26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210198032 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A collapsible container wherein the left side panel is hingedly connected to the top panel and includes at least one strut, one end of the strut being pivotally connected at an intermediate point along the end edge of the left panel, the other end of the strut being pivotally connected to the bottom panel; the right side panel being hingedly connected to the bottom panel and includes at least one strut, one end of the strut being pivotally connected at an intermediate point along the end edge of the side panel, the other end of the strut being pivotally connected to the top panel, such that the container is moveable between a collapsed configuration and an erect configuration, wherein the struts maintain a spaced apart relationship between the edges of the hingedly connected panels and the respective top or bottom panel during such movement. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198033 | ENCLOSURE WITH UWB SENSOR - Disclosed is an enclosure having: a first sensor and a first controller for controlling the first sensor, the first sensor being an ultra-wide band (UWB) radar sensor, wherein the first controller monitors for cargo in the enclosure by scanning the container periodically and/or in response to one or more trigger events, and identifying from scanned data one or more of cargo type and cargo quantity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198034 | HOLDER AND SUBSTANCE CONTAINER FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE IN GARBAGE BIN - In one aspect, there is provided a holder for holding a container of a substance to treat waste in an interior space of a garbage bin. The holder includes a housing having at least one mounting structure that is configured to mount to a garbage bin such that a rear wall portion of the housing is adjacent to a first wall portion of the garbage bin. A front wall portion of the housing is fixedly connected to a remainder of the housing and faces the interior space away from the rear wall portion. The housing includes a container receiving aperture shaped to hold the container, wherein the container receiving aperture has a mouth that faces upwards and is sized to receive the container. The holder includes a latching structure that prevents withdrawal of the container from the housing once the container is inserted into the container receiving aperture. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198035 | DEBRIS COLLECTION DEVICE - A debris collection device includes a mouth having an upper wall, sidewalls, and a lower wall defining a mouth opening therebetween. A bag coupler is attached to the mouth and is configured to releasably couple a bag to the mouth. A chute includes an elongated base extending from the lower wall of the mouth and leads into the mouth opening. Sidewalls upstand from opposing sides of the elongated base. The chute further includes an open front portion and an open top portion. The chute delivers the debris into the bag while the mouth keeps the bag open. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198036 | TRASH BAG RETAINING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a trash bag retaining apparatus and system that secures a trash bag inside a trash receptacle and enables a sliding motion for subsequent removal of the secured trash bag. In particular, the apparatus includes a proximal end insertable into a support arm of a trash receptacle. The distal end includes a slide stop in addition to an abutment face that abuts the support arm upon insertion of the proximal end into the support arm. The abutment face is sized and shaped to match a size and shape of the support arm. Further, the distal end also includes one or more surfaces defining an inlet, positioned between the slide stop and the abutment face, where the trash bag retaining apparatus can secure a portion of the trash bag to the support arm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING INVENTORY IN STORAGE FACILITY - A method and a system for transporting inventory in a storage facility is provided. The system includes an inventory storage unit (ISU) and a transport vehicle. The ISU includes a base shelf, and a plurality of support plates mounted below the base shelf. The transport vehicle includes a top plate and a control device that controls movement of the top plate. Upon actuation of an interlocking mechanism of the transport vehicle that is aligned beneath the ISU, the top plate is lifted to a first height and then rotated for engaging the top plate with the support plates of the ISU. The engaged top plate is further lifted to a second height to lift the ISU off the work floor of a storage facility. Upon lifting the ISU, the transport vehicle transports the ISU to another location in the storage facility. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198038 | FLAT SORTER OVER AT LEAST TWO LEVELS - A sorting system and a method for sorting piece goods provide for conveying the piece goods to be sorted on a delivery level to a delivery point and delivering them there into or onto a receiving device moving on a collection level receiving the piece goods. The collection level is disposed below the delivery level. The receiving device travels over an individually determined route on the collection level. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198039 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHODS - A storage system includes a rack with a plurality of layers, each layer including an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle defining storage locations for items. A shuttle usable with the rack includes a first cart movable along the aisle and a second cart configured to be carriable by the first cart and to be movable along a row. The second cart is configured to carry an item between the first cart and the storage locations. A conveyor is located on one of the first or second carts to move the item onto or off the first cart. Related methods of storing and/or retrieving items from a rack are also disclosed. A rack system is disclosed and is readily assembled without welding, transferring loading so that the weight of the rack and any item stored therein is supported by the upright elements via support brackets. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198040 | Asset Loading System - An identifier associated with one or more assets is obtained in response to a reader component reading a tag associated with one or more assets as the one or more assets traverse a conveyor apparatus. At least partially in response to the obtaining of the identifier, a storage unit of a plurality of storage units is caused to automatically rotate to a loading location to receive the one or more assets. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198041 | AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a storage system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198042 | DELIVERY SYSTEM - A delivery system generates a pick sheet containing a plurality of SKUs based upon an order. A loaded pallet is imaged to identify the SKUs on the loaded pallet, which are compared to the order prior to the loaded pallet leaving the distribution center. The loaded pallet may be imaged while being wrapped with stretch wrap. At the point of delivery, the loaded pallet may be imaged again and analyzed to compare with the pick sheet. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND - Automated control of a longwall stageloader bootend using a plurality of sensors. The sensors include lift sensors, side shift sensors, advance sensors, angle sensors, and conveyor belt sensors. Signals from the plurality of sensors are received by a controller and used to control the operation of the bootend. Controlling the operation of the bootend includes controlling, for example, one or more lift actuators, one or more side shift actuators, one or more advance actuators, and one or more belt actuators. These various actuators can be controlled to, for example, advance the bootend, level the bootend, or match the interfaces between the bootend and a stageloader or a conveyor structure. By automating the operation of the bootend, the need for human positioning control is reduced and the safety of operators is improved. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND - Automated control of a longwall stageloader bootend using a plurality of sensors. The sensors include lift sensors, side shift sensors, advance sensors, angle sensors, and conveyor belt sensors. Signals from the plurality of sensors are received by a controller and used to control the operation of the bootend. Controlling the operation of the bootend includes controlling, for example, one or more lift actuators, one or more side shift actuators, one or more advance actuators, and one or more belt actuators. These various actuators can be controlled to, for example, advance the bootend, level the bootend, or match the interfaces between the bootend and a stageloader or a conveyor structure. By automating the operation of the bootend, the need for human positioning control is reduced and the safety of operators is improved. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198045 | CONVEYOR BELT - A conveyor belt makes contamination of the conveyor belt and conveyance objects less noticeable. A conveyor belt has a structure in which a colorless transparent belt body and a black resin layer that exhibits black color are overlaid on each other and is observed as a black belt. The black resin layer is provided on a surface opposite to a carrying surface of the belt body. The black resin layer is formed in black by blending a conductive filler in the resin and is added with conductivity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198046 | STEEL BELT CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING AND BOLTING MACHINE AND TRANSPORTING AND BOLTING MACHINE - A steel belt conveying apparatus includes upper and lower horizontal conveying portions, left and right inclined conveying chains, a connecting rod frame, an inclined frame, a drive portion, and a height adjustment cylinder. The left inclined conveying chain is separately connected to the upper and lower horizontal conveying portions. The right inclined conveying chain is separately connected to the upper and lower horizontal conveying portions. A top portion of the connecting rod frame is hingedly connected to an upper horizontal frame of the upper horizontal conveying portion. A bottom portion is hingedly connected to a lower frame of the lower horizontal conveying portion. A top portion of the inclined frame is hingedly connected to an upper horizontal drive shaft of the upper horizontal conveying portion, and a bottom portion is hingedly connected to a lower horizontal drive shaft of the lower horizontal conveying portion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198047 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND TRANSFER METHOD - Apparatus and method for transferring an object are disclosed. The apparatus includes a transfer track comprising a plurality of conveyors for transferring an object, an upper scheduler creating a transfer path for transferring the object and creating transfer information for controlling operations of conveyors constituting the transfer path, and a plurality of lower schedulers each receiving the transfer information from the upper scheduler and each controlling the operations of the conveyors based on the transfer information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198048 | CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER SUPPORT PROVIDING READY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OR ROLLERS - A conveyor comprises a belt, at least one roller supporting the belt on a lower side thereof, the roller having opposite ends and a spindle at each opposite end, and a roller support for the roller. The roller support comprises a pair of spaced apart support brackets positioned at opposite lateral sides of the belt, a torque tube having opposite ends pivotally supported by the brackets, and a pair of spaced apart arms fixedly secured to the torque tube, one of the arms located near one of the opposite ends of the roller and the other of the arms located near the other of the opposite ends of the roller, each arm having an upwardly opening notch therein for receiving a respective roller spindle. The torque tube is pivotable between a first position wherein the roller supports the belt and a second position wherein the roller is spaced below the belt and permits sufficient clearance for the roller spindles to be lifted out of the notches in the arms and the roller to be removed from the roller support. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198049 | LOADING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A loading device for an automated guided vehicle, and a control method and system for the same are provided. The loading device can include a loading transport station and a control assembly. The loading transport platform can include a cargo support platform and a driver configured to drive the cargo support platform to run. The cargo support platform can be provided with a cargo entrance and a cargo exit, the cargo support platform can be configured to convey a cargo from the cargo entrance to the cargo exit, and the cargo exit can be disposed over a running passage of the vehicle. The control assembly can be connected to the driver, and the control assembly can be configured to control the driver to drive the cargo support platform to run. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198050 | PRIMARY BELT CLEANER TENSIONING SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL TORSION SPRING - A primary belt cleaner tensioning system that permits the adjustment of contacting force of a scraper blade on a conveyor belt surface. The system utilizes a torsion spring contained within a mounting tube and rotatable shaft which not only protects the torsion spring from the environment but also allows the spring length to be sufficiently long to have enhanced deflection during tensioning. As the blade wears and tension is released, a significant amount of the initially-applied tension is retained in the system, thereby eliminating the need to retension the system over the life of the blade as is required for prior art blade tensioning systems. A tension applicator allows the user to initially tension the system and use of shaped retainers and end caps allow one end of the torsion spring to be fixed to different types of hollow shafts while the other end is coupled to the tension applicator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198051 | MAGNETIC WORKPIECE CONVEYOR FOR ROBOTIC WELDING CELL - A conveyor for ferrous workpieces includes a frame. A static bed is affixed to the frame. The static bed has a workpiece support portion constructed from a non-magnetic material. The workpiece support portion defines a workpiece flow path. A drive assembly is arranged beneath the workpiece support portion. The drive includes multiple discrete magnets configured to move in a direction of the workpiece flow path. At least one guide rail extends upward with respect to the workpiece support portion on a side opposite the drive assembly. The guide rail is configured to orient a workpiece to a desired position with respect to the workpiece flow path. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198052 | HOLDING AND EXCHANGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POWER MODULES - The invention relates to a method and a modular holding and exchanging system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198053 | UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND RELATED METHOD - A unit for transferring horticultural products between at least one tank, in which the horticultural products float on a fluid mass, and at least one collection container, including a head provided with a plurality of walls normally arranged vertically. The head is movable between at least one collection position, in which the walls are interposed between respective horticultural products, which float on the fluid mass at a respective predefined section of the tank, and at least one unloading position, in which the walls face and are proximate to the collection container. In an active configuration, the transverse elements protrude transversely from the space occupation of the walls to ensure mechanical interference with the fall of the horticultural products as a consequence of the subsequent lifting of the head and of its transfer toward said unloading position. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198054 | MULTI-STATION CAM CARRYING MECHANISM - A multi-station cam carrying mechanism, including a baseplate, a rotary shaft in the middle of the baseplate, an electric motor connected to the bottom of the rotary shaft, a rotary plate at an upper part of the rotary shaft, mounting frames on the baseplate, a mounting plate on the mounting frames, an annular sliding groove on a bottom face of the mounting plate along a cam trajectory, and multiple grabbing and transferring assemblies annularly and uniformly arranged at intervals, with bottom parts slidably arranged on the rotary plate and top parts slidably arranged in the sliding groove. The electric motor drives multiple stations to carry products simultaneously, and undergoes a reciprocating movement along the cam trajectory, grabhooks on the assemblies reciprocate vertically to grab and transfer the products, so that the products are sequentially transferred from one station to the next station. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198055 | PELLET TRANSFER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for transferring fuel pellets from one container which may be at a location external to a building to a second container which may be at a location in an interior of the building. The system may include a first container positioned at a location remote from the building and a second container positioned proximate to the building. The first and second containers are connected to one another to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the first container to the second container by a pneumatic apparatus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198056 | Palletising System and Method for Operating a Palletising System - The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus for setting down article layers on a transport aid, comprising a lifting apparatus which is configured in the form of a column and has at least three sides, and which has at least three separate guide devices, wherein, on at least three sides, in each case one of the at least three guide devices is arranged, and wherein, on at least three guide devices, in each case at least one carriage is guided so as to be movable in a vertical direction (Z). Here, the at least three sides are oriented parallel to the vertical direction (Z) and in an inclined manner with respect to one another, wherein at least two of the angles (A | 2021-07-01 |
20210198057 | System and Method for Compacting Materials in Open Top Transport Conveyance - A compacting system compacts particulate matter in open-top railroad gondola cars rolling on rails. The compacting system comprises a compacting station adjacent the rails and a scanning system that scans the gondola cars as they move along the rails toward the compacting station. The scanning system transmits data of the gondola car to an electronic control system. The compacting station has at least one compaction member, e.g., a plate structure or a roller, configured to contact an upper surface of the particulate matter in the gondola cars. The electronic control system controls the compacting station so that the compaction member engages with and applies force to the upper surface of the particulate matter in the gondola car so as to compress the particulate matter in the gondola. A method for compacting particulate matter in a gondola car is also shown. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198058 | MEDIUM FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit and a medium feeding apparatus. The medium feeding apparatus includes: a medium placement portion on which a medium before being fed is placed; a feed roller that feeds the medium placed on the medium placement portion; and at least one pressing portion that presses the medium placed on the medium placement portion onto the medium placement portion at a position upstream of the feed roller in a medium feeding direction. Since the pressing portion presses the medium placed on the medium placement portion, friction occurs between sheets of the medium, thereby preventing or reducing a skew. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198059 | Tray Swinging Mechanism and Device Including the Same - According to aspects of the present disclosures, there is provided a tray swinging mechanism including a document tray. A movable plate of the document tray is configured to be swingable about a tray shaft and extends leftward. A lifter is configured to be swingable about a lifter shaft extending in the front-rear direction at a position different from the tray shaft. On a lower surface of the movable plate, a cam surface configured to contact a tip of the lifter is formed. The cam surface includes a parallel part parallel to an upper surface of the movable plate and a curved part spaced from the upper surface farther toward a right side. According to a shape of the cam surface, each time the lifter is rotated by a particular angle, the tip of the movable plate moves by a particular amount. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198060 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - There is provided a sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet. The sheet feeding apparatus includes: a feeding roller that feeds a sheet; and a moving mechanism that moves the feeding roller to a feeding position where the feeding roller contacts the sheet, to a first retracting position where the feeding roller is separated from the sheet, and to a second retracting position lying between the feeding position and the first retracting position. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198061 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a storage part that stores a sheet, and a feeding part that has a feeding roller for feeding the sheet. The storage part and the feeding part are configured to be integrally inserted/withdrawn into/from an apparatus enclosure. The feeding roller is moved from a feeding position to a retracting position before the storage part and the feeding part are withdrawn from the enclosure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198062 | CONVEYANCE CONTROL DEVICE, CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE INSTRUCTIONS - A conveyance control device of the present disclosure is provided with a CPU that controls a platen conveyance mechanism that conveys a platen from a preparation position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device that performs pretreatment on a cloth placed on the platen. The CPU performs determination processing of determining which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed to. Thus, conveyance destinations of the platens are allocated to the plurality of printers. Thus, the conveyance of the platens to a specific printer only is avoided, and a print processing volume in a certain period is increased. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198063 | CONVEYANCE CONTROL DEVICE, CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE INSTRUCTIONS - A conveyance control device of the present disclosure is provided with a CPU that controls a platen conveyance mechanism that conveys a platen from a preparation position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device that performs pretreatment on a cloth placed on the platen. The CPU performs determination processing of determining, on a basis of the recording medium placed on the platen, which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed to. Thus, conveyance destinations of the platens are allocated to the plurality of printers. Thus, the platen is conveyed to the printer suited to the recording medium, and a print processing volume in a certain period is therefore increased. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198064 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medium transport portion includes a main body portion, a tray unit, and a support guide member. The main body portion includes a first manual feed path and a second manual feed path. The tray unit can be accommodated in the main body portion in a non-use state, and a medium is mounted thereon in a use state. The support guide member is movable in a Z-direction, and supports the tray unit such that a first position that the tray unit is positioned in the first manual feed path, a second position of being positioned in the second manual feed path, and a third position of being accommodated in the main body portion are switched. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198065 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A pair of regulating guides can guide both end edges in a sheet width direction Y of a sheet being conveyed being nipped by a conveying belt and balls. The pair of regulating guides can move to their respective guide positions each for guiding one of both end edges of the sheet and their respective retracting positions each retracting from one of the both end edges of the sheet by a distance larger than the guide position. A guide moving unit for moving the pair of regulating guides makes each of the pair of regulating guides reach the guide position from the retracting position after the rear end of the sheet passed from a conveying roller pair positioned on the upstream side to the conveying belt passes the conveying roller pair. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198066 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - To provide a configuration for allowing a user to easily take out a sheet stopped on a conveying belt. Regulating guides are disposed on both sides of a conveying belt in a sheet width direction Y and can guide both end edges in the sheet width direction of a sheet S being conveyed while being nipped by the conveying belt and the balls. A take-out port is provided on a side close to the regulating guide in the sheet width direction and serves as an opening for taking out the sheet stopped on the conveying belt. The regulating guide on a side away from the take-out port moves in the sheet width direction Y toward the take-out port when the sheet is stopped on the conveying belt. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198067 | BAG BUNDLE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND BAG BUNDLE TRANSFER METHOD - A bag bundle transfer system includes a holding device, a movable member, a drive device and a moving device, wherein: the movable member arranged in the first orientation position in a state where the holding device holds the support part supports from below a part of the bag bundle which is located on an end portion side in a first direction from the support part, and the movable member arranged in the second orientation position in a state where the holding device holds the support part does not support from below a part of the bag bundle which is located on an end portion side in the first direction from the support part. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198068 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - In order to miniaturize an image forming system, the present invention provides an image forming system which is provided with a sheet feed apparatus including a transport roller pair capable of transporting a sheet in a sheet transport direction S, and an image forming apparatus including an image forming section capable of forming an image on the sheet acquired from the sheet feed apparatus, including a switch member disposed on the downstream side of the transport roller pair in the sheet transport direction to be switched between a first position for guiding the sheet transported by the transport roller pair to the image forming apparatus, and a second position for guiding the sheet transported by the transport roller pair downward, and a storage tray disposed below the switch member predetermined space apart to be able to store the sheet guided to below the switch member positioned in the second position. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198069 | Sheet Conveyer - A sheet conveyer, having a sheet tray, a tray-driving mechanism, a conveyance guide, a feed roller, a conveyer-driving mechanism, a first sensor, and a controller, is provided. The controller controls the tray-driving mechanism and the conveyer-driving mechanism, during a sequential conveying action, when the first sensor detects an upper-surface level being at a lower limit of a correct range, delay a lift-start timing, at which the tray-driving mechanism starts moving the sheet tray upward, to be later at least than a timing, at which the feed roller after feeding one of the sheets completely and pausing resumes rotating for feeding a next one of the sheets, and cause the sheet tray to complete moving to a higher position prior to completion of feeding of the next sheet. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198070 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first guide, a second guide configured to form a conveyance path together with the first guide, a conveyance portion, a pressing portion configured to press the sheet against the first guide, an urging portion configured to urge the pressing portion in an urging direction toward the first guide, a receiving member configured to hold the pressing portion and receive a reaction force of the urging portion, and a detection unit including a first detection, and a second detection portion, wherein the second guide provided with the second detection portion, and the receiving member are movably disposed with respect to the first guide provided with the first detection portion respectively, and are configured to be positioned with respect to the first guide independently from each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198071 | FILM WRINKLE REMOVING ROLLER - The present invention relates to a film wrinkle removing roller in which pattern rolls coated with rubber are positioned at both ends of a cylindrical roll made of Teflon, and a porous film comes into contact with the roll and the pattern rolls, such that the film may be prevented from wrinkling and a surface of the film may be prevented from being abraded due to friction between the film and surfaces of the rolls. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198072 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING MACHINE - A first transport path is put into a first state capable of transporting a paper sheet when a first portion and a second portion engage with each other, and put into a second state in which the second portion is swingable with respect to the first portion about a first swing axis extending in a direction orthogonal to a first direction and horizontal when engagement between the first portion and the second portion is released. A contact portion comes into contact with the second portion, thereby engaging the second portion with the first portion when a second unit in which the first transport path is in the second state is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198073 | SHEET CONVEYER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyer having a conveyer path to convey a sheet therein, a first path and a second path branched from the conveyer path, a flapper, a pair of pivot-shaft portions, and a supporting section, is provided. The flapper is movable between a first position to guide the sheet from the conveyer path to the first path and a second position to guide the sheet from the conveyer path to the second position. The pivot-shaft portions are located apart from each other in a widthwise direction. The pivot-shaft portions support the flapper pivotably. The supporting section is located between the pair of pivot-shaft portions in the widthwise direction. The supporting section supports the flapper pivotably. The supporting section includes a rotation-shaft portion being rotatable, a bearing portion, in which the rotation-shaft portion is fitted, and a buffer member located between the rotation-shaft portion and the bearing portion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198074 | STACKING MACHINE FOR HANDLING INDIVIDUAL SHEETS AND A SHEET DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL SHEETS - The present invention relates to a method of stacking individual sheets and a stacking machine for handling individual sheets, the stacking machine comprising a frame assembly ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198075 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FLATNESS OF SHEET MATERIAL - A device for detecting the flatness of a sheet material includes a conveyor, a gantry, a beam, an industrial camera unit, a speed measurement unit, a vibration measurement unit, a multi-line laser, a cable carrier, an industrial controller, and a control cabinet. The conveyor is disposed beneath the gantry and includes a plurality of pinch roll assemblies for feeding a sheet material. The beam is disposed on the gantry and includes a first side and a second side. The industrial camera unit is disposed on the first side of the beam and includes at least two industrial cameras. The speed measurement unit is disposed between the at least two industrial cameras. The vibration measurement unit is disposed on the second side of the beam and includes at least two distance measurement devices. The multi-line laser is disposed between the at least two distance measurement devices. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOLDING PAPER CARRIERS WITH ATTACHED CARDS - Folder systems and related methods are provided for accurately and efficiently folding a paper carrier that has a card attached without bending or dislodging the card from the carrier. A movable fold chute receives a portion of the carrier with the card attached and allows the carrier to fold while protecting the card portion of the carrier. The fold chute moves between different positions which allow the carrier to enter and exit through folding rollers along a generally straight paper path without forcing the cards around small radii, thereby preventing damage to the cards or causing them to separate from the carrier sheet. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198077 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a rotating body pair capable of transporting a sheet in a first direction for nipping the sheet transported to a transport path thereby drawing the sheet for folding processing, and in a second direction for switching back the sheet to return to the transport path, a push member that pushes the sheet transported to the transport path to a nip portion of the rotating body pair, and a press member pressing one end portion of the sheet folded by the rotating body pair to guide, and including a press portion that presses the one end portion of the sheet in a direction of the transport path where the other end portion of the sheet exists, and a guide portion that guides the sheet pressed by the press portion to the guide face of the transport path where the other end portion of the sheet exists. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198078 | WINDING MACHINE - The invention relates to a winding machine ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198079 | THREAD GUIDING DEVICE - A thread guiding device ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198080 | AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, TEST SYSTEM, DOOR BLOCKAGE DETECTION SYSTEM, EMERGENCY CALL HANDLER SYSTEM, CALLER UNIT, MONITORING SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An elevator test unit for testing the operation of an elevator system, the test unit including: a first input configured to receive a command input instructing the performance of a test operation in relation to an elevator car associated with the test unit; a first output configured, in response to receipt of the command input at the first input, to cause the generation of a first level request signal or a first simulated level request signal to be sent to a main elevator controller to cause the test operation; a second input configured to receive an indication of whether the test operation occurred successfully; and a second output configured to output a report based on the received indication. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198081 | ELEVATOR, SUSPENSION BODY FOR THE ELEVATOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SUSPENSION BODY - A suspension body for an elevator includes a core having a belt-like shape, and a covering layer. The core includes a load bearing layer. The load bearing layer is formed of an impregnation resin and a plurality of high-strength fibers. The covering layer covers at least a part of an outer periphery of the core. The plurality of high-strength fibers include a plurality of kinds of high-strength fibers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198082 | LOAD BEARING MEMBER FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM HAVING AN ELASTOMER AND PHOSPHONATE BLENDED BONDING AGENT - A belt for an elevator system is provided having a core and an elastomeric sheath positioned over the core. An elastomer and phosphonate blended bonding agent adheres the core to the sheath. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198083 | CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR ELECTRICALLY CONTACTING TENSION MEMBERS IN A LOAD-BEARING BELT FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE CONNECTION ELEMENT ON THE BELT - A connection element for electrically contacting tension members embedded into a matrix material of a load-bearing belt for an elevator system has a frame with an upper part, a lower part and multiple electrically conductive contact elements. The frame is shaped to receive the belt in an interior space delimited at at least two opposite sides. The contact elements are formed as stamped and bent metal parts, and some regions of the contact elements are arranged in the upper part of the frame with other regions protruding from the upper part of the frame into the interior space, for example in the form of piercing tips, in order to contact the tension members embedded in the portion of the belt received in the interior space. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198084 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT - A method for installing guide rails of an elevator in a hoistway includes installing one or more guide rails to form a vertical guide rail line; positioning an elevator car at a first position in the hoistway; placing a plurality of guide rails to stand in an upright position on the elevator car such that each of the guide rails rests on the floor structure of the elevator car; supporting the upper half of each of the guide rails laterally on the elevator car for blocking its lateral movement relative to the elevator car; hoisting the elevator car in the hoistway upwards to a second position, along the guide rail line; and installing a guide rail belonging to said plurality into the elevator hoistway on top of the guide rail line for extending the guide rail line vertically, thereby making the guide rail being installed to form the uppermost section of the guide rail line. An installation arrangement of guide rails is provided for implementing the method. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198085 | GRIPPING DEVICE FOR SHELLS - A gripping device for shells that includes a pair of jaws intended to clamp a shell, each jaw being able to pivot towards a closed position obtained by applying the top end of each jaw to the shell. A locking means links the top ends of the jaws and includes two connecting rods and a central segment linking these connecting rods. The connecting rods are articulated relative to the jaws by a first articulation and by a second articulation to the central segment. A spring links each first articulation to a central point of the segment. A movable stop situated above the locking means is capable of pushing the locking means downwards until it is below an unstable equilibrium position of the locking means. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198086 | COLLECTION DEVICE WITH RELEASABLE BOTTOM - A collection device can include an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening; a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure a base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening; and an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198087 | Erectable crawler crane safety barrier - A crane barrier access warning system suspended by four or more pinned adjustable telescoping supports, which extend outward from a cranes lower car body between the tracks. One of the telescoping members end inserts into a mounting frame, which comprises of other pinned adjustable telescoping components, so that it can be fitted to the frame or track beams. This entire safety barrier system is erected without tools. The components that form the actual safety barrier surrounds the whole crane and are suspended from it so that the safely barrier moves with the crane. Suspension components are adjustable through their pinned telescoping members so that the invention can fit different sized cranes. All the parts can be separated and fully retracted for shipping or storage. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198088 | Crane Block Mountable Safety Beacon Device - A crane block mountable safety beacon device for increasing awareness of a crane block includes a housing that is mountable to a crane block. A set of bulbs that is coupled to the housing selectively emits light to indicate a position of the crane block to an operator of a crane utilizing the crane block and to persons proximate to the crane block. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198089 | METHOD FOR BENDING A TENSION ELEMENT OVER A PULLEY - Method of cooling a pulley, comprising a step of decreasing the temperature of the pulley by using a closed cooling system that is in contact with the pulley comprising a cooling medium in the range of −60 to 70° C. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198090 | TRAVELING ROBOT - A traveling robot includes: a traveling body including a truck and a drive unit, the truck including front and rear wheels and a floor frame, the drive unit being configured to rotate the wheels; a support mechanism configured to raise or lower a holding tool configured to support a mounting plate; and a picking robot configured to load a cargo onto the mounting plate or unload the cargo from the mounting plate. The drive unit is mounted on the floor frame, and the floor frame includes a projecting portion projecting forward from a portion on which the drive unit is mounted. The support mechanism is attached to a front end portion of the projecting portion. The picking robot is provided at the projecting portion, is arranged between the support mechanism and the drive unit in a front-rear direction, and is arranged on or behind an imaginary vertical line passing through a front axle. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198091 | MULTI-ARMED LIFTING ACCESSORY - A Multi-Armed Lifting Accessory is disclosed herein which is compact and transportable in various deployments. The Multi-Armed Lifting Accessory is advantageous and useful as it has hingedly connected loading and support arms attached to a main lifter body. The supporting arms are spring loaded allowing the Multi-Armed Lifting Accessory to stably engage with irregular shaped objects such as barge lid or a skid steer loader and allows for flexible engagement and balanced lifting operations. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING DISPENSER FLUID REFILL - A counter mountable fluid dispenser includes a below deck reservoir for storing a fluid comprising at least one of a soap, an anti-bacterial cleanser, a disinfectant, and a lotion, an above deck spout including an outlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing fluid stored in the reservoir and an external supply port connected with the reservoir by a supply passage to supply fluid to the reservoir, a supply access valve connected with the supply passage and operable to block flow from the external supply port to the reservoir in a closed position and to permit flow from the external supply port to the reservoir in the open position, and a controller in communication with the supply access valve for controller operation of the supply access valve from a closed position to an open position in response to receipt of an authorized supply signal at the controller. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198093 | ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE FUELING AND CHARGING - A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained condition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198094 | FULLY-INTEGRATED, TOP-FILL, PRESSURELESS FLOW-CONTROL MODULE COUPLABLE TO A PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE - A fully-integrated, flow-control module for top-fill fuel tanks is designed to operate with a fuel line attached that supplies fuel under constant pressure. A main flow control valve within the flow-control module closes automatically when the fuel tank is full, and automatically opens when the fuel level drops a certain amount below the full level. A spring-biased valve plunger of the main flow control valve has a bleed aperture that diverts a small amount of incoming fuel to a bleed path that is controlled by a fuel level float that operates on a lever arm that either opens or closes the bleed path. When closed, fuel pressure beneath the valve plunger increases sufficiently that the plunger biasing spring is able to exert a force sufficient to close the valve plunger. Bleed path control hysteresis prevents rapid cycling of the main flow control valve. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198095 | STATION FOR FILLING TANKS OF HYDROGEN-FUELLED VEHICLES - A hydrogen refilling station for filling tanks of fuel cell electric vehicles includes a liquid hydrogen tank that feeds liquid hydrogen to an upstream end of a filling circuit that also includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger exchanges heat between the liquid hydrogen and heat transfer fluid flows to thereby cool the heat transfer fluid and vaporize the liquid hydrogen to provide a supply of high pressure hydrogen gas for filling hydrogen-fueled vehicle tanks at a downstream end of the circuit. Because the liquid hydrogen is surrounded by the heat transfer fluid inside the heat exchanger, little if any fogging occurs. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198096 | ENHANCED CONTROL OF SHUTTLE MASS MOTION IN MEMS DEVICES - A MEMS device and a method of forming the same. A disclosed method includes: providing a silicon substrate layer, a buried oxide layer and a device silicon layer; using a microfabrication process to pattern a set of device features on the device silicon layer including a shuttle mass and an anchor frame; removing the silicon substrate layer and buried oxide below the shuttle mass; placing a shadow mask on a surface of the device silicon layer, wherein the shadow mask has a microscale opening to expose at least one device feature; and forming a nanoscale stopper on a sidewall of the at least one device feature by depositing a deposition material through the opening in a controlled manner. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198097 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SUCH A DEVICE - There is disclosed a device and method for fabricating such a device. The device includes cavities formed in a transparent substrate. A laminated membrane is mounted to the substrate and spans the cavities. The laminated membrane includes a layer of a flexible material, typically a polymer, and a layer of a two-dimensional material that is typically graphene. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198098 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR (SLM) COMPRISING INTEGRATED DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS - Arrangement for controlling micromechanical actuators, including a digital-to-analog converter and a plurality of micromechanical actuators; wherein the micromechanical actuators are coupled to a connecting structure; wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to provide a voltage to be applied to the connecting structure by an adjustable capacitive voltage division that is dependent on a digital input value of the digital-to-analog converter, wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to directly include a capacitance of the connecting structure in the capacitive voltage division. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198099 | HERMETIC PACKAGE COMPRISING A GETTER, PART COMPRISING SUCH A HERMETIC PACKAGE, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The invention concerns a hermetically sealed package forming a low pressure or vacuum enclosure, and receiving at least one component of imaging bolometer type. The hermetically sealed package includes a monolithic layer of a getter material capable of capturing gases present in the enclosure, the layer of getter material having a thickness in the range from 20 nanometers to 200 nanometers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198100 | ENCLOSED CAVITY STRUCTURES - An example of a cavity structure comprises a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface, a cavity extending into the cavity substrate, the cavity having a cavity bottom and cavity walls, and a cap disposed on a side of the cavity opposite the cavity bottom. The cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form a cavity enclosing a volume. A component can be disposed in the cavity and can extend above the substrate surface. The component can be a piezoelectric or a MEMS device. The cap can have a tophat configuration. The cavity structure can be micro-transfer printed from a source wafer to a destination substrate. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198101 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS HAVING HERMITIC CHAMBER - The disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical apparatus including a substrate, a stationary electrode, a movable electrode, and a heater. The substrate includes an upper surface, an inner bottom surface, and an inner side surface. The inner side surface surrounds and connects with the inner bottom surface. The inner side surface and the inner bottom surface define a recess. The stationary electrode is disposed on the inner bottom surface. The movable electrode covers the recess. The movable electrode, the inner bottom surface, and the inner side surface define a hermetic chamber. The heater is disposed on the movable electrode and located above the hermetic chamber. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198102 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING INCLINED OPTICAL WINDOWS, AND MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING INCLINED OPTICAL WINDOWS - A production method for a micromechanical device having inclined optical windows. First and second substrates are provided. A plurality of through-holes is produced in the first and second substrate such that for each through-hole in the first substrate a congruent through-hole is produced in the second substrate, which overlap when the first substrate is placed over the second substrate. A slanted edge region is produced around a respective through-hole in the first and second substrate, the edge region being inclined at a window angle, two slanted edge regions situated on top of each other being congruent in a top view and being inclined at the same window angle. A window foil is provided having a structured window region, which covers the through-hole in a top view of the window foil in each case, the window foil forming an optical window slanted at the window angle above the respective through-hole. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198103 | SURFACE MICROMACHINED STRUCTURES - Described examples include an apparatus having a substrate with a substrate surface. The apparatus also includes an element with a planar surface facing the substrate surface and with a nonplanar surface opposite the planar surface facing away from the substrate surface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198104 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMMONIA SYNTHESIS GAS - Method for the preparation of ammonia synthesis gas by a combination of ATR or secondary reforming process using oxygen from an air separation unit and electrolysis of water for the production of ammonia synthesis gas. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198105 | PROCESS FOR COMBINED PRODUCTION OF METHANOL AND AMMONIA - A process for the combined production of methanol and ammonia, wherein a reactant stream includes carbon monoxide is supplied to a recovery assembly to obtain first and second hydrogen-containing streams, each having an increased molar proportion of hydrogen compared to the reactant stream. The recovery assembly includes a shift conversion in which the carbon monoxide of at least one carbon monoxide-containing stream is at least partially converted into hydrogen and carbon dioxide by reaction with steam to obtain a converted stream having hydrogen and carbon dioxide at least partially recycled to a hydrogen recovery from which the first and second hydrogen-containing streams are obtained. A nitrogen stream and, at least partially, the first hydrogen-containing stream are supplied to an ammonia reactor assembly for at least partial conversion into ammonia and, at least partially, the second hydrogen-containing stream is supplied to a methanol reactor assembly for at least partial conversion into the methanol. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198106 | Catalyst and Process for Thermo-Neutral Reforming of Petroleum-Based Liquid Hydrocarbons - A process for producing a hydrogen-rich gas stream from a liquid hydrocarbon stream, the process comprising the steps of introducing the liquid hydrocarbon stream to a dual catalytic zone, the liquid hydrocarbon stream comprises liquid hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of liquid petroleum gas (LPG), light naphtha, heavy naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, and combinations of the same, the dual catalytic zone comprises: a combustion zone comprising a seven component catalyst, and a steam reforming zone, the steam reforming zone comprising a steam reforming catalyst; introducing steam to the dual catalytic zone, introducing an oxygen-rich gas to the dual catalytic zone; contacting the liquid hydrocarbon stream, steam, and oxygen-rich gas with the seven component catalyst to produce a combustion zone fluid; and contacting the combustion zone fluid with the steam reforming catalyst to produce the hydrogen-rich gas stream, wherein the hydrogen-rich gas stream comprises hydrogen. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198107 | NANO MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE AND IN-SITU PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses nano magnesium hydride and an in-situ preparation method thereof, including disposing and stirring magnesium chloride and lithium hydride in an organic solvent under a protection of an inert atmosphere, so as to obtain an organic suspension of a mixture; performing an ultrasonic treatment to the organic suspension, so as to promote a chemical reaction of the mixture. After the reaction is completed, the suspension is filtered; the solid reaction product is washed, centrifuged and dried to remove residual organic matter, so as to obtain nano-magnesium hydride. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198108 | CONTINUOS PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INSOLUBLE SULFUR - A method for producing insoluble sulfur, including: heating a sulfur to 200-700° C., quenching it with water, aqueous solution and other solvents, drying and solidifying the resulting substance at 40-80° C. for 3-15 h, to obtain an insoluble sulfur crude product; crushing the crude product in water into particles with a particle size of 50-400 meshes, wherein the water temperature is not higher than 80° C.; pumping the slurry of water and crude product into the upper part of an extraction column, pumping solvent into the lower part thereof; making the water and solvent from the top of the column flow into a separation tank to separate water phase and solvent phase, heating and evaporating the solvent phase to recover solvent and obtain soluble sulfur; heating and evaporating the insoluble sulfur and solvent from the bottom of the column to recover solvent and obtain purified insoluble sulfur. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198109 | ULTRA-LONG CHIRAL CARBON NANOTUBE, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, APPLICATION THEREOF, AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE - This disclosure relates to the technical field of carbon nanotubes, provides an ultra-long chiral carbon nanotube and a method for preparing the same. The ultra-long chiral carbon nanotube has a diameter of about 1.5 nm to 5.5 nm and has a length of about 100 mm to 650 mm, the ultra-long chiral carbon nanotube includes a double-walled carbon nanotube and a triple-walled carbon nanotube, and each layer of the ultra-long chiral carbon nanotube is semiconducting and has a helix angle greater than 10°. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198110 | CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION - A method for processing a gas stream comprising CO2 and at least three other gases selected from CO, H2, CH4, n-C2, n-C3, n-C4, n-05, n-C6, O2, H2O and N2, the method comprising utilising the gas stream in a catalytic chemical vapour deposition process, thereby reducing the CO2 content of the gas stream. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198111 | ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER SHEET FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CANISTER - An object of the present invention is to provide a new form of adsorbent suitable for a motor vehicle canister. An activated carbon fiber sheet satisfies one or two or more of conditions for indices, such as a specific surface area, a pore volume of pores having a given pore diameter, and a sheet density. An embodiment, for example, may have: a specific surface area ranging from 1400 to 2200 m | 2021-07-01 |
20210198112 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROGEL BLANKET - Provided is a method for manufacturing an aerogel blanket having improved processability by reducing manufacturing time and cost, the method including the steps of mixing a precursor material, an acid catalyst and a hydrous alcohol to prepare a sol, depositing a substrate in the sol, and reacting with a gaseous silazane-based compound to form a gel and to perform aging and surface modification reaction simultaneously to form a wet gel blanket, and drying the wet gel blanket to manufacture an aerogel blanket. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198113 | Method for Synthesizing a Composite Material Consisting of a Mixture of AFX- and BEA-Structure Zeolites in the Presence of an Organic Nitrogen-Containing Structuring Agent - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a zeolite composite material composed of a mixture of AFX and BEA zeolites, comprising at least the following steps:
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20210198114 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING A FRAMEWORK TYPE FER - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a zeolitic material having a framework type FER and having a framework structure comprising silicon, aluminum, and oxygen, said process comprising (i) preparing an aqueous synthesis mixture comprising water; a zeolitic material having a framework type other than FER and having a framework structure comprising silicon, aluminum, and oxygen; a source of silicon other than the zeolitic material having a framework type other than FER; an organic structure directing agent comprising piperidine; a source of an alkali metal; and a source of a base; (ii) subjecting the aqueous synthesis mixture prepared according to (i) to hydrothermal synthesis conditions comprising heating the synthesis mixture to a temperature in the range of from 140 to 190° C. and keeping the synthesis mixture at a temperature in this range under autogenous pressure, obtaining a mother liquor comprising a solid material which comprises the zeolitic material having a framework type FER. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198115 | Potassium Boron-Containing Compositions and Their Preparation - The present disclose provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes reacting boric acid with potassium carbonate in an aqueous solution. The process includes forming a stable aqueous suspension comprising particles of potassium pentaborate. The present disclosure also provides the composition formed the process. In an embodiment, the composition includes a stable aqueous suspension of particles of potassium pentaborate, the suspension composed of at least 8% (w/w) boron and at least 5% (w/w) potassium oxide (K | 2021-07-01 |
20210198116 | Method for the manufacture of highly purified 68Ge material for radiopharmaceutical purposes - A method for the manufacture of highly purified | 2021-07-01 |
20210198117 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING DOPED LITHIUM LANTHANUM ZIRCONIUM OXIDE - A process for preparing doped-lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (doped-LLZO) is described herein. The method involves dry doping of a co-precipitated lanthanum zirconium oxide (LZO) precursor. Dry doping is a process in which a dry powdered dopant is ground and mixed with a pre-prepared co-precipitated LZO precursor and a lithium salt to provide a LLZO precursor composition, which is subsequently calcined to form a doped-LLZO. The process described herein comprises calcining a dry, powdered (e.g., micron, sub-micron or nano-powdered) mixture of a co-precipitated LZO precursor, a dopant salt or oxide, and a lithium salt under an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temperature in the range of about 500 to about 1100° C., and recovering the doped-LLZO after calcining. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198118 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) BISMUTH NANOCOMPOSITE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The disclosure relates to a two-dimensional (2D) bismuth nanocomposite, and a preparation method and use thereof, and belongs to the field of nanobiotechnology. The 2D bismuth nanocomposite of the disclosure is an ultra-thin bismuth nanosheet that is loaded with platinum nanoparticles and modified with indocyanine green (ICG) and surface targeting polypeptide Ang-2. The 2D bismuth nanocomposite Bi@Pt/ICG-Ang2 of the disclosure can not only realize the targeted photothermal and photodynamic combination therapy for tumors, but also realize the dual-mode imaging combining CT and fluorescence imaging. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198119 | Modified Black Spinel Pigments For Glass And Ceramic Enamel Applications - Modified copper chromite spinel pigments exhibit lower coefficients of thermal expansion than unmodified structures. Three methods exist to modify the pigments: (1) the incorporation of secondary modifiers into the pigment core composition, (2) control of the pigment firing profile, including both the temperature and the soak time, and (3) control of the pigment core composition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198120 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SPINEL-TYPE TERNARY METAL OXIDES AS HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS - Methods for preparation of surfactant-free ultra-small spinel ternary metal oxide nanoparticles are provided. A method comprises dissolving first and second metal salts in deionized water in a specific mole ratio to form a solution comprising two different metal ions, applying a coprecipitation method and adding an alkaline solution to the solution to form a colloidal suspension, wherein a colloid of the colloidal suspension is a metal hydroxide, adjusting the amount and the addition rate of the alkaline solution to form a specific structure of metal hydroxide precipitate; washing and drying the metal hydroxide to form a structured metal hydroxide powder, and applying a calcination method to the structured metal hydroxide powder to form a surfactant-free spinel-type (AB | 2021-07-01 |
20210198121 | Ballast water, bilge water, slop water, or oily water treatment systems - Disclosed are remote oily water treatment systems, including systems and related methods of remote oily water treatment with point-of-treatment discharge of treated water. In a preferred embodiment, (a) oily water is treated at a location proximate to where the oily water by passing the oily water through a tank containing a medium defined by at least one polymer mixed with activated carbon and (b) treated water is discharged at the point-of-treatment of the oily water. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198122 | DEVICE FOR DECOMPLEXATION AND ENHANCED REMOVAL OF COPPER BASED ON SELF-INDUCED FENTON-LIKE REACTION CONSTRUCTED BY ELECTROCHEMISTRY COUPLED WITH MEMBRANE SEPARATION, AND USE THEREOF - A device for decomplexation and enhanced removal of copper based on self-induced Fenton-like reaction constructed by electrochemistry coupled with membrane separation is disclosed. The device includes a reactor, two electrocatalytic anodes capable of generating hydroxyl radicals, an electrocatalytic cathode membrane assembly, a direct current power supply, an aeration system, an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. The device of the present invention has a simple construction. Using this device to treat industrial wastewater containing copper complexes under specific conditions allows the decomplexation and the removal of the industrial wastewater containing the copper complexes to be simultaneously realized at a low consumption and a high efficiency. The coupling of electrochemistry with membrane separation can be achieved to protect the cathode from being contaminated by pollutants in the sewage and prolong the service life of the electrode. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198123 | FLEXIBLE ELECTROCATALYTIC MEMBRANE FOR REMOVING NITRATE FROM WATER, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A flexible electrocatalytic membrane for removing nitrate from water, a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The method of the present invention includes dropwise adding an aramid fiber solution into deionized water to prepare an aramid nanofiber sol, then reacting an ethanol solution containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and ferric nitrate with the aramid nanofiber sol to prepare a conductive aramid nanofiber sol, and finally dropwise adding MXene nanosheets ultrasonically pretreated by a tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution into the conductive aramid nanofiber sol to prepare the flexible electrocatalytic membrane. The prepared flexible electrocatalytic membrane possesses good mechanical strength and flexibility, and can not only effectively remove nitrate but also avoid failure of electrocatalytic materials due to surface fouling in the process of electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate, and thus has a long service life. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198124 | ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER CLEANING DEVICE - An electrochemical water cleaning device including one or more deionization cells having a membrane electrode assembly including a first electrode compartment separated by an anion exchange membrane from a second electrode compartment, each of the first and second compartments configured to contain an intercalation host electrode, a first water stream compartment separated by the membrane electrode assembly from a second water stream compartment, each of the first and second water stream compartments configured to contain a saline water solution and arranged to be in respective fluid communication with the first and second electrode compartments. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198125 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING N FROM A LIQUID WASTE STREAM - The present invention relates to a method for recovering N from a liquid waste stream; such as a stream of urine or manure, such as human urine, said method comprising passing said waste stream through a multi-compartment electrodialysis bipolar membrane (EDBM) system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198126 | ELECTRODIALYSIS PROCESS FOR HIGH ION REJECTION IN THE PRESENCE OF BORON - Provided are water treatment systems and methods of treating water that include separating boron and concentrating lithium. For example, described are water treatment systems comprising: a first phase comprising a first plurality of electrodialysis units configured to separate boron from a feed stream, and a second phase comprising a second plurality of electrodialysis units, wherein the feed stream of at least one electrodialysis unit of the second plurality of electrodialysis units comprises an outlet brine stream of at least one electrodialysis unit of the first plurality of electrodialysis units, and wherein the second plurality of electrodialysis units are configured to produce a product brine stream achieving 90-99% lithium recovery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198127 | WATER SOFTENING SYSTEM - A water softening system includes a main line that supplies raw water to a first consumption point in a consumption site, a filter device that is provided in the main line and that removes at least a part of ionic substances contained in the raw water supplied through the main line and releases soft water containing a smaller amount of ionic substances than the raw water to the main line, a first bypass line that connects a first bypass point and a confluence point and diverts the raw water in the main line from the first bypass point to the confluence point, and a second bypass line that is connected to a second bypass point and that diverts the soft water to a second consumption point in the consumption site. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198128 | ANTIMICROBIAL MODIFIED MATERIAL FOR TREATMENT OF FLUIDS - A method for treating a fluid is provided. Particles are coated with quaternary ammonium or phosphonium compounds (“quats”). Fluid is passed over the particles. The biocidal properties of the quats treats the fluid. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198129 | METHODS, PRODUCTS & USES RELATING TO SCAVENGING OF ACIDIC SULFIDE SPECIES - The use of the combination of (a) an amino compound and (b) a compound including a soft electrophilic centre to scavenge and retain acidic sulfide species at a higher temperature and/or scavenge acidic sulfide species at an increased rate compared to that achieved using the amino compound alone. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198130 | Floating dispensers - A floating dispenser having an external float or an internal float for supporting a cartridge or cartridges for floatingly delivering a dispersant or dispersants to a body of water with the floating dispenser having cartridges rotationally positionable with respect to one another to control the rate of dispensing while the dispenser floats in an upright condition with the floating dispenser changing its flotation orientation in response to consumption of the dispersant or dispersants in the a cartridge to thereby provide a visual alert to replace a spent cartridge with a fresh cartridge. In addition the inventions described herein permit changing the dispensing nature of the system from a multiple dispensing system to a single dispensing system without changing the floating characteristics of the floating dispensers through replacement of a dispersant in one of the cartridges with an inert or ballast material that has no effect on the water characteristics. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198131 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING GROUNDWATER POLLUTED BY ORGANIC PHENOLS - The disclosure is a method for recovering groundwater contaminated with organic phenols. The method includes the step of injecting a remediation agent into the groundwater extracted from the stratum to be rehabilitated or ex-situ extracted, followed by the step of injecting manganese-based oxidant. By adding a suitable proportion of soluble silicon to the water to be treated as a remediation agent, the efficiency of manganese-based oxidant in the treatment of phenolic pollutants is enhanced based on interface properties and stability of various manganese oxides in the regulating and recovering process. The method for recovering groundwater contaminated with organic phenols provided by the disclosure has a simple process and is convenient to operate, the adopted chemicals are inexpensive and easy to obtain, cause little corrosion to the injection equipment, and has a wide range of applications in practice. The adopted oxidant will not produce halogenated toxic by-products during the treatment process. | 2021-07-01 |