTING DEVICE - A lifting device includes a handle, two bottoms coupled to the handle; an area sensor built into the handle and configured to sense a contact area value; a weight sensor built into the handle and configured to sense a gripping force value; two structural members connected to each of the two bottoms which are configured to be coupled to a fixing device of an object; and a control unit, configured to determine whether to have the structural members clamp the object or release the object according to the sensed contact area value and the sensed gripping force value. And a method using the lifting device is also provided. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122130 | BELT-DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt-drive device includes a roller, a belt, and a meandering prevention member. The roller is rotatable about an axis. The belt is wound on an outer circumferential surface of the roller. The meandering prevention member is attached to an end of the roller and abuts a side of the belt in the direction of the axis. The meandering prevention member is elastically deformable and has an annular shape. The meandering prevention member has an inner circumferential surface whose diameter is less than an outer diameter of the roller before the meandering prevention member is attached to the roller. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122131 | Vehicle Load Assist Device - A vehicle load assist device and methods of making and using the same is described. According to one embodiment, the vehicle load assist device includes at least one support arm having a substantially open space between two ends configured to accept a corner of a vehicle, at least one wheel assembly, at least one slide, and at least one harness. The wheel assembly is coupled to the support arm and is a pivot point for loading an item onto a vehicle. The slide is coupled to one end of the support arm and configured to slide on a surface of the vehicle. The harness is coupled to the slide and configured to couple to the vehicle. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122132 | LANE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A lane adjustment system for guiding containers moved by one or more conveyors in a preselected direction in one or more lanes, each lane having a lane width transverse to the preselected direction. The lane adjustment system includes a number of lane guide elements, to at least partially define the lanes respectively, and one or more lane guide adjustor modules, each secured to a selected one of the lane guide elements for moving the selected one of the lane guide elements a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction at least partially transverse to the preselected direction, to change the lane width by the predetermined distance. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122133 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONTAINERS AND CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINE - A method for processing containers in a container-processing machine includes identifying a first container behind an adjacent second container in a container flow, the first container being positioned within the container flow such that the first container will, absent intervention, occupy a first processing position that has been designated as not to be occupied by any container, holding the first container back, thereby causing the first container to move with a second velocity, that is less than the first velocity, forming a gap between the first and second containers, and releasing the first container. As a result of having been held back, will now occupy a second processing position instead of the first processing position. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122134 | DEVICE FOR DIVIDING OFF PACKAGING UNITS - An apparatus for separating packaging units to form product groups moving along a transport plane includes dividing elements that circulate on a linear transporter. Each dividing element has an engaging element that protrudes above the transport plane temporarily and then sinks back below the transport plane. A control cam controls the when and where the engaging element protrudes and sinks. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122135 | AUTOMATED CASE FLOW BUFFER - An automated flow buffer system includes infeed and discharge shuttle systems. A buffering system is disposed between the infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system. The buffering system includes buffer conveyors arranged in an array to buffer one or more items. The infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system each include a shuttle frame disposed proximal to an end of the buffering system and one or more shuttles independently moveable along the shuttle frame. Each of the shuttles include a drive system configured to move the shuttle in horizontal and vertical directions along the shuttle frame so that the shuttle is able to service the conveyors in the buffering system. The shuttle includes a conveyance mechanism upon which one or more of the items are transported. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey the items to and/or from the buffer conveyors of the buffering system. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122136 | Trim Removal System - An apparatus uses forced air to remove trim from cut sheets during a converting process. The apparatus may include a plurality of wheels, arranged to allow trim to fall between the wheels, and one or more air chambers, configured to propel air toward the sheets as they are conveyed on the wheels in order to remove trim from the sheets. A method may include conveying sheet stock on wheels arranged to allow trim to fall through them, and propelling air toward the sheet stock with air chambers such that trim is removed from the sheet stock by the propelled air. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122137 | AUXILIARY TANK EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An exhaust system of an agricultural product container includes a first media screen configured to be coupled to the agricultural product container. The first media screen includes a first plurality of apertures. The first media screen is configured to block a granular product from entering the exhaust system and enabling an air flow into the exhaust system. The exhaust system includes a diffuser having a first diffuser aperture configured to diffuse the air flow in a downward direction. The exhaust system further includes a passage fluidly coupled between the first media screen and the diffuser. The passage is configured to selectively guide the air flow from the first media screen toward the diffuser. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122138 | POWDER CONVEYOR AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD - The invention relates to a powder conveyor ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122139 | CONTAINER TERMINAL - Container terminal comprising an automated modularized vertical storage system for storing ocean ISO containers on standardized cargo load platforms, the automated modularized vertical storage system comprising a number of modularized storage modules stacked vertically on top of each other forming a modularized block, wherein a number of modularized blocks are arranged side by side forming the automated modularized vertical storage system. An automated modularized vertical storage system for a container terminal is also described. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122140 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking portion for stacking sheets is provided on a cover openably/closably supported on an apparatus body. The sheet stacking portion is guided between a first position and a second position along the cover by a guide portion. A sheet staked on the sheet stacking portion at the first position is fed via a sheet feeding portion. The sheet stacking portion is moved in conjunction with a cover closing action from the first position to the second position not interfering with the sheet feeding portion via a moving portion. A first end side of the moving portion is turnably supported on the apparatus body and a second end side is connected to the sheet stacking portion. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122141 | PAPER FEED DEVICE AND PAPER FEED METHOD - A paper feed device and a paper feed method that, even in a case where the number of paper sheets remaining on a paper sheet stacking plate is low, allow paper sheet changing to be facilitated. There are included a paper sheet push-up member for pushing up from below a paper sheet batch on the paper sheet stacking plate and a push-up member driving device that, in a case where the number of paper sheets in the paper sheet batch on the paper sheet stacking plate is not higher than the prescribed number, makes at least a part of the paper sheet push-up member protrude upward beyond the upper surface of the paper sheet stacking plate. Thus, a lower surface of the paper sheet batch placed on the paper sheet stacking plate is pushed up from below, thereby creating a clearance. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122142 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A holding member of a sheet feeder includes a locking member engageable with a part of a pinion gear and holds the pinion gear and a sensor member. The holding member is detachably attachable to the sheet storage portion. The pinion gear and a pair of rack members are meshed with the holding member attached to a sheet storage portion. The holding member holds the pinion gear movably in an axial direction of the rotary shaft so that the pinion gear is displaceable between a first position where the rotation of the pinion gear is regulated and a second position where the pinion gear is rotatable. The pinion gear is located at the first position with the holding member detached from the sheet storage portion and located at the second position with the holding member attached to the sheet storage portion. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122143 | FEEDING DEVICE WITH SLIDE - A feeding device for a digital processing machine includes a paper passage, a sheet-feeding roller, a friction device, and a slide. The sheet-feeding roller is disposed in the paper passage, and the friction device is disposed opposite to the sheet-feeding roller. The sheet-feeding roller separates a sheet with the friction device. The slide is disposed at a left side and a right side of the sheet-feeding roller. The slide is lowered from a first position to a second position when the sheet-feeding roller rotates, such that the sheet contacts the sheet-feeding roller. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122144 | PAPER FEEDING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A paper feeding apparatus includes: a sheet loading unit for loading a bundle of sheets; a separation unit that separates a topmost sheet of the bundle of sheets loaded on the sheet loading unit, from the bundle of sheets; a conveyance unit that conveys the separated topmost sheet; an end fence that is movable in a sheet conveyance direction, abuts trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction, and positions the bundle of sheets in the sheet conveyance direction; and a pressing unit that is provided in such a manner as to protrude from the end fence, and is able to press the trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction of at least an upper part of the bundle of sheets, wherein the pressing unit has different pressing forces at an upper and a lower portion thereof, and has the lower pressing force stronger than the upper pressing force. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122145 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet transport device includes first to third rotating members, a sheet position detector, and a controller. The first member transports a sheet at a first speed. The second member transports the sheet at a second speed that is lower than the first speed. The third member in a stopped state receives the sheet and subsequently resumes transporting to perform positional correction thereon. The detector detects positions of leading and trailing edges of the sheet. The controller performs control such that, when a preset time elapses after the detector detects that the leading edge has reached the third member, the third member is caused to resume transporting at the second speed, and when the detector detects that the leading edge has passed the second member, the third member is increased in speed from the second speed to the first speed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122146 | SHRINK FILM STAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of delivering film to a tubular shrink film applying machine involves the use of one or more containers that may include wheels enabling film transport, where film is unwound from rolls into the containers. A machine for dispensing tubular shrink film from rolls into containers in a controlled manner is also provided. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122147 | Medium Holder, Medium Loading Device, and Recording Apparatus - A medium holder is provided with a movement restriction section that restricts movement in a direction that is opposite to a side that holds the rolled medium during installation of a medium loading device in a medium loading section. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO SELECTED OUTPUT TRAYS - An image scanner system and method with document sorting capability that includes the ability to sort based on image content is described. A processor instructs drive motors and rollers of the transport system moving the document along a transport path within the scanner to stop movement, such that document is stopped at a position after it is imaged to provide time for the processor to analyze the image content and make a sorting decision. The transport system is then restarted and the document is delivered to a paper path switching mechanism to provide the physical sort. Based on the processing, the switching mechanism is positioned such that the document will follow a transport path into a desired output tray. The system may reverse the transport system to back up the document before being restarted in order to allow for paper path switching of longer documents. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122149 | PAPER CURRENCY PROCESSING DEVICE AND PAPER CURRENCY TEMPORARY STORAGE DEVICE - A banknote temporary storage unit of a banknote processing device includes a box body, and further includes a controllable telescopic rod having one end configured to be fixed at a transaction port of the banknote processing device and a telescopic end articulated to the box body. The box body is slidably arranged at the transaction port, and in the case that the controllable telescopic rod is at a terminal of a telescoping stroke of the controllable telescopic rod, the box body is located outside the transaction port, and a banknote dispensing space in the box body is in a visible area. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122150 | Packing Tape Dispenser - The present invention discloses a packing tape dispenser which comprises an upper part having a downward facing concave space, a cutting blade rigidly mounted to the upper part and positioned in the concave space with an cutting edge recessed in the concave space, and a lower part having a groove member being able to move up and down relative to the upper part, during a tape cutting operation the groove member being moved upwardly into the concave space and pocketing at least a portion the cutting blade. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122151 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER FOR FOLDED EDGE TAPE - An adhesive tape dispenser and applicator which folds one or both edges of tape being applied over upon themselves is constructed with an edge folding guide having a planar surface, two inwardly converging edges and tape guides cooperating to fold the edges of the tape. A method of threading tape onto a folding tape dispenser is also described. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122152 | METHOD FOR LIMITING A HEIGHT OF A STACK OF SHEETS IN A PRINTING DEVICE - In a method for limiting a height of a stack of sheets in an output holder of an image reproduction system, the output holder being configured to hold a stack of sheets printed upon by the image reproduction system according to a print job submitted to the image reproduction system, the image reproduction system including a control unit for controlling the receiving and printing of the print job, the method includes receiving a print job at the image reproduction system, the print job comprising image data to be printed and a plurality of print job settings, starting printing the print job by the image reproduction system, and delivering printed sheets of the print job to the output holder. The plurality of print job settings include a setting for a maximum height of a stack in the output holder settable per print job, the method including establishing a value for the setting for the maximum stack height of the stack, and stopping the delivering of the printed sheets of the print job to the output holder upon the stack reaching the maximum height set in the setting for the maximum stack height. An image reproduction system is configured to execute the method. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122153 | TENSION DEPENDENT BRAKE ACTUATION FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT - A cable management system and method of use are provided in which brake actuation which controls a cable payout rate may be dependent on cable tension. A control system may be provided for adjusting cable tension and braking force. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122154 | Cord Management Devices and Methods - A cord spool may have a generally cylindrical primary element made of flexible material, which may have first and second primary element openings. The primary element may further include a central exterior portion between first and second raised portions. The primary element may further include an interior portion dimensioned and configured to accept a fixture. The cord spool also may have at least one flexible strap securely affixed to and extending through the interior portion of the primary element and extending beyond the first and second openings of the primary element. The strap may have first and second strap ends with first and second fasteners. The strap may be dimensioned and configured to allow the first and second strap ends to be releasably secured to one another, forming a cord securing loop. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122155 | MODULAR DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM FOR POWERED HOSE REELS - A hose reel includes a hose reel frame, a hose reel spool rotatably mounted on the hose reel frame for rotation about a rotational axis, a drive coupling attached to the hose reel spool and aligned with the rotational axis, a drive mount attached to the hose reel frame, and a drive module mounted on the drive mount that has a drive shaft connected to the drive coupling. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122156 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - An elevator controller that enables enhancement in serviceability, avoids a collision between multiple cars that ascend/descend inside a common shaft, and suppresses increase in the number of floors a car cannot reach. The elevator controller includes: multiple cars arranged inside a common shaft such that each car can ascend/descend independently; an occupied area setting mechanism setting, for each of the multiple cars, a maximum area of a travel section necessary for the car to make an emergency stop as an occupied area for the car based on a running speed, a running direction, and a call registration status; and a running speed setting mechanism setting a running speed of a car so a number of floors the car can service is maximized within a range in which the car can make an emergency stop without entering an occupied area set by the occupied area setting mechanism for the other car. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122157 | MOBILE APPLICATION BASED DISPATCHING - Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, registration information associated with a tenant of a building and at least one user device, determining, by the computing device, that the at least one user device is within a threshold distance of the building, causing, by the computing device, an identity of the tenant to be provided by the at least one user device based on the determination that the at least one user device is within the threshold distance of the building, and causing, by the computing device, an elevator car to be dispatched to a floor of the building on which the tenant is located. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122158 | ELEVATOR FOR SHABAT OBSERVERS - A system and method, the system including a transportation device configured to operate under at least a first condition and a second condition, wherein the transportation device is configured to operate without a human induced change in an electrical current during the second condition, a disengageable motor configured to operate the transportation device under the first condition and coupled to the transportation device, a disengageable energy storage device configured to operate the transportation device under the second condition and coupled to the transportation device, wherein the disengageable energy storage device may be automatically recharged by a charging device when the energy storage device is disengaged and, a mechanical processing unit for mechanically controlling the motion of the transportation device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122159 | RETRACTABLE TOE GUARD ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system including an elevator car having a front wall having an opening allowing entry into the elevator car, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a left wall and a right wall; a platform positioned at an underside of the elevator car; and a toe guard assembly coupled to the platform, the toe guard assembly including a first panel and a second panel, the second panel having an extended position and a retracted position; the second panel movable from the extended position to the retracted position by tray cling in one of a left direction towards the left wall and a right direction towards the right wall. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122160 | Overwind Conveyance Drop Protection - A hoist system for hoisting a conveyance from a mineshaft, comprising: a head frame mounted over the mineshaft; a hoist connected to the conveyance by an elongate flexible hoisting element so as to be operable to hoist the conveyance from the mineshaft by winding the hoisting element; an upper crash barrier located on the head frame so as to be engageable by the conveyance to prevent upward movement of the conveyance beyond the crash barrier in an overwind condition; and an upper conveyance retarder to retard upward movement of the conveyance as it approaches the crash barrier. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122161 | CARGO HANDLING BY A SPREADER - There is provided improved accuracy in cargo handling by a spreader ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122162 | Articulated Operating Arm with Mechanical Locking Means between Arm Sections - Articulated operating arm ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122163 | LINE STABILIZER - A stabilizer for a line may include a guide configured for arrangement on the line to resist and/or damp lateral motions of the line where the guide may include a guide jacket having a static sleeve configured to allow the line to pass through the guide and a fortifying bracket configured to reinforce the guide jacket and configured to interface with a hanging system to support the guide jacket and maintain the guide jacket in position on the line. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122164 | BOTTLE JACK - The present invention relates to a bottle jack comprising a main body and a shaft that expands or contracts, further comprising:
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20160122165 | TROLLEY JACK COMPRISING A HINGED LEVER ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a trolley jack comprising a main body and a lifting element capable of moving up or down for lifting a heavy object, and a lever assembly projecting upwards along a longitudinal axis for allowing a user to manually push and move the jack, where a lower end of the lever assembly is connected in an articulated manner to the main body according to a transverse axis of rotation, the lever assembly being capable of being lowered with respect to said transverse axis of rotation and arranged against the main body. Providing a hinged lever assembly increases jack storage and transport possibilities. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122166 | Pivoting Load-bearing Assembly with Force Sensor - A load-bearing assembly including a clamping-force sensor in a pivoting support assembly that is adjustable to vary a radial spacing between a pivot pin and a clamp pad supported on the support assembly. A plurality of clamping-force sensors may be included in a plurality of pivoting clamp pad support assemblies to support a clamp pad and may be arranged to sense the magnitude of a clamping force exerted by a particular adjustable pivoting clamp pad support assembly and send signals indicative of the magnitude of the force to a controller. Force values sensed and transmitted to the controller may be used to evaluate and adjust the clamp arm assembly to grasp a load with a desired clamping force or distribution of clamping forces. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122167 | Pivoting Load-bearing Assembly with Force Sensor - A load-bearing assembly including a clamping-force sensor in a pivoting support assembly that is adjustable to vary a radial spacing between a pivot pin and a clamp pad mounted on the support assembly. A plurality of clamping-force sensors may be included in a plurality of pivoting clamp pad support assemblies to support a clamp pad and may be arranged to sense the magnitude of a clamping force exerted by a particular adjustable pivoting clamp pad support assembly and send signals indicative of the magnitude of the force to a controller. A load sensor may be located between a pivot pin and a bearing block, or strain gauges may be mounted in the pivoting bearing block so as to measure forces carried through the bearing block. Force values sensed and transmitted to the controller may be used to evaluate and adjust the clamp arm assembly to grasp a load with a desired clamping force or distribution of clamping forces. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122168 | LIFTING APPARATUS FOR LIFTING AND LOWERING VEHICLES, LOADS OR THE LIKE - The invention relates to a lifting apparatus for lifting and lowering vehicles or the like, comprising a support ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122169 | Centering Bell Quick Change System - An adapter system for a beverage can filling valve for quick connection/disconnection of multiple centering bells used to fill differently sized cans and a CIF assembly. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122170 | MANIFOLD FOR A FILLING UNIT FOR FILLING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES WITH A POURABLE PRODUCT - A manifold for a filling unit for filling a plurality of articles with a pourable product is disclosed. The manifold includes a first flange configured to be fixed to a tube for filling a tank with a pourable product; a second flange configured to rotate about an axis with respect to the first flange and be fixed to the tank, the second flange defining a passage for a first fluid other than the pourable product and adapted to be conveyed inside the tank; a fluidic line bounded between the first flange and the second flange and configured to be filled with a second fluid in order to prevent contaminant agents from reaching the passage; a sealing element interposed between the first flange and second flange; at least one piston movable along the axis and operatively connected to the sealing element; and a pneumatic circuit operable to exert a pressure on a third fluid acting on the piston, so as to press the piston against the sealing element along the axis. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122171 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator including a main body providing a storage, a dispenser provided to the main body and configured to dispense water or ice, an operable operation part provided to the dispenser, and a dispenser motor driven according to operating the operation part, wherein the dispenser motor includes, a stator generating a magnetic field, a rotator rotatable by the magnetic field, and a compression member applying a frictional force to the rotator while rotation of the rotator is stopped. The dispensing of water or ice is quickly stopped by stopping the operating of the operation part. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122172 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH BEACON TRANSMITTER AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF PREDETERMINED CONTENT - The present system provides a beverage dispensing assembly having a radio transmitter, wherein a personal communication device having associated software receives content from a remote content management system in response to a signal from the transmitter being received at the personal communication device. The radio transmitter may be in a retaining cavity of an extender assembly which is positioned between a faucet and a tap handle of the beverage dispensing assembly. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122173 | AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION - An automatic extraction device may include a displacement measuring unit for measuring the distance to a container by transmitting a measurement signal and then generating the measurement value which corresponds to the distance to the container; a control unit for outputting a water extraction signal if the measurement value is included within the predetermined target distance range and if the measurement value is not changed during the predetermined reference time; and a water extraction cock for supplying fluid to the container by opening a water extraction valve if the water discharge signal is input. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122174 | FUEL DISPENSER FLOW METER HAVING VAPOR PRESSURE CORRECTION ARRANGEMENT - A method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of fuel flow meters by compensating for the presence of vapor bubbles generated within the flow meter. The method comprises measuring the temperature of the fuel flowing through the meter and using an algorithm or static lookup table to determine a vapor compensation factor based on that temperature. Because the tendency of fuel to vaporize depends largely on seasonal variations in fuel temperature, applying a temperature-dependent vapor compensation factor promotes year-round accuracy of the flow meter output. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122175 | FUEL DISPENSER FLOW METER HAVING VAPOR PRESSURE CORRECTION ARRANGEMENT - A meter for measuring the flow rate of fuel in a fuel dispenser comprises a housing with an axial bore extending therethrough and defining an inlet and an outlet. A flow indicating mechanism comprising one or more rotatable components are mounted in the axial bore of the housing and configured to rotate as fuel flows from the inlet to the outlet, wherein each rotation indicates fuel flow. A pulse generating device senses rotation of the rotatable components and generates an output signal indicative of the fuel flow. Finally, a vapor generating device is configured to generate vapor bubbles that flow through the flow indicating mechanism. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122176 | Container Retaining System For A Filler - A container retaining system for a filler having an upstand portion, a container retaining assembly and a suspension assembly. The retaining assembly including a plate member having an upper surface and a lower surface. At least one opening extends through the plate member which is spaced apart from an outer portion extending outwardly sufficient so as to be capable of interfacing with a filler valve of a filler. The suspension assembly includes at least one strut tower. The strut tower extends through the at least one opening of the plate member. A biasing member biasing the plate member relative to the strut tower and the upstand portion in a first resting orientation. Overcoming the biasing member rotates the plate member relative to the upstand portion and the at least one strut tower. The plate member is configured to pivot relative to the strut tower into a deflected orientation. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122177 | TRAPPED MEMBRANE - A MEMS trapped membrane. The MEMS trapped membrane includes a first layer and a second structure. The first layer has an outer section and an inner membrane. The outer section and inner membrane are detached from each other by a separation, and have inner membrane protrusions and outer section protrusions formed by the separation. The second structure is coupled to the outer section and has second protrusions that overlay corresponding inner membrane protrusions. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122178 | DRIVING APPARATUS - A driving apparatus ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160122179 | SENSOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The sensor package according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure includes a substrate; and at least one sensor chip mounted on a surface of the substrate, wherein the sensor chip is mounted on the substrate using a face-down bonding scheme. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122180 | METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A FUNCTIONAL CAPPING - A wafer level method of making a micro-electronic and/or micro-mechanic device, having a capping with electrical wafer through connections (vias), comprising the steps of providing a first wafer of a semiconductor material having a first and a second side and a plurality of holes and/or recesses in the first side, and a barrier structure extending over the wafer on the second side, said barrier comprising an inner layer an insulating material, such as oxide, and an outer layer of another material. Then, metal is applied in said holes so as to cover the walls in the holes and the bottom of the holes. The barrier structure is removed and contacts are provided to the wafer through connections on the back-side of the wafer. Bonding structures are provided on either of said first side or the second side of the wafer. The wafer is bonded to another wafer carrying electronic and micro-electronic/mechanic components, such that the first wafer forms a capping structure covering the second wafer. Finally the wafer is singulated to individual devices. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122181 | MICROINTEGRATED ENCAPSULATED MEMS SENSOR WITH MECHANICAL DECOUPLING AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - The microintegrated sensor comprises a stack formed by a sensor layer, of semiconductor material, by a cap layer, of semiconductor material, and by an insulating layer. The sensor layer and the cap layer have a respective peripheral portion surrounding a central portion, and the insulating layer extends between the peripheral portions of the sensor layer and of the cap layer. An air gap extends between the central portions of the sensor layer and of the protection layer. A through trench extends into the central portion of the sensor layer as far as the air gap and surrounds a platform housing a sensitive element. The cap layer has through holes in the insulating layer that extend from the air gap and form a fluidic path with the air gap and the through trench. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122182 | MEMS DEVICE WITH A CAPPING SUBSTRATE - A method for forming an integrated circuit device includes forming a dielectric layer onto a first substrate, forming a sacrificial material into a sacrificial cavity formed into the dielectric layer, forming a membrane layer over the dielectric layer and sacrificial material, releasing the sacrificial material through at least one via formed through the membrane layer, and bonding a capping substrate to the membrane layer such that a second cavity is formed, the second cavity being connected to the sacrificial cavity though a via formed into the membrane layer. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122183 | LID AND METHOD FOR SEALING A NON-MAGNETIC PACKAGE - A non-magnetic lid for sealing a hermetic package. The lid includes a molybdenum substrate having a sputtered adhesion layer and a copper seed layer. The lid also includes a plated palladium solder base layer, and has gold/tin solder preforms attached to a sealing surface of the lid. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122184 | Zero emissions sulphur recovery process with concurrent hydrogen production - Disclosed is a process for the concurrent production of hydrogen and sulphur from a H | 2016-05-05 |
20160122185 | ULTRAPURE SYNTHETIC CARBON MATERIALS - The present application is generally directed to ultrapure synthetic carbon materials having both high surface area and high porosity, ultrapure polymer gels and devices containing the same. The disclosed ultrapure synthetic carbon materials find utility in any number of devices, for example, in electric double layer capacitance devices and batteries. Methods for making ultrapure synthetic carbon materials and ultrapure polymer gels are also disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122186 | MESOPOROUS CARBON MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODS - Mesoporous carbon material and methods of forming and using the same are provided. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122187 | Process for Covalently Grafting a Carbonaceous Material - A process for preparing covalently grafted carbonaceous material includes providing carbonaceous material, providing at least one reactant, and mixing the carbonaceous material with the at least one reactant to obtain a mixture. The process includes irradiating the mixture under IR radiation to obtain the covalently grafted carbonaceous material. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122188 | AA' STACKED GRAPHITE - Disclosed is AA′ graphite with a new stacking feature of graphene, and a fabrication method thereof. Graphene is stacked in the sequence of AA′ where alternate graphene layers exhibiting the AA′ stacking are translated by a half hexagon (1.23 Å). AA′ graphite has an interplanar spacing of about 3.44 Å larger than that of the conventional AB stacked graphite (3.35 Å) that has been known as the only crystal of pure graphite. This may allow the AA′ stacked graphite to have unique physical and chemical characteristics. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122189 | GRAPHENE STRUCTURE HAVING NANOBUBBLES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Example embodiments relate to graphene structures having nanobubbles, and/or to a method of manufacturing the graphene structure. The graphene structure includes a substrate and a graphene layer on the substrate, the graphene layer having a plurality of convex portions. One or more of the plurality of convex portions has a hollow structure, and the graphene layer has a band gap that is due to the plurality of convex portions. A noble gas is included between the substrate and the convex portions. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122190 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING CARBON MONOXIDE FROM CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS PRODUCT - The present invention provides an improved process for recovering CO from a catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) process product effluent. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a first vapor phase stream resulting from a CFP process comprising, on a water-free and solids-free basis, from 25 to 80% CO and at least 15% CO | 2016-05-05 |
20160122191 | Particle of Modified Silica - The present invention relates to a particle of modified silica which comprises a particle of silica which is covalently linked to at least one halohydrin moiety. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of preparing the particle of modified silica, a particle of modified silica obtained by such method, use of the particle of modified silica as a stationary phase for chromatography, as well as a separation column for chromatography comprising the particle of modified silica. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122192 | PRODUCING ZEOLITE SSZ-39 USING ISOMERIC MIXTURES OF ORGANIC STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS - The present disclosure is directed to producing zeolite structures, especially Zeolite SSZ-39, using organic structure directing agents (OSDAs). In particular, the OSDAs comprise isomeric mixtures of N,N-dialkyl piperidinium cations. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122193 | Zeolite Synthesis with Dominant and Secondary Templates - Methods are provided for synthesis of various types of zeolites using synthesis mixtures that contain a dominant structure directing agent and one or more secondary structure directing agents. Advantageously, the secondary structure directing agents may substantially not alter the crystal structure and/or morphology of the crystals generated by a synthesis mixture in the presence of the dominant structure directing agent. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122194 | INTEGRATED PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE FLEXIBLE USE OF ELECTRICITY - The present invention relates to an integrated plant which comprises a plant for the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide and a separating device for separating hydrogen cyanide from the reaction mixture of the electrothermic production of hydrogen cyanide while obtaining at least one stream of gas containing hydrogen and/or hydrocarbons, the integrated plant having a device for introducing a gas into a natural gas network, to which device a stream of gas containing hydrogen and/or hydrocarbons is fed from the separating device via at least one conduit. This integrated plant affords flexible use of electricity by a method in which a stream of gas, containing hydrogen and/or hydrocarbons, is fed into a natural gas network from the separating device and the amount and/or the composition of the stream of gas fed into the natural gas network is changed in dependence on the electricity supply. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122195 | A SOL-GEL PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE OXIDES - A Continuous flow synthesis of nanocrystalline metal oxides by rapid sol-gel process is disclosed. The process disclosed uses an impinging microjet micromixer device to obtain the nano crystalline metal oxides. A method of fabricating and assembling the impinging microjet micromixer is also disclosed herewith. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122196 | Use of Polyols as Scale Control Reagents in the Mining Processes - In the mining process, linear, branched, hyperbranched or dendrimeric polyols or mixtures thereof are employed as process stabilization aids for aqueous solutions and, or suspensions of metal salts. A specific application area of the polyols is the stabilization of bauxite liquor in the Bayer process of producing alumina from bauxite. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122197 | MICROWAVE HEATING FOR GYPSUM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Methods of making calcium sulfate whiskers are provided. In one aspect, a method includes autoclaving a slurry of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and water to form calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers in water and microwaving the whiskers to dewater them, wherein the microwaving is effective to prevent a majority of the whiskers from reverting to a dihydrate form. In one aspect, a method includes microwaving calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers to form anhydrite calcium sulfate whiskers, wherein the microwaving is effective to remove a substantial amount of chemically bound water from the whiskers. | 2016-05-05 |
20160122198 | SOLVENTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF NANOSIZED TWO DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS - A process of forming two dimensional nano-materials that includes the steps of: providing a bulk two dimensional material; providing lithium iodide; suspending the lithium iodide and bulk two dimensional material in a solvent forming a solution; initiating a solvent thermal reaction forming a lithiated bulk two dimensional material. The resulting lithiated bulk two dimensional material may be exfoliated after the solvent thermal reaction forming a two dimensional layered material. | 2016-05-05 |