18th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220135329 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING FOR SHIPPING WITH OBJECT POSE ANALYSIS - An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, the supply bin receiving conveyor including sensing unit for determining an extent of advancement of the supply bin in a conveyor direction along the supply bin receiving conveyor, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation and pose. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135330 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING FOR SHIPPING WITH PACK AND PLACE PLANNING - An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The a system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a placement planning system for determining a packing placement order for the plurality of objects, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135331 | ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Warehouse automation and methods of controlling material flow can be used to streamline order fulfillment processes. For example, according to some embodiments described herein, the inventory capacity of a mobile robot field is enhanced by vertically expanding the storage space that is readily accessible by mobile robots that facilitate an order sortation process. In result, the handling of inventoried items is reduced, and the efficiency of order fulfillment processes is increased. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135332 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINER AND SYSTEM FOR STORING CONTAINER WITH THE APPARATUS - Provided are a container transporting apparatus for storing items such as FOUPs and reticle pods by utilizing the dead zone space located in an upper portion of the semiconductor manufacturing facility built in the FAB, and a container storage system having the same. The container storage system may include a first storage unit installed on a side of a movement path of a transporting device for transporting a container accommodating a substrate and for storing the container; a second storage unit installed on a side of the first storage unit and for storing the container; and a transporting unit moving between the first storage unit and the second storage unit and for transporting the container stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135333 | WAREHOUSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Warehouse automation and methods of controlling material flow can be used to enhance the efficiencies of warehouse operations. For example, automation systems and methods can be used to efficiently optimize the storage density of items in warehouses. In some examples, warehouse workers are automatically provided with instructions for how to assemble pallet loads of incoming items to a height that is determined based on the goal of fully utilizing open warehouse storage rack spaces. In some examples, a plan for optimizing the build-height of pallet loads of an incoming shipment is determined in advance of receiving the shipment. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135334 | IMPACT ABSORBING CONVEYOR BELT - An impact absorbing conveyor belt that includes an impact absorption layer, a first fabric layer and a top cover layer. The impact absorption layer has a first side. The impact absorption layer has a durometer. When the conveyor belt is in use, the first side of the impact absorption layer is oriented toward a surface of the conveyor belt on which an object being conveyed is placed. The top cover layer has a durometer that is greater than the durometer of the impact absorption layer. The first fabric layer and the top cover layer are both positioned on the first side of the impact absorption layer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135335 | ENDLESS CONVEYOR BELT AND CONVEYOR DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A CONVEYOR BELT - The present invention concerns an endless conveyor belt for a conveyor device, which conveyor belt comprises a belt body that can be transversely deformed between a flat configuration, at rest, and a tubular configuration. This belt body comprises two transition regions over its width which between them define a central belt portion, as well as two side belt portions situated between each of them and the nearby side edge. At least one thickness of the side belt portions is greater than at least one thickness of the central belt portion, forming at least one over thickness region on each of the side belt portions. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135336 | CONVEYOR BELT WITH UPRIGHT RIBS - A conveyor belt system includes a conveyor belt, a first roller, a second roller, wherein the conveyor belt extends between the first roller and the second roller so that the conveyor belt has a transport side and a return side; and a frame for positioning the conveyor belt, wherein the frame has at least two upright walls at the position of opposite transverse ends, which two upright walls are formed such that, at the position of the return side, the return side falls within the two upright walls and that, at the position of the transport side, the transport side protrudes to a position outside the upright walls on either sides. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135337 | CONVEYING DEVICE OF PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATIC DISPENSERS - A product conveying device ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220135338 | MANUALLY-ADJUSTABLE LIFTER APPARATUS FOR CONVEYOR BELTS - An apparatus/method for a conveyor belt lifter apparatus that can be manually-configured to accommodate differently-sized conveyor belts of conveyor systems. The apparatus includes a pair of lifts in between which a trough-shaped adjustable conveyor belt support arm is releasably-secured. An adjustable shaft coupler connects the lifts to allow simultaneous activation and movement of both lifts by an operator engaging only one lift. An adjustable base also allows the apparatus to be adjusted for the conveyor system size. These adjustable components comprise segments that can be releasably secured using quick-release pins. The height of the ends of the conveyor belt support arm can also be manually adjusted to eliminate any gap between the conveyor belt and the support arm before lift activation. Each lift comprises a manually-controlled screw jack with an extender formed thereon to allow the lifter apparatus to raise or lower the particular conveyor belt once the lifter apparatus is installed. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135339 | CONVEYOR AND LOGIC SYSTEMS TO RETURN, BALANCE, AND BUFFER PROCESSED OR EMPTY TOTES - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to automatically balance and buffer the return of empty containers or other totes to a plurality of areas. In some embodiments, a control circuit employs a logic system in which empty totes are directed along primary, secondary, or tertiary paths depending on information gathered from sensors regarding the availability of space for empty totes at a plurality of potential destinations. In this way, the return of empty totes to one or more points of origin may be buffered to balance the number of empty totes in one or more areas. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135340 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING FRAGILE ITEMS - An apparatus for vertical transfer of whole nuts from a first elevation to a second, lower elevation includes a run extending between an entrance and an exit, and having a plurality of alternatingly arranged conveying panels between the entrance and the exit. Each conveying panel is inclined at approximately 30 degrees to horizontal and has a predefined width. The apparatus further includes arcuate turn-arounds disposed between respective conveying panels to facilitate transferring the nuts from one conveying panel to the next lower conveying panel. The predefined width of the conveying panels is selected based on a predetermined mass flow rate of nuts such that whole nuts move along the run in a continuous stream without tumbling, and wherein each nut is in contact with adjacent nuts in its respective layer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135341 | POSITION SWITCHING DEVICE - A position switching device includes a rotating body, a drive unit, and a plurality of position switching rods. The rotating body has, on a surface, a plurality of position switching groove groups each defining a plurality of switching positions and rotates about one shaft as a rotation axis. The drive unit rotationally drives the rotating body in a first rotation direction or a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction. The plurality of position switching rods each has one end engaged with corresponding one of the plurality of the position switching groove groups and the other end engaged with corresponding one of a plurality of position switching mechanisms. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135342 | TROLLEY DEVICE FOR CONVEYING LAMINAR ELEMENTS AND CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY - A trolley device is used to convey laminar elements. The trolley device includes at least one belt that defines a closed loop, a plurality of pulleys, at least one drive pulley being configured to act on the belt, the pulleys being mounted on a frame with a supporting region over which a section of the belt can be slid and wherein suction means linked to the belt are provided. The belt includes at least on the outer face thereof a projecting section of predetermined length that protrudes in height with respect to the rest of the belt, the projecting section being provided with a plurality of through holes aligned in position with through holes made in the belt. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135343 | CONTAINER GRIPPER - A gripper including a receiving end and a locking end and an absorber coupled to at least one of the ends configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper, wherein the receiving end is shaped to marry a container body. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135344 | Smooth Handoff of Containers Using Multiple Grippers - A conveyor system for grouping containers includes a first track including a first plurality of lugs, each lug having a respective gripper coupled thereto configured to drive containers along the first track and a second track configured to move a second plurality of lugs wherein each of the lugs is coupled to a respective gripper configured to receive containers from the first track, and move the containers along the second track wherein the grippers of the second track contact the container while the gripper of the first track contacts the container. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135345 | GRIPPING UNITS FOR HANDLING DEVICES OF PROCESSING MACHINES - The disclosure relates to gripping units for handling devices of processing machines, e.g., for handling plate-shaped workpieces, including a plurality of vacuum cups that are provided on a main body and are arranged relative to one another to form at least one cup field, and at least one cup field can be subjected to negative pressure for handling the workpiece, wherein at least one holding unit is provided on the main body, the holding unit has at least one sealing element and surrounds at least one cup field, and has at least one actuation unit for applying a negative pressure for the at least one sealing element to act on the plate-shaped workpiece. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135346 | ROBOTIC TOOLS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A system and method for operating a robotic system to use two or more tools to manipulate objects. The robotic system may coordinate planning processes and/or plan implementations based on grouping the objects. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING FOR SHIPPING WITH CONTAINER ALIGNMENT - An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a destination container location assessment system for positioning a destination container, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135348 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS, VACUUM APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE - A transport apparatus comprises: a stator including a plurality of coils arranged along a first direction; and a mover including a first magnet group having a plurality of magnets arranged along the first direction, the plurality of magnets arranged to face the plurality of coils in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the mover is driven toward the first direction by a magnetic force generated between the magnets and the coils, wherein the stator includes a first region in which the plurality of coils is arranged at given intervals and a second region adjacent to the first region, and wherein a magnetic compensator is arranged in the second region for compensating changes in magnetic energy distribution characteristics formed by the magnets and the coils in the first region. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135349 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING OBJECTS IN AN ALTERNATE MANNER ALONG SINGLE FILE ROWS - A machine and method for arranging objects comprising a first end with a protruding edge and a second end, on the opposite side of the protruding edge, in an alternate manner along single file rows. A guide guides objects in a single file row to a separator for receiving and separating the objects into a first and a second group and for alternately feeding the first and the second group to a collector and dropping device configured for rotating the objects of the first group and the second group according to a predetermined orientation and for stacking the objects one above the other in an alternate manner along single file rows. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135350 | STACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for forming horizontally stacked groups of containers includes an infeed screw set, an orienting screw set, and a grouping mechanism. Containers are presented to the infeed screw in a vertical orientation, and are progressed from the infeed screw set to the orienting screw set via a transitioning pocket defined by overlapping pockets of the infeed and orienting screw sets. As containers are progressed through the orienting screw the containers are rotated via a series of orienting pockets to a horizontal orientation and progressed via a series of nesting pockets to form a series of horizontally nested containers. The series is discharged to a grouping mechanism which separates a predefined number of containers from the series to form a horizontally stacked group, which is outfed from the stacking system. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135351 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR QUEUING FOLDED LAUNDRY - Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously queueing a plurality of folded household laundry articles in a packing queue are described. A packing system includes a rotating platform configured to rotate a folded laundry article for directional placement in the packing queue, at least one packing queue platform receiving the folded laundry article into a packing queue disposed thereon, and a double ended conveyor. The double ended conveyor includes a retrieving end and a depositing end. The conveyor is configured to be mounted to a gantry for traveling along the length of the queue platform and cantilevering the retrieving end over the rotating platform for retrieving the folded laundry article and the depositing end over the packing queue platform for depositing the folded laundry article onto either a surface of the packing queue platform or another folded laundry article of the plurality of household laundry articles. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135352 | BOTTOM DUMP PNEUMATIC MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - A material (e.g., proppant) handling system includes a storage container, a mechanical conveyor system, and a pneumatic conveyor system. The mechanical conveyor system is configured to convey material from an unloading station to a conveyor system discharge and into an inlet of the storage container (e.g., at an elevation that is higher than the unloading station). The pneumatic delivery system is configured to deliver material from the storage container to an off-system destination (e.g., a silo or the like), pneumatically. In a typical implementation, the storage container, the mechanical conveyor system, and the pneumatic conveyor system are all on, or connected to, or supported by one common chassis. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135353 | GANGWAY HAVING SELF-RAISING ASSEMBLY - A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. A self-raising assembly is operative to rotate the support structure from the deployed position to the stowed position. The self-raising assembly includes at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected between the fixed platform and a distal end of the support structure. A raising actuator is usable by an operator to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the support structure toward the stowed position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135354 | SHEET ALIGNING MECHANISM - A sheet aligning mechanism includes first and second conveyance mechanisms disposed on first and second sides of a sheet conveyance path, respectively. A nip is formed between the first and second conveyance mechanisms. The first conveyance mechanism includes a first roller, a second roller, and a first conveyance belt wound around the first and second rollers. The first and second rollers are configured to rotate in a first direction along a sheet conveying direction for sheet conveyance, and stop rotation or rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction for sheet alignment. The first conveyance belt includes an extended region between the first and second rollers in an extending direction inclined with respect to the sheet conveying direction, such that a width of the sheet conveyance path becomes narrower towards the nip in the sheet conveying direction. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135355 | CONVEYING APPARATUS WITH CONVEYANCE SURFACE FACING DOWNWARD - A conveying apparatus includes a conveyor and a conveyed object receptor. The conveyor includes a conveyance surface facing downward and configured to convey a conveyed object having a sheet-like shape. The conveyed object receptor is arranged below the conveyor and configured to receive the conveyed object having fallen from the conveyor. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135356 | DETECTING AND PROCESSING MULTI FEEDING - An example print medium supplying apparatus includes a print medium transporting device to pick up a print medium loaded in a loading portion and transport the picked-up print medium, a print medium alignment portion to align a leading end of the transported print medium, a first sensor to sense the print medium that passes through a feed roller of the print medium transporting device, and a processor to, based on a measured value with respect to the print medium sensed by the first sensor and a multi-feeding determination reference value corresponding to a sheet of the print medium, detect multi-feeding of the print medium and process the detected multi-feeding by controlling the print medium transporting device and the print medium alignment portion. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135357 | DEVICE FOR WINDING UP CARGO TIES COMPRISING SPRING-LOADED CLAMP - A device for neatly winding up cargo ties includes a moveable clamp arm a first end of which projects out of an opening of the housing such that the clamp arm and the housing together form a pair of jaws that can selectively be placed about a variety of surfaces and tightened. The jaws are loosened and tightened through the rotation of a threaded rod that engages with a second end of the clamp arm at the interior of the housing causing movement of the clamp arm along a clamping axis. In some embodiments, a nut which is prevented from rotating, is disposed at the second end of the clamp arm and comprises threading that engages with the threading on the threaded rod moving the clamp arm along the clamping axis. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135358 | ADJUSTABLE FIELD OF VIEW LASER SYSTEM FOR WEB PROCESSING - Techniques for processing a web with a laser are provided. In an example, an apparatus for processing web material can include multiple processing stages and a laser assembly. Each of the multiple processing stages can be configured to process a moving web of material along a web path. The laser assembly can be configured to process the moving web of material with a laser at a first stage of the multiple stages. The laser assembly can include a laser configured to generate a laser beam, a gimble assembly configured to direct the laser beam along a cut path at a position of a web path of the moving web of material, and a servo driven mirror assembly configured to provide an adjustable field of view for the laser stage at the position of the web path. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135359 | TENSION-INDUCING SHAFT ASSEMBLIES - A tension-inducing shaft system includes a shaft, two shaft caps, and a biasing mechanism. A bore extends through the shaft between two ends of the shaft. The shaft caps are positioned on the two ends of the shaft. Each shaft cap includes a collar having a size that is larger than the bore, a keyed end, and an anchor. The biasing mechanism is arranged inside the bore and is coupled to the anchors of the shaft caps so that the biasing mechanism exerts inward forces on the shaft cap. The keyed ends of the shaft caps can be coupled to a housing so that the shaft caps do not rotate with respect to the housing. The shaft is configured to rotate with respect to the shaft caps such that, when the keyed ends are coupled to the housing, the shaft is capable of rotating with respect to the housing. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135360 | PAPER EJECTION APPARATUS, PAPER EJECTION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A paper ejection apparatus including: paper ejection trays to which printed sheets are selectively ejected; a main tray disposed lower than the paper ejection trays; an inspection result acquirer configured to acquire an inspection result of each of the printed sheets; a paper ejection controller configured to control paper ejection such that each of the printed sheets is ejected to the paper ejection trays before the inspection result is obtained by the inspection result acquirer; and a tray information manager configured to manage by associating identification information of each of the paper ejection trays with the inspection result of each of the printed sheets ejected on the paper ejection trays. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135361 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER HEAD - An adhesive tape dispenser head assembly arranged to dispense pieces of adhesive tape onto an object can include: a feed spool arranged to hold adhesive tape; and a tape launching cutter movable between a first configuration in which the tape launching cutter is arranged to launch the adhesive tape onto the moving object and a second configuration in which the tape launching cutter is arranged to cut the tape to a desired length. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135362 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a sheet conveying apparatus capable of reliably detecting a full-load state of a storage section for storing sheets discharged from a sheet conveyance path when an abnormality such as multi feed is detected, a sheet feed apparatus is provided with a multi feed sheet storage section disposed below a common conveyance path to store multi-fed sheets with multi feed detected, and a flap member rotating between a first rotation position for supporting a sheet in the common conveyance path to be able to convey to the downstream side in a conveyance direction, and a second rotation position for guiding to the multi feed sheet storage section, and determines that the multi feed sheet storage section is in a full-load state in detecting that the flap member does not return to the first rotation position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135363 | POWER CABLE ARRANGEMENT FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS - A power cable arrangement, in particular marine power cable, for offshore wind farms, including at least one cable drum device with a cable drum. The power cable arrangement includes at least one power cable wound on the cable drum with at least one cable end configured to pre-installing at a cable connection of a wind energy device. The power cable is wound on the cable drum such that a first section of the power cable is wound inversely to a further section of the power cable. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135364 | COMPONENT SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COMPONENT SUPPLY DEVICE - The component supply device includes a body, a first carrier tape transporter, a second carrier tape transporter, and a controller. The body includes a tape transport path. The first carrier tape transporter transports a carrier tape to a component pickup position. The second carrier tape transporter transports the carrier tape to the first carrier tape transporter. The controller is configured to communicate with the component installation device and control the first carrier tape transporter and the second carrier tape transporter in one operation mode selected from a plurality of operation modes. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135365 | WINDING CORE TUBE WITH UNIFORMLY ROUGH SURFACE - Disclosed is a winding core tube with a uniformly rough surface, including a rotary barrel. A circular through hole is provided at the inner side of the rotary barrel, a rotating sleeve is fixedly connected at the circular through hole of the rotary barrel, a circular through hole is provided at the outer side of the rotating sleeve, a connecting shaft is fixedly connected at the circular through hole of the rotating sleeve, the length of the connecting shaft is larger than that of the rotary barrel, and sprayed particles are sprayed on the outer side of the rotary barrel. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135366 | Motorized Retractable Ribbon Barrier - An apparatus includes a housing, a rotatable spool disposed within the housing, a belt at least partially wound onto the spool, a motorized retraction mechanism disposed within the housing, coupled to the spool, and configured cause rotation of the spool in a first direction for winding the belt onto the spool, and a tensioning mechanism disposed within the housing, coupled to the spool, and configured to prevent over-rotation of the spool in a second direction opposite the first direction while the belt is being dispensed from the spool. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135367 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - Proposed is an elevator control device in which an unbalance torque estimation unit configured to estimate an unbalance torque in a motor is implemented in accordance with such a new finding that the unbalance torque can be estimated based on a first time period from an output change of a brake state command signal for switching an operation state of a brake from a braking state to a releasing state to a time when the motor starts a rotating operation along with release of the brake, and on a positive or negative sign of a velocity signal obtained when the motor starts rotation. As a result, as compared to the related art, a smaller calculation load can be achieved. Further, the elevator control device can have a sufficient responsiveness for suppressing an influence of the unbalance torque. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135368 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR AN ELEVATOR AND AN ELEVATOR - A brake system and method for elevators, the elevator comprising an elevator car and suspension means supporting the elevator car and the counterweight. The brake system comprises at least one brake configured to decelerate the elevator car, means for measuring elevator deceleration configured to produce feedback, such as a displacement, relating to elevator deceleration to the at least one brake, and means for adjusting brake force and/or torque based on the feedback from the means for measuring elevator deceleration. The means for adjusting brake force and/or torque is configured to control the brakes to produce a variable brake force and/or torque so that the elevator car deceleration is kept essentially constant at a predefined set point value or within a certain range around the predefined set point value. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135369 | ELEVATOR POSITION REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND MONITORING BUILDING SETTLEMENT USING AN ELEVATOR POSITION REFERENCE SYSTEM - An elevator position reference system and a method of monitoring building settlement using such a system. The elevator position reference system includes a hoistway extending in a vertical direction. The system also includes a first position measurement tape extending vertically along a portion of the hoistway and an upper tensioning device, connected to an upper end of the first position measurement tape so as to apply a tensioning force in the upwards vertical direction. A lower end of the first position measurement tape is fixed within the hoistway. The system also includes a second position measurement tape extend vertically along at least some of said portion of the hoistway and a lower tensioning device, connected to a lower end of the second position measurement tape so as to apply a tensioning force in the downwards vertical direction. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135370 | DEVICE FOR CALLING ELEVATORS - A device that can be foot activated and used to call an elevator and/or control one or more functions of the elevator is disclosed. In particular, the user can step on one or more parts of the device to call an elevator to go to a floor located above or below a floor the user is currently located or to select specific floors. The device utilizes one or more air chambers/pockets that can be pressed to activate the sequence of air to travel through an air outlet of the air chamber/pocket, through an air hose, in order to activate switches on electrical contacts that are in electrical communication with the elevator call box. The electrical contacts are electrically connected to specific push buttons of an elevator to call and/or control specific elevator functions including ascending, descending, or traveling to a specific floor. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135371 | CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF DETERMINING TRIGGERING OF THE CONTROL DEVICE AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A control device, a method for determining triggering of a control device, and an elevator system. The control device includes a control panel including a plurality of buttons, and the buttons include: a non-contact sensor, which is capable of sensing the approaching of an object and generating a proximity signal; and a micro switch, which is capable of generating a contact signal when the button is pressed. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135372 | CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF PREVENTING FALSE TRIGGERING OF THE CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A control device, a method for preventing false triggering of a control device, and an elevator system. The control device includes: a control panel, which includes a plurality of buttons, each of the plurality of buttons being capable of sensing the approaching of an object in a non-contact manner; and a processor, which is connected to the control panel to receive signals sent by the plurality of buttons when the approaching of an object is sensed; wherein the processor is configured to, when receiving signals sent by at least two adjacent buttons of the plurality of buttons within a defined time period, not execute an operation corresponding to the signals. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135373 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A brake system for an elevator car, the brake system comprising a plurality of elevator car brakes, a plurality of electrical control units, and a plurality of electrical power supplies. Furthermore, at least two of the elevator car brakes are arranged to be operated by at least two of the electrical control units, and each one of the electrical control units is arranged to be supplied by at least one of the electrical power supplies. The brake system is configured so that at least two of the plurality of elevator car brakes are operable in case of a fault in any one or simultaneously in any two of the electrical control units and the electrical power supplies. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135374 | ROLLER SYSTEM, ROLLER BRAKING DEVICE AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A roller system, a roller brake device and an elevator system. The roller brake device is used for the roller system. The elevator system includes the roller system. The roller system comprises a roller assembly and a roller brake device, the roller brake device includes: a body, the roller brake device is mounted to the roller assembly by the body; an actuation device mounted to the body; and a brake connected to the body in a pivotable manner, and the actuation device can move the brake from a rest position to a brake position, wherein the brake engages and brakes a roller in the roller assembly at the brake position, and the brake is disengaged from the roller at the rest position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135375 | WALL CLIMBING ELEVATOR - An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator includes an elevator car and a drive mechanism connected with the elevator car. The drive mechanism moves with the elevator car in a vertical direction. The drive mechanism includes drive members that are configured to engage surfaces associated with walls near opposite sides of the elevator car, climb along the surfaces to selectively cause movement of the elevator car, and selectively prevent movement of the elevator car when the drive members remain in a selected position relative to the wall. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135376 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF A BATTERY OF A STAIR LIFT SYSTEM - A lift system comprises a rail and a carriage assembly comprising a seat or platform for supporting a person to be conveyed along the rail, drive means arranged to engage the rail and controllable to drive the carriage assembly along the rail, energy storage means arranged to power the drive means, input means operable by a user to provide an input signal indicative of a desired movement of the carriage assembly along the rail, and control means arranged to receive the input signal and control the drive means in response to the input signal. The system includes charging means arranged to charge the energy storage means when the carriage assembly is at a first charging position on the rail. The control means is arranged to monitor at least one voltage characteristic of the energy storage means and/or at least one operational characteristic of the stair lift, and generate an alert signal in response to one or more of those characteristics, or a difference between one or more of those characteristics, fulfilling a defined criterion, criteria, condition, or conditions. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135377 | SAFETY EXIT ASSEMBLY FOR ELEVATOR CAR, AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A safety exit assembly for an elevator car and an elevator system. The safety exit assembly includes: a door panel, which is configured to open and close a safety exit of the elevator car, and which has an upper surface and a lower surface; a moving assembly, which includes a guide block provided on a lower surface of the door panel, and a guide rail which guides the door panel to move downward and translate through a cooperation with the guide block; a drive assembly, which drives the door panel to reciprocate along the guide rail; and a locking assembly, which includes an unlocking element provided on an upper surface of the door panel; wherein the unlocking element is electrically connected to the drive assembly, and an unlocking action of the unlocking element triggers the drive assembly to drive the door panel to move until the safety exit is opened. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135378 | HOIST AND DEPLOYABLE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and electrical services from a dock of a carrier, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135379 | CARGO CONTAINER IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND SYSTEM APPLIED TO BRIDGE CRANE - A cargo container image capturing method and system applied to a bridge crane are provided. The cargo container image capturing method includes the following steps. A human-machine interface (HMI) image of an HMI of the bridge crane is captured. Several values are obtained from the HMI image using an image recognition algorithm. At least one camera is controlled to capture a cargo container image according to the values. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135380 | Lifting Device - Lifting system ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220135381 | DUAL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - A lift device includes a base, a turntable coupled to the base, a boom pivotably coupled to the turntable, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator, a first coupler positioned at a first end of the first actuator, a second actuator, a second coupler positioned at a third end of the second actuator, and a third coupler. The first coupler and the second coupler pivotably couple the first actuator and the second actuator, respectively, to one of the boom or the turntable. The third coupler includes a body and a plurality of arms extending from the body. The body defines (i) a first interface that engages with an opposing second end of the first actuator and (ii) a second interface that engages with an opposing fourth end of the second actuator. The plurality of arms are pivotably coupled to the other one of the boom or the turntable. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135382 | Feeding system for hydraulic jacks, hydraulic jack, kit and associated actuation method - A feeding system for a hydraulic jack, characterized in that it comprises:
| 2022-05-05 |
20220135383 | Vehicle Elevator for Lifting a Vehicle and Method for Lifting - The present invention relates to a vehicle elevator for lifting a vehicle and a method for lifting a vehicle. The vehicle elevator includes a carrier configured for lifting the vehicle. The carrier includes a first and a second carrier part each extending in a longitudinal direction and each having a longitudinal central axis and a lifting mechanism configured for raising and lowering the carrier. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting drive with at least one lifting cylinder configured for raising the first and/or second carrier part. The at least one lifting cylinder is mounted at a mounting distance from the longitudinal central axis of the respective carrier part. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135384 | MOVER CONTROL METHOD, MOVER CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A mover control method includes decision processing and control processing. The decision processing is the processing of determining whether or not a mover that is carrying an object thereon is going to deviate from a traveling route, through which the mover, as well as the object, is allowed to pass. The control processing (first control processing) is the processing of controlling the mover based on a result of the decision processing. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135385 | LIFT DEVICE WITH SPLIT BATTERY PACK - A lift device includes a base assembly, a turntable assembly, and a controller. The base assembly includes multiple base assembly batteries. The turntable assembly is rotatably coupled with the base assembly through a slip ring transmission. The turntable assembly includes multiple turntable assembly batteries. The controller is configured to operate the base assembly batteries to discharge electrical energy to the turntable batteries through the slip ring transmission. The slip ring transmission is configured to both (1) drive the turntable assembly to rotate relative to the base assembly and (2) to electrically and communicably couple electrical components of the base assembly with electrical components of the turntable assembly. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135386 | Mounted Bottle Opener - A bracket to which a bottle opener and a receiving tray are attached mounted on an upright support surface. The bracket is preferably mounted to the support surface with one or more separate fasteners. The receiving tray attaches to the bracket below the bottle opener to catch the dislodged caps. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135387 | METHOD FOR PRODUCT GUIDANCE IN A FILING SYSTEM AND FILLING SYSTEM FOR GLASS BOTTLES - A method for product guidance in a filling system for glass bottles, and a corresponding production system are described. Empties parameters for filling the empty glass bottles are measured in an automated manner. Initial data for filling a liquid product into the bottles is acquired and stored. Fulls parameters are measured when the bottles are filled, where machine error states are also detected, and respective results data acquired relating to the filling process are savored and individually associated with the empty bottles. At least one lead-out criterion applicable in the downstream production operation is calculated for deciding whether or not to lead-out faulty empty bottles or filled bottles based on the initial data and results data stored. The lead-out criterion is additionally updated in an automated manner while taking into consideration the acquired initial data and results data. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135388 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A FILLING PRODUCT - A device and method for filling a container with a filling product, for example in a beverage bottling installation, wherein the device has: at least one filling valve which is configured to introduce the filling product into the container; at least one flowmeter which is connected to the filling valve via a product conduit and which is configured to ascertain a filling product quantity passing the flowmeter in the product conduit; and a controller which communicates with the filling valve and with the flowmeter and which is configured to control the filling valve during the filling process; characterized in that the controller communicates bidirectionally with the flowmeter and is configured to perform a parameterization of the flowmeter in a manner dependent on one or more filling process variables. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135389 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS WITH REMOTE MICRO-INGREDIENT STORAGE SYSTEMS - The present application thus provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a micro-ingredient and a diluent. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle and a remote micro-ingredient storage system positioned at a distance from the nozzle. The remote micro-ingredient storage system may include a recirculation loop in communication with the nozzle to agitate the micro-ingredient therein. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135390 | TOUCHLESS BEVERAGE DISPENSING - Systems and methods for beverage dispensing are disclosed herein. The beverage dispensing system can receive a connection request to pair a mobile computing device with a beverage dispensing device via a network. The connection request can include an identifier that can be verified to match a current identifier associated with the beverage dispersing device. The beverage dispensing system can generate a session between the mobile computing device and the beverage dispensing device that replicates a user interface of the beverage dispensing device on the mobile computing device. The beverage dispensing system can receive inputs from the mobile computing device during the session to obtain configuration parameters for a beverage and dispense the beverage from a nozzle based on the configuration parameters. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135391 | RE-FILLABLE DRINKING CONTAINER FOR USE WITH A WATER-DISPENSING SYSTEM - The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system stores a fluid that is consumed as a beverage. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system measures the stored fluid. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system refills the fluid when the volume of the stored fluid falls below a previously determined level. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system heats the stored fluid at a previously determined temperature. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135392 | VACUUM BREAK TWIST CAP DISPENSER ASSEMBLIES - An example dispenser assembly system having an inlet connection, an outlet connection, a valve body, a plunger, and a twist cap, the dispenser assembly system configured to provide a connection between a liquid container and a dispensing system inlet connection and further provide the ability of an operator to control the flow between the liquid supply source and the dispensing system inlet through the rotation of the twist cap. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135393 | REFILLING SYSTEMS, REFILLABLE CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR REFILLING CONTAINERS - Exemplary sanitary soap refilling systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary refill refilling system includes a housing, a pump located within the housing, and a bulk storage tank connector. The bulk storage tank connector having a liquid outlet and an air inlet. A liquid inlet conduit is in fluid communication with the pump the liquid outlet. A refill connector is included. The refill connector has a liquid inlet and an air outlet. The refill connector air outlet and the bulk storage tank connector air inlet are in fluid communication with one another. The refill liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the pump. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135394 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fluid delivery system or method for the same may include features or steps for dispensing, via a nozzle, a first fluid from a first fluid storage tank of at least two fluid storage tanks. The fluid storage tanks may be separately fluidly coupled to a manifold via respective fluid supply lines. A fluid delivery line fluidly may couple the nozzle to the manifold. A residual first fluid may remain within the delivery line after the dispensing step. The system or method may further include features or steps for connecting the nozzle to a clearance tank. A clearance outlet line may fluidly couple the clearance tank to the manifold. The system or method may further include features or steps for purging the residual first fluid from the fluid delivery line into the clearance tank and delivering the residual first fluid from the clearance tank to the first fluid storage tank. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135395 | Methods and Systems for Controlling Fluid Flow to a Fluid Consuming Asset - A system for delivering a fluid to a fluid consuming asset having a fluid tank is disclosed. An inlet of a manifold is fluidically coupled to a storage tank that contains the fluid to be delivered. A first distal end of a fluid transporting mechanism is fluidically coupled to an outlet of the manifold. A second distal end of the fluid transporting mechanism is fluidically coupled to the fluid tank. A primary valve is fluidically coupled to the fluid transporting mechanism and restricts fluid flow to the fluid tank when fluid level in the fluid tank reaches a first fluid level threshold. A secondary valve is fluidically coupled to the fluid transporting mechanism and restricts fluid flow to the fluid tank when fluid level in the fluid tank reaches a second fluid level threshold. The first fluid level threshold is lower than the second fluid level threshold. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135396 | ORTHOTIC RIDING STIRRUP AND BOOT INTERFACE - An orthotic stirrup interface between a horse and a rider is disclosed. Aspects of the invention include an improved stirrup, an orthotic riding boot, and an indexed interface between the stirrup and orthotic riding boot. Embodiments of the present invention provide for a positive indexed engagement between the foot of a rider and the stirrups. The positive indexed engagement provides greater stability and control of the rider with the horse, improves safety of the rider and horse. An orthotic profile to the stirrup reduces pain and discomfort in the rider's feet. Embodiments for each of a thoroughbred racing stirrup and a therapy riding stirrup and associated footwear are disclosed. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135397 | ROUGHNESS SELECTIVITY FOR MEMS MOVEMENT STICTION REDUCTION - A micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) device may be formed to include an anti-stiction polysilicon layer on one or more moveable MEMS structures of a device wafer of the MEMS device to reduce, minimize, and/or eliminate stiction between the moveable MEMS structures and other components or structures of the MEMS device. The anti-stiction polysilicon layer may be formed such that a surface roughness of the anti-stiction polysilicon layer is greater than the surface roughness of a bonding polysilicon layer on the surfaces of the device wafer that are to be bonded to a circuitry wafer of the MEMS device. The higher surface roughness of the anti-stiction polysilicon layer may reduce the surface area of the bottom of the moveable MEMS structures, which may reduce the likelihood that the one or more moveable MEMS structures will become stuck to the other components or structures. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135398 | HERMETICALLY SEALED, TOUGHENED GLASS PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A hermetically sealed package includes: a base substrate and a cover substrate which define at least part of the package, the base substrate and the cover substrate being hermetically sealed to one another by at least one laser bonding line, the at least one laser bonding line having a height perpendicular to its bonding plane, at least the cover substrate including a toughened layer at its surface, at least on a side opposite the at least one laser bonding line; and at least one functional area enclosed in the package. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135399 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH ELECTRODES FORMED AS PHYSICALLY SEPARATED SECTIONS OF MICROCHANNEL SIDE WALLS - A device includes a first layer of an electrically insulating material and a second layer of a non-electrically insulating material (e.g., semiconductor or electrically conductive) extending on the first layer. The second layer is structured so as to define opposite, lateral walls of a microchannel, a bottom wall of which is defined by an exposed surface of the first layer. The second layer is further structured to form one or more electrical insulation barriers; each barrier includes a line of through holes, each surrounded by an oxidized region of the material of the second layer. The through holes alternate with oxidized portions of the oxidized region along the line. Each barrier extends, as a whole, laterally across the second layer up to one of the lateral walls and delimits two sections of the second layer on each side of the barrier and on a same side of the microchannel. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135400 | Mass Transfer Tool with High Productivity - Mass transfer tools and methods for high density transfer of arrays of micro devices are described. In an embodiment, a mass transfer tool includes a plurality of articulating transfer head assemblies coupled with a main translation track, where each articulating transfer head assembly is translatable along the main translation track between a donor substrate stage and a receiving substrate stage. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135401 | CORE-SHELL COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a core/shell composite that includes a core portion containing a heat resistant material selected from an inorganic oxide, a ceramic, a mineral and the like and having rigidity, and at least one layer of shell portion containing a hydrogen absorbing/desorbing metal covering the entire or a part of the core portion. The heat resistant material contained in the core portion has a melting point higher than the highest melting point among the hydrogen absorbing/desorbing metal contained in the shell portion. In a method for producing the core/shell composite, the core portion is covered with the shell portion by deposition in the absence of oxygen. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135402 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS WITH CARBON DIOXIDE RETURN - A method and to a device for producing a synthesis gas, which contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein natural gas having a first carbon dioxide partial pressure (CO | 2022-05-05 |
20220135403 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED STEAM REFORMING REACTOR - What has been achieved by this invention is a method and design of providing high temperature heat for an endothermic gasifier without combustion using electrical resistance immersion heating element technology. Further, these elements could be heated by three phase electrical power; thus, minimizing the number of electrical leads emerging from the top of the heating elements. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135404 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF AN AQUEOUS HYPOCHLOROUS ACID SOLUTION - A method for making an aqueous hypochlorous acid (HClO) solution includes electrolyzing a solution of sodium chloride to produce a solution of sodium hypochlorite; and producing the aqueous hypochlorous acid solution by adjusting a pH of the solution of sodium hypochlorite to a value within a range of 3 to 8 by adding a selected weak acid to the solution of sodium hypochlorite to produce a buffer including the selected weak acid and a salt of the selected weak acid. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135405 | A LOW FREQUENCY OZONE GENERATOR - The present invention relates to a method of operating an ozone generator, a transformer assembly and an ozone generator apparatus configured to be operated at an operational frequency range between 25-40 kHz, such as between 30 and 40 kHz. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135406 | NITRIC OXIDE GENERATION PROCESS CONTROLS - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling the electrical generation of nitric oxide. In some aspects, a system for generating nitric oxide comprises a plasma chamber housing two or more electrodes in communication with a resonant high voltage circuit configured to send a signal to the plasma chamber for generating nitric oxide in a product gas from a flow of a reactant gas, and a controller configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal having multiple harmonic frequencies to excite the resonant high voltage circuit. The controller is configured to adjust the duty cycle of the pulse width modulation signal, the controller selecting the duty cycle based on a target voltage before plasma formation and a target current after plasma formation in the plasma chamber. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135407 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF AMMONIA INTO OXIDES OF NITROGEN - Disclosed is an apparatus for conversion of ammonia into oxides of nitrogen which may comprise an adiabatic burner ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220135408 | METHOD FOR ODOR REDUCTION OF PARTICULATE CARBON MATERIALS - It is provided a method for reducing the odor of particulate carbon materials and to the materials obtained thereby. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135409 | DOPANT-VACANCY CENTERS IN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to color centers. In one aspect, a method includes providing diamond doped with a dopant. A heavy-ion is directed to the diamond that passes through the diamond. The heavy-ion forms a line of dopant-vacancy centers as it passes through the diamond. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135410 | ACTIVATED CARBON AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an activated carbon, having a BET specific surface area (A) of 1,250 to 1,800 m | 2022-05-05 |
20220135411 | HIGHLY STRUCTURED POROUS SILICA MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL USES THEREOF - There is provided herein a porous silica particle characterized by having a hierarchical pore structure wherein at least about 20% of the pores of the silica particle are of a size in the range of from about 7.0 to about 13.0 nm, and at least about 10% of the pores of the silica particle are of a size in the range of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 nm, and by having a particle size of from about 0.1 μm to about 10.0 μm. There is also provided compositions comprising such silica particles, process for their preparation, and medical and non-medical uses thereof. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135412 | LOW-TEMPERATURE FORMATION OF GROUP 13-15 CERAMICS AND GROUP 13-15-16 CERAMICS - Methods of making a ceramic of a Group 13-15 type or a Group 13-15-16 type by thermolyzing a discrete molecular precursor to the ceramic in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. In some embodiments, the discrete molecular precursor is bench-stable and comprises a Lewis acid-base pair or small cyclic compound containing at last one Group 13 element and at least one Group 15 element but does not include indium and phosphorus in combination with one another unless a Group 16 element is present. The thermolysis can be carried out in air, at atmospheric pressure, and at a temperature below about 400° C., if desired. In some embodiments, the discrete molecular precursor can be placed in a mold having a desired shape and the thermolysis performed while the discrete molecular precursor is in the mold so as to produce a ceramic product having the desired shape. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135413 | Synthesis of Ammonia Using Cycle-Generated Hydrogen Sulfide - Improved methods of synthesizing ammonia from hydrogen sulfide and lithium nitrate are disclosed. Specifically, in a continuous cycle, hydrogen sulfide reactant is regenerated from the elemental sulfur that is extracted from a product of the ammonia synthesis, and the regenerated hydrogen sulfide is fed back into the ammonia synthesis reaction. The cycle that regenerates the hydrogen sulfide uses either a water-containing or a water and carbon-containing feedstock to facilitate the regeneration of the hydrogen sulfide from the elemental sulfur. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135414 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A GAS-PRODUCT - A method for generating a gas-product includes: a) providing a first part of a feed stream; b) providing a second part of a feed stream; c) combining the first part of the feed stream with the second part of the feed stream into the feed stream; d) heating at least one of: the first part of the feed stream, the second part of the feed stream before step c, the feed stream after step c; e) conducting the feed stream into a reactor; f) reacting the feed stream into the gas-product. To reduce investment and in particular the footprint of the machine step d) is at least partly performed by compressing the respective stream by a supersonic compressor such that the respective stream is heated. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135415 | EXTRACTION SYSTEM, EXTRACTION METHOD FOR SEPARATING MAGNESIUM AND EXTRACTING LITHIUM FROM MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING BRINE WITH SECONDARY AMIDE-TYPE SOLVENT AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The secondary amide contained in the extraction system consists of a single compound or a mixture of two or more compounds, wherein R | 2022-05-05 |
20220135416 | EXTRACTION SYSTEM, EXTRACTION METHOD FOR SEPARATING MAGNESIUM AND EXTRACTING LITHIUM AND BORON FROM MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING BRINE WITH COMPLEX SOLVENT OF SECONDARY AMIDE/ALKYL ALCOHOL AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The extraction system contains secondary amides and alkyl alcohols which are separately used as the extractants for extracting lithium and boron and consist of a single compound or a mixture of two or more compounds, and the total number of carbon atoms in their molecules are 12˜18 and 8˜20 respectively; the extraction system has a freezing point less than 0° C. With a volume ratio of an organic phase and a brine phase being 1˜10:1, at a brine density of 1.25˜1.38 g/cm | 2022-05-05 |
20220135417 | Use of Calcium Fluoride in the Bayer Process - A Bayer process includes contacting bauxite and calcium fluoride with sodium hydroxide and forming a slurry, with the calcium fluoride may provide at least 1 wt. % of the calcium added to the process, and precipitating alumina from the slurry. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135418 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY ALUMINA AND CO-PRODUCTS FROM SPENT ELECTROLYTE OF METAL-AIR BATTERIES - Methods and systems are provided, which convert spent electrolyte from aluminum-air batteries into high purity alumina (HPA) and useful co-products such as fertilizer(s) and/or feed supplement(s). Aluminum tri-hydroxide (ATH) having potassium (K) and/or sodium (Na) impurities, e.g., from spent electrolyte, may be dissolved in strong acid to form an acidic ATH solution having pH<4. Consecutively, the acidic ATH solution may be neutralized to pH>4 to precipitate ATH while retaining dissolved K/Na in the neutralized solution. The dissolving and the neutralizing may then be repeated with the precipitated ATH until a specified purity level of the precipitated ATH is reached. Using appropriate bases to neutralize the acidic ATH solution, e.g., ammonia and/or choline, yields useful co-products such as ammonium nitrate (with nitric acid as the strong acid) and choline chloride (with hydrochloric acid as the strong acid), respectively. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135419 | RARE EARTH OXYSULFIDE COLD STORAGE MEDIUM - A cold storage material having a large thermal capacity in a ultra-low temperature range of 10 K or less and being highly durable against thermal shock and mechanical vibration. The cold storage material contains a rare earth oxysulfide ceramic represented by the general formula R | 2022-05-05 |
20220135420 | METHOD OF PREPARATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES OBTAINED BY THIS METHOD AND THEIR USE - The subject matter of the invention is a method of a preparation of zinc oxide nanoparticles, in which the organozinc precursor in an aprotic organic solvent is subjected to an oxidizing agent. A compound of the formula [R | 2022-05-05 |
20220135421 | Compound, Composition, Film, Layered Structure, Light-Emitting Device, and Display - A compound has a perovskite type crystal structure containing A which is a monovalent cation, B which is a metal ion, and X which is a halide ion as components. The perovskite type crystal structure has a unit cell volume of 0.2000 nm | 2022-05-05 |
20220135422 | TITANIUM OXIDE PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a method of producing titanium oxide capable of maintaining a high content of an anatase form crystal phase at a low cost even under a high temperature environment. The method of producing titanium oxide includes a step of synthesizing titanium oxide by using an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving titanium tetrachloride and an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid having 3 carboxy groups as a reaction liquid and bringing the reaction liquid to a reaction temperature of 60° C. or higher and the boiling point of the reaction liquid or lower, wherein the ratio of the amount (mol) of the α-hydroxycarboxylic acid to the amount (mol) of Ti in the reaction liquid is 0.006 or more and 0.017 or less, and the concentration of Ti in the reaction liquid is 0.07 mol/L or more and 0.70 mol/L or less. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135423 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIS AND MAGNETOPHORETIC FRACTIONIZATION SIZE-SELECTION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES FROM A SOLUTION - Methods and apparatus for producing a magnetic nanoparticle suitable for additive manufacturing techniques includes providing a solution having a plurality of metallic precursors to produce magnetic nanoparticles, a coordinating solvent, and a chelating agent. The solution is mixed and heated to grow nanoparticles wherein magnetic nanoparticles are formed. The solution is then cooled and a magnetic field is applied to the solution wherein ferrite nanoparticles are at least partially separated by size. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135424 | MULTI-COMPONENT MESOCRYSTALLINE NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multi-component mesocrystalline nanoparticle is provided. The multi-component mesocrystalline nanoparticle includes an iron oxide nanocluster; and metal oxide nanocrystals bound to a surface of the iron oxide. | 2022-05-05 |
20220135425 | Method for Co-Producing Synthetical Rutile and Polymeric Ferric Sulfate with Waste Sulfuric Acid - The present disclosure discloses a method for co-producing synthetical rutile and polymeric ferric sulfate with waste sulfuric acid, which includes the following steps of: S | 2022-05-05 |
20220135426 | HIGH ENTROPY COMPOSITE OXIDE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ANODE MATERIALS COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a high entropy composite oxide of formula ([M | 2022-05-05 |
20220135427 | Synthesis of Olivine Lithium Metal Phosphate Cathode Materials - An improved method for the formation of lithium metal phosphate cathode material is provided. The process comprises:
| 2022-05-05 |
20220135428 | Transition Metal Precursor Having Low Tap Density And Lithium Transition Metal Oxide Having High Particle Strength - Disclosed are a lithium transition metal oxide and a lithium secondary battery, in which a ratio of average particle diameter D50 of the lithium transition metal oxide to average particle diameter D50 of a transition metal precursor for preparation of the lithium transition metal oxide satisfies the condition represented by Equation 3 below: | 2022-05-05 |