30th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180207585 | Method and System for Performing A Batch Reverse Osmosis Process Using a Tank With A Movable Partition - A reverse osmosis system and method of operating the same includes a membrane housing comprising a reverse osmosis membrane therein. The membrane housing has a feed fluid input, a brine outlet and a permeate outlet; The system further includes a charge pump, a plurality of valves and a tank having a volume comprising a movable partition dividing the volume into a first volume and a second volume. The plurality of valves selectively couples the charge pump to the first volume or the second volume and the brine outlet to the second volume or the first volume respectively. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207586 | REVERSE OSMOSIS FILTER MODULE - The present invention relates to a reverse osmosis filter module including an improved feed spacer, and particularly, to a reverse osmosis filter module including an improved feed spacer which has an asymmetric diameter in an intersection in which a first set of filaments and a second set of filaments intersect, thereby reducing differential pressure by increasing a cross-sectional area of a flow path, and mitigating concentration polarization by developing a swirl flow. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207587 | DIALYZER INCLUDING IMPROVED INTERNAL FILTRATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A dialyzer and a method of manufacture thereof, wherein the dialyzer includes a tubular dialyzer housing in the interior of which a plurality of capillaries each extending in the longitudinal direction of the dialyzer housing and being juxtaposed transversely to the longitudinal direction is arranged, with a filler having a volume-increasing property being arranged between the inner wall of the dialyzer housing and the capillaries. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207588 | METHOD OF DETECTING A LEAK IN A HEAT EXCHANGER OF A HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE - A leak may be detected in a heat exchanger of a hemodialysis device. A drain valve is opened by the controller, and then closed by the controller after a pre-selected time period. An initial pressure is determined in the spent dialysate circuit and stored in the memory. A system pressure is determined at periodic time intervals and compared to a pre-determined maximum pressure. The controller then determines whether the heat exchanger has a leak, in that in response to the system pressure exceeding a predetermined maximum pressure, a command is generated to execute an event including suspending a disinfectant operation with a disinfecting agent, and in response to the initial pressure subtracted from the system pressure being greater than a predetermined minimum pressure differential, a command is generated to execute an event including suspending the cleanse operation with the disinfecting agent. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207589 | Radiation-Curable Compositions, Membranes and the Manufacture and Use of Such Membranes - A radiation-curable composition comprising: a) 10 to 65 wt % of curable ionic compound(s) comprising one ethylenically unsaturated group; b) 3 to 60 wt % of crosslinking agent(s) comprising at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups and having a number average molecular weight below 800; c) 5 to 55 wt % of inert solvent(s) having a boiling point above 100° C.; d) 0 to 10 wt % of free-radical initiator(s); and e) 0.5 to 25 wt % of thickening agent(s). | 2018-07-26 |
20180207590 | COMPOSITIONS OF GRAPHENE MATERIALS WITH METAL NANOSTRUCTURES AND MICROSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING INCLUDING PRESSURE SENSORS - Composition comprising at least one graphene material and at least one metal. The metal can be in the form of nano particles as well as microflakes, including single crystal microflakes. The metal can be intercalated in the graphene sheets. The composition has high conductivity and flexibility. The composition can be made by a one-pot synthesis in which a graphene material precursor is converted to the graphene material, and the metal precursor is converted to the metal. A reducing solvent or dispersant such as NMP can be used. Devices made from the composition include a pressure sensor which has high sensitivity. Two two-dimension materials can be combined to form a hybrid material. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207591 | Thin Film Composites Having Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots - Thin film composite membranes and methods of fabricating thin film composite membranes are disclosed. A thin film composite membrane can include nitrogen-doped graphene oxide quantum dots. The graphene oxide quantum dots can be doped with nitrogen to increase the performance of the thin film composite membrane. Other particulate compounds can be further integrated with the thin film composite membrane including zeolites, titanium oxides, and sulfur oxides. The thin film composite membranes can be used for various applications including desalination. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207592 | Method for bubble-free gas-enrichment of a flowing liquid within a conduit - The present invention provides a system for enriching a flowing liquid with a dissolved gas inside a conduit. The system comprises two or more capillaries, each capillary delivering a stream of a gas-enriched liquid to the flowing liquid. The first ends of the capillaries are positioned to form an intersecting angle with respect to the effluent streams such that these streams of gas-enriched liquid collide with each other upon exit from the first ends of the capillaries, effecting localized convective mixing within the larger liquid conduit before these gas-enriched streams are able to come into close contact with the boundary surfaces of the conduit, whereby the gas-enriched liquid mixes with the flowing liquid to form a gas-enriched flowing liquid. In the preferred embodiment, no observable bubbles are formed in the gas-enriched flowing liquid. Methods of making and using such system are also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207593 | STIRRER FOR A STIRRER VESSEL - A stirrer ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207594 | MIXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MIXING MEDIA - The invention relates to a mixing device having a mixing chamber bounded by an inner surface of a wall, wherein the wall also has a cylindrical outer face, wherein the wall has at least one feed duct which ends on one side with an opening in the cylindrical outer surface of the wall and on the other side with an opening in the inner surface of the wall, wherein the mixing device furthermore has a magazine which has a cylindrical inner surface, the cylinder axis of which is coaxial with cylinder axis of the cylindrical outer surface of the wall, wherein the magazine has a multiplicity of ducts which each extend from in each case one port to in each case one opening in the cylindrical inner surface of the magazine, wherein the magazine and the wall are movable with respect to one another such that the openings of the multiplicity of ducts in the inner surface of the magazine are each able to be connected in a medium-conducting manner to the opening of the at least one feed duct in the outer surface of the wall, wherein the mixing device also has a mixer which is movable in the nixing chamber along the cylinder axis of the outer surface of the wall in order to mix media. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207595 | AUTOMATED SELECTING AND MIXING MACHINE - An automated selecting and mixing machine including a cabin disposed within a housing structure, the cabin configured to receive a container from a user, the container containing a base medium, a container engagement element, the container engagement element being movable from a first position to a second position to manipulate a lid of the container, a plurality of dispensers, the plurality of dispensers configured to dispense an element into the container to mix with the base medium, a mixing mechanism located in the cabin, configured to manipulate the container positioned within the cabin to achieve a mixed product, and a user interface coupled to the housing structure, wherein a user selects the mixed product using the user interface to initiate an automated process of the automated selecting and mixing machine, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method, computer system, and computer program product is also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207596 | SUPERCRITICAL SYNTHETIC Y-GRADE NGL - Use of a synthetic form of Y-grade natural gas liquids when in a supercritical state for a variety of processes and across numerous industrial applications is described herein. The low viscosity, high density, and tunable solvent properties of synthetic supercritical Y-grade natural gas liquids are useful for example in control of chemical reactions and processes, and/or single or two-phase separations. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207597 | CAPSULE ASSEMBLIES FOR ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE PRESSES AND METHODS FOR USING THEM - A capsule assembly for an ultra-high pressure furnace, comprising a containment tube defining a central longitudinal axis, a chamber suitable for accommodating a reaction assembly, a proximate and a distal end heater assembly, and a side heater assembly. When assembled, the chamber and the side heater assembly are contained within the containment tube and arranged longitudinally between the proximate and distal end heater assemblies. Each end heater assembly comprises a respective conduction volume forming a respective electrical path through the end heat assembly. The side heater assembly electrically connects the respective conducting volumes to each other, and heat is produced in the chamber in response to an electric current flowing through the side heater assembly and the conducting volumes. At least the proximate end heater assembly comprises a first insulation component including an outer insulation volume. The conducting volume of at least the proximate end heater assembly includes an inner conducting volume, and the inner conducting volume is laterally spaced apart from the containment tube by the outer insulation volume. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207598 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF GRANULAR SOLIDS - The invention relates to a process and the respective installation for thermal treatment of granular solids, in particular for producing aluminum oxide from aluminum hydroxide, wherein the solids are heated in at least one preheating stage and then reacted in a reactor at 700 to 1400° C. In at least one preheating stage, the average temperature gradient of the solids amounts to <15K/s and the dwell time of the solids amounts to ≥15 s. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207599 | CHEMICAL LOOPING - This invention relates to a method of chemical looping using non-stoichiometric materials with a variable degree of non-stoichiometry. One application of these methods is in the water gas shift reaction for H | 2018-07-26 |
20180207600 | FCC cyclone using acoustic detectors - The FCC process relies upon cyclones to physically separate vapor gases from solid catalyst particles. This device relates to the use of acoustic detectors to allow on-line measurement of cyclone performance and assist in unit troubleshooting and monitoring. In a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) vessel containing a cyclone for separating solids from a solids-gas mixture, the cyclone comprises an outlet and an acoustic sensor attached to the outlet of the cyclone. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207601 | CLC PROCESS AND INSTALLATION WITH THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY NITROGEN - The invention concerns a CLC process, and its installation, producing high purity dinitrogen, comprising: | 2018-07-26 |
20180207602 | Multi-Disk Spinning Disk Assembly for Atomization and Encapsulation with Spacing Disks for Adjusting Exit Gap - A multi-disk spinning disk assembly for atomization and encapsulation applications. A number of patterned disks are stacked to form a disk stack having a feed well in the center core of the stack. Each patterned disk has channels defined by spacers, with the channels and spacers being of varying depths, heights, and/or widths. The fluid to be atomized or encapsulated is delivered to the feed well. The fluid then flows into the channels, which communicate the fluid toward the outer edges of the disks. The fluid exits the disk stack from a circumferential gap, which is created by interposing spacing disks between the patterned disks. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207603 | NATURAL WATER-INSOLUBLE ENCAPSULATION COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention relates to dry particulate encapsulation compositions comprising a water-insoluble matrix comprising at least 70% by weight of proteins, based on the total weight of the matrix and a moisture content of about 5 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the matrix and an encapsulate encapsulated in the matrix, wherein the matrix once wetted in a clear colorless aqueous solution or in mineral oil has a lightness value (L*) greater than about 40, a color vividness or Chroma (C*) lower than about 33 and a hue angle between about 70 and 90. The encapsulation compositions of the present invention are useful in encapsulating dyes, medications and vitamins. Fine particulate encapsulation compositions comprising natural dyes can be used in lieu of artificial lakes in confectionery, cosmetics and caplets color coatings. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - Systems and methods for synthesizing chemical products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, are provided. Certain of the systems and methods described herein are capable of manufacturing multiple chemical products without the need to fluidically connect or disconnect unit operations when switching from one making chemical product to making another chemical product. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207605 | ELASTOMER RHEOLOGY SYSTEM AND PROCESS - An elastomer rheology process can include: receiving material formation data associated with an elastomer; conveying the elastomer towards one or more rollers that compress and stretch the elastomer according to a predetermined rolling profile comprising roller gap and speed settings; sensing a first dimension of a first portion of the elastomer before the first portion of the elastomer is passed through the sheeter; sensing a second dimension of a second portion of the elastomer after the second portion of the elastomer is passed through the sheeter; and calculating an elastomer property of the elastomer based on the controlled roller gap width, a measured roller force, the first dimension, and the second dimension. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207606 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF LOCALIZING NUCLEIC ACIDS TO ARRAYS - Methods and compositions are disclosed relating to the localization of nucleic acids to arrays such as silane-free arrays, and of sequencing the nucleic acids localized thereby. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207607 | MICROSTRUCTURE REACTOR FOR CARRYING OUT EXOTHERMIC HETEROGENOUSLY- CATALYSED REACTIONS WITH EFFICIENT EVAPORATIVE COOLING - The invention relates to a micro-reactor for carrying out at least one catalytic reaction between two or more reactants in each case, comprising a stacking sequence of reaction surfaces ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207608 | Reactor System for Multi-Phase Polymerization Process - A polymer synthesis system has a polymerization reactor and a deliquifying-quench extruder downstream of and in fluid communication with the polymerization reactor. The polymerization reactor has an inlet and an outlet with a rotatable shaft positioned axially within the reactor. The deliquifying-quench extruder has an inlet and an outlet, with a shaft assembly positioned axially within the extruder. The shaft assembly includes multiple helical flight configurations and multiple processing zones defined by the multiple flight configurations. The processing zones include an extraction-compaction zone, a sealing zone downstream of the extraction-compaction zone, a vent-cooling zone downstream of the sealing zone, a quenching zone downstream of the vent-cooling zone, and a conveying zone downstream of the quenching zone. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207609 | FLOW IN A SLURRY LOOP REACTOR - Olefin polymerization processes are described herein. The processes generally include circulating a slurry including an olefin monomer selected from C | 2018-07-26 |
20180207610 | STRUCTURED PACKING WITH ENHANCED FLUID-FLOW INTERFACE - A structured packing sheet includes a top interface region, a first turning region, a central region, a second turning region, and a bottom interface region. The central region includes a plurality of corrugations extending thereacross in a linear fashion and arranged generally parallel to each other. The plurality of corrugations are arranged at a first angle with respect to a vertical axis. The top interface region and the bottom interface region include the plurality of corrugations extending thereacross in a linear fashion. The plurality of corrugations are arranged at a second angle with respect to the vertical axis. The second angle is smaller than the first angle. The first turning region and the second turning region include the plurality of corrugations extending thereacross. The plurality of corrugations have a plurality of breaks in the first turning region and the second turning region. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207611 | PARTICULATE ADSORBENT MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure describes a particulate adsorbent material that includes: an adsorbent having microscopic pores with a diameter of <100 nm, macroscopic pores having a diameter of ≥100 nm, and a ratio of a volume of the macroscopic pores to a volume of the microscopic pores greater than about 150%, wherein the particulate adsorbent material has a retentivity of about ≤1.0 g/dL. A method of making the same includes: admixing an adsorbent with microscopic pores having a diameter <100 nm and a processing-aid that sublimates, vaporizes, chemically decomposes, solubilizes, or melts when heated to a temperature of ≥100° C.; and heating the mixture to about 100-1200° C. for about 0.25-24 hours forming macroscopic pores having a diameter of ≥100 nm when the processing-aid is sublimated, vaporized, chemically decomposed, solubilized, or melted, wherein a ratio of a volume of the macroscopic pores to a volume of the microscopic pores is >150%. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207612 | ORGANOSILICON MATERIAL FOR THE DECONTAMINATION OF WATER - The subject of the present invention is the use of a porous or non-porous organosilicon material for eliminating radionuclides, mineral anions, anionic molecular entities and negatively charged dyes or active principles from an aqueous solution, characterized in that the structure of said organosilicon material is formed of repeat units, each repeat unit comprising at least one positively charged entity selected from an ammonium entity, an imidazolium entity, a guanidinium entity, a pyridinium entity and a phosphonium entity and being incorporated into a silicon network by at least two silicon-carbon bonds. The invention also relates to a specific novel organosilicon material, comprising at least one benzyl group, one 4-phenylbenzyl group or one styrene group in each repeat unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207613 | TEXTILE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL OF A NEW TYPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a textile protective material, in particular providing protection against radioactive harmful and/or toxic substances and/or against biological harmful and/or toxic substances and/or against chemical harmful and/or toxic substances, preferably a textile adsorption filter material, and to a method for the production thereof. The textile protective material is suitable in particular for producing protective equipment and protective objects and filters and filter materials of all types. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207614 | Extruded Titania-Based Material Comprising Zirconium Oxide - Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising zirconium oxide and/or prepared using ammonium zirconium carbonate, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207615 | Extruded Titania-Based Materials Comprising One or More Acids or Prepared Using One or More Acids - Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising one or more acids and/or prepared using one or more acids, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207616 | SILICA-MODIFIED CATALYST SUPPORTS - A method for preparing a silica-modified catalyst support is described comprising: (i) applying an alkyl silicate solution to a porous support material in an amount to produce a silica content of the silica-modified catalyst support, expressed as Si, in the range 0.25 to 15% by weight, (ii) drying the resulting silicate-modified support and recovering a first alcoholic solution, (iii) optionally treating the dried silicate-modified support with water, drying the resulting water-treated support and recovering a second alcoholic solution, and (iv) calcining the dried material to form the silica-modified catalyst support, wherein the first alcoholic solution contains ≤10 vol % water and at least a portion of the first alcoholic solution is mixed with alkyl silicate to form the alkyl silicate solution. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207617 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MIXED METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS CONTAINING MOLYBDENUM AND BISMUTH - The present invention relates to a process for producing mixed oxide catalysts on the basis of molybdenum and bismuth oxides in which the precursor compounds of the components of mixed oxide catalysts provided in the form of a solution and/or suspension are subjected to a spray-drying with a specific temperature regime and the spray particles obtained in this way are then calcined to yield a catalytic active mass, and to the mixed oxide catalysts obtainable by this process and to the use of these catalysts in the partial oxidation of olefms, in particular in the partial gas phase oxidation of propene to acrolein and acrylic acid. The spray drying of the precursor compounds containing solution or suspension is performed in concurrent with a gas stream having a specific entrance temperature. Alternatively, when the main gas stream has a higher entrance temperature, an additional colder gas stream can be fed in downstream. The thus obtained mixed oxide catalysts give lower a maximum temperature in the hot spot of catalyst fixed bed when they are used in the partial gas phase oxidation of olefms. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207618 | USE OF RHENIUM-CONTAINING SUPPORTED HETEROGENOUS CATALYSTS FOR THE DIRECT DEOXY-DEHYDRATED OF GLYCEROL TO ALLYL ALCOHOL - The present invention relates to the use of rhenium-containing supported heterogeneous catalysts for the deoxydehydration of glycerol to allyl alcohol, as well as to a process for the production of allyl alcohol from glycerol, in the presence of such heterogeneous catalysts. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207619 | HIGH GEOMETRIC SURFACE AREA CATALYSTS FOR VINYL ACETATE MONOMER PRODUCTION - A catalyst includes a support, where the support includes an external surface, about 60 wt % to about 99 wt % silica, and about 1.0 wt % to about 5.0 wt % alumina. A catalytic layer is disposed within the support adjacent to the external surface, where the catalytic layer further includes Pd, Au, and potassium acetate (KOAc). In the catalyst, (a) the KOAc is from about 60 kg/m | 2018-07-26 |
20180207620 | Lean NOx Trapping Materials, Washcoats, and Methods of Making and Using The Same - The present disclosure relates to micron-sized particle used for catalyzing and storing NO | 2018-07-26 |
20180207621 | METHOD OF PREPARING CATALYST FOR OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of preparing a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation providing superior selectivity and yield for a conjugated diene according to oxidative dehydrogenation by constantly maintaining pH of a coprecipitation solution using a drip-type double precipitation method to adjust an α-iron oxide content in a catalyst in a predetermined range. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207622 | MESOPOROUS AND MACROPOROUS NICKEL-BASED CATALYST HAVING A MEDIAN MACROPORE DIAMETER OF BETWEEN 50 NM AND 200 NM AND ITS USE WITH REGARD TO HYDROGENATION - Disclosed are a supported catalyst, its method of preparation and use in hydrogenation methods, which catalyst contains an oxide substrate that is for the most part calcined aluminum and an active phase that contains nickel, with the nickel content between 5 and 65% by weight in relation to the total mass of the catalyst, with the active phase not containing a metal from group VIB, the nickel particles having a diameter that is less than or equal to 20 nm, the catalyst having a median mesopore diameter of between 14 nm and 30 nm, a median macropore diameter of between 50 and 200 nm, a mesopore volume that is measured by mercury porosimetry that is greater than or equal to 0.40 mL/g, and a total pore volume that is measured by mercury porosimetry that is greater than or equal to 0.42 mL/g. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207623 | METAL TUNGSTATES FOR USE AS NITROGEN OXIDES REDUCTION CATALYSTS - A nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction catalyst that includes a transition metal tungstate having the formula: MWO | 2018-07-26 |
20180207624 | CATALYST FOR LOW TEMPERATURE EMISSION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - The invention provides a composite catalyst containing a first component and a second component. The first component contains a ternary mixed metal oxide. The second component contains a platinum group metal. The composite catalyst is useful for catalyzing the low temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207625 | ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED, POLYCRYSTALLINE MOLECULAR SIEVES - This disclosure describes enantiomerically enriched chiral molecular sieves and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the molecular sieves are silicates or germanosilicates of STW topology. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207626 | SYSTEM FOR TWO STAGE UPGRADING OF LIGHT OLEFINS - The present disclosure relates generally processes and systems for converting a mixture of light hydrocarbons to liquid transportation fuels by first cracking the light hydrocarbons to an intermediate comprising olefins, which is converted by contacting with a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite in two separate conversion stages with an intervening recovery of liquid product. The first stage conversion favors oligomerization of larger olefins to form diesel range products that are collected prior to directing unconverted smaller olefins to be oligomerized in a second stage conversion conducted at a higher temperature and lower pressure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207627 | CATALYTIC EXTRUDED, SOLID HONEYCOMB BODY - An extruded, solid honeycomb body comprises a copper-promoted, small pore, crystalline molecular sieve catalyst for converting oxides of nitrogen in the presence of a reducing agent, wherein the crystalline molecular sieve contains a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, which extruded, solid honeycomb body comprising: 20-50% by weight matrix component comprising diatomaceous earth, wherein 2-20 weight % of the extruded, solid honeycomb body is diatomaceous earth; 80-50% by weight of the small pore, crystalline molecular sieve ion-exchanged with copper; and 0-10% by weight of inorganic fibres. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207628 | OXALIC ACID MONOAMIDE LIGAND, AND USES THEREOF IN COUPLING REACTION OF COPPER-CATALYZED ARYL HALOGEN SUBSTITUTE - The present invention provides oxalic amide ligands and uses thereof in copper-catalyzed coupling reaction of aryl halides. Specifically, the present invention provides a use of a compound represented by formula I, wherein definitions of each group are described in the specification. The compound represented by formula I can be used as a ligand in copper-catalyzed coupling reaction of aryl halides for the formation of C—N, C—O and C—S bonds. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207629 | APPARATUS FOR REGENERATION OF ACIDIC IONIC LIQUID WITHOUT ADDITION OF A HYDROGENATION CATALYST - We provide a process for regenerating a spent acidic ionic liquid, comprising contacting the spent acidic ionic liquid with hydrogen and without an addition of a hydrogenation catalyst; wherein a conjunct polymer content is decreased in the spent acidic ionic liquid to produce regenerated acidic ionic liquid. We also provide a process for making an alkylate gasoline blending component, comprising: a) alkylating a mixture of isoparaffins and olefins using an acidic ionic liquid and an alkyl halide or a hydrogen halide, wherein a conjunct polymer accumulates in a spent acidic ionic liquid; and b) feeding the spent acidic ionic liquid and a hydrogen, and without an addition of a hydrogenation catalyst, to a regeneration reactor operated under selected hydrogenation conditions to produce a regenerated acidic ionic liquid that is used for the alkylating, wherein the conjunct polymer in the regenerated acidic ionic liquid is decreased by at least 50 wt %. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207630 | METHOD OF CLEANING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - The present invention is directed to a method of cleaning a diesel particulate filter. The method requires a step of contacting the diesel particulate filter with a cleaning composition containing one or more fatty acids or a derivative thereof. The one or more fatty acids or a derivative thereof may include a natural oil, such as a plant-based oil. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207631 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF MULTIVALENT PRODUCTS - Described herein are processes and apparatus for the high purity and high concentration recovery of multivalent products via continuous ion exchange from aqueous solutions for further down-stream purification. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207632 | LOW-PRESSURE CHAMBER PROVIDING PRESET AIR PRESSURE - Provided is a method for maintaining a preset air pressure of a low-pressure chamber. The method may comprise the steps of: measuring the inside air pressure of a low-pressure chamber; if the difference between the inside air pressure and a preset air pressure is the same or higher than a threshold value, adjusting the inside temperature of the low-pressure chamber by using a thermal conduction part disposed inside the low-pressure chamber; and by using a getter, making the difference to be below the threshold value by adsorbing or releasing molecules inside the low-pressure chamber according to the adjustment of the temperature | 2018-07-26 |
20180207633 | PIPETTE TIP AND LIQUID INJECTION METHOD - A pipette tip includes a body and projections. In the body, a flow passage in which liquid from the syringe flows and an ejection opening that ejects the liquid, which has flowed through the flow passage, to the outside are formed. The ejection opening is formed in a distal end portion. The projections are provided on the distal end portion and protrude from a region around the ejection opening in the ejection direction of liquid. The projections are partially disposed around the central axis of the body. Even in a case where a residual droplet adheres to the ejection opening, the residual droplet does not adhere to an injection opening of a sample container, because the projections guard a region around the residual droplet. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207634 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A LIQUID TRANSPORT OF A TRANSPARENT LIQUID, CORRESPONDING LIQUID TRANSPORT CHARACTERIZATION APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING SUBSTRATE MATERIAL - In the case of a plate-shaped substrate material ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207635 | ANALYSIS CONTAINER - An analysis container comprises a main body; a first chamber that is provided inside the main body and holds a liquid sample; a second chamber; a liquid passage; and an air passage. The liquid passage connects the first chamber and the second chamber, and moves the liquid sample from the first chamber to the second chamber. The air flow chamber connects the first chamber and the second chamber, and moves air from the second chamber to the first chamber. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207636 | CAPILLARY JUNCTION - A microfluidic device with reduced risk of bubble formation at a capillary junction between two conduits is provided. In some embodiments, the microfluidic device comprises a supply reservoir, a first conduit and a second conduit. The first conduit is configured such that liquid flows by capillary effect from the supply reservoir into the first conduit. The second conduit is connected to the first conduit through an opening in a wall of the first conduit and is configured such that liquid flows from the first conduit to the second conduit by capillary effect. A width of the second conduit, along a direction of liquid flow in the first conduit, is greater than a depth of the second conduit and a depth of the second conduit is less than a depth of the first conduit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207637 | MICRODEVICE FOR SEPARATING PLASMA FROM HUMAN BLOOD - A microdevice for separating plasma from human blood comprising a blood flow channel ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207638 | AUTOMATIC PLASMA SEPARATION AND METERING - A new method is disclosed for extracting plasma from whole blood and metering the amount of plasma to an exact volume for dispensing into a diagnostic test, in a fully automatic and self-contained device. The device can be used in resource limited settings by unskilled users to facilitate sophisticated medical diagnostic testing outside of a hospital, clinic or laboratory. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207639 | MICROFLUIDIC TRAP - Provided herein are microfluidic devices that can be configured to generate an electrophoretic flow that is in opposition to a fluid flow through a microcapillary of a microfluidic device provided herein. Also provided herein are methods that include adding an amount of particle to the inlet area of a microfluidic device as provided herein, generating a first fluid flow through a microcapillary of a microfluidic device provided herein; and applying a uniform electric field to the microfluidic device, where the uniform electric field generates an electrophoretic flow that is in opposition to the fluid flow. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207640 | Methods and Devices for Sample Analysis - Methods for detecting target analytes utilizing an array of wells are advantageous for detection of low concentrations of target analytes. Use of an array of wells requires sealing of the wells. The methods provided herein utilize digital microfluidics to seal wells of an array with a fluid that is immiscible with the aqueous liquid present in the wells to prevent evaporation and contamination of the aqueous fluid during analysis of signals from the wells. The disclosed method include generating a biphasic droplet composed of the immiscible fluid and an aqueous fluid. The immiscible fluid present in the biphasic droplet is moved over the array of wells to seal the wells by electrically actuating the aqueous fluid present in the biphasic droplet which in turn pulls the immiscible fluid. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207641 | STRUCTURED SURFACE COMPRISING A SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FOR MANIPULATING LIQUID DROPLETS - A device for manipulating liquid droplets comprises a structured surface including an array of larger pillars and a number of smaller pillars distributed among the larger pillars, where each of the larger pillars comprises a shape memory polymer having a glass transition temperature T | 2018-07-26 |
20180207642 | SIEVE SYSTEM FOR A GRINDING DEVICE, AND GRINDING DEVICE USING THIS TYPE OF SIEVE SYSTEM - A sieve system for a grinding device permitting the processing of materials in terms of particle size, in particular the processing of solid or powder materials. The system includes a filtering portion having fine holes and designed to cooperate with a rotor of the grinding device in such a way as to press the material to be ground through said filtering portion; and a support portion having large holes, which is able to reinforce the filtering portion. The sieve can be coupled to a vibratory device. The sieve system allows for the grinding method to be operated in continuous mode, with a material flow rate through the sieve up to 50% higher than that reached with a conventional sieve. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207643 | CRUSHING MILL - A crushing mill includes a crushing chamber and a feed unit to feed the waste to be crushed positioned upstream of the crushing chamber. Upstream of the feed unit a first aperture is positioned for the inlet of the waste to be treated in the feed unit and, downstream of the feed unit, a second transfer aperture is positioned to transfer the waste to be treated toward the crushing chamber. The feed unit includes a member rotatable around a determinate axis and provided with at least a pair of cylindrical sectors angularly offset with respect to the axis, provided with corresponding inlet and discharge apertures of the waste to be crushed and configured so that, in any loading and/or crushing step of the waste to be crushed in the crushing mill, they prevent the first and second apertures from coming into communication with each other. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207644 | IMPROVEMENTS IN GRINDING MILLS - A stirring device for stirring a particulate material and a grinding media in a grinding mill includes one or more protective elements that extend outwardly from a body to deflect said particulate material and said grinding media from the body. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207645 | POWDER MAKING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an industrial powder making device, including: a powder making cylinder body, spiked hammer arms, a front oblique hammer, vertical hammers, a hammer aim, a detachable rack, a detachable rack inner bulge, spiked blade arms, a front oblique blade, high-hardness wear-resistant alloy sheets, a blade arm, a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft groove, a clamping piece, a feeding port, a discharging port, bearings, a rotating power module, a liquid nitrogen storage tank, a pipeline, a valve, nitrogen input holes, a nitrogen output hole, a fine particle collection device and a disc bevel discharging control device. And an operating method is: crushing the ore by the spiked hammer arms, grinding the ore by the spiked blade arms, cooling with nitrogen, controlling equivalent input and output of the ore, and crushing and grinding the ore according to an established route, thereby realizing rapid powder making. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TWO-STAGE GRINDING OF FRESH STOCK - A method and apparatus for grinding fresh stock, comprising comminuting the fresh stock in a first roller press roller gap into ground grinding stock, dividing the ground grinding stock via an adjustable divider into a first and second part stream in a variably adjustable ratio and comminuting the ground grinding stock of the first part stream in a second roller press. The adjustable divider divides ground grinding stock into an intermediate stream comprising ground grinding stock issuing from an intermediate roller gap region, and into two peripheral streams each comprising ground grinding stock issuing from one of the two roller gap peripheral regions. The two peripheral streams are combined to form the first part stream and the intermediate stream forms the second part stream. The second part stream is conveyed from the divider into a bypass line, passing the second roller press. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207647 | Gold panning machine - A gold panning machine that works with or without water. A pan is attached to a transmission and motor like that in a clothes-washing machine. The transmission and motor oscillate the pan full of Gold-Bearing sand like the tub in a clothes-washing machine. The pan has a ring attached to it that prevents the gold from being thrown off by the centrifugal force caused by the oscillation. The gold concentrates in the bottom of the pan by gravity and the waste is discarded by centrifugal force. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207648 | Working Fluid Filtration And Separation System - A working fluid filtration and separation system that removes contaminants from a working fluid of a working machine. The system includes a vessel and an electrostatic collector mounted within the vessel which electrostatically removes contaminants from contaminated working fluid as it passes through the electrostatic collector element. The electrostatic collector element includes a plurality of concentric electrodes of different radii, a plurality of corrugated walls residing in spaces located between adjacent electrodes. An elongated center post electrode is provided that induces a voltage in at least one of the plurality of concentric electrodes. The system is configured to generate a voltage difference between each pair of adjacent concentric electrodes to electrostatically remove contaminants from the working fluid as it flows through the filtration and separation system. The system further includes a center post isolator that is configured to mount the center post isolator within the vessel and electrically insulate the center post electrode from the vessel. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207649 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR WITH INTERMITTENT DISCHARGE OF HEAVY PHASE - A centrifugal separator includes a casing which delimits a space which is sealed off from and having an under pressure in relation to the surroundings, by at least one seal. A rotor is arranged for rotation around a rotational axis and forms within itself a separation space. In the separation space, centrifugal separation of at least one higher density component and at least one lower density component from a fluid takes place during operation. At least one inlet extends into the rotor for introducing the fluid to the separation space. At least one first outlet extends from the rotor for discharge of at least one component separated from the fluid during operation. The rotor includes at least one second outlet extending from a portion of the separation space to the space for discharge of at least one higher density component separated from the fluid during operation. The second outlet is arranged for intermittent discharge by an intermittent discharge system and one of the seals is formed by the intermittent discharge system. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207650 | BATCH CENTRIFUGE FILTER SCREEN - A batch centrifuge having a filter screen that can be expeditiously removed and replaced and that is more rigid and more durable than filter screens that are typically employed in current practice. The batch centrifuge may include a centrifuge basket and a cylindrical filter screen disposed within the centrifuge basket, wherein the filter screen is formed of a plurality of curved panels that fit together at adjoining edges. In some embodiments, each of the curved panels may be small enough to fit through an opening in the top of the centrifuge basket without being bent or otherwise deformed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207651 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES FROM AIR AND FLUIDS - Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an air/fluid filter device comprising a sheet of material initially configured in one or more planar sections, a plurality of organized air/fluid outlets arranged on the sheet and configured to allow the air/fluid to flow through the sheet, and a plurality of cyclonic compartments coupled to the sheet, each compartment comprising a cyclonic structure comprising at least one of a cone or a cylinder, including a tangential inlet, and a cyclonic outlet at the end of the cyclonic structure that is coupled to the sheet. In some embodiments, each tangential opening is in air/fluid communication with a respective incoming air/fluid side of the sheet, and each cyclonic outlet is coupled to a respective outlet of the sheet. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207652 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A substrate treating apparatus includes a front heat-treating block, a front relay block and a solution treating block. The front heat-treating block has heat-treating units and main transport mechanisms. The front relay block has receivers and transport mechanisms. The solution treating block has solution treating units and transport mechanisms for solution treatment. The front heat-treating block and front relay block are connected to be able to transport substrates reciprocally. The front relay block and solution treating block are connected to be able to transport the substrates reciprocally. The front relay block is disposed between the solution treating block and front heat-treating block. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207653 | Adjustable Cantilevered Paint Actuation System - A surface treatment assembly for treating a contoured surface includes a surface treatment array formed from a plurality of base structures, each base structure operably coupled to a first phalange structure and a first phalange structure first end. A second phalange structure operatively coupled to each first phalange structure and a phalange joint disposed between each first phalange structure and each second phalange, thereby forming a finger structure. Moreover, at least one applicator head is coupled to a second phalange structure second end of each finger structure and configured to treat the contoured surface. A base structure actuator and a phalange joint actuator operatively coupled to and configured to manipulate the first phalange structure and the second phalange of each finger structure to adjust the surface treatment array relative to the contoured surface. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207654 | Portable Ultrafine Nebulizer - A portable ultrafine nebulizer comprises a housing, an atomizing nozzle located at the front port of the housing, an air turbine deposited inside the housing, an air flow guide device fixed at the front port of the housing, and a water pump for pumping liquid; the air flow guide device is provided with a plurality of air flow guide blades distributed uniformly around the periphery of the atomizing nozzle, and each of the air flow guide blades is provided with a guide surface; in the atomizing nozzle is provided with a spiral channel and a fluid channel communicated with the water pump, the atomizing nozzle is provided with a spray port at the front end, and the spray port is communicated with the fluid channel through the spiral channel; the air turbine, the air flow guide blades and the spray port are distributed successively along the airflow direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207655 | CHECK VALVE WITH NONLINEAR FORCE LOAD FOR HVLP SPRAYING - A high-pressure low-volume spray system includes a hose disposed between a compressor and a spray gun. The hose acts as an accumulator when the spray gun is deactivated. A check valve is disposed in a fitting connecting the hose to the compressor. The check valve includes a spring that applies a nonlinear force to a downstream end of a valve member, such that the valve member tips open in response to the pressure differential, providing a variable flowpath opening through the check valve. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207656 | SPRAYING OR FUMING SCOOTER - The disclosure discloses a spraying or fuming scooter, including a pedal base, front wheels, a rear wheel, a handle rod, a water tank, a spraying device disposed on an outlet of the water tank, and a circuit control component. The disclosure disposes an electric wire in the handle rod to enhance reliability and stability of circuit control. A light-emitting printed circuit board and a spraying piece are fixated on a nozzle of the water tank manufactured by blow molding via a fixing trestle cylinder. Water is added from an inlet of the water tank. After energization, mists atomized by the spraying piece are illuminated by a LED light-emitting light group of the light-emitting printed circuit board to show the mists with various colors. The mists simulate emission from engines of airplanes, vehicles and motorcycles, which can enhance entertainment and excitement of the scooter in the disclosure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207657 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING APPARATUS - An adhesive dispensing apparatus comprises a base, a carrier and a feeding assembly. The carrier is rotatably disposed on the base, and the carrier configured for containing an adhesive material. The feeding assembly is disposed between the base and the carrier. The feeding assembly comprises a guide roller set, a conduit and a nozzle. One end of the conduit is connected to the nozzle, and another end of the conduit corresponds to the guide roller set. In addition, the guide roller set is configured for feeding the adhesive material through the conduit to the nozzle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207658 | COMPACT CONTAINER HAVING SHORT STROKE PUMP AND RING BUTTON MEMBER - The present invention relates to a compact container having a short stroke pump and a ring button member and, more particularly, to a compact container having a short stroke pump and a ring button member, in which a pump support is formed in a plate shape on top of a container body and the pump is mounted on the pump support, wherein the pump is formed of a piston, a piston ring, a cylinder, and a suction valve plate as used in the conventional art; the stroke of the pump is reduced to 1.5-2.5 mm while the ratio of the stroke of the pump to the inner diameter of the cylinder is changed from 1:1-1:3 as in the conventional art to 1:5.5-1:13, thereby maximizing a content accommodating space in the main body of the container; a bushing is coupled to the upper portion of the cylinder of the pump, the end portion of the bushing being formed in a round shape, and a clearance of 0.3-1.2 mm is formed between the bushing and a vertical moving member so that the vertical moving member can flexibly move in the bushing; and the stroke of the pump is shortened in such a manner whereby a cosmetics pumping method is not restricted to pressing the center of a discharge plate, but allows a cosmetic material to be easily discharged even when any part of the discharge plate is pressed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207659 | Trigger Dispenser - A trigger dispenser device ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207660 | MATERIAL SPRAYER HAVING SLIDING PUMP MOUNTING - A pump for use with a material sprayer includes a cylinder, a piston, a pump head, first and second check valves, and an elbow connected to the cylinder. The cylinder and the piston are coaxial with a pump axis. The pump head is configured to make a mechanical connection with the reciprocating drive mechanism so as to allow the reciprocating drive mechanism to reciprocate the piston along the pump axis. The elbow includes a first end, a second end, and an inner fluid channel. The first end is configured to make a fluid connection with the hopper. The second end is configured to be fixed with respect to the cylinder. The inner fluid channel extends from the first end to the second end. The pump head and the first end of the elbow are configured to make mechanical and fluid connections with a single linear motion of the pump. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207661 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM - An irrigation system includes a valve that controls the flow of water through a sprinkler head, and a flow sensor that measures the water flow rate through the sprinkler head. In some embodiments, the valve is adjusted until the flow sensor measures a water flow rate that matches a first predetermined water flow rate. This is a first position for the valve. The valve opening is adjusted again by a set amount or until the flow sensor measures a water flow rate that matches a second predetermined water flow rate. This is a second position for the valve. The first and second predetermined water flow rates each correspond to a throw distance the water stream discharged from the sprinkler head will travel. This relationship between the water flow rate and distance is based on empirical data for the sprinkler. A second equation relating the valve opening to water flow rate, for a given pressure, is then used to estimate the water effective pressure. In some embodiments, the first and second valve positions and the first and second water flow rates are used to estimate the effective pressure using the second equation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207662 | RETENTION AND DISASSEMBLY OF HVLP SPRAY CAP ASSEMBLY - A spray gun includes a gun body having a front body portion and a spray cap assembly attached to the front body portion of the gun body. The spray cap assembly includes a nozzle assembly and a spray cap positioned over the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle piece configured to attach to the front body portion of the gun body and an air flow guide surrounding the nozzle piece. The spray cap interfaces with the air flow guide. The air flow guide is configured to engage with the nozzle piece so that the air flow guide is prevented from moving past the nozzle piece. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207663 | POWERED LIQUID SPRAY APPARATUS TO COAT PIPE JOINTS - A powered liquid spray apparatus mounts an air gun to a power-driven circumferential ring arranged for rotation about a pipe, with the air gun's nozzle oriented perpendicular to the pipe. The flow of coating through the nozzle is controlled as the power-driven ring rotates about the pipe. If the air gun is mounted parallel to the pipe, the pipe or pipe joint may be coated when skid mounted. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207664 | LIQUID DISPENSING APPLICATORS HAVING BACKPRESSURE CONTROL DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS - An applicator for dispensing liquid material onto a substrate includes a body, a valve module, and a backpressure control device having a device passage. The body includes an inlet passage, a dispensing outlet passage, and a recirculation outlet passage. The valve module has a dispensing mode and a recirculation mode, and directs the liquid material through the dispensing outlet passage in the dispensing mode and directs the liquid material through the recirculation outlet passage in the recirculation mode. The backpressure control device directs the liquid material through the device passage in the recirculation mode such that a backpressure of the liquid material in the recirculation mode is substantially equal to a backpressure of the liquid material in the dispensing mode. A method of adjusting a backpressure experienced by liquid material is also disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207665 | Spring loaded irrigation riser - This invention is to reduce the number of irrigation risers needing replacement throughout the pasture irrigation season due to livestock interaction causing breaking of the riser. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207666 | SPRAYER HOPPER SHAKER - A material sprayer includes a hopper and a shaker assembly mounted onto a sidewall of the hopper. The hopper includes at least one sidewall that extends along a first plane. The shaker assembly includes a resilient bracket, an electromagnetic coil, and an armature. The resilient bracket is mounted to the sidewall of the hopper and includes first and second ends and a curved portion. The electromagnetic coil is mounted to a portion of the resilient bracket and is configured to generate a magnetic field in response to a current from a power source. The armature is mounted to a portion of the resilient bracket such that the armature is able to move relative to the electromagnetic coil along an acceleration axis that is orthogonal to the first plane of the sidewall of the hopper. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207667 | WATER CLEANOUT TOOL AND METHOD FOR FOAM GUN DISPENSER - The present invention provides a cleanout adaptor ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207668 | Apparatus for the Two-Sided Coating of at Least One Running Flat Material Web - The invention relates to an apparatus for the two-sided coating of at least one running flat material web ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207669 | DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING OVERSPRAY AND SURFACE TREATMENT INSTALLATION - A device for depositing overspray from the overspray-charged booth air of coating installations with a flow system for booth air. The flow system includes a number of depositing units through which overspray-charged booth air can be directed and in which overspray is deposited. The depositing units are designed as an exchangeable structural unit with a filter housing, a filter inlet, a filter unit and a filter outlet, each of which can be fed to the flow system and can thereby be moved into or out of an operating position. In the operating position of a depositing unit, the filter inlet is connected to an associated first flow connection of the flow system and the filter outlet is connected to an associated second flow connection of the flow system. There are docking means, by which the filter inlet and the filter outlet of one of the depositing units and the flow connections of the flow system are forcibly aligned in relation to one another during the feeding movement. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207670 | SEALANT DISPENSING APPARATUS - A sealant dispensing apparatus includes a rotatable injection cartridge for loading a sealant, having a plurality of outlets distributed from a periphery to a center with respect to a rotation axis of the injection cartridge; and a nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the injection cartridge, including at least two sub-nozzles arranged in a line. The outlet of the injection cartridge closer to the center of the injection cartridge is in communication with the sub-nozzle of the nozzle assembly closer to a first end of the line, and the outlet of the injection cartridge closer to the periphery of the injection cartridge is in communication with the sub-nozzle of the nozzle assembly closer to a second end of the line. The first end is opposite to the second end. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207671 | ZINC RICH COATING PROCESS - A coating system and related method for coating a part. The coating system having a process tank filled with a fluid coating material to a fluid coating level and an inert gas blanket formed above the fluid coating level. The coating system also having a process tank conveyor to support a part to be coated. The process tank conveyor having a submerge section which transfers the part through the inert gas blanket and below the fluid coating level, a coating residence section which maintains the part submerged below the fluid coating level for a coating period, a coating removal section which raises the part above the fluid coating level but below the inert gas blanket level, and an inert gas blanket residence section which maintains the part within the inert gas blanket level but above the fluid coating level for a drying period. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207672 | SYSTEM FOR APPLYING A COATING TO A WORKPIECE - An applicator head for a vacuum coating system includes a manifold shell having opposing shell plates, each including a conduit attachment coupled to a shell aperture. An applicator manifold is affixed to each shell plate. Each applicator manifold includes two coupled manifold plates, with one including a manifold aperture, and each is affixed to the respective shell plate so that each manifold aperture aligns with the respective shell aperture. An applicator channel is formed between the manifold plates of each applicator manifold, and the applicator channel is fluidically coupled to the manifold aperture of each respective applicator manifold. Each applicator channel forms an applicator port at a leading edge of each respective applicator manifold, and each leading edge is configured to be complementary in shape to an edge of a workpiece to be coated. First and second face plates are disposed over the leading edges of the applicator manifolds. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207673 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING COATING LIQUID OVERFLOW - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board having a structure for preventing coating liquid overflow. In the printed circuit board on which an electronic component is mounted and in which a connection hole for joining the electronic component and another component to each other is formed, a land region to which lead may be applied is formed adjacent to the connection hole. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207674 | ADHESIVE MATERIAL APPLYING APPARATUS - An adhesive material applying apparatus includes a storage cavity ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207675 | SELECTIVE METERED DOSE DISPENSING DEVICE - An improved dispensing device for application and dispensing of viscous liquid substances comprising of a storage reservoir, dosing mechanism with audible and tactile feedback, dispensing plunger, nozzle tip, and end of travel pressure release mechanism. The dosing and the dispensing are de-coupled, allowing a preselection of dosage volume and controlled dispensing. A pressure relief mechanism is incorporated to eliminate oozing of liquids after the termination of dispensing. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207676 | Coating Applicator and Coating Application System - A coating applicator that applies a coating or liquid to a variety of different substrates having different contoured surfaces is disclosed, A coating applicator of the present disclosure is able to reach, contact, and cover the entirety of a contoured substrate. In this manner, the coating applicator is able to transfer a coating to the entirety of the contoured substrate. Additionally, fluid application systems of the present disclosure include systems for advantageously providing a fluid to a fluid applicator. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207677 | VACUUM EVAPORATION APPARATUS - The invention provides a vacuum evaporation apparatus, wherein the magnetic plate comprises a plurality of magnetic units respectively corresponding to different areas of metal mask to attract the corresponding areas of metal mask to low surface of substrate by magnetic force, the driving mechanism comprises a plurality of driving units correspondingly one-to-one to magnetic units, and the magnetic units are driven by corresponding driving units to move upward/downward independently so that the stress generated during the mask sheet of metal mask attached to substrate is fully released by adjusting the movement order of magnetic units to reduce difficulty on metal mask design and improve yield rate. Moreover, the corresponding magnetic units are adjusted in real-time according to the color mixing situation of products to improve the equipment utilization rate, and the magnetic force on corresponding area of metal mask is independently adjusted according to product color mixing situation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207678 | SEALANT SMEARING METHOD AND DISPLAY PANEL - A sealant smearing method and a display panel are provided. The sealant smearing method is used to perform sealant smearing for a display panel including multiple groups of sub-display panels. Each group of sub-display panels includes at least two columns of sub-display panels. The sealant smearing method, for each group of sub-display panels, includes smearing a first sealant at regions between any two adjacent columns of sub-display panels, and smearing a second sealant at left edges of a leftmost column of sub-display panels and at right edges of a rightmost column of sub-display panels. A width of the second sealant is larger than or equal to half of a width of the first sealant. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207679 | ULTRA LOW REFLECTIVITY HYDROPHOBIC COATING AND METHOD THEREFOR - A low reflectivity coating ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207680 | ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA TREATMENT OF REINFORCEMENT CORDS AND USE IN RUBBER ARTICLES - The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of
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20180207681 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An MEMS piezoelectric transducer and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The first substrate includes a first base, at least one conductive layer, a signal processing circuit and/or a driving circuit arranged on a side of the first base, where the signal processing circuit and/or the driving circuit is electrically connected to the at least one conductive layer. The second substrate includes a second base, a first electrode arranged on a side of the second base, and a piezoelectric layer arranged on the first electrode. A side of the first substrate where the at least one conductive layer is arranged is attached and fixed to a side of the second substrate where the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer are arranged. The first electrode and the at least one conductive layer are electrically connected through a conductive through via. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207682 | SONIC TRANSDUCER HAVING A PIEZOELECTRIC DIAPHRAGM ON A FRAME - A device includes a piezoelectric diaphragm positioned on a frame. A fixed portion of the diaphragm is fixed relative to the frame and an active portion of the diaphragm is not fixed relative to the frame. The active portion of the diaphragm surrounds the fixed portion of the diaphragm and/or has a boundary with a concave shape. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207683 | TRANSDUCER LAMINATE - The invention relates to a transducer laminate in which electrical contact is made between electrical conductors (C | 2018-07-26 |
20180207684 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING ELECTRIC GRID - A method and a device for cleaning an electric cable and/or an electric insulator connected to the electric cable. The device includes a power supply module operative to extract electric power from magnetic field surrounding an electric cable, a propulsion module for maneuvering the device at least one of along the electric cable and around the cable, and a dusting module for cleaning the electric cable, where the device is mounted on a single electric cable of an electric transmission grid and/or an electric distribution grid. | 2018-07-26 |