27th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220212067 | GOLF CLUB - Golf clubs have a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. Some have a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color and the area of shade or color of the face. A secondary alignment feature includes a paint or masking line that delineates the transition between the first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face and a second portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the first portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212068 | MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD - Golf clubs heads having a forward portion located at a front side of the golf club head and an aft portion located rearward of the forward portion and joined to the forward portion. The front portion incudes a forward joint section and the aft portion includes an aft joint section. The aft portion also includes an aft rib attached to an interior surface of the aft portion, the aft rib extends, from an interior surface of the aft joint section, in a direction away from the striking face. The golf club head may also include a crown the crown having an areal density of less than 1000 g/m | 2022-07-07 |
20220212069 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club head is provided with an electronic display that is visible to a user of the golf club head when the golf club head is in the address position, such as for displaying one or more images to the user. The electronic display may include a memory, a microprocessor, and a battery, and may be configured to communicate with a user operable electronic device via a wired or a wireless communication protocol. For example, the electronic display may be configured to receive one or more images from the user operable electronic device, to store the one or more images in the memory, and to display the one or more images to the user. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212070 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH INTERNAL UNDERCUTS - Described herein is a hollow body iron-type golf club head having a sole and ballast configured to relieve stress within a forward portion of the sole. In a first configuration, the golf club head comprises a ballast undercut for relieving stress. In other configurations, the ballast undercut is combined with additional stress relief features, such as a cascading sole near the face sole juncture, for further reductions to face thickness. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212071 | GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a body portion of a golf club head may include a cavity having an opening and an internal structure defined by a wall portion and a base portion. A hosel portion may include an insert portion and a neck portion extending therefrom. The hosel portion may be attached to the body portion by an interference fit between the neck portion and the opening of the cavity. The insert portion may be received inside the cavity and may be spaced apart from the internal structure of the cavity. A space between the insert portion and the internal structure of the cavity may be partially or entirely filled with an adhesive to hold the hosel portion in place. Other examples may be described and claimed. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212072 | ERGONOMIC KNOB INSERT FOR HOLLOW STICK - Described is a knob for application to the gripping end of a hollow stick. The knob comprises a rounded, oblique, cylindrical support structure, transitional shaft and tang aligned on a common longitudinal central axis. The support structure comprises a greater diameter rounded, cantle-like support and gripping structures. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212073 | SPORTING APPARATUS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS - There is herein described a range of sporting products comprising sucker elements, which can be used in various uses such as on products which require, for example, hand or any other type of grip contact. The grip contact may be with the feet or hands (or any other part of the body). The sporting products that the grips may be used on may comprise rackets (e.g. for tennis/badminton/squash etc.), bats (e.g. cricket/baseball/table-tennis etc.), bicycles, motorcycles, golf clubs, water sports (surfing, windsurfing) etc. The sucker elements may also be included with other sporting product such as on the inside and/or outside of running sock or shoes for example. There is also described a range of industrial products comprising sucker elements which can be used in a range of applications such as on a range of vehicle parts (e.g. bus rails, train rails, boat rails, steering wheels, motorbike handles and foot pegs etc.), industrial machinery (e.g. handles for tools such as drills, pneumatic drills etc.), flooring (e.g. decking on boats and in industrial environments), crockery, bathroom and shower flooring, and surfaces to aid disabled people. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212074 | Adjustable Putter Grip - The most important part of any golfer's game is the ability to make putts accurately and consistently. Typically, original equipment manufactured grips need to be removed in a labor-intensive process, which is an expensive, time consuming, process which permanently alters the grip and the dynamics of the putter. An adjustable putter grip comprises a body is configured to fit over a conventional putter grip of a golf putter providing a larger outer diameter, the body comprises a first section and a second section. A locking mechanism holds the first section and the second section together, while a release mechanism is manually engageable for releasing the locking mechanism. A plurality of inserts spaced along the first section and/or the second section may be provided for frictionally engaging the conventional putter grip and holding the adjustable putter grip on the conventional putter grip. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212075 | Vertical Board Game - A wall hanging board game having at least one removable bracket for supporting a container in connection with a vertical game board. The bracket is configured to be inserted into slots of the game board while supporting the container. With a container installed in an inserted bracket, players are challenged to toss a ball or other projectile into the container from a distance. Multiple brackets and containers may attach to a single game board. In some embodiments, brackets are resilient and held within slots of the game board with spring-back force resulting from torsion or compression of the bracket. With brackets removed, the game board doubles as a wall decoration in the living space and can be shaped or adorned with designs so as to increase the interest and appeal of the game. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212076 | STRIKING APPARATUS AND CONFIGURATIONS THEREOF - An exercise assembly has a target. A plurality of compression blades is coupled to the target. A mounting plate is coupled to the plurality of compression blades. A mounting chassis is coupled to the mounting plate securing the exercise assembly to a building structure, wherein the mounting chassis moves in a forward and rearward direction relative to the building structure. A plurality of fasteners cis coupled to the mounting chassis securing the exercise assembly to the building structure. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212077 | INTERACTIVE BASKETBALL SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a basketball backboard. The basketball backboard includes a display screen, a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data regarding a shot attempt of a user, imaging devices configured to generate image data of the shot attempt, a speaker, and a control unit. The control unit can receive (i) the sensor data from the plurality of sensors and (ii) the image data from the imaging devices. Based on the received sensor data, the control unit can determine whether the shot attempt was successful. Based on the received image data and whether the shot attempt was successful, the control unit can generate analytics that indicate characteristics of the user and the shot attempt and recommendations for improving the shot attempt for subsequent shot attempts. The control unit can provide output data representing the analytics. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212078 | BALL RETURN DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Ball return devices may include a body having a front surface configured to return a ball incident thereon and a back surface. The body may be configured to be positioned at an angle to, and coincident with, an underlying surface, the angle between the ground surface and the body being variable. The ball return devices may also include an attachment mechanism coupled to the body and adapted to attach the body to an external anchoring mechanism. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212079 | STRUCTURES FOR SPORT FENCING - Systems and methods for structures used in sport fencing are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, individual structure blocks, of one or more structure blocks to be associated together, have an upper layer, a shock absorption layer, and a cell-support layer; and a conductive feature of an upper layer connected with other conductive features enable fencing touches from weapons to the conductive feature results in electrical grounding or an electrical transmission through the two or more structure blocks and to a monitor device. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212080 | MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING DUMMY - A training dummy having a waist portion, a first leg coupled to the waist portion, a second leg coupled to the waist portion, a first foot coupled to the first leg, and a second foot coupled to the second leg. At least one of the first foot or the second foot includes a front foot portion, a back foot portion, and a rod assembly coupling the front foot portion to the back foot portion. The front foot portion is configured to move with respect to the back foot portion. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212081 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can detect a practice swing on the basis of sensor data from a motion sensor. An information processing apparatus includes a control section executing processing for detecting, on the basis of sensor data detected by a motion sensor provided on an object, that a practice swing has been performed with the object. The object includes a grip portion. Assuming that an X axis is a straight line parallel to an axis of the grip portion and that a Y axis runs straight to the X axis, the sensor data includes an angular velocity of the object in a Y axis direction. The control section detects that the practice swing has been performed in a case where the angular velocity of the object in the Y axis direction changes from positive to negative. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212082 | GOLF SWING AND PUTT ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - An alignment device for putting includes two bridges, and at least two rods configured to extend through openings in the bridges to create a putting area bordered by the rods and the bridges. Each bridge includes a pair of base elements, a trestle that extends between the two base elements, a string support that extends from the trestle, and at least one target that is suspended from the trestle. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212083 | GOLF COURSE AND METHOD OF PLAYING GOLF GAME - A method is described for playing a golf game, on a working surface of a golf course. The method includes providing (using) a predetermined set of rules. The predetermined set of rules are configured to identify a range of golf clubs, of a set of golf clubs, to be utilized in such a way that the predetermined set of rules, in use, promotes, at least in part, a prolonged life span of at least some of the golf clubs. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212084 | PERSONAL YOGA EQUIPMENT STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for personal yoga equipment storage includes a yoga mat folded by a first length, at least a first width, and accordion folded; a first yoga block configured to enclose a first part of the accordion-folded yoga mat; a second yoga block configured to enclose a second part of the accordion-folded yoga mat; and a strap configured to wrap the enclosed accordion-folded yoga mat by surrounding a perimeter of the first and second yoga blocks and conceal the accordion-folded yoga mat. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212085 | DIGITAL DIRECTION-GUIDING APPARATUS FOR GOLF PUTTING - Proposed is a digital direction-guiding apparatus for golf putting, which is a full body management system using cryogenic circulating cooling by the grafting of IT technology, the digital direction-guiding apparatus including a tri-axial MEMS sensor ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220212086 | VIRTUAL REALITY SPORTS TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Virtual and augmented reality sports training environments are disclosed. A user interacts with virtual players in a simulated environment of a virtual reality sporting event. In some embodiments, the user's actions and decisions are monitored by the simulated environment. The environment evaluates the user's performance, and provides performance feedback based on the user's decisions and timing. In one application, real life pitchers and their pitching data are tracked and replicated in a simulated pitching environment. A team of users may practice against a simulation of a pitcher they are about to compete against, swinging at pitches that they would see in a real game. Such environments may maximize effective practice time for users, and help develop better players with improved decision-making skills. Some embodiments include various pitch recognition training, which may be against replicated real-life pitchers. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212087 | STITCHLESS DORSAL PADDING FOR PROTECTIVE SPORTS GLOVES AND OTHER PROTECTIVE GEAR - A protective glove can include a unitary dorsal panel formed from an inner scrim material and a plurality of protective elements molded directly to an exterior surface of the inner scrim. Two or more protective elements can be formed as an array of discrete islands each separated by substantially zero-elevation interstitial spaces. The unitary dorsal panel can be sewn or otherwise attached circumferentially to the palmer sections of the glove. This array of protective elements can provide increased protection to the user's fingers, hands, wrists, and lower forearms while maintaining flexibility and tactile feel on both palmar and dorsal sides of the glove, increasing flexibility where needed without compromising protection. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212088 | ROVINGS AND FABRICS FOR FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES - The present disclosure relates to a roving or fabric for a fiber-reinforced composite, comprising:—natural or synthetic fibers or rovings ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220212089 | Pura Vida Monsters - A method of playing a card game executing various cooperative or competitive card-matching scenarios where players combine three sets of cards depicting fictional characters, personalities, animals, objects, or any other indicia, to accomplish one of three endgame objectives. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212090 | FANTASY SPORTS USING PLAYING CARDS SCHEMA - Live fantasy sports is played in a card game context wherein each participant's team of sport players is obtained through a poker card game format. The sports players are represented in a deck of playing cards based on a specified sporting event or slate of sporting events that occur between future set start and end dates and times. Poker gameplay determines which cards, and therefore which sports players, are in each participant's team. Scoring is determined based on results from the specified sporting event or events t and each participant's hand of sport players has been determined. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212091 | PHONETIC GAME SYSTEM - A phonetic game system and method of operation can include: providing a card having a word thereon; and providing a marker for a player to write a misspelled version of the word and for marking the misspelled version of the word with an indication of a point based on the misspelled version of the word having a sound phonetically correct to an other player. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212092 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF GAMING CHIPS AND STORAGE BOX - A system that managing playing cards to which information is given by an RFID tag and gaming chips to which information is given by an RFID tag. A system is provided with a storage box integrally configured to contain a card drawer for storing playing cards and a chip drawer for storing gaming chips, a card RFID reader for reading information of an RFID tag attached to the playing cards stored in the card drawer, and a chip RFID reader for reading information of the RFID tag attached storing gaming chips stored in the chip drawer. A card RFID reader and a chip RFID reader reads information of each RFID tag using different frequencies. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212093 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING A GAMEPLAY - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating a gameplay, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the apparatus comprises a game board and a game piece. Further, the game board comprises a playing surface comprising markings. Further, the game piece comprises piece surfaces. Further, the game piece is positioned on the playing surface such that one of the piece surfaces is disposed over one of the markings. Further, the game piece comprises a sensor, a processing device, a storage device, and a presentation device. Further, the sensor generates sensor data based on the disposing of the one of the piece surfaces over the one of the markings. Further, the processing device analyzes the sensor data and identifies the one of the markings. Further, the storage device retrieves one of the information corresponding to the one of the markings. Further, the presentation device presents the one of the information. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212094 | Electronic Game Table - The electronic game table is a table setup, along with an app, that facilitates the play of role-playing games and other board games by players either in present, or connected remotely. The movements of pieces by players in person are recognized by the table, and the events are sent to the app. On the other side, remote players make changes to the board through the app, which contacts the physical electronic table, and the table automatically moves the corresponding pieces as the app directs. In addition, the table has built-in speakers to give audio output to physically-present players, and a OLED screen embedded in the table top as to give visual response to the users or otherwise simulate the playing board. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212095 | INFLATION TIMER AND GAME - A game comprising an inflation device, at least one inflatable object to be inflated by the inflation device, the at least one inflatable object associated with at least one indicia, and at least one game card to be associated with the at least one indicia, wherein a player of the game associates the at least one game card with the at least one indicia upon inflation of the at least one inflatable objection. There is also provided an inflation time and a method of playing a game using the inflation timer. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212096 | Gaming Motion Control Interface Using Foldable Device Mechanics - A foldable touch screen display device made up of flexible or tiled display segments that can be folded from a compact state to an expanded state which also includes a gaming motion control interface. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a larger phone or tablet computer, which may also have the size and mechanical functionality of a laptop. The device form factor may also be a flip phone configuration. The gaming motion control interface can provide enhanced interaction and viewing of a game application by utilizing the inherent folding mechanics and position of each segment relative to each other such that a virtual object or point of reference shown on the display corresponds with the device's folding motion. Other applications that do not relate to gaming may also be applied utilizing the same techniques. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment of the flexible display or rigid display may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, which may be used in any folded state. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212097 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212098 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCHEDULING GAME PLAY OF A VIDEO GAME - Methods and systems for assigning a data center in a second geo location for migrating data in anticipation of receiving a request from a user account from the second geo location includes receiving an indication of a change in geo location of a user from a first geo location to the second geo location. Save data for the user is identified at the first geo location. The save data is analyzed to determine usage trend of the user for the plurality of games. A portion of the save data is identified, based on the usage trend, and transmitted to a second data center in the second geo location in anticipation of the user's likely access of the save data at the second geo location. The save data is made available to game logic of one or more games, when executed on a cloud gaming system, so as to provide current state of game play of the respective one or more games for rendering on a client device of the user used to access the game. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212099 | SELECTING A CONNECTION IN A NETWORK - A machine, such as a router (or other network appliance capable of filtering incoming packets), determines whether a packet is from a location that is likely to be capable of establishing an acceptable connection quality. If it is determined that an acceptable connection quality is unlikely to be obtained, the machine blocks the packet so that the connection is not established. If it is determined that the acceptable connection quality is likely to be obtained, the packet is received, and the connection is allowed. As a consequence of blocking packets from locations that are expected to have a poor connection, connections are not established with servers that will provide poor service and a poor user experience. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STREAMING INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS - A method of providing interaction with a game instance of a game application by a remote user includes, at a distribution node, receiving video information from a game server, encoding the video information into encoded video information, distributing the encoded video information to a client device, receiving a user input from the client device, and transmitting the user input to the game server. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212101 | PEER-TO-PEER MULTIPLAYER CLOUD GAMING ARCHITECTURE - A cloud gaming system includes a messaging bus and a plurality of servers that are interconnected via the messaging bus and communicatively coupled to one or more client devices. Each server executes a game simulation instance for each of one or more players associated with one of the client devices. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within a specified region of a game world communicates player input by the player to one or more other game simulation instances via an ad-hoc peer-to-peer network formed between multiple game simulation instances associated with players within the specified region. Each game simulation instance associated with a player within the specified region also calculates a current state for the player based on the player inputs received via the ad-hoc peer-to-peer network. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CURSOR CONTROL, AND RELATED DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling a cursor control, and a related device. The method includes: obtaining an actual offset value of a target stick in an stick coordinate system from a game controller, the game controller being used for controlling a target cursor control in a target device; determining an adjusted offset value of the target stick in the stick coordinate system at a first moment according to the actual offset value; determining a first position of the target cursor control in a target device coordinate system at the first moment according to the adjusted offset value at the first moment; and transmitting the first position to the target device to control the target cursor control to move from a second position in the target device coordinate system at a second moment to the first position, a movement speed of the target cursor control from the second position to the first position being positively correlated with the adjusted offset value at the first moment. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212103 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING BOARD GAME BY MEANS OF SYSTEM USING UNIT POINTS COMMONLY USED IN AND OUT OF GAME AND SERVER USING SAME - The present invention provides a method for providing a board game by means of a system using unit points commonly used in and out of a game. Provided is a method comprising the steps of: (a) during a first player's play turn, a board game server moving the first player's character over blocks as much as one or more numbers determined in correspondence with the first player; and (b) if a particular block reached by the moved first player's character is a block owned by a second player, the board game server updating profit points or accumulated points for each game recorded in correspondence with the first player by means of subtracting passage points with respect to a passage fee of the particular block and updating profit points or accumulated points for each game recorded in correspondence with the second player by means of adding the passage points. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212104 | DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT PICTURE, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for displaying a virtual environment picture, a device, and a storage medium, and belong to the computer field. The method includes: creating a first virtual camera and a second virtual camera; performing parameter initialization on the first virtual camera based on device information, to adjust a proportion of the target virtual object in a virtual environment picture; performing parameter initialization on the second virtual camera; and displaying the virtual environment picture based on pictures acquired by the first virtual camera and the second virtual camera. This method can adapt the target virtual object to a device screen, thereby preventing that the device screen has a ratio different from that of a preset virtual environment picture from causing incomplete display of the target virtual object or an obscured central field of view. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212105 | COMPUTER DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAME AND METHOD - A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. A display of the computer device displays game elements on a game board. First and second types of game elements are provided. The second type of game elements are associated with an effect which when triggered causes an interaction with other game elements on the game board. At least one processor of the computer device determines that a plurality of game elements satisfy a match condition and that a first game element of the second type is triggered to provide the effect. When the first game element of the second type has been triggered a plurality of times, it is removed from the game board. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212106 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing program for causing a computer to function as: a game executing unit that executes a predetermined game on the basis of an operation of a player; a skip-game executing unit that executes the game while omitting at least a portion of functions of the game; a reward assigning unit that assigns a predetermined reward when the game is cleared; and a display control unit that displays a plurality of the games of each of which at least a portion of the functions can be omitted, wherein the skip-game executing unit collectively executes games selected from among the plurality of displayed games. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212107 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Interactive Item, Terminal, and Storage Medium - A method and a device for displaying an interactive item are disclosed. In an example method, under a condition that a perspective item is in an assembled state, when detecting that an occluded interactive item is included within a viewing angle range of a controlled virtual object in a virtual scene and the occluded interactive item meets a perspective condition, the occluded interactive item may be displayed in the virtual scene in a perspective manner, so that the controlled virtual object may see the occluded interactive item through an obstacle, thereby extending a capability for the controlled virtual object to obtain information, and rendering a living environment of virtual objects with different interactive items more balanced. The disclosed implementations improve attractiveness of a shooting game by enriching interactivity. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212108 | AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An audio signal processing method, an audio signal processing apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium are provided. In the method, audio signal in a first period of time is collected. A reference sound volume is determined based on the collected audio signal. Audio signal sampling is performed on the audio signal at multiple audio sampling points in a second period of time to obtain multiple audio sampling signals. In a case of determining that the multiple audio sampling signals meet a predetermined condition based on the reference sound volume, a basis sound volume is determined based on the multiple audio sampling signals. The basis sound volume is used for controlling a display effect of a target object in a virtual scene, and different basis sound volumes correspond to different display effects of the target object. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212109 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data synchronization method and apparatus, a terminal, a server, and a storage medium. The method includes: in response to a throwing operation on a virtual prop, controlling the virtual prop to move in a virtual scene according to a first movement trajectory; acquiring collision information and movement information of the virtual prop in response to a collision between the virtual prop and a virtual obstacle on the first movement trajectory; and transmitting, to a server, synchronization information comprising the collision information and the movement information, the synchronization information being used for instructing the server to correct a second movement trajectory according to the collision information and the movement information, the second movement trajectory being a movement trajectory of the virtual prop acquired by the server. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212110 | ANIMATION AND PHYSICS SYNCHRONIZATION - This specification relates to animation and physics updates in computer games. According to a first aspect of this disclosure, there is described a computer implemented method comprising: updating, using an animation engine, an in-game animation at a first rate; and updating, using an in-game physics engine, an in-game physics state at a second rate, the second rate being different to the first rate. Updating the in-game physics state comprises: interpolating one or more in-game physical parameters corresponding to a physics update time that lies between two consecutive animation update times, the interpolation based on in-game animation frames corresponding to the two consecutive animation update times; and determining the update to the in-game physics state based on the interpolated physical parameters. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212111 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example of an information processing apparatus acquires action data based on an output of a sensor according to a fitness action performed by a player, and executes a game event. In the game event, the information processing apparatus designates at least one type of fitness event from among a plurality of types of fitness events. Each fitness event causes the player to perform a fitness action. During the game event, the information processing apparatus executes a fitness event that causes the player to perform a fitness action corresponding to the designated fitness event until an ending condition is satisfied. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not the achievement condition has been satisfied, based on the action data acquired during the fitness event. The information processing apparatus repeats designation and execution of the fitness event until it is determined that the achievement condition has been satisfied. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212112 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example of an information processing apparatus acquires action data based on an output of a sensor according to a fitness action performed by a player, and executes a game event. In the game event, the information processing apparatus designates at least one type of fitness event from among a plurality of types of fitness events. Each fitness event causes the player to perform a fitness action. During the game event, the information processing apparatus executes a fitness event that causes the player to perform a fitness action corresponding to the designated fitness event until an ending condition is satisfied. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not the achievement condition has been satisfied, based on the action data acquired during the fitness event. The information processing apparatus repeats designation and execution of the fitness event until it is determined that the achievement condition has been satisfied. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212113 | UNLOCKING GAME CONTENT BASED ON AMOUNTS OF COLLABORATIVE GAMEPLAY - This disclosure relates to unlocking game content for users of an online game based on amounts of collaborative gameplay. Groups of users interacting with the online game cooperatively are identified and amounts of cooperative gameplay engaged in by the individual groups are quantified. Content in the online game is made available to the groups of users based on the quantified amounts of cooperative gameplay. In implementations, the quantification of the amount of cooperative gameplay engaged in by the groups is made independent from achievement and/or successful accomplishment of any game objective in the online game by the groups. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212114 | PERSONA DRIVEN DYNAMIC CONTENT FRAMEWORK - A persona system determines a player persona for a player of a gaming system based on gameplay information for the user and, for example, performs dynamic content generation or additional product recommendations based on the player persona. The persona system may receive a request for content based on a persona of a player and receive gameplay data associated with gameplay of the player in a plurality of games. The persona system may then generate a player persona of the player based on the gameplay data associated with the gameplay of the player in the plurality of games, determine persona based content based at least in part on a portion of the player persona, and output the persona based content in response to the request. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212115 | TOY WITH IDENTIFICATION CODE - A novel optically readable identification code and a toy with identification code with which a toy main body can be prevented from having the appearance compromised as much as possible are provided. A toy with identification code | 2022-07-07 |
20220212116 | A WHEEL FOR A TOY VEHICLE AND A TOY VEHICLE WITH WHEELS - A wheel for a toy vehicle, the wheel comprising an axle hub defining a wheel axis of rotation and a rim with an inboard flange and an outboard flange each having an outer diameter. The wheel further comprises a primary tire forming the tread of the wheel with a tread diameter and a tread width. The primary tire is attached to the axle hub between the inboard and the outboard flange such that it rotates with the axle hub. The wheel further comprises an outboard slip ring rotatably mounted between the primary tire and the outboard flange so that the outboard slip ring can rotate with respect to the primary tire about the wheel axis of rotation. The outboard slip ring has an outer diameter smaller than the tread diameter and larger than the outer diameter of the outboard flange. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212117 | BUILDING TOY - A toy, game, and/or puzzle building system may comprise variously shaped connectors that are operatively attachable to other connectors or rods. The connectors may include a receiving portion adapted to receive a rod and may connect two, three, four, five, etc. rods in various angles and orientations. The connectors may include a receiving portion adapted to receive another connector. Multiple rods may be connected in 2-D and 3-D configurations and orientations. Both the rods and connectors may be provided in a variety of lengths, shapes, colors, and sizes. Additionally, the connectors may be used with any existing items, such as a plastic or wooden toothpick, straw, stirrer, and the like, that may fit within the receiving portions of the connectors. The toy picks building system may be built into a particular shape, item, vehicle, animal, person, building, scene, or landscape. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212118 | Play Construction Set - The play construction set provides a means whereby children and youth may develop creativity and problem-solving skills in a recreational setting. The set is comprised of wooden strut pieces, wooden connector pieces, and a couple building tools, namely pliers and a mallet. The design of the pieces allows for many possible building configurations. The quality of the pieces gives the configurations the capacity to be used for a real purpose, i.e. the structural stability of the pieces would allow a good chair design to be sturdy enough to hold the weight of a human. For extra stability, glue can be applied to hold the connector and strut pieces in place. The strut pieces come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Some such shapes are cylindrical, octagonal prisms, and triangular prisms. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212119 | WASTE WATER TREATMENT BY EVAPORATION AND PREVENTION OF FOULING WITH CLEANING PARTICLES - A process for the evaporation of a waste water stream having a mixture of inorganic and organic materials is provided. The process includes passing a waste water stream together with cleaning particles through a shell and tube heat exchanger of a forced circulation evaporator to mitigate scaling on the internal surface of the heat exchanger through which the stream of waste water flows. In another aspect, the invention concerns a forced circulation evaporator having a fluidized bed heat exchanger suitable for carrying out the method. The evaporator is located after a chemical process plant that produces a waste water containing a mixture of inorganic and organic materials, preferably after a dyestuff manufacturing plant. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212120 | IMPROVED DISTILLATION CAPABILITY BY DILUTION WITH A COMPONENT TO BE SEPARATED OFF - The invention relates to a method for purifying at least one reaction product of at least one diisocyanate, comprising at least the following steps: (A) providing a mixture A at least containing the at least one reaction product of the at least one diisocyanate and, if applicable, the at least one diisocyanate, (B) adding, if applicable more of, at lease one diisocyanate to mixture A from step (A) in order to obtain a mixture B, and (C) separating off the at least one diisocyanate from mixture B from step (B) by distillation in order to obtain the purified at least one reaction product of the at least one diisocyanate. Furthermore, the present invention comprises the reaction product of at least one diisocyanate which can be obtained by the method according to the invention and the use thereof for producing polyurethane foams, polyurethane hydrogels, polyurethane elastomers, varnishes and bonding adhesives. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212121 | FILTERING AND CONCENTRATING APPARATUS HAVING STIRRING FUNCTION FOR SMALL TERNARY PRECURSOR PARTICLES, AND CONCENTRATING METHOD - A filtering and concentrating apparatus having a stirring function for small ternary precursor particles, comprising a barrel ( | 2022-07-07 |
20220212122 | METHOD FOR PREPARING KAFFIR LIME EXTRACT AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING KAFFIR LIME EXTRACT - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a kaffir lime extract and compositions containing a kaffir lime extract. Specifically, the present invention relates to a deodorizing composition, a cleaning composition, a composition for removing scale, and a composition for removing green algae, which each contain the kaffir lime extract obtained by the method according to the present invention. The kaffir lime extract according to the present invention has an excellent deodorizing effect, cleaning effect, scale removing effect and green algae removing effect. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212123 | MANAGING SOLVENT ASSOCIATED WITH A FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATOR - The present disclosure describes an apparatus of managing solvent associated with a field flow fractionator. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes (1) a union assembly coupled to a detector flow output from at least one detector coupled to a field flow fractionator, and (2) a recycle and waste assembly coupled to an output of the union assembly and a channel cross flow output of the field flow fractionator. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212124 | SPACERS FOR ION-EXCHANGE DEVICE - Provided are spacers, ion-exchange devices comprising spacers, and methods of preparing spacers for improved fluid distribution and sealing throughout an ion-exchange device. These spacers can include an internal cavity surrounded by a perimeter of the spacer. The perimeter can have a first opening and a second opening within the perimeter, and the first opening and the second opening can be located on opposite sides of the internal cavity. The spacers can also have a first and second plurality of channels located within the perimeter, wherein each channel of the first and second plurality of channels extends from the internal cavity towards the first opening or the second opening. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212125 | METHOD FOR DEGASSING A CROSS-FLOW DIAFILTRATION UNIT, CROSS-FLOW DIAFILTRATION METHOD AND CROSS-FLOW DIAFILTRATION UNIT - A method for degassing a cross-flow diafiltration unit, a cross-flow diafiltration method and a cross-flow diafiltration unit. The degassing method includes (i) providing a cross-flow diafiltration unit having a diafiltration channel, a retentate channel and a permeate channel, a first filter material that delimits the diafiltration channel from the retentate channel, and a second filter material that delimits the retentate channel from the permeate channel; and thereafter (ii) feeding a liquid into the retentate channel so that the liquid flows in a flow direction through the retentate channel and penetrates through the first filter material into the diafiltration channel, whereby the retentate channel and the diafiltration channel are filled with and degassed by the liquid | 2022-07-07 |
20220212126 | PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOR USE IN WATER TREATMENT - Various systems, apparatus, and methods used to remove solids from water are provided. A plate assembly for a plate settler assembly is provided which includes a plate body with a plate body thickness. The plate assembly also includes a first support plate attached to the plate body on a first axis extending between the first and second end of the plate body. The plate assembly may further include a second support plate attached to the plate body on a second axis extending between the first and second end. The plate assembly may also include a stiffener or a central stiffener attached to the plate body on a third axis. The plate assembly may still further include a flow control plate along the first end. The thickness of the support plates, stiffener, and flow control plate are greater than the plate body thickness. A corresponding method of manufacture is provided. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212127 | MIXING/CLARIFYING DEVICE - Provided is a mixing/clarifying device | 2022-07-07 |
20220212128 | Collection Of Mononuclear Cells And Peripheral Blood Stem Cells - Blood in a separation chamber is separated into a red blood cell layer, a plasma constituent, and a mononuclear cell-containing layer. A portion of the plasma constituent exits the chamber via a plasma outlet, while a first portion of the red blood cell layer exits via a red blood cell outlet. A second portion of the red blood cell layer exits the chamber via the red blood cell outlet and is collected. At least a portion of the collected red blood cell layer may then be conveyed to the chamber via the red blood cell outlet to convey at least a portion of the mononuclear cell-containing layer out of the chamber via the plasma outlet for collection. A second portion of the plasma constituent may be conveyed out of the chamber via the plasma outlet to more fully collect the mononuclear cell-containing layer without the use of collected plasma. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212129 | Fluid Filtering System With Backflush Valve And Methods Of Operating The Same - In one example, a filtering device has a housing that defines an inlet opening, first and second bores with first and second pistons therein, respectively, first and second inlet channels that extend from the inlet opening to the first and second bores, respectively first and second outlet channels in communication with the first and second bores, respectively, and a first backflush channel. The first piston defines a filter cavity in fluid communication with the first inlet and outlet channels when the first piston is in a production mode. The second piston defines a filter cavity in fluid communication with the second inlet and outlet channels when the second piston is in the production mode. The device has a backflush valve that compresses fluid into the filter cavity of the first piston via the first backflush channel to increase pressure in the cavity during a backflushing operation. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212130 | Offshore water intake and discharge structures making use of a porous pipe - A porous pipe for use in offshore water intake and discharge systems is provided, which is able to strain and filter water directly within the water body along the length of the pipe. Features of the porous pipe can be designed to optimize performance and flow rates for the particular environment, including the pore distribution and diameter along the pipe, the wall thickness and materials along the pipe; and the placement of piezoelectric devices to vibrate the pipe wall to remove impinged debris from pores. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212131 | NONWOVEN SLIVER-BASED FILTER MEDIUM FOR FILTERING PARTICULATE MATTER - A filter medium for filtering matter from a fluid and the manufacture thereof are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may be performed by a filter medium for filtering particulate matter from a fluid. Further, the filter medium may include a nonwoven sliver formed into a predetermined shape and composed of first synthetic staple fibers having a first denier, second synthetic staple fibers having a second denier, and third synthetic staple fibers having a third denier. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212132 | FILTER MEDIA AND ELEMENTS - Fibrous filter medium that includes a melt-blown filter layer comprising melt-blown fibers and a high-efficiency glass-containing filter layer comprising glass fibers. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212133 | AIR PURIFIER - An air purifier according to the present disclosure includes a first blower having a first fan configured to generate an air flow from a first suction part toward a first discharge part, a second blower having a second fan configured to generate an air flow from a second suction part toward a second discharge part, an installation space part configured to be formed between the first blower and the second blower, a power transmitter configured to be positioned inside the installation space part, to be fixed to any one of the first blower and the second blower, and to transmit wireless power, and a power receiver configured to be positioned inside the installation space part, to be fixed to the other one of the first blower and the second blower, and to receive wireless power transmitted from the power transmitter. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212134 | AIR INTAKE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM (CMS) - The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented method that includes: monitoring an air pressure gap between two positions inside a pipe of an air filtration system; generating a first cleaning pulse inside the pipe to cause a drop of the air pressure gap being monitored; comparing a characteristic of the drop of the air pressure gap with a known profile; and based on results of the comparing, determining a status of at least one filter or filter cleaning component of the air filtration system. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212135 | DUST REMOVAL DEVICE USING EXPANSION PRESSURE - The present invention discloses a dust removal device using expansion pressure. A dust removal device using expansion pressure according to one embodiment may comprise an inlet chamber allowing mixed air including dust to flow inside and including an outlet for discharging the dust downward; a dust collecting chamber disposed at a bottom of the inlet chamber and sealed in a state of communicating with the inlet chamber and the outlet to collect the dust discharged through the outlet; a supplying pipe entering into an inside of the inlet chamber and extending toward the outlet to supply the mixed air into the inlet chamber; a first blower providing a blowing force for sucking in the mixed air and supplying the mixed air through the supplying pipe; an air exhaust duct connected to communicate with the inlet chamber to guide air separated from the dust to be discharged to outside, wherein a communication part of the air exhaust duct, which communicates with the inlet chamber, has a certain size allowing the inlet chamber to generate an expansion pressure inside, and a second blower providing a blowing force to discharge the air inside the inlet chamber to the outside through the air exhaust duct, wherein the supplying pipe and the outlet are spaced apart from each other, and a separation distance between the supplying pipe and the outlet is longer than a range that the mixed air propelled from the supplying pipe can reach to, so that the expansion pressure of the mixed air supplied to the inlet chamber accelerates separation action caused by specific gravity difference between the air and the dust. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212136 | PRESSURE VESSEL - A pressure vessel comprising a cylindrical middle section, at a first end of which there is provided a top end cover, and at the second end of which there is provided a bottom end cover, the pressure vessel comprising an outer casing, wherein at least in the cylindrical middle section there is provided an insulation arrangement on the inside of the outer casing, the insulation arrangement comprising at least one insulation material layer, and a protective layer provided on the inside of the insulation arrangement, wherein at least one insulation material layer comprises a plurality of insulation material plates, especially ceramic fibre plates, and/or the protective layer comprises a plurality of protective plates, and wherein the cylindrical middle section is provided with a plurality of rings adapted to secure the at least one insulation layer and/or the protective layer to the outer casing. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212137 | STATIC DRYER - Drying device including a drying medium with a predetermined number of drying segments which extend adjacently of each other and are associated with at least one opening at each of a first connecting end and a second connecting end, wherein the predetermined number is greater than six and wherein each connecting end includes first and second complementary concentric elements which are rotatable relative to each other round an axis. The openings are provided in the first concentric elements along a rotation ring around the axis. The second concentric elements each delimit at least two channels which open at the position of said rotation ring, so that corresponding channels of the first and second connecting end are connected to each other via the openings and the drying segments in order to allow a first airflow and a second airflow through the drying device. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212138 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR SHIPS - Provided is an exhaust gas treatment apparatus for ships including: a reaction tower supplied with exhaust gas containing particle matter and with liquid for treating the exhaust gas and configured to discharge exhausted liquid obtained by treating the exhaust gas; and a heating unit configured to heat discharged material containing the exhausted liquid to evaporate at least a part of moisture contained in the discharged material. The apparatus may further include a first storage unit configured to store first discharged material containing the particle matter removed from the exhausted liquid and a part of the exhausted liquid. The heating unit may heat the first storage unit. The apparatus may further include a second storage unit configured to store second discharged material containing the exhausted liquid from which at least a part of the particle matter has been removed. The heating unit may heat the second storage unit. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212139 | HIGH FREE VOLUME MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATION - A gas separation membrane, methods of forming the membrane, and methods of using the membrane for gas separation are provided. An exemplary gas separation membrane includes a cellulosic matrix and a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM). The PIM includes chains coupled by a heat-treating under vacuum. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212140 | HUMIDITY CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a humidity control device capable of stably absorbing and desorbing moisture. The humidity control device includes: a moisture absorber causing a hygroscopic material to come into contact with air so that the hygroscopic material absorbs portion of moisture contained in the air, the hygroscopic material being in liquid and containing water, polyalcohol having hygroscopicity, and metal salt having hygroscopicity; and a composition controller controlling composition of the hygroscopic material. The composition controller controls the composition of the hygroscopic material to be within a range in which the hygroscopic material is capable of absorbing the moisture while the metal salt is kept from being deposited. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212141 | CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE - An apparatus includes a housing that defines a first zone, a second zone, a third zone, and a fourth zone. The apparatus includes an inlet, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a conveyor belt. The inlet is configured to receive a carbon dioxide-containing fluid in the first zone. The first outlet is configured to discharge a carbon dioxide-depleted fluid from the first zone. The second outlet is configured to discharge a carbon dioxide-rich fluid from the third zone. The conveyor belt passes through each of the zones. The conveyor belt includes a carbon dioxide sorbent. Within the first zone, the carbon dioxide sorbent is configured to adsorb carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide-containing fluid to produce the carbon dioxide-depleted fluid. Within the third zone, the carbon dioxide sorbent is configured to desorb the captured carbon dioxide to produce the carbon dioxide-rich fluid. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A CARBON REDUCTION ASSEMBLY - A carbon reduction assembly adapted for use with wet and dry coal combustion products (“CCPs”). The assembly includes a direct-fired carbon reduction section having a dry material inlet device that is adapted to receive the dry CCPs and a direct-fired carbon reduction section burner unit that is adapted to reduce carbon content in the dry CCPs. The assembly also includes a direct-fired dryer section that is operatively connected with the direct-fired carbon reduction section and has a wet material inlet device that is adapted to receive the wet CCPs and a direct-fired dryer section drum that is adapted to dry the wet CCPs. The assembly further includes a control unit that is operatively connected with the carbon reduction section and the dryer section. An amount of hot gas generated by the carbon reduction section is conveyed to the dryer section, and the assembly is adapted to produce dry fly ash. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212143 | GAS TREATMENT DEVICE AND GAS TREATMENT METHOD - A gas treatment device that treats a gas to be treated, including oxygen, introduced at a gas inlet and that exhausts a treated gas at a gas outlet, the gas treatment device includes:
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20220212144 | RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERED MODULAR EXTRACTION SYSTEM - Apparatuses and methods for extracting desired chemical species including, without limitation, lithium, specific lithium species, and/or other chemical compounds from input flows in a modular unit. The input flows may be raw materials in which lithium metal and/or lithium species are dissolved and/or extracted. The apparatuses and methods may include daisy chain flow through separate tanks, a column array, and combinations thereof. The apparatuses may be modular and mobile and may be powered by a renewable energy source. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212145 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING FINE PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FINE PARTICLE - There is provided an apparatus for removing fine particles having membranes for removing fine particles in a liquid, wherein a microfiltration membrane or ultrafiltration membrane having a positive charge and a microfiltration membrane or ultrafiltration membrane having a negative charge are arranged in series. There is also provided a method for removing fine particles using the apparatus. Liquids may be passed through the membrane having a negative charge and the membrane having a positive charge in order; thereby, extrafine particles having a particle size of 50 nm or smaller, especially of 10 nm or smaller, in the liquids can be removed highly. The liquid passing may be carried out in the order reverse thereto. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212146 | COMPACT SPIRAL-WOUND FILTER ELEMENTS, MODULES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides compact spiral-wound filter elements having cassette-like performance. The invention further provides filtration systems (e.g., TFF systems) and processes (e.g., SPTFF processes) employing compact spiral-wound filter elements having cassette-like performance. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212147 | SYNTHESIS OF POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON MEMBRANES - Methods for preparation of a carbon membrane include providing a solution comprising a diacetyl biphenyl monomer and an alkylsulfonic acid. The solution is treated under such conditions that an aldol condensation reaction occurs so as to produce a porous polymer network. The porous polymer network is treated under such conditions that a Scholl reaction occurs. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212148 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING GRAPHENE MEMBRANES - An apparatus for fabricating a graphene membrane includes a first section having a first fluid chamber for housing a suspension of graphene platelets in a fluid. A second section is positionable adjacent the first section. The second section has a second fluid chamber and a porous support housed in the second fluid chamber for supporting a porous substrate. When the first section is positioned adjacent to the second section and the porous substrate is supported by the porous support, the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are in fluid communication via the porous substrate. The apparatus further includes a pressurizer for creating a pressure differential between the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber and thereby forcing the fluid through the porous substrate and into the second fluid chamber and lodging the graphene platelets in the pores of the porous substrate. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212149 | HYBRID MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATION - A gas separation membrane, a method for making the gas separation membrane, and a method for using the gas separation membrane are provided. An exemplary gas separation membrane includes a polyether-block-polyamide (PEBA) matrix and a cross-linked network including functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles dispersed through the PEBA matrix. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212150 | Environmental friendly and energy-saving manufacturing device for amino acid coordination complexes - An manufacturing device for amino acid coordination complexes, containing a reaction mechanism including a paddle drying reaction kettle, a motor, a rotation shaft, and paddles; a wet-type dust collector; a vacuum pump, and an ozone generator; one end of the rotation shaft is connected to the motor; another end of the rotation shaft extends into the paddle drying reaction kettle; a plurality of paddles are disposed on an outer wall of the rotation shaft and are rotatable along with the rotation shaft; the paddle drying reaction kettle is connected to one end of a vacuum pump through a gas discharging pipe; another end of the vacuum pump is connected with the ozone generator; a middle part of the gas discharging pipe is connected with the wet-type dust collector; the wet-type dust collector has a first wet filter tank and a second filter tank. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212151 | Assembly for Selectively Aerating a Beverage - An assembly for selectively aerating a beverage. The assembly includes a body, a diverter movable between first, second, and third positions, and an aerator in fluid communication with the diverter, the aerator including a central outlet and aeration outlets. When the diverter is in the first position, the diverter is positioned such that the beverage flows through the body and the central outlet while bypassing the aeration outlets. When the diverter is in the second position, the diverter is positioned such that the beverage flows through the aeration outlets while bypassing the central outlet. When the diverter is in the third position, the diverter is positioned such that the beverage flows through the body, a first portion of the beverage flows through the central outlet while bypassing the aeration outlets, and a second portion of the beverage flows through the aeration outlets while bypassing the central outlet. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212152 | Flow Path Member for Generating Nano-Bubbles, and Integrated Flow Path Unit and Nano-Bubble Generator Using Same - The present disclosure relates to a fluid path member for generating nano-bubbles, and a fluid path integrator and a nano-bubble generator that use the same. The fluid path member may be configured such that a perimeter length of a cross-section of a fluid path is greater than a cross-sectional area of the fluid path so as to maximize a friction area per volume of fluid. In addition, the fluid path member may be configured such that a single fluid path is continuously formed over several tens of meters or more without a joint. Further, the fluid path member may be configured with a high density. Accordingly, the fluid path member may have improved ability to generate the nano-bubbles. A fluid path member configured to generate nano-bubbles according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a body formed as a bendable single tube, wherein the body is configured such that one or more dividing walls dividing a fluid path space inside a fluid path so as to expand a surface area and a friction area of a fluid are continuously integrally formed along a flow direction of the fluid, wherein the body is formed of a soft material of any one of silicone, rubber, and soft resin material so as to be freely bent and wound, and wherein the body is manufactured by extrusion molding such that the one or more dividing walls are continuously formed in a longitudinal direction of the body. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212153 | FLUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to an aspect of this disclosure, there is provided a fluid processing apparatus including: a housing with a space formed therein; a fluid receiving part removably coupled to the housing and receiving a fluid therein; and a conveying part accommodated in the space of the housing and coupled to the fluid receiving part to be in fluid communication therewith, wherein the conveying part includes: a pump member coupled to the fluid receiving part and providing a conveying force to the fluid; and a mixing nozzle which is in communication with the pump member, and into which the fluid flows after having passed through the pump member. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212154 | FOAM MIXING SYSTEM - A mixing system mixes liquid adhesive and gas to create a solution. The mixing system it a manifold defining an adhesive input that receives the liquid adhesive, a gas input that receives the gas, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the adhesive and gas inputs, an output that outputs the solution, and an output passage extending from the mixing chamber to the output. The mixing system also includes a rotor that rotates within the mixing chamber about a longitudinal axis so as to mix the solution, a motor that rotates the rotor, and a static mixer positioned within the output passage that statically mixes the solution flowing through the output passage. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212155 | CATALYTIC REACTOR WITH FLOATING PARTICLE CATCHER - A catalytic reactor comprises a floating particle catcher unit and a particle catching surface which extracts particles from the fluid flow stream above the catalyst bed whereby at least a part of the particles settles on the particle catching surface instead of clogging the catalyst bed. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212156 | MICROCAPSULE - The present disclosure relates to electroless plating process for preparing microcapsules comprising an ionic shell encapsulating a fluid core. Platinum nanoparticles are used as the catalyst for the electroless plating process and are found in the fluid core. The ionic shell is comprised of inorganic salts, such as salts of alkaline earth metals. In particular electroless plating of calcium phosphate shell on to fluid cores, polymer encapsulated fluid cores and gel cores are disclosed. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIESTER-BASED COMPOSITION - The present disclosure relates to a method for continuously producing a dicarboxylate-based composition and a production system therefor, the method improving a production yield by optimizing process variables of each reactor of a reaction unit in which a plurality of reactors are connected in series. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212158 | Systems For Producing Chemicals And Fuels Having An Optimized Carbon Footprint - Chemical production systems which allow for an optimized carbon footprint are presented. Plasma-based reforming systems may provide a viable alternative to standard chemical production techniques, such systems can reduce the carbon footprint of the chemicals produced. Example systems include the production of synthesis gas (syngas), hydrogen, synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, ammonia, and urea. Reducing the carbon footprint of chemicals such as these is of vital importance to reducing the environmental impact of industries such as transportation and agriculture. In many of the embodiments a secondary product is produced, the sale of this secondary product may make the primary low-carbon footprint chemical more economical. In many cases the secondary product is carbon, methods of sequestering this carbon via reverse mining and enhanced oil and gas recovery are presented. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212159 | PROCESS OF SYNTHESIS OF SILICA-BASED ADSORBENTS, ADSORBENTS AND USE - The present invention relates to a process of synthesis of silica-based adsorbents used in the CO | 2022-07-07 |
20220212160 | ULTRA-LOW SURFACE CHARGE BIOGENIC SILICA FILTRATION MEDIA - A diatomite filtration product includes flux-calcined diatomaceous earth, wherein the diatomite filtration product has: (1) an intricate and porous structure of diatomite, (2) a zeta potential in a range of from about −1.0 mV to about −6.0 mV within a pH range of from about 3.0 to about 8.0, and (3) a centrifuged wet density in a range of from about 0.176 g/ml to about 0.256 g/ml. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212161 | ADSORBENT MATERIAL FOR REDUCING HYDROCARBON BLEED EMISSION IN AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed in certain embodiments are hydrocarbon adsorbents and evaporative emission control systems incorporating the same to reduce hydrocarbon bleed emissions from fuel systems. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon adsorbent structure comprises a zeolite having a silica-to-alumina ratio of at least 20. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212162 | LOW TEMPERATURE NOx ADSORBER WITH ENHANCED HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY - The present disclosure is directed to Low Temperature NOx-Absorber (LT-NA) catalyst compositions, catalyst articles, and an emission treatment system for treating an exhaust gas, each including the LT-NA catalyst compositions. Further provided are methods for reducing a NO | 2022-07-07 |
20220212163 | CHABAZITE-TYPE ZEOLITE, PRECURSORS THEREOF, METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME AND USE OF THE ZEOLITE AS SORBENT FOR CO2 - The present disclosure relates to a chabazite-type zeolite, comprising at least two cages composed of 4- and 8-membered rings connected by one 6-membered double ring, remarkable in that it has a Si/Al molar ratio comprised between 1 and 15, in that it comprises caesium and potassium with a Cs/K molar ratio of at most 5.0 and in that it forms nanoparticles with an average crystal size comprised between 5 nm and 250 nm and with a specific surface area comprised between 50 m | 2022-07-07 |
20220212164 | A method of capturing and analysing microplastic particles from aqueous medium - According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of capturing and analyzing of colloidal microplastics and nanoplastics from aqueous medium. More precisely, the invention relates to a method for collecting and analyzing colloidal nano- and microplastic particles from aqueous media using nanoscaled lignocellulosic structures. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212165 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLES - Provided is a method for efficiently producing recycled water-absorbing resin particles from, as a raw material, discarded water-absorbing resin particles derived from used sanitary supplies, etc., the recycled water-absorbing resin particles having decreased little in absorption property and having various excellent properties. The method for producing water-absorbing resin particles of the present invention comprises a polymerization step (I) in which an aqueous gel containing a crosslinked polymer (A) of a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) is obtained, a gel reduction step (II) in which the aqueous gel is reduced into particles to obtain aqueous-gel particles, a step (Va) in which resin particles including the crosslinked polymer (A) and obtained from the aqueous-gel particles are mixed with a surface-crosslinking agent (d), and a reaction step (Vb) in which the surface-crosslinking agent (d) is reacted. | 2022-07-07 |
20220212166 | PREPARATION METHOD OF SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITION - The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer composition. More specifically, it relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer composition capable of pulverizing the hydrogel polymer to a normal particle size without agglomeration between particles by adding an additive having a specific structure, reducing manufacturing cost by simultaneously performing a drying process and a surface cross-linking process, and significantly reducing the amount of fine powder generated during the process. | 2022-07-07 |