25th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190184232 | METHOD TO DETERMINE BODY'S PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE FOR ASSESSING READINESS AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method and a system for determining body's readiness to respond to physical exercise and for providing feedback to a user. In the method the user starts to perform an exercise, an earlier performance level is determined before starting a performance check having steps of: an instant performance level of the user is determined, the earlier performance level is compared to the instant performance level, a readiness index is determined according to the said comparison and optionally with background and/or training history of the user, a feedback is given according to the determined readiness index. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184233 | METHOD FOR MONITORING SWIMMING STATE BY MEANS OF WEARABLE DEVICE, AND WEARABLE DEVICE - A method for monitoring a swimming state by using a wearable device and a wearable device are provided. The method includes: providing a swimming mode in the wearable device, and storing standard swimming stroke data that have been collected in advance as corresponding template data, when a monitoring process starts, activating the swimming mode according to an instruction given by a user who will immediately enter water, and after the swimming mode has been activated, controlling a sensor to collect swimming stroke data of the user; obtaining test data for identifying a swimming state of the user from the swimming stroke data; and matching the test data with each template data, and when the test data that are successfully matched the template data exist, identifying the swimming state of the user to be the swimming state that corresponds to the template data associated with the test data that are successfully matched. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184234 | COORDINATING WORKOUTS ACROSS REMOTE EXERCISE MACHINES - A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184235 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING TRAINING RATIO - The present disclosure relates to a method and a program for determining a training ratio. A method for determining a training ratio according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes acquiring current state data for a specific body part of a specific user S | 2019-06-20 |
20190184236 | GOLF BALLS WITH AERODYNAMIC SUBSURFACES - The present invention provides a golf ball having an aerodynamic subsurface for packing dimples. More particularly, the invention relates to a golf ball having an exterior surface and at least a first subsurface containing at least two dimples located solely on the subsurface and lying below the exterior surface of the golf ball. A transition zone between the exterior surface and the subsurface is disclosed having an angle of transition and a top radius and a bottom radius. According to the present invention, the exterior surface and at least the first subsurface have at least a first and second surface colors that are different. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184237 | GOLF BALL - In a golf ball having a core of at least one layer and a cover of at least one layer, an outermost layer of the cover is formed of an ionomer resin composition which includes specific amounts of (a) an olefin-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and/or a metal ion neutralization product thereof, or an olefin-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer and/or a metal ion neutralization product thereof, (b) an oxazoline group-containing polymer, (c) an inorganic filler, and (d) a colorant which includes a fluorescent dye or a fluorescent pigment. This golf ball has a translucent appearance that holds down transparency of the ball surface to a suitable level and undergoes relatively little change in color when fading occurs due to sunlight exposure, and is thus both weather resistant and decorative. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184238 | GOLF BALLS HAVING MULTI-LAYERED CORE WITH THERMOPLASTIC OUTER LAYER - Multi-piece golf balls containing a multi-layered core structure are provided. The core structure includes a small, heavy inner core (center) having a relatively high specific gravity, an intermediate core layer, and a surrounding outer core layer. The layers of the core structure may have different hardness gradients. In one preferred embodiment, each core layer has a positive hardness gradient. The center of the core comprises a metal material such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, aluminum, and alloys thereof. The intermediate core layer is preferably formed from a thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber, and the outer core layer is preferably formed from a thermoplastic composition such as an ethylene acid copolymer. The resulting ball has high resiliency and good spin control. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184239 | GOLF BALL MATERIAL, GOLF BALL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL MATERIAL - A golf ball material which includes (A) a resin mixture containing as the base resin an acid copolymer in which from 90 to 100 mol % of the acid groups are neutralized with metal ions, and (B) an oxazoline group-containing polymer has a low hardness and a soft feel, and moreover possesses a high rebound resilience. This golf ball material is particularly useful when formed as the intermediate layer in a golf ball having a core, an intermediate layer and an outermost layer with numerous dimples formed on the surface thereof. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184240 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR GOLF BALLS, AND GOLF BALL - A resin composition for golf balls is made of (A) polyurethane or polyurea and (B) an acrylic resin or a methacrylic resin, component (B) being included in an amount of from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A). In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, at least one cover layer is formed of this resin composition. The resin composition is especially useful as a golf ball cover material because it makes it possible to achieve a higher ball initial velocity on shots with a driver and a lower ball initial velocity on approach shots. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184241 | IMPACT RESISTANT BALL - An impact resistant ball and process of forming an impact resistant ball are provided. The impact resistant ball has an increased resistance to damage caused to a ball by repeated impact with objects such as a game board and game pins thereby decreasing the frequency with which the ball must be replaced. The impact resistant ball also has utility to afford a larger segment of the population the ability to properly grip and throw the impact resistant ball by providing an increased length gripper able to accommodate a greater range of hand sizes. In impact resistant ball has further utility to automatically identify and transmit data including the impact of the ball with the game pins and ball metrics including speed, pressure and weight. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184242 | SPORTS BALL WITH MECHANOLUMINESCENCE - An inflatable sports ball is provided. The sports ball includes an interior bladder and a cover disposed about the interior bladder. The cover may include an outer substrate and an intermediate structure. The cover may further include an outer substrate surface, defined by the outer substrate, and a feature surface radially spaced apart from the outer substrate surface. Together the outer substrate surface and the feature surface cooperate to define an exterior surface of the cover. A mechanoluminescent material may be embedded in a portion of the cover. The mechanoluminescent material may be disposed at only one of the outer substrate surface and the feature surface, such that it is positioned to form a predetermined design on the cover. The mechanoluminescent material emits visible light in response to an externally-applied stress, such that the predetermined design illuminates when an external stress or mechanical stimulus is exerted upon the cover. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184243 | RACKET FRAME - Provided is a racket frame on which design change can be easily performed by simple processing. The racket frame includes a head formed in a ring shape along a face. On the head, a gut groove in which a base portion for connecting grommets is to be inserted is formed in a radially outer region of the head so as to be recessed toward a radially inner side, and a deformation promotion groove is formed in the radially outer region of the head so as to be recessed toward the radially inner side. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184244 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A high volume golf club head having a groove located in the sole and extending from the heel portion to the toe portion, a high coefficient of restitution, and a weight distribution producing performance enhancing center of gravity location and moment of inertia. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184245 | GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184246 | GOLF CLUB HEADS - Some disclosed golf club heads include body having at least one raised sole portion and a cantilevered ledge extending down around a perimeter of the club head below the level of the raised sole portion. Some disclosed golf club heads include one or more sole openings in the body and a sole insert that is mounted inside the body over the sole openings. The sole can include weight tracks as well, and a rear weight track can extend between a toe side sole opening and a heel side sole opening. A crown insert can also be included that is mounted over an upper opening in the body. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184247 | GOLF BAGS, GOLF BAG TOPS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF BAGS AND GOLF BAG TOPS - Exemplary embodiments of golf bags, golf bag tops, and methods to manufacture golf bags and golf bag tops are generally described herein. In one example, a golf bag may include a body portion having a top portion, a bottom portion, a first housing portion, and a second housing portion located outside of the first housing portion and defined by a club fastener portion and a base portion. A club divider portion may be located at or proximate to the top portion. A handle portion may be coupled to the club divider portion, and may include the club fastener portion. The base portion may be located at or proximate to the bottom portion. The club fastener portion may engage a first portion of a golf club, and the base portion may engage a second portion of the second golf club. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184248 | GOLF CLUB CLEANING APPARATUS - A golf club cleaning apparatus having: a housing; a water supply pipe; a waste water pipe; a top opening permitting access to: a first axle associated with a first brush, and a second axle associated with a second brush; the axles being associated with compressible elements biasing the first axle and the second axle and thus the brushes towards each other; the first brush and the second brush being configured to engage in a rotational movement via a motor; and a plurality of sprinklers associated with the water supply pipe configured to discharge water to the brushes; a water trap connected to the waste water pipe to drain waste water out of the apparatus; means for driving the rotational movement; and a card reader configured to process a payment, and associated with a logic configured to restrict an initiation of a cleaning procedure until the payment is processed. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184249 | Hockey Stick with Variable Stiffness Shaft - A construct for a hockey stick that includes a shaft having with variable cross-sectional geometry. The shaft may include one or more portions with pentagonal and heptagonal cross-sections that increase the bending stiffness of the hockey stick shaft. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184250 | Hockey Stick with Variable Stiffness Shaft - A construct for a hockey stick that includes a shaft having with variable cross-sectional geometry. The shaft may include one or more portions with pentagonal and heptagonal cross-sections that increase the bending stiffness of the hockey stick shaft. The hockey stick may additionally include a blade that has a slot feature, which allows the blade to have areas of differing stiffness. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184251 | Adjustable Golf Club and System and Associated Golf Club Heads and Shafts - In general, aspects of this invention relate to golf clubs or golf club components incorporating adjustment members that permit ready adjustability of golf club parameters and/or interchangeability of golf club components to change a golf club configuration, and methods for providing golf clubs. According to aspects of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of a golf club parameter to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. According to another aspect of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of two golf club parameters independently to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184252 | WEIGHTED ARTICLE WITH DUST IMPERVIOUS SEAMING - An article ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190184253 | Floating Game Assembly and Float with Game Features - A floating game assembly including a float, a field goal post, a game mat, and a ball is provided. The float includes a body defining a central opening and a mount secured to the body. The float is configured to float on a water surface. The field goal post is inflatable or is formed from a plurality of pipes and a plurality of connection fittings. The plurality of pipes are connected with the plurality of connection fittings to form the field goal post, allowing the field goal post to be constructed and deconstructed. At least a portion of the field goal post can be inserted into the mount to removably secure the field goal post to the float. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184254 | GOLF GAME - A golf game having an elongated mat with a first end, a second end, sides, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Adjacent each end are a plurality of holes with each hole having a removable plug. Along the sides, the first end, and the second end are rails that preferably fold up from the edges of the mat by remaining interconnected by male/female slots. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184255 | HANDLE FOR DANCE PRACTICE ASSEMBLY - A dance practice assembly includes an object that is selectively stationary, a tether assembly and a first handle. The first handle is configured to be coupled via the tether assembly to the object. The first handle includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg has a first length and a somewhat elliptical cross-sectional shape. The second leg has a second attachment length that is different than the first length. The second leg is also approximately parallel to the first leg. The first handle further includes a third leg that connects the first leg to the second leg, where the third leg is approximately perpendicular to both the first leg and the second leg. The dance practice assembly can further include a second handle that is coupled to the first handle, with the second handle being substantially similar to the first handle. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184256 | SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR FUNCTIONAL TRAINING - Sports equipment comprising a handle and at least one stem made of soft and light material fixed and aligned to the handle. The weight of the handle is considerably greater than that of the stem. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184257 | Self-Anchoring Base for a Sports Field - A self-anchoring base for use on a baseball playing field comprises a platform having an anchoring means extending from the underside thereof for embedded engagement in the playing field. A protective cover surrounds the platform. The anchor means comprises two or more spikes spaced apart from one another. The two or more spikes are fastened to the platform by a mounting assembly defining a spike socket for each of the spikes. The self-anchoring base further comprises a cushioning material disposed on the top side of the platform under the protective cover. The self-anchoring base can be used as a standard stationary base. Alternatively, it can be used as a break away base by installing shorter spikes in the spike sockets. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184258 | AUTOMATIC BATTING TRAINING APPARATUS - An automatic batting training apparatus, includes: a bottom part; a hopper assembly disposed on one side of the bottom part to sequentially discharge a plurality of balls stored therein; and a driving assembly disposed on the other side of the bottom part and comprising a transfer module adapted to transfer the balls discharged from the hopper assembly in a vertical direction and an ascending/descending module having a tee stand disposed movable upward and downward in such a manner as to allow the balls received from the transfer module to be seated one by one onto top thereof to perform tee batting. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184259 | SWIMMER PACING APPARATUS - The apparatus includes a light emitting pace rope positioned under water that shows where the swimmer should be to move at a selected pace. The LED rope includes a ribbon cable with ground, power and control wires. Equally space LEDs are attached to the ground and power wires along the cable. The cable and LEDs are received in a transparent plastic tube couplers are attached to the cable ends. The plastic tube is encased in transparent silicone. Ends of the LED rope are attached opposite pool end walls. A power supply is connected to a coupler. A micro-controller provided signals to the control wire which provides additional power to illuminate the LEDs one at a time at the selected pace. Additional LEDs are provided to continue the pace in the opposite direction. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184260 | LACROSSE FACE-OFF/DRAW CONTROL TRAINING DEVICE - A lacrosse face-off training device having a base with at least first and second legs. The first leg extends at least partially along a longitudinal axis. An arm is mounted to the base for rotation about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A resistance member extends between the arm and the second leg. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184261 | PERSONALIZED DENTAL GUARDS - Personalized dental guards for users of musical wind instrument, as well as methods for making such personalized dental guards, are disclosed. The personalized dental guards can be fabricated from a thermoplastic ingot that becomes pliable at elevated temperatures. The method can involve heating the thermoplastic ingot until pliable, wrapping the pliable thermoplastic ingot around a musical wind instrument user's teeth to form a personalized dental guard that substantially conforms to the user's teeth. Once formed, the personalized dental guard can be transformed back to the pliable thermoplastic ingot by subjecting it to heat and the recovered thermoplastic ingot can be reprocessed to fabricate a new personalized dental guard. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184262 | HELMET FOR A HOCKEY OR LACROSSE PLAYER - A helmet for receiving the head of a hockey or lacrosse player, the helmet having an outer shell and an inner lining covering at least partially the inner surface of the outer shell. In one embodiment, the helmet comprises a skeleton at least partially covered by the inner lining, a movable occipital pad and movable temple pads. The inner lining can be made of an absorptive material such as foam, expanded polypropylene or expanded polyethylene and can be overmolded onto the skeleton. The occipital pad and the temple pads may be arranged with an inward bias so as to help the helmet self-adjust to provide an advantageous fit on the player's head. In some embodiments, the outer shell and skeleton, or the outer shell and the inner lining, cooperate to define a ventilation system. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184263 | Tibia and/or foot protection article comprising at least one shock absorbing pad - Disclosed is an article for protection of the tibia and/or the foot composed of a sock including at least one pouch and at least one pad removably positioned in the pouch; the article is remarkable in that the pouch is fixed to the inside of the sock and in that the pad is composed of a flexible and flat part including a layer obtained from a viscoelastic material and at least one layer made of fabric fixed to at least one of the faces of the layer of viscoelastic material. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184264 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING A BASEBALL GLOVE - A method and apparatus for shaping a glove. The apparatus broadly includes an elongated shaping portion and a handle portion. The elongated shaping portion is made of a deformable material that holds its shape when bent without the use of heat and that is configured to be inserted into a single slot of the glove where a user's digit is positioned during use. The handle portion is connected to the shaping portion and is made of at least one of plastic, tape, and rubber. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184265 | DEVICE FOR SKATING AND RELATED METHOD OF FUNCTIONING - Skating device ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190184266 | Modular Ramp System - A modular ramp system includes a ramp component and a connector releasably joined to the ramp component. The ramp component has first and second inclined surfaces and a connecting portion positioned between the first and second inclined surfaces. The connector has a bottom side formed with a first and second coupling section connectible to the connecting portion. The connector is positionable in a first position in which one of the first and second coupling sections is releasably joined to the connecting portion of the ramp component and the other of the first and second coupling sections is adapted to releasably couple to a ramp or an external structure, and a second position in which the first and second coupling sections are releasably joined to connecting portion of the ramp component. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184267 | SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Systems and methods for monitoring shuffled playing cards. A shuffled card ID is associated with the one or more shuffled decks of playing cards. Each card delivered by a card feeder from the one or more shuffled decks of playing cards is inspected. It is determined whether there is a defect in the arrangement of the one or more shuffled decks of playing cards. Upon a condition that a shuffled deck of playing cards is determined to be defective, at least one of discarding the defective shuffled deck of playing cards or preventing a recurrence of a defect found within the defective shuffled deck of playing cards. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184269 | Smart Bin Lottery Ticket Dispenser with Modular Printer Bin - A lottery ticket dispenser array includes a frame and a plurality of separate bins contained within the frame. Each bin includes a housing having a front side that faces a purchaser in operational use of the dispenser array, an opposite back side, and an internal space for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets, wherein each lottery tickets contains a code printed thereon. Each bin has an electronic drive mechanism that dispenses the lottery tickets therefrom. The bins are separately removable and insertable into the array. A printer module is provided in the array and has a size and configuration so as to be insertable into the array in place of at least one of the bins. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184270 | METALLIZED SCRATCH-OFF ON-DEMAND PRINTED CONSTRUCT - A direct thermal printable construct, such as a ticket, game piece, coupon, collection piece, label, security card, or voucher includes a thermally printable medium and a metallized layer bonded directly or indirectly to the thermally printable medium. A thermosensitive imaging layer of the thermally printable medium is printable by exposing the metallized layer to localized heat of a thermal printer for inducing local changes in the color of the thermosensitive imaging layer that are obscured from view through both the metallized layer and a base substrate of the thermally printable medium. One or more areas of the metallized layer are arranged to be removable by a scratching action using a fingernail or coin for revealing the underlying local changes in the color of the thermosensitive imaging layer. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184271 | Tabletop Entertainment Apparatus - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for amusement or entertainment that is portable and capable of being played in the confines of an indoor space. The apparatus employs a striking means to propel a projectile from a launching zone down a target surface and toward one or more targets. The invention can be adapted into either single player or multiplayer embodiments and is conducive to being played in crowded, noisy, and social environments. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184272 | Enlightened Pong Game System and Method of Use - A novel game system and method are disclosed. The system comprises one or more lighting components which may be removably secured to the bottom of one or more cups. The lighting components comprise a battery, an LED, and substrate having an adhesive. A user attaches the lighting component to the bottom of a cup using the adhesive. The user can then turn on the lighting component to cause the cup to glow a certain color. The user places liquid within the cup. The user then attempts to bounce or throw a ball into the cup. The user may use a plurality of lighting components and cups to create a configuration of enlightened cups. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184273 | MULTI-MODE AMUSEMENT GAME DEVICE - A display device of an amusement game is caused to present in a main screen information associated with a first one of a plurality of active game play modes of the amusement game and to present in a secondary screen information associated with a second one of the plurality of active game play modes of the amusement game. A plurality of lighted features and at least one sound generating device are controlled using instructions that are associated only with the first one of the plurality of active game play modes while input received by a plurality of game play devices, resulting from an interaction between the plurality of game play features and an object that is moving relative to a playfield of the amusement game, is used to affect play of and/or scoring of play of the amusement game using instructions that are associated with each of the plurality of active game play modes. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184274 | DART GAME APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORED IN COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION - Disclosed is a dart game apparatus according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The dart game apparatus may include: a dart target capable of accommodating a thrown dart pin; a sensing unit sensing a hit location of a thrown dart pin; a controller determining score information depending on each of one or more dart pins thrown by a first player based on information on the hit location, which is received from the sensing unit, determining the determined respective score information of the first player to be output in response to throwing of the respective dart pins, permitting a second player to throw the dart pins when it is sensed that a round of the first player ends, determining the score information depending on each of one or more dart pins thrown by the second player, comparing the determined respective score information of the second player with current score information of the first player, and determining whether the current score information depending on throwing of the dart pins of the second player is output in association with comparison result information based on a result of the comparison; and an output unit outputting the score information depending on the throwing of the dart pins and the result information of the comparison according to the control by the controller. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184275 | INTELLIGENT MAGIC CUBE, AND SENSING SHAFT CENTER STRUCTURE AND TIMING METHOD USED THEREBY - An intelligent magic cube, and a sensing shaft center structure and a timing method used thereby. The sensing shaft center structure comprises a main body; the main body comprises a core ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190184276 | Studded Jigsaw Puzzle - The jigsaw puzzle includes a baseplate used with attachable puzzle pieces. The baseplate has multiple upward-facing engagement mechanisms that are engaged with corresponding and complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms. The rear-facing engagement mechanisms and the complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms are designed so as to leave an access space between the bottom of the puzzle piece and the top surface of the baseplate to facilitate removal of the puzzle pieces. A prying object (pry tool, user's fingertip, toy, or the like) can be inserted in to the access space to easily remove the puzzle pieces after play, storage, or display. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184277 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCH PUZZLE - An arch puzzle includes a base having a substantially flat upper surface, a first ridge protruding upward from the upper surface at a first side, and a second ridge protruding upward from the upper surface at a second side. A notch is defined the first and second ridge. An arch support has a semi-circular block shape. A plurality of arch pieces have a keystone shape. At least a first pair of shims each include an elongated body having a tapered upper surface and a horizontal lower surface. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184278 | INTEGRATED MULTI ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIVE BATTLE GAME - Gaming systems and methods for a battling game which may use two or four physical toy tops and a stadium-shaped toy game board arena for physical game play interactions between game players. The battling 2-in-1 stadium battle dome allows a number of users to play on one side and then flip over to play on the other, encouraging 2 and 4 player battles. The stadium is shaped like a dome, enclosed on both sides, and there are two different sides to play on, overall creating four different play surfaces. The toy has double sided suspended play surfaces for corresponding game play with various surfaces of the different sides. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184279 | GAME METHOD, GAME TERMINAL, AND GAME SYSTEM UTILIZING MAP DATA - A method including acquiring positional information for identifying a position of a terminal associated with a first player. The method further includes acquiring a map corresponding to a predetermined region having the position as a center of the map. The method further includes progressing a game associated with the first player based on the positional information and the map. The method further includes acquiring facility information for identifying a facility contained in the map. The method further includes setting a game parameter corresponding to the first player based on the facility information. The method further includes progressing the game based on the game parameter. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184280 | REAL WORLD GAMING - The present invention is a real world gaming system having a main unit controller connected to a gun controller; a headset connected to the main unit controller, the headset has a camera in front of speakers the speakers near a user's ears and a microphone positioned to the users mouth. The real world gaming headset has a 180 degree view. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184281 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SET-TOP BOX GAME, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for controlling STB game, a remote control system and a handheld electronic apparatus are provided. After the handheld electronic apparatus is connected to the STB, when a gamepad mode is enabled, a virtual gamepad interface is displayed through a touch display panel of the handheld electronic apparatus, so as to simulate an operation method of a real gamepad. When the screen capturing mode is enabled, a game image of the display is captured and displayed on the touch display panel of the handheld electronic apparatus, and a specific function set in the game image is controlled through the touch display panel. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184282 | Synchronized, Fully Programmable Game Controllers - Embodiments of the present specification provide systems and methods for operating game controllers. Microprocessor-controlled game controllers enable recreation of identical gaming scenarios with precision and accuracy. At least one microprocessor is connected to one or more game controllers. The microprocessor is programmed to synchronize the game controllers externally. Additionally, the microprocessor is programmed to modify one or more game controls that are provided by the game controllers. In embodiments of the present specification, game controllers are embedded with a wireless microcontroller that allow for remote feeding of commands to the microcontrollers. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184283 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - A method of controlling an information processing device related to a content platform including transmitting content information relating to content to a user's terminal device, receiving action information relating to actions transmitted from one or more other users' terminal devices with respect to a content situation of the content from a distribution information processing device related to a distribution platform that is configured to distribute the content situation that progresses on the user's terminal device to the one or more other users' terminal devices, and associating benefit information relating to the content with the user in a case where the action satisfies conditions on the basis of the action information may be provided. Also provided is a device and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing the method. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184284 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING VIDEO FRAMES FROM A VIDEO STREAM TO A DISPLAY AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - In a video streaming system, latency between decoding of video frames and rendering of these video frames on a display is reduced. A video encoding frame rate is obtained for a received video stream. Display supported refresh rates are obtained from the display. Among the display supported refresh rates a refresh rate is selected that is a multiple of the video encoding frame rate. The selected refresh rate is transmitted to the display in a configuration command and decoded video frames are transmitted to the display. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184285 | GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to game systems and methods which provides game objects having machine readable devices which are not easily read by a human player and information meant to be read by the human players. The game system allows each player to respond by placing the game objects down while responding anonymously to the next question/response/action requested in the game. The game objects can be placed in relative positions to each other, and the plurality of machine readable devices read simultaneously to allow use of the information provided by the game object and/or its relative position to other game objects. A game platform may be provided to facilitate access to, customization or other processes to be implemented by a user. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184286 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING CHARACTER BEHAVIORS IN GAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and a device for predicting character behaviors of a non-player character in a game. The method includes receiving status data of a current game sent by a game client, the status data being used to indicate current status of a plurality of characters in the current game; obtaining a behavior order sequence related to the current game from a pre-established behavior order library based on the current status, wherein the behavior order sequence indicates a behavior execution order of the plurality of characters including both player characters and non-player characters; performing simulation on the plurality of characters by using a behavior prediction model in sequence according to the behavior execution order to obtain a simulation result; updating the behavior prediction model according to the simulation result to obtained an updated behavior prediction model; using the updated behavior prediction model to generate behavior information, the behavior information being used to indicate next behaviors of one or more of non-player characters among the plurality of characters; and sending the behavior information to the game client to control the behavior of the one or more non-player characters. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184287 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT-IN-POLYGON OPERATION TO FACILITATE VISUALIZING A 3D STRUCTURE SURROUNDING A DATA POINT - A system, a method and instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that solve a 3D point-in-polygon (PIP) problem is presented. This system projects polygons that comprise a set of polyhedra onto projected polygons in a reference plane. Next, the system projects a data point onto the reference plane, and performs a 2D PIP operation in the reference plane to determine which projected polygons the projected data point falls into. For each projected polygon the projected data point falls into, the system performs a 3D crossing number operation by counting intersections between a ray projected from the corresponding data point in a direction orthogonal to the reference plane and polyhedral faces corresponding to projected polygons, to identify polyhedra the data point falls into. The system then generates a visual representation of the set of polyhedra, wherein each polyhedron is affected by data points that fall into it. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOY RECOGNITION - System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184289 | Inverted Progression - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for providing an interactive application, such as a video game, with a hierarchy of tiers and a hierarchy of game items. Higher tiers may correspond to better game items, and lower tiers may correspond to worse game items. Game rewards awarded to a user for using a particular item may be inversely related to the corresponding tier level of the particular item. Game rewards may comprise experience points, credits, levels, or the like. New users of the interactive application may be provided access to a tier above the lowest tier of the hierarchy and thereby able to access better game items than those corresponding to the lowest tier. A prestige tier may be established requiring a quantity of game rewards for access, and users may thereby be able to access the prestige tier faster by using lower, and potentially more difficult, tiers. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184290 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program configured to cause a terminal device to execute a game in communication with a server device, the program includes: a first storing step of receiving from the server device at least one token generated and stored in the server device to store the token in a terminal storage unit; a transmitting step of transmitting to the server device information-to-be-transmitted including an updating instruction of game data of a user and encrypted information obtained by encrypting information-to-be-encrypted at least including the token; and a deleting step of deleting the token stored in the terminal storage unit, wherein the updating instruction includes a first instruction to update the game data stored in the server device when the token extracted by decrypting the encrypted information and the token stored in the server device are matched. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184291 | AUGMENTED REALITY GAME THAT PROMOTES IN-STORE SALES - A method of playing an augmented reality game includes establishing a player profile including visual representations of the player and default or selected characteristics of the player's persona, visiting at least one retail establishment, locating a virtual game piece in at least one predetermined location within the retail establishment, capturing or collecting a located virtual game piece, and earning a reward based on captured or collected virtual game pieces. The reward may be useful when making a purchase from the retail establishment or may be a prize from a provider of the game. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184292 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING BATTLE GAME, SERVER DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - User-involved battle development with strategic or tactical elements in a game is enabled. A method, implemented in a computer including a control unit, for providing a battle game in which a user repeatedly attacks and defends against an opponent using a plurality of objects placed in a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix, includes: a selection step of causing the user to select an area from the plurality of areas, and holding the area which has been already selected as a selected area; a first execution step of causing an object placed in the selected area, to execute a first action; a determination step of determining whether or not a combination of an already selected area and the currently selected area matches at least one line which is any of a row, a column, and a diagonal of the matrix; and a second execution step of causing an object to execute a second action, in the case where the determination step determines that the combination matches the at least one line. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184293 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SOURCE ARRAY PROCESSING - The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for processing replacements to a target array by a plurality of source arrays. Selected tokens in a target array may be replaced with corresponding tokens from a source array to generate a region of identical tokens, which may be processed or removed. Tokens in the target array may be shifted in a direction corresponding to the source array to fill empty cells within the target array and new tokens generated. Selections may be made from multiple source arrays iteratively, with shift directions dynamically modified. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE OBJECT CREATION IN VIRTUAL GAME ENVIRONMENT - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for creating and representing a resource object in a virtual environment are presented. To begin, a graphical user interface may be provided to a player. The graphical user interface may display a virtual environment that includes the resource object and a game object. A resource object can be created by a player through selection of an area within the virtual environment. Responsive to definition of the selected area, the resource object is created and displayed in the virtual environment, having a resource production capacity determined by the size of the selected area. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184295 | HOME ARCADE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an affordable at-home toy arcade game experience. This invention brings authentic arcade game play into the home and dormitory. The invention utilizes authentic joysticks and buttons, with an LED screen. The game console is plug-n-play and provides 4 games in 1 game cabinet with one game featured in the cabinet art. The present invention is designed to be sold in a retail box through box retailer and assembled at home into the game console for use. The retail box can be configured either horizontal or vertical. The present invention is further detailed in the following pages and figures. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184296 | Zip Track and System - A zip track system that is integrally connected to a challenge course so that a user can traverse one portion of the challenge course, and then can slide down the zip track via a zip track to any other desired location. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184297 | VERTICAL WIND TUNNEL SKYDIVING SIMULATOR - A vertical wind tunnel skydiving simulator including a flight chamber entrance that has a curved air deflector that extends into a waiting chamber, in which a convex surface of the curved air deflector faces across or towards the flight chamber entrance or into the flight chamber, and extends into the waiting chamber a sufficient distance to substantially reduce the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber. The curved surface is at the top of the entrance and can also be at the sides. The shape the curved surface takes is sufficient to minimize the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber; the effect is to make it more comfortable and less noisy for people in the waiting area. This also helps to preserves the laminar, non-turbulent flow of air in the flying chamber, even across the flight chamber entrance. This makes flying more comfortable and predictable. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184298 | REVERSIBLE TOY - The present disclosure includes embodiments directed to a reversible toy. The reversible toy may include a body including opposing first and second surfaces, the body reversible between first and second positions to alternatingly present the first and second surfaces as an outer body surface defining an exterior of the body. The other of the first and second surfaces may alternatingly define a stored body surface defining an interior cavity within the body. The reversible toy may include an opening to the interior cavity and having a diameter. At least portions of the body may collapse through the opening when the body is moved between the first and second positions. A retainer may define the diameter of the opening. The diameter of the opening may be smaller than a maximum diameter of the body to retain a shape of the body as the body switches between the first and second positions. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184299 | SMART ROBOTIC THERAPEUTIC LEARNING TOY - Certain embodiments may generally relate to smart robotic therapeutic devices. A modular toy may include a multiple detachable carriages. The modular toy may also include a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen mounted on a first carriage of the plurality of carriages. The modular toy may further include a bubble-generation mechanism installed on the first carriage, a container disposed on a second carriage of the plurality of carriages that is attached to the first carriage, and a robotic arm mounted on a third carriage of the plurality of carriages that is attached to the second carriage. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184300 | MODIFIED DELTA WING KITE WITH INFLATABLE FUSELAGE - Methods and devices taught in the present disclosure address the need for improving stability and performance of delta wing kites. Delta wing kites as disclosed include a delta wing shaped sail reinforced with rigid or semi-rigid wing spars and a center spar, the wing spars and central spar being housed and secured within corresponding sleeves. A combination of various elements such as fuselage and corresponding through-holes, front and back pods, keel and top pockets provides improved stability and performance for the disclosed devices. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184301 | MOVING OBJECT OPERATION SYSTEM, OPERATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT OPERATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a new system that allows a safer operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190184302 | TOY BUILDING ELEMENT - A toy building element comprising primary coupling means that extend from a top wall and comprise a cavity that contains secondary coupling means that are configured for being able to cooperate frictionally with the primary coupling means on a neighbouring element in a number of friction areas. According to the invention there are also primary locking means that are situated at the end of notches in the primary coupling means, wherein the locking means are configured for snap-lockingly engaging with secondary locking means in the cavity of a neighbouring element in same locking areas that are situated outside said friction areas, in which the secondary locking means are elastically resilient in directions in parallel with the top wall of the building element and are substantially elastically relieved in an interconnected position. The coexistence of friction- and snap-locking means entails is that the element yields a far higher coupling force than the known elements, that cold flow is almost eliminated, and that the element is compatible with the known elements. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184303 | SCENERY-MANOEUVRING APPARATUS - The apparatus for moving a load includes a carrier cable having a first end connected to the load, and a second end connected to a movement device, the movement device including an operating line connected to a movement carriage. An electric motor is configured to move the carriage as a function of a force exerted on the operating line. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184304 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RECTIFICATION COLUMN - The present invention relates to a method of controlling a concentration of a first component of a rectification column for separating a binary mixture of the first component with a second component on the basis of temperature measurements, wherein a control path defined by temperature sensors (T | 2019-06-20 |
20190184305 | Water distilling and purifying unit and variants thereof - A method for distilling water includes moving raw water into an evaporator. Water is pumped into a liquid-driven condensing ejector. Water vapor is discharged from a vapor outlet of the evaporator into a gas inlet of the ejector. Fluid from an outlet of the ejector is conducted into a heat exchanger. Heat from fluid conducted from the ejector is transferred in the heat exchanger to the raw water entering the evaporator. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184306 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING TITANIUM (HALO) ALKOXIDE FROM A WASTE LIQUID - A method for separating one or more titanium (halo) alkoxides from a liquid mixture comprising titanium tetrachloride TiCl | 2019-06-20 |
20190184307 | EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING WASTEWATER EVAPORATION CRYSTALLIZER - The present disclosure relates to a wastewater flue evaporating device. An wastewater evaporation crystallizer is provided, including an evaporating tube inlet, an inlet flange, an inlet chamber, a pneumatic inlet baffle, an evaporating tube body, a pneumatic outlet baffle, an outlet chamber, an outlet flange, and an evaporating tube outlet which are successively coupled, where the evaporating tube inlet is connected to provide a gas pipeline; the gas pipeline is connected on a flue between an external denitration device and an air preheater; the evaporating tube outlet is communicated with an inlet flue of a dust collector; the evaporating tube body is provided with a wastewater nozzle; and the wastewater nozzle is communicated with a pretreated waste pipe. The present disclosure provides an efficient and energy-saving wastewater evaporation crystallizer which increases evaporation efficiency by bringing in a high-temperature gas at a front end of the air preheater. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184308 | CONDENSIBLE GAS BOTANICAL EXTRACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An apparatus for the extraction of compounds from botanical material using a condensable gas solvent includes sequential extraction and separation stages. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184309 | CONDENSIBLE GAS BOTANICAL EXTRACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An apparatus for the extraction of compounds from botanical material using a condensable gas solvent includes an extraction chamber and a cyclonic separator. The cyclonic separator includes a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic tangential fluid inlet. A solvent flow path extends from the extraction chamber to the cyclonic tangential fluid inlet. A sonic flow nozzle is positioned in the solvent flow path upstream of the cyclonic tangential fluid inlet. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184310 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING SOLVENT FROM BIOMASS - Methods for recovering solvent from biomass are disclosed herein. In one example, the method can include exerting pressure on wetted plant material to force liquid solvent from the plant matter so the solvent can be collected for reuse. The method can also include flowing pressurized gas through the wetted plant matter, thereby forcing liquid solvent from the plant material so the solvent can be collected for reuse. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184311 | SIMULATED MOVING BED SEPARATION PROCESS - The process involves the use of two rotary valves to implement Varicol operation of a simulated moving bed apparatus to separate a product from at least one multicomponent feed. In a particular embodiment, paraxylene is separated from a mixture of C8 aromatic hydrocarbons. The use of the Varicol process further enhances the separation of the desired product and provides flexibility with a simulated moving bed apparatus using dual rotary valves. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184312 | METHODS FOR QUANTITATING INDIVIDUAL ANTIBODIES FROM A MIXTURE - The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, a method of quantitating an amount of an antibody molecule from a mixture comprising two or more antibody molecules, comprising separating each of the two or more antibody molecules from the mixture by hydrophobic interaction chromatography high performance liquid chromatography (HIC-HPLC) and quantitating an amount of each antibody molecule, wherein the molecular weight of each antibody molecule is within 15 kDa of any other antibody molecule in the mixture and either each antibody molecule is different from another antibody molecule in the mixture by more than about 0.25 unit on the Kyte & Doolittle hydropathy scale or each of the antibody molecules when nm alone on HIC-HPLC elutes at distinct run time with little overlap from the other antibody molecules in the mixture, or both. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING INSOLUBLE LIQUIDS OF DIFFERENT DENSITIES - An apparatus for separating a mixture of insoluble liquids of different densities includes a stationary housing, and a rotatably mounted separator tank within the housing. The tank has an inlet adjacent the lower end of the tank, and an outlet adjacent the upper end of the tank. An outlet port plate located in an upper end of the rotatably mounted separator tank has a plurality of outlets spaced at different distances from the tank axis of rotation. One or more removable access plates are provided in a top wall of the stationary housing for providing access to removable plugs in the plurality of outlets in the outlet port plate. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184314 | OUTSIDE-IN WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An outside-in liquid purification system includes a housing and a cartridge. The housing defines an interior space and includes an inlet, an outlet, walls extending between a top side and a bottom side, and an unfiltered volume. The cartridge is disposed within the interior space and includes a top cap adjacent the top side of the housing configured to direct liquid that enters the interior space to the unfiltered volume and a filter having an annular shape and extending between the top cap and the bottom side of the housing such that no portion of the unfiltered volume is below the filter with the filter defining a hollow vertical column such that liquid flows from the unfiltered volume through the filter into the column and then downward out of the housing through the outlet. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184315 | INSIDE-OUT WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An inside-out liquid purification system includes a housing and a cartridge. The housing defines an interior space and includes an inlet at a top side of the housing, a fitting at the top side of the housing and inboard of the inlet, and an outlet at a bottom side of the housing. The cartridge is disposed within the interior space and includes a top cap having an orifice and configured to interlock with the fitting to suspend the cartridge within the interior space, a bottom cap adjacent to and suspended above the bottom side, and a filter having an annular shape and extending between the top cap and the bottom cap with the filter defining a hollow vertical column aligned with the orifice such that liquid enters the cartridge vertically through the orifice and exits the cartridge at least partially radially through the filter. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184316 | MULTI-MODE FILTERED SHOWERHEAD HAVING MULTIPLE NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES - A multi-mode showerhead having a housing with a front and a back and an offset integrated water filter system incorporated into the showerhead. The multi-mode showerhead has a pair of water outlets in the front and a water filter cartridge is easily added to or removed from a hollow filter chamber formed in the showerhead by the removal of a first, front facing adjustable spray nozzle assembly removably held in a first water outlet connected to the hollow filter chamber. A switch to selectively change the spray pattern of a second nozzle assembly is mounted on the front between the pair of water outlets. The entire showerhead with the first and second spray nozzle assemblies and the integrated offset water filter system is mounted on a shower arm by means of a swivel joint forming an inlet on the back of the housing and connected to the hollow filter chamber. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184317 | AIR FILTER MATERIAL - Spun bond nonwoven fabric comprises, as constituting filament, conjugate polyester continuous filaments having a cross-sectional shape of a nearly “Y4”-like shape. The continuous filament is composed of a nearly V-shape portion | 2019-06-20 |
20190184318 | FILTER MEDIUM FOR LIQUID FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided are filter media for liquid filters and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a thin filter layer is formed and the content of nanofibers weighs light, by laminating a low weight nanofiber web on a porous nonwoven fabric, and thus a less differential pressure is applied before and after filtering, to thereby increase a pass flow rate. The filter medium includes: a porous support that plays a strength support role; and a nanofiber web that is laminated on one side of the porous support and is made of nanofibers of a polymer material, in which the nanofiber web comprises fine pores of a three-dimensional structure, through which a liquid to be treated passes, wherein content of the nanofibers is less than 5 gsm. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184319 | FLUID PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING LIQUID RECOVERY METHOD - A fluid processing system includes: a fluid processing section that performs a treatment of a sample while flowing fluid through a channel, the fluid after passage through the fluid processing section including gas and liquid; a gas-liquid separation section that is connected to an outlet side of the back pressure valve, that includes a gas-liquid separation pipe made of material letting the gas through and not letting the liquid through, and that discharges a gas phase in the fluid flowing through the gas-liquid separation pipe to an outside of the gas-liquid separation pipe; and a liquid phase collecting section that is provided on a downstream of the gas-liquid separation section and that recovers the liquid after passage through the gas-liquid separation section. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184320 | OFF-GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An off-gas conditioning system includes a source of off-gas, at least one testing port, in communication with the source of off-gas wherein the testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity. A first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the source of off-gas, a second vapor liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the first vapor liquid separator, wherein at least one of the first or second vapor-liquid separators includes a heat-exchanger for cooling the off-gas, and wherein at least one of said first or second vapor liquid separators includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from the off-gas. at least one testing port, downstream of the second vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184321 | CYCLONE SEPARATION DEVICE - The cyclone separation device has a case ( | 2019-06-20 |
20190184322 | LIQUID SEPARATOR - A liquid separator comprises a vessel with an inlet for a liquid/gas mixture. The vessel defines a space sealed at the top by means of a lid in which is situated an outlet to discharge treated gas. A shield is provided in the space extending around the outlet as of the lid, and a filter element provided within the shield. An outlet zone is defined between the shield and the filter element, wherein the outlet zone is in connection with the outlet. The shield comprises a bottom wall with at least one inlet opening and connection means for attaching the filter element onto the bottom wall. The connection means is configured such that the filter element, in a mounted condition, extends around the inlet opening as from the bottom wall, within a chamber defined by the shield, the lid and the bottom wall. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184323 | AIR FILTER ARRANGEMENT; ASSEMBLY; AND, METHODS - Air filter cartridges are disclosed. Also described are air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184324 | AIR CLEANER - An operation mode of an air cleaner is changed according to the degree of indoor air contamination and an indoor space condition, and one or more filters of the air cleaner can be easily cleaned. The air cleaner includes a housing, an inlet located at a lower part of the housing, a filter assembly, an outlet, and a brush unit. The filter assembly is located above the inlet, and a diameter of the filter assembly is gradually shortened in the direction from an upper part of the filter assembly to a lower part of the filter assembly. The discharge port is located above a second filter assembly. The brush unit is used to eliminate contaminants from an outer surface of the filter assembly. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184325 | METHOD OF REMOVING IMPURITIES - The impurity removal method removes impurities in an exhaust gas and includes forming a froth layer in a tank, by blowing the exhaust gas into an absorbing liquid contained in the tank via a gas dispersion pipe, wherein, given that a proportion of the gas occupying the froth layer is defined as a gas holdup, impurities such as soot dust included in a gas such as an exhaust gas is removed efficiently and at a low cost by setting a gas holdup in the froth layer to be 0.4˜0.9, setting a height of the froth layer to be 0.2˜1.8 m, and setting a gas-liquid contact area per unit volume of the froth layer to be 1500˜2500 m | 2019-06-20 |
20190184326 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING PARTICLES WITHIN A FLUID - An apparatus includes a chamber and an intake device configured to control a flow of fluid into the chamber. The fluid comprises particles; a resonance device is configured to resonate the chamber to provide an acoustic standing wave within the chambers. The frequency of the standing wave is selected to cause particles above a specific size to collect at a node of the standing wave. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184327 | Gas-Liquid Separator for Collecting Chromatographic Fractions - A gas-liquid separator includes a fluid inlet, a shell including an inside surface enclosing an interior space, an outlet structure with fingers converging toward a longitudinal axis, and a dripper including a dripper tip. The fingers terminate at fingertips located proximate to an outside surface of the dripper. Gas exit ports are defined between adjacent fingers, and by the dripper. The gas-liquid separator defines a liquid flow path from the fluid inlet, along the inside surface, along one or more of the fingers, converging along the dripper outside surface, and to the dripper tip. The gas-liquid separator also defines a gas flow path from the fluid inlet, through the interior space, and through the gas exit ports. The gas-liquid separator may be utilized in fluid separation systems such as liquid chromatography or supercritical fluid chromatography/extraction systems. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184328 | DIAGNOSTIC BREATHER DEVICE - A breather including desiccant for humidity control includes an electronic end of life detection system. A temperature sensor and humidity sensor provide a temperature and humidity of the desiccant to a controller. The controller determines the relative humidity of the desiccant. The controller determines that the desiccant, and thus breather, has reached its end of life (i.e., end of useful life) when the relative humidity reaches a predetermined relative humidity (e.g., 40%). Optionally, a pressure sensor provides a pressure of the reservoir to the controller. The controller determines a fault condition or end of life condition of the breather when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184329 | PROCESSES FOR REMOVING HEAVY HYDROCARBONS AND WATER FROM A STREAM OF NATURAL GAS - Process for retrofitting existing processing units for natural gas fee streams. A portion of the dehydration adsorbent is removed from the vessels of the dehydration unit and is replaced with an adsorbent for heavy hydrocarbons. In operation the vessels are operated in thermal swing adsorption processes with reduced cycle times compared to the original design. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184330 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING VOLATILE CONTAMINATES - A low-cost process for cleansing a liquid of volatile contaminants can be accomplished by cross flowing a liquid through a contactor vessel. As the liquid to be cleansed of contaminates cross flows through the horizontal contactor vessel, a radial flow pattern is induced in the liquid and the liquid is contacted with a cleansing gas introduced cross current to the flow of the liquid through the contactor vessel. As the liquid moves through the contactor vessel, contaminants enter the cleansing cross current gas percolating through the liquid. The cross current gas may then be collected and cleansed of the contaminates it collected. The cleaned cleansing gas may then be recycled back into the contactor vessel. The liquid to be cleansed may by any liquid or liquefied hydrocarbon, such as liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, diesel, refinery component streams, distillates, gas oils, crude oils and/or emulsions. The volatile contaminates that may be cleansed from liquid include any undesirable element within the cross flowing liquid that can be absorbed and/or dissolved in the cleansing cross current gas percolated through the liquid. The cross flowing liquid may be cleansed to varying degrees, depending on specific down streams requirements. | 2019-06-20 |
20190184331 | TRAY FOR EXCHANGE COLUMN COMPRISING GAS CHIMNEYS SURMOUNTED BY HATS WITH A STREAMLINED PROFILE | 2019-06-20 |
20190184332 | HELIUM PURITY ADJUSTMENT IN A MEMBRANE SYSTEM - A multi-stage membrane system is provided to separate helium from a gas stream such as a natural gas stream. There are at least two permeate streams from a first membrane module. One of the permeate streams is compressed and sent to a second membrane module while one of the permeate streams bypasses the compressor. There are control means provided to determine the flow for these two permeate streams based on factors including the compressor capacity, the concentration of the target component in the combined permeate streams and the capacity of the second membrane module. | 2019-06-20 |