34th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200262636 | THERMAL PROTECTION PACKAGING - A blank for forming an insulated carton including a front panel hingedly attached to a first side panel, the first side panel hingedly attached to a rear panel, the rear panel hingedly attached to a second side panel along a longitudinal axis of a blank, wherein each panel includes a central portion disposed between and hingedly attached to at least one flap arranged transverse to the longitudinal axis, an end tab hingedly attached to the central portion of the second side panel, and wherein the blank defines an interior space of a carton when folded along each hinged attachment and at least one surface of the blank includes a reflective barrier for energy-insulating the interior space of the carton. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262637 | AN INSULATING TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONTAINER - An insulating transport/storage container for transporting/storing temperature sensitive materials, with a generally tubular wall element defining a load volume between first and second apertures at either end thereof, the tubular wall element having an axis. First and second closures operate to close first and second apertures and fastening means operable to secure said first and second closures. The tubular wall element comprises a multiple-layer winding of single-sided corrugated sheet, with the layers coupled together whereby to define a high level of thermal resistance; and, wherein, upon securement by way of the fastening means, the closures are brought together with respect to the tubular wall element at the ends thereof about mutually contacting areas. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262638 | COMBINATION WET WIPE KIT - A self-contained hand-wipe kit provides a means for containing and dispensing both water-saturated wipes and soap-infused wipes in a single container. The container itself has a first dispenser and a second dispenser adjacently arranged. One contains soapy wipes and the other contains water wipes. A lid allows access to the wipes and enables extraction of wipes. The dispensers are labeled “soap” and “water” respectively. The soapy wipes and water wipes may be replaced when depleted. A snap-in lid with ports locks the wipes into their respective containers and provides mechanical means for withdrawing one wipe at a time. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262639 | SEALED CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING CONSUMER GOODS - A container for consumer goods is provided, including a housing to receive a plurality of consumer goods and including an aperture to dispense consumer goods from the housing. First and second sealing flaps extend across the aperture and are biased towards each other to form a seal across the aperture for sealing the plurality of consumer goods within the housing. The container includes a dispensing mechanism to dispense the plurality of consumer goods through the aperture when activated by a consumer, the dispensing mechanism configured so that actuation of the dispensing mechanism advances one of the consumer goods between the first and second sealing flaps and through the aperture. The first and second sealing flaps are configured so that they are biased towards each other after each of the consumer goods is dispensed so that the consumer goods remaining in the housing are re-sealed within the container. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262640 | CUSHION STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE BOX - A cushion structure and a package box are provided, which relate to the technical field of a protection pad. The cushion structure comprises a cushion pad which includes a multi-layered folding structure and a plurality of folding layers. One end of one folding layer is connected to one head of another folding layer neighboring to the one of the folding layers, and the folding layers are disposed in an overlapped manner after being folded. An accommodating space is formed between neighboring two of the folding layers, and the accommodating space is configured to accommodate an object. A through hole is disposed on the folding layer to prevent the object from sticking with the folding layer. A reserved pad protrudes from an edge of each folding layer, and two surfaces of the reserved pad are respectively coplanar with two surfaces of the each folding layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262641 | PROPPANT DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISING SILOS AND SMALLER RECTANGULOID STORAGE CONTAINERS CARRIED ON A SUPPORT STAND AND RELATED METHOD - A proppant delivery system for use at a hydraulic fracturing site to prepare a proppant mixture for subsequent delivery to a wellbore at the hydraulic fracturing site comprises two types of proppant storage containers, including silo type and box-like container type each of which normally has a dedicated system to dispense proppant, arranged in an array usually employed in a silo-only delivery system where parallel rows are formed and interrupted by a feed conveyor extending parallel to and disposed between the rows. A support stand carries the box-like container to one side of the feed conveyor with a bottom discharge of this container held at a spaced height above a ground surface. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262642 | STORAGE AND DISPENSING BINS FOR FLOWABLE MATERIAL - Bins for storing and/or dispensing a material, such as preferably a flowable material. In some embodiments, the bin may comprise a body comprising an inner storage chamber configured to receive and store a flowable material therein. A forklift base may be coupled to the body and may comprise one or more pairs of forklift slots configured to receive forks of a forklift to allow the storage bin to be lifted and transported. A dispensing gate may be slidably positioned adjacent to a dispensing opening in the body to allow for positioning between a closed configuration in which the flowable material is blocked from being dispensed from the inner storage chamber and an open configuration in which the dispensing gate is moved away from the dispensing opening to allow the flowable material to exit the inner storage chamber. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262643 | Pressure Vacuum Vent - A pressure vacuum vent is disclosed which has a pressure plate having an opening, a diaphragm positioned on the pressure plate, a sealing ring for holding the diaphragm to the pressure plate, a sealing plate positioned on the diaphragm, a retaining ring for retaining the sealing ring, a screw having a cap having a vent opening, and a spring positioned between the cap and the sealing plate | 2020-08-20 |
20200262644 | FLUID EVALUATION DEVICES FOR OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS - A fluid evaluation device for analyzing a fluid content within a container includes first and second fluid sampling conduits passing laterally into the container and respectively extending to first and second depths within fluid stored in the container, a common fluid conduit to which the first and second fluid sampling conduits extend for receiving fluid flowing out of the container through either of the first or second sampling conduits, and an optical device positioned along the common fluid conduit and including a viewing window for observing fluid flowing therethrough from the common fluid conduit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262645 | Systems and Processes for Space Management of Three Dimensional Containers - Systems and methods for remote monitoring of a container are disclosed. The system includes at least one data collector configured to collect data corresponding to a physical attribute of the container, a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one data collector and configured to transmit the data corresponding to a physical attribute of the container to a location remote from the location of the container, a server in communication with the wireless transmitter to receive and process the data corresponding to a physical attribute of the container, and a physical attribute analysis engine in communication with the server to receive the data corresponding to a physical attribute of the container and calculate a current value for the physical attribute based upon the received data. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262646 | RECEPTACLE COVER - A cover assembly for a container including a frame having a rail, a cover coupled to the frame, a first opening mechanism including a first pivot and a first slide housing, and a second opening mechanism including a second pivot and a second slide housing, the rail of the frame being selectively and slidingly receivable in the first and second slide housings. The cover and frame are movable between three positions, a closed position, a first open position wherein the rail is partially disposed in the first slide housing and is disengaged from the second slide housing, and the frame, cover and first slide housing are rotated about the first pivot, and a second open position wherein the rail is partially disposed in the second slide housing and is disengaged from the first slide housing, and the frame, cover and second slide housing are rotated about the second pivot. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262647 | Infinity Bag - The purpose of the infinity bag invention is to evolve the process of single use trash bags. By evolving this process, consumers will have a more convenient way to take out the trash, while saving time and hassle. The Infinity Bag is uniquely folded, rolled ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262648 | GARBAGE CAN WITH BAG REPLACEMENT MEANS - A garbage can having a vent disposed on, or near, a bottom surface, the air pump adapted to suck air from the garbage to position garbage bag in position within the garbage can. The pump may alternatively be used to push air into the garbage can to release the garbage bag. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262649 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BIN STORAGE SYSTEM AND ROBOT VEHICLE FORTRANSPORTING STORAGE BINS - The present invention relates to an automated storage system, comprising a three-dimensional storage structure and plurality of remotely controlled robot vehicles. The three-dimensional storage structures comprises a plurality of pillars which are positioned with internal distances and in a rectangular arrangement, wherein the rectangular arrangement of the pillars define storage columns for the storage of a plurality of vertically-stacked storage bins, supporting rails arranged in a two-dimensional matrix on the pillars, said supporting rails arranged in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the supporting rails defining openings for the storage columns. The remotely controlled robot vehicles comprises a vehicle body, a cavity arranged to receive a storage bin from a storage column, and a plurality of wheels attached to the vehicle body, arranged for traveling along the storage structure in the first and second directions, whereby the robot vehicle can move along the storage structure to position the cavity within the cross-sectional area of the storage column to receive the storage bin into the cavity for further transport along the storage structure. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262650 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING SCHEDULING OF NON-PREEMPTIVE TASKS IN MULTI-ROBOTIC ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for optimizing scheduling of non-preemptive tasks in a multi-robot environment are provided. Traditional systems and methods cite scheduling of preemptive task(s) allocation but such scheduling techniques generally do not provide for an efficient scheduling in the multi-robot environment since tasks are preemptive. Additionally, critical parameters like deadline and performance loss are not considered. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for optimizing the scheduling of non-preemptive tasks in the multi-robot environment by defining a plurality of tasks; merging the plurality of tasks; scheduling, by implementing an Online Minimum Performance Loss Scheduling (OMPLS) technique, initially, tasks with a higher performance loss value and then secondly, tasks that can be scheduled within their deadline and having a low performance loss value amongst the merged tasks; and finally minimizing, a performance loss value of a remaining subset of tasks that cannot be scheduled within a pre-defined deadline. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262651 | BELT TRACKING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR THE SAME - A pulley assembly for an automative machine and methods for the same are disclosed. The pulley assembly may include a monolithic body, an actuation assembly, and a pulley. The body may define a recess extending from a first end surface toward a second end surface thereof. The recess may separate an upper portion from a lower portion of the body. The body may define a bore extending through the upper and lower portions of the body. The bore may be threaded along a length thereof. The actuation assembly may include a mechanical biasing element having a threaded portion. The mechanical biasing element may be disposed in the bore such that the threaded portion thereof is threadably coupled with the threaded portion of the bore. The pulley may be rotatably coupled with the upper portion of the body such that the pully moves when the upper portion is actuated. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262652 | A MACHINE FOR THE PROCESSING OF LINEN ITEMS IN AN INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY, A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MACHINE, AND AN INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY - The present invention relates to a machine ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262653 | Flight Bar-Clamp-Chain Link Connection for a Chain Conveyor - The present disclosure relates to a flight bar clamp for connecting a flight bar to at least one chain link of at least one conveyor chain of a chain conveyor used in underground mining. The flight bar clamp comprises a clamp main body extending along a clamp longitudinal axis, and at least one chain link engaging portion disposed at the clamp main body configured to engage with one chain link. The at least one chain link engaging portion of the flight bar clamp includes a sacrificial anode reception, and a sacrificial anode body disposed in the sacrificial anode reception. The sacrificial anode body may protect the flight bar clamp, the flight bar and the chains from contact corrosion. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262654 | Flight for Mesh Belt Conveyor Systems and Methods - A flight for use in a mesh conveyor belt assembly that can have a first planar portion and a second planar portion extending non-coplanar to the first planar portion. The first planar portion can have a pair of tabs extending therefrom. Each tab can have a through-hole configured to receive a cross-rod of the mesh conveyor belt assembly therethrough. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262655 | CONVEYOR WITH TOWABLE ELEVATING CARRIAGE - A towable conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for towing a conveyor and conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor system has an elevating carriage and a plurality of support elements for conveying articles up the conveyor. Specifically, the towable conveyor system comprises a conveyor having a support frame, a plurality of support elements, a drive end with a motor, and an idle end; an elevating carriage having a first end interconnected to the support frame of the conveyor, a second with two or more wheels, and a support member extending upwardly from the elevating carriage; a cable system for raising the conveyor into a position of use and for lowering the conveyor into a towing position; one or more locking mechanisms; and a hitch for connecting the conveyor to a rear end of a towing vehicle. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262656 | INTEGRAL PIVOT/KING PIN FOR CONVEYOR - A mobile radial stacker for stockpiling bulk material is provided that includes a stacker frame, a linear conveyor mounted to the frame, the conveyor having a rear portion and a front portion and being designed to carry bulk material from a lower position adjacent the rear portion to a raised position adjacent the front portion, and a pair of wheels mounted to the frame to facilitate movement of the stacker around a work site or to another work site. Also provided is a pivot pad/king pin apparatus mounted to the stacker including an integral king pin and pivot pad that may be displaced from a first position with the king pin facing downward for engagement with a tractor fifth wheel to a second position with the pivot pad facing downward for placement on the ground for radial conveying operations. Another way to describe the depicted embodiments is a pivot pad/king pin apparatus that may be used with a radial stacker. The apparatus may include a body with a king pin and pivot pad integrally mounted into it. The apparatus may be rotatable between a first position with the king pin facing downward for engagement with a tractor fifth wheel to a second position with the pivot pad facing downward for placement on the ground for radial conveying operations. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262657 | WEAR DETECTION DEVICE FOR CONVEYOR BELT - A wear detection device for a conveyor belt ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262658 | POINT OF PURCHASE PACKAGING - A method for point of purchase packaging includes responsive to receiving a selection of an object at a point of purchase, identifying a purchaser defined instruction associated with the selected object for sorting and packaging by a conveyor system. Responsive to sorting the plurality of objects based on data received and the purchaser defined instruction associated with the selected object, the method instructs an automated packaging system to package the plurality of objects based on the sorting. Responsive to determining a first portion of the plurality of objects are packaged for collection at the point of purchase, the method instructs the conveyor system to send the first portion of the plurality of objects to a first transfer station at the point of purchase for collection by a purchaser of the portion of the plurality of objects. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262659 | MULTI-PRESENTATION SLICING CONVEYOR APPARATUS - A conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, a plurality of endless belts, and a lifting assembly. The plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the frame. The driving mechanism is configured to rotate the plurality of rollers. The plurality of endless belts surrounds the plurality of rollers. The lifting assembly includes a plurality of surface and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the plurality of surfaces between a raised position disposed above the plurality of belts and a lowered position disposed below the plurality of belts. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262660 | Magnetically Guided Material Handling Robot - An apparatus including a first device configured to support a substrate thereon; a first transport having the first device connected thereto, where the first transport includes: rails or maglev guides; a magnetic system configured to vertically space the first device over the rails or maglev guides with a gap between the first device and the rails or maglev guides, where the magnetic system comprises a first electromagnetic actuator at a first corner of a first side of the first device, a second electromagnetic actuator at a second corner of the first side of the first device, and a third electromagnetic actuator at a second opposite side of the first device, where the third electromagnetic actuator is not located proximate a corner of three sides of the first device; and a linear actuator configured to move the first device along the rails or maglev guides. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262661 | DEVICE FOR GROUPING FRUIT OR VEGETABLES INTO BATCHES WITH ACCUMULATION CHANNELS PROVIDED WITH BYPASS PASSAGES - The invention relates to a device for grouping into batches at least semi-buoyant objects belonging to the group of fruit and vegetables, comprising a plurality of accumulation channels ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262662 | DOCK BUMPER - A dock bumper is provided for attaching to a building, the dock bumper comprising at least one fixation system for fixing the dock bumper, at least one elastic body connected to the at least one fixation system, and at least one impact system for transmitting to the elastic body the impact forces arising from the impact of the vehicle. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262663 | VEHICLE RESTRAINT - Vehicle restraints for use at loading docks are described herein. In some embodiments, a vehicle restraint includes a vertically-moving carriage that is operably coupled to a guide track by means of one or more sliding members instead of, or in conjunction with, rollers. The sliding members can have relatively large contact surfaces configured to react the majority of vehicle pull loads applied to the vehicle restraint in use. Because of the relatively large contact surfaces, the pull loads are spread out over a relatively large area of the guide track, thereby reducing the likelihood for the loads to deform or otherwise damage the guide track. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262664 | PULL-IN APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET ACCOMMODATING APPARATUS, AND DRAW-OUT UNIT - A pull-in apparatus configured to pull in a unit toward a predetermined position in an apparatus body includes an arm member, a restriction member, a first action portion and a second action portion. The restriction member is movable between a lock position at which the restriction member restricts movement of the arm member in a first direction and a lock-release position at which the restriction member allows the movement of the arm member in the first direction. Movement of the restriction member from the lock position toward the lock-release position is restricted in a state in which the arm member is at a stand-by position, and is allowed in a state in which the arm member has been moved from the stand-by position in a second direction. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262665 | PAPER SEPARATION STRUCTURE - A paper separation structure includes: an actuating unit being selectable to generate a forward and reverse actuating torque (T); a one-way actuator connected to said actuating unit and being able to break the connection of said actuating unit while said actuating unit generates a reverse actuating torque (T); a breaking unit having a threshold of breaking torque (TL | 2020-08-20 |
20200262666 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a displacement member configured to be in contact with discharged print media and be displaced according to the amount of a stack of the print media, and detects the stack amount based on the displacement of the displacement member. The apparatus performs a first or second detection operation based on the detected stack amount. In the first detection operation, after a specified number of print media are discharged with the displacement member positioned at the evacuation position where it does not come into contact with a print medium, the displacement member is brought into contact with the print media to detect the stack amount. In the second detection operation, the stack amount is detected with the displacement member in contact with the print media. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262667 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A heater of a sheet feeding device warms up a bundle of sheets set in a sheet cassette to dehumidify it. A first terminal makes contact with the topmost sheet. A second terminal makes contact with the bottommost sheet. When judging the necessity for dehumidification, a controller determines a judging resistance value based on the magnitude of a current passing through the bundle of sheets with a detection voltage applied to the first terminal. When the judging resistance value is equal to or lower than a threshold value, the controller operates the heater. When the determined judging resistance value is higher than a threshold value, the controller does not operate the heater. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262668 | Reeling Shaft Transfer Rail System and Method of Transferring Reeling Shafts on a Reeling Shaft Transfer Rail System - A reeling shaft transfer rail system has two parallel substantially horizontal or slightly sloped rails for supporting the ends ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CORELESS ROLLS OF PAPER - A machine forms a roll of convolutely wound web material. The machine includes a winding apparatus configured to receive a mandrel and the web material and wind the web material around the mandrel. A pulling device pulls the mandrel longitudinally to remove the mandrel from the roll after forming the roll. The machine further includes a restraint that engages the peripheral surface of the roll when the mandrel is pulled longitudinally to remove the mandrel from the roll. A method is also provided. In one aspect of the method, a web material is wound around a mandrel to form a roll of convolutely wound web material. The mandrel is pulled longitudinally after the step of winding the web material around the mandrel. The periphery of the roll is restrained from moving axially when the mandrel is pulled longitudinal. The mandrel is then removed from the roll. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262670 | WEB CONVEYING DEVICE - A web conveying device configured to convey a web and rewind the web into a roll includes: a moving roller arranged between a send-in port for the web and a rewinding roll which is the web rolled, the moving roller configured to be movable in an up-down direction to apply tension to the web or release the tension; and a controller configured to perform control of moving the moving roller to an upper limit position in the up-down direction in an operation of stopping conveyance of the web. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262671 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE AND POST-PROCESSING DEVICE - A sheet stacking device includes a conveyance part and a stopper. The conveyance part includes a tray and a conveyance member. On the tray, sheet stacks are stacked. The conveyance member conveys the sheet stack on the tray. The stopper is located on a downstream side of the tray and prevents the sheet stack from falling from the tray. The stopper has a main plate and an anti-slip member. The main plate is inclined upward. The main plate has a contact face coming into contact with the sheet stack and a bent face bent downward from a downstream side tip end of the contact face. The anti-slip member is provided from a downstream side end portion of the contact face to the bent face. A frictional coefficient between the anti-slip member and the sheet stack is larger than a frictional coefficient between the sheet stack and the contact face. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262672 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a stacking tray, a control unit, an alignment member and a supporting mechanism. The control unit performs a rotational sorting. An alignment member includes a leading end wall coming into contact with a leading edge of a portrait sheet stack, a pair of first side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the portrait sheet stack and a leading edge of a landscape sheet stack, and a pair of second side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the landscape sheet stack and aligning the portrait sheet stack and the landscape sheet stack. The supporting mechanism supports the alignment member so as to be movable in an alignment position where the alignment member protrudes from an upper face of the stacking tray and in a retracting position where the alignment member retracts from the upper face of the stacking tray. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262673 | TAPE ELEMENT DISPENSER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tape element dispenser system containing a container having an opening and is configured to enclose a volume. The system also contains a single elongated tape element having a width and a height where the width is at least 5 times the height. The tape element has two ends rotationally wound in a first direction into a hollow cylinder having a central axis, the hollow having two parallel annular bases perpendicular to the central axis and the single elongated element is unwound from the hollow cylinder from one of the annular bases approximately parallel to the central axis. The single elongated element has a twist in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The opening of the container comprises a main slit having a width of at least about 105% the width of the single elongated tape element. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262674 | Slabbing Machine - Slabbing machine for removing material M wound around a reel R, comprising a frame; a structure for holding the material M wound around the reel R; a beam connected to the frame and displaceable along the frame in a radial direction y; a blade holder connected to the beam and displaceable along the beam in a longitudinal direction x perpendicular to the radial direction y; a blade mounted on the blade holder for cutting the material M down to a cutting plane p perpendicular to the radial direction y and located at the farthest end of the blade in radial direction y; wherein one or several air outlets are mounted on the blade holder 1 and directed towards the cutting plane p for blowing air towards the cutting plane p. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262675 | HIGH SPEED WINCH REWIND ADAPTER - This disclosure describes a high speed winch rewind adapter for quickly rewinding a loading strap. In one implementation, the adapter includes a body having a volume sized to at least partially surround an annular end of the winch. The annular end is coupled with a ratchet mechanism of the winch and having at least one hole for receiving a winch bar. A drive connector is positioned both within the volume of the body and external to the volume of the body, the drive connector external to the volume of the body having an external profile to receive a torque, and the drive connector within the volume of the body insertable into the annular end of the winch for alignment to the axis of rotation. A coupling mechanism synchronizes the drive connector to the annular end such that both the drive connector and the annular end rotate simultaneously. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262676 | Handheld Portable Power Hose Roller - A portable hose winding machine includes a power head including a motor in a motor housing, with the motor having an output shaft and a bar coupled to the motor housing. The bar further includes an aperture or other fixtures such as a fairlead through which a hose is guided while being spooled up on a driven shaft. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WORKING FLUID IN HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS - A hydraulic elevator may comprise a bidirectional pump that controls up and down motion of an elevator car. A VVVF drive may cause the bidirectional pump to provide working fluid in a controlled manner to a hydraulic jack that supports the elevator car. A control valve may be disposed between the bidirectional pump and the hydraulic jack so that the control valve can be closed when the elevator car needs to be held in place. To avoid pressure waves that propagate when the control valve is opened with disparate pressures on the pump and jack sides of the control valve, the bidirectional pump may adjust the pressure on the pump side of the closed control valve to the pressure on the jack side of the control valve before the control valve is opened. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262678 | PASSENGER CONVEYING SYSTEM COMPRISING MONITORING DEVICE - A method can be used to operate an elevator system that comprises multiple elevator shafts, an elevator car, and a shaft changing unit. The elevator car can change from a first elevator shaft into a second elevator shaft by way of the shaft changing unit. To convey a user of the elevator system from a starting position to a destination position, a route is determined from a plurality of route options whereby initial values are taken into account for the determination of the route. In this context, a specification relating to use of the shaft changing unit is taken into account as an initial value from the initial values for the determination of the route. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262679 | ELEVATOR SERVICE REQUEST USING USER DEVICE - Methods and systems for elevator control are provided. The methods and systems include receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, a request for at least one service associated with an elevator system from a user device, controlling an elevator car to travel to a specific floor in accordance with the request, controlling an elevator car door to be closed upon arriving at the specific floor, transmitting an indicator to the user device that the elevator car has arrived at the specific floor, and controlling the elevator car door to open upon receiving, by the computing device, an access request from the user device. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262680 | In-Building Traffic Prediction System and Elevator Boarding Place Layout Generation Method and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Storing Program for In-Building Traffic Prediction System - By using, as input, elevator specification information including at least sizes, quantity, and service floors of a plurality of elevators, a method for installing the plurality of elevators is calculated based on either the quantity of the plurality of elevators or the sizes of the plurality of elevators from arrangements including at least one or more of a planar arrangement where the plurality of elevators are aligned in a row on one side configuring an elevator boarding place, or an opposed arrangement where the elevators are divided and located on two opposite sides configuring the elevator boarding place; the shape of the elevator boarding place is determined by calculating the two sides configuring the elevator boarding place on the basis of the installation method and the sizes and quantity of the plurality of elevators; and furthermore, an elevator boarding place layout is generated by determining each floor where the elevator boarding place is to be installed according to the service floors. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262681 | ELEVATOR TENSION MEMBER - A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a tension member extending along a length of the belt, the tension member including a plurality of fibers bonded in a first polymer matrix, the plurality of fibers extending parallel to and discontinuous along a length of the belt and arranged with one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise adjacent fibers. A jacket substantially retains the tension member. A method of forming a tension member for an elevator system belt includes arranging a plurality of fibers into a fiber bundle. The plurality of fibers extend parallel to a length of the belt and have one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise extending fibers. The plurality of fibers is bonded to a first polymer matrix. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262682 | ELEVATOR ENTRYWAY WITH MAGNETIC GUIDANCE FOR CONTROLLING DOOR PANEL MOTION - Disclosed is an elevator system having: a door panel configured for moving along a first axis for opening and closing of the door panel at an entryway, the door panel having a door magnet, the entryway including a sill, the sill having a sill magnet, wherein the door magnet and the sill magnet are configured for forming a first magnetic pairing, and wherein the first magnetic pairing guides the door panel to move along the first axis and prevents the door panel from moving in a lateral direction with respect to the first axis. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262683 | ELEVATOR CAR DOOR INTERLOCK - A method of unlocking an elevator car door or an elevator car is provided including operating a door operator. A link arm of a car door interlock operably coupled to the door operator is rotated. If the elevator car is positioned within a landing door zone, an engagement link coupled to the link arm is configured to pivot relative to the link arm to disengage from an electrical contact. If the elevator car is not positioned within a landing door zone, the engagement link does not pivot relative to the link arm and remains engaged with the electrical contact. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262684 | TRACTION SHEAVE, PULLEY COMPONENT AND ELEVATOR HAVING SAME - The present utility model provides a traction sheave, including: a traction sheave body, formed of several arc-shaped traction sheave sections that are connected to each other; and connecting portions, disposed at two ends of each traction sheave section along a lateral surface of the traction sheave section, where the connecting portions at the two ends of each traction sheave section fit each other. The traction sheave according to the present utility model has relatively high replaceability, is very convenient to assemble and disassemble, requires relatively low costs of human and material resources and time, and meanwhile can still ensure high reliability of working of the traction sheave. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262685 | CRANE - The resonant frequency ωx(n) of horizontal shaking of a suspended load W suspended from the distal end of a telescopic boom 9 via wire ropes | 2020-08-20 |
20200262686 | Balanced Cantilevered Feeding Apparatus - A balanced cantilevered feeding apparatus for coupling with a jib, and a complementary method for its operation, configured to facilitate depositing and removing of a load through an opening in a building. The apparatus includes two spaced apart upright hoisting assemblies disposed on the jib, and a fly beam hoisted, balanced, and selectively positioned along a lateral axis by the two hoisting assemblies. A load securing member is mounted on a cantilevered extension portion of the fly beam, wherein the member extends beyond one of the two hoisting assemblies toward the building, and a counterweight is connected to the fly beam in the vicinity of another of the two hoisting assemblies. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262687 | FOLDABLE SUSPENDED-BALLAST GUIDE FOR A CRANE - The invention relates to a foldable suspended-ballast guide for a crane with suspended ballast, comprising at least two lattice pieces which are pivotally connected to each other by means of at least one swivel joint, and a swivel drive for changing the swivel angle or for changing the ballast radius, wherein the suspended-ballast guide can be arranged on the crane via the first lattice piece, characterized in that the second lattice piece comprises at least one kink joint in order to kink the second lattice piece downwards or backwards in the direction of the crane to reduce the ballast radius. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262688 | CYLINDER PROPPING SYSTEM - A cylinder propping system includes a sleeve and a locking member. The sleeve includes an outer wall that defines an inner cavity and a ledge. The inner cavity is sized to receive at least a portion of a cylinder assembly therein. A first end of the outer wall is configured to hingedly couple to one end of the cylinder assembly. The ledge is spaced apart from the first end. The locking member is sized to engage with the ledge, between the ledge and a cylinder housing of the cylinder assembly, to prevent movement of the cylinder housing in at least one direction along a central axis of the sleeve. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262689 | FORKLIFT SIDE DOOR - A forklift side door capable of being selectively opened to facilitate quick and easy replacement of a battery. The side door including: a door panel; a hinge securing bracket secured to the forklift body; a first hinge shaft provided with the hinge securing bracket; a first hinge block supported by the first hinge shaft, and which is relatively rotatably coupled to the hinge securing bracket; a second hinge block disposed adjacent to the first hinge block, and supported by the door panel; a second hinge shaft connecting the first hinge block and one side of the second hinge block such that the second hinge block is relatively rotatably coupled to the first hinge block; and a locking member capable of selectively locking the second hinge block to the first hinge block such that the second hinge block and the first hinge block are rotatable integrally. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262690 | CHAIN SLACK DETECTION SYSTEM - A materials handling vehicle includes a mast, a load handling structure supported on the mast, one or more operator controls, and a lifting structure having a chain structure for performing a lifting and lowering of the load handling structure. The materials handling vehicle further includes a height sensor for generating a height signal corresponding to vertical movement of the load handling structure relative to the mast, and a vehicle control module for processing the height signal received from the height sensor and an operator control signal received from the one or more operator controls. The vehicle control module evaluates the height signal and the operator control signal and disables one or more vehicle functions if the height signal does not correspond to the operator control signal. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262691 | Rotary-Type Capping Machine - A rotary capping machine for containers with screw caps includes a central and fixedly mounted support around which a rotary carrier having capping arrangements can be driven to rotate rotation by a first motor. The capping arrangements have capping tools that can be lifted and lowered and that can be rotated by a second motor. Each has, on its underside, a capping head for receiving screw caps. The support central includes a bottom support, the top end of which is connected to a middle support that forms a bearing section and that has a rotary bearing. The middle support releasably connects to a top support, which releasably connects to a head plate. The drive gear's rotation axis and that of the first motor are parallel to the machine axis. The drive gear meshes with a crown gear formed on the rotary carrier. The second motor's drive gear is parallel to the machine axis and meshes with a crown gear formed on the control element. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262692 | MIXING TOOL WITH A PAINT CAN OPENER - The mixing tool is for opening a container and for mixing a product contained in the container. The tool includes a mixing device which is shaped to mix the product contained in the container. A shank extends along a length from the mixing device to an end face. A channel is formed into the end face for receiving an edge of a lid of the container to allow the tool to be used to pry the lid off of the container. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262693 | SINGLE USE CAPSULE FOR MACHINES FOR THE DISPENSING OF INFUSED BEVERAGES - A single-dose capsule for machines for dispensing beverages in the form of an infusion is provided. The capsule has a cup-shaped body adapted to receive a dose of a product in a granular or particle form, or in the form of a concentrated liquid, and a gas-impermeable film restrained to the open top of the cup-shaped body. The cup-shaped body is made of a multilayer material manufactured by way of a co-injection molding process. The multilayer has an inner layer and an outer layer made of a structural material and an intermediate layer made of a barrier material adapted to prevent passage of oxygen from the external environment to the inside of the cup-shaped body. The invention also relates to a packaging method of the single-dose capsules. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262694 | Mouthwash Liquid Dispensing System - A mouthwash dispensing system comprising: a bottle with a threaded neck ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200262695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REFUELING VEHICLES OF CUSTOMERS OF A RETAILER - In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for automatically refueling vehicles of authenticated customers of a retailer. After the vehicle driven by an operator is scanned at a refueling station of the retailer and identified as a vehicle associated with an authorized customer of the retailer, the operator and/or the operator's personal electronic device are scanned in order to verify that the operator of the authenticated vehicle is a customer of the retailer authorized to fill up his/her car at the refueling station of the retailer. When both the vehicle and the operator of the vehicle are authenticated and verified, a vehicle refueling device dispenses gasoline to fill up the gas tank of the vehicle. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262696 | MOLDED MANUFACTURING FOR MODULAR FURNITURE - A method for manufacturing a furniture frame using molding techniques. A structural base is molded to create the base structure for modular furniture. Cushioning material is secured on the base structure of the modular furniture and layer(s) of upholstery material are applied over the cushioning material secured on the base structure. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262697 | STICTION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Methods and systems for reducing stiction through roughening the surface and reducing the contact area in MEMS devices are disclosed. A method includes fabricating bumpstops on a surface of a MEMS device substrate to reduce stiction. Another method is directed to applying roughening etchant to a surface of a silicon substrate to enhance roughness after cavity etch and before removal of hardmask. Another embodiment described herein is directed to a method to reduce contact area between proof mass and UCAV (“upper cavity”) substrate surface with minimal impact on the cavity volume by introducing a shallow etch process step and maintaining high pressure in accelerometer cavity. Another method is described as to increasing the surface roughness of a UCAV substrate surface by depositing a rough layer (e.g. polysilicon) on the surface of the substrate and etching back the rough layer to transfer the roughness. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262698 | PRECISION FABRICATION OF NANOSIEVES - An exemplary method includes forming a sacrificial layer along sidewalls of an array of trenches that are indented into a substrate, depositing a fill layer over the sacrificial layer, and then creating an array of gaps between the fill layer and the substrate by removing the sacrificial layer along the sidewalls of the trenches, while maintaining a structural connection between the substrate and the fill layer at the floors of the trenches. The method further includes covering the substrate, the fill layer, and the gaps with a cap layer that seal fluid-tight against the substrate and the fill layer. The method further includes indenting a first reservoir and a second reservoir through the cap layer, and into the substrate and the fill layer, across the lengths of the array of gaps, so that the array of gaps connects the first reservoir in fluid communication with the second reservoir. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262699 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE HAVING TWO BURIED CAVITIES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A micro-electro-mechanical device, comprising a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region facing the first buried cavity; a second cavity facing the first buried cavity; a decoupling trench extending from the monolithic body and separating the sensitive region from a peripheral portion of the monolithic body; a cap die, forming an ASIC, bonded to and facing the first face of the monolithic body; and a first gap between the cap die and the monolithic body. The device also comprises at least one spacer element between the monolithic body and the cap die; at least one stopper element between the monolithic body and the cap die; and a second gap between the stopper element and one between the monolithic body and the cap die. The second gap is smaller than the first gap. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262700 | INTEGRATED PACKAGE STRUCTURE FOR MEMS ELEMENT AND ASIC CHIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An integrated package method for MEMS element and ASIC chip includes forming a re-layout layer on a front surface of an ASIC wafer; coating an organic compound layer on the re-layout layer and applying a lithography process to the organic compound layer to from a microcavity array; aligning and bonding an electrode connection pad layer on a front surface of an MEMS element with the microcavity array to form a closed cavity structure; thinning and exposing a silicon substrate on a back surface of the MEMS element to a desired thickness; applying the lithographic process on the MEMS element to expose the electrode connection pad layer and an electrical contact area of the re-layout layer; and manufacturing a metal connection member connected to the electrode connection pad layer and the electrical contact area. An integrated package structure for MEMS element and ASIC chip is also provided. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262701 | SCALABLE NANOTUBE FABRICS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The present disclosure provides scalable nanotube fabrics and methods for controlling or otherwise adjusting the nanotube length distribution of a nanotube application solution in order to realize scalable nanotube fabrics. In one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more filtering operations are used to remove relatively long nanotube elements from a nanotube solution until nanotube length distribution of the nanotube solution conforms to a preselected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a sono-chemical cutting process is used to break up relatively long nanotube elements within a nanotube application solution into relatively short nanotube elements to realize a pre-selected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262702 | Method of producing Hydrogen gas from water - The invention is a method for coproducing Hydrogen and certain metals by reducing a metal oxide(s) with MgH | 2020-08-20 |
20200262703 | MODIFIED BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES AND SOLUTIONS THEREOF - A modified boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) comprising pendant hydroxyl (OH) and amino (NH | 2020-08-20 |
20200262704 | THERMAL FRACTURE AND MICROCARBON SEPARATION OF COAL PARTICLES - A process for fracturing and devolatilizing coal particles rapidly exposes coal particles to a high temperature, oxygen-depleted work zone for a sufficient time period to cause volatile matter within the coal particles to vaporize and fracture the coal particles. The work zone has a temperature in the range from 600° C. to 2000° C. The coal particles are exposed to the high temperature, oxygen-depleted work zone for a time period less than 1 seconds, and preferably less than 0.3 second. The vaporized volatile matter is condensed and recovered as microcarbon particles. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262705 | Process for controlling structure and/or properties of carbon and boron nanomaterials - Processes for altering the structure and/or properties of carbon nanomaterials and inorganic nanomaterials, such as boron nitride nanotubes are described. The processes can be used to produce a carbon nanotube product comprising predominantly carbon nanotube (CNTs) having a desired average length. The processes can also be used to fabricate carbon nanodots. The processes can also be used to slice inorganic nanotubes or nanowires. The processes can also be used to form supramolecular fullerene assemblies. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262706 | SYNTHESIS OF QUANTUM CARBON NANOTUBES - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for producing a volume of substantially all armchair nanotubes of a preselected chirality for fabricating yarn consisting of substantially all metallic conducting armchair tubes. The systems and methods can be used for the synthesis of (10,10), (11,11), and (12,12) metallic armchair carbon nanotubes and potentially other chiralities. The elements of the present disclosure include: (i) a carbon source that provides substantial numbers of ethylene and acetylene radicals in combination with a high population of ethylene groups and a small amount of methane, (ii) a hydrogen to carbon ratio sufficient to “passivate” all other chiral growth sites to a higher degree than armchair growth sites, and (iii) a CVD process that can be tuned to create a well-controlled population of catalyst with tight diameter distribution with sparse modal distribution that falls within a range of the desired single wall diameters. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262707 | HYBRID STRUCTURE, SULFUR-HYBRID COMPLEX COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYBRID STRUCTURE AND SULFUR-HYBRID COMPLEX - The present specification discloses a method for producing a hybrid structure which includes a first step of preparing a mesoporous silica mold; a second step of uniformly mixing and heating a metal chelate compound and the mold to obtain a precursor of the hybrid structure; and a third step of obtaining a hybrid structure by etching the precursor under acid conditions, and wherein the metal chelate compound includes one or more carbon atoms, one or more nitrogen atoms, and one or more metal atoms. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262708 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR EXTRACTING CARBON MATERIALS FROM PLASTICS - The invention provides a method and equipment for extracting carbon materials from plastics. Particularly, the method produces nanostructured carbon materials by heating of at least one salt (e.g., NaCl) and at least one plastic material (e.g.polyethylene terephthalate) to a temperature greater than the melting point of the said salt, in which molten state of the said salt protects the carbonaceous material from oxidation. Moreover, molten salt promotes the graphitization of carbon materials. The product is in the form of graphenenano-flakes with high conductivity and high surface area. This method provides a simple, economical and efficient approach for producing conductive carbon materials. It also has a significant positive impact on the environment through the transformation of virtually non-degradable plastic wastes into high-value conductive carbon materials. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262709 | LITHIUM FLUOROSULFONATE PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which includes reacting XSO | 2020-08-20 |
20200262710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF LEAD AND/OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS FROM LIMESTONE AND RESULTANT CALCIUM OXIDE AND HYDRATED LIME - Systems and methods for impurity removal to limestone using modifications to the typical calcination process of turning calcium carbonate into calcium oxide. Specifically, substantially increasing the temperature to 1100° C. or higher and increasing soak time can result in reductions in certain undesirable impurities, particularly with regards to lead and lead compounds. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262711 | BIOLOGICAL SINTERING WITHOUT HEAT OR PRESSURE - The invention is directed to compositions, tools and methods for the manufacture of construction materials, masonry, solid structures and compositions to facilitate dust control. More particularly, the invention is directed to the manufacture of bricks, masonry and other solid structures using small amount of aggregate material that is pre-loaded with spores and/or vegetative bacterial cells. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262712 | A Method of Pretreatment and Bromine Recovery of PCB Incineration Ash - A method of pretreatment and bromine recovery of PCB Incineration ash is disclosed that relates to the field of comprehensive recovery of valuable metals by full wet method, especially relates to a method of valuable metals and bromine recovery, precious metals enrichment in pretreatment process of PCB Incineration ash. The major steps includes alkali leaching, Cu extraction back-extraction, neutralization-precipitation to separate, Bromine evaporative crystallization, regeneration, acid pickling, Zn evaporative crystallization, removal of Zn and Cu. Compared with the traditional comprehensive recovery process of ash, the invention can separate bromine from ash and recover valuable metals such as copper, zinc and lead with the maximum extent, at the same time, the enrichment of silver and other precious metals is beneficial to the subsequent recovery of precious metals. It has high added recovery value and no tailless discharge. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262713 | Method of Preparing Carbon-Graphene-Lead Composite Particles - Provided herein is a method of preparing carbon-graphene-lead composite particles, comprising the steps of forming a dispersion of lead particles, graphene particles and cellulose in an aqueous solution, spray drying the dispersion to aggregate the lead particles, graphene particles and cellulose to form cellulose-graphene-lead composite particles, and heating the cellulose-graphene-lead composite particles, to carbonize the cellulose to result in the formation of the carbon-graphene-lead composite particles. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262714 | Synthesis of Lithium Titanate - A method for the synthesis of lithium titanate, the method comprising the method steps of: (i) reacting a source of titanium ions with a source of lithium ions at increased temperature in one or more reaction vessels for a period of time; and (ii) calcining the product of step (i) to produce a lithium titanate product having a nano-tube type crystal structure. An electrode material produced by the method of the invention and a lithium ion battery utilising the electrode material are also disclosed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262715 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH OF WATER-SOLUBLE MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS - Embodiments of a method for synthesizing water-soluble metal oxide nanoparticles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes heating a first reaction mixture at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time duration with continuous stirring to obtain a second reaction mixture that comprises water-soluble metal oxide nanoparticles of a first size. The first reaction mixture includes a reactant and a polyol. The method further includes adding a first predetermined amount of the reactant to the second reaction mixture to obtain a third reaction mixture. The method further includes heating the third reaction mixture at the predetermined temperature for the predetermined time duration with continuous stirring to obtain a fourth reaction mixture comprising water-soluble metal oxide nanoparticles of a second size. The reactant is Fe(acac) | 2020-08-20 |
20200262716 | Ground Water Filtration System - Systems and methods for a ground water filtration system are described. The ground water filtration system includes paver blocks designed to facilitate liquid seepage between the paver blocks and to route the seepage to a preferred area. The ground water filtration system additionally provides at least one layer of stone to facilitate flow direction of the seepage to an outflow pipe. At least one geogrid fabric is also provided to further enhance ground water filtration. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262717 | CONDUCTIVITY CONTROL OF AQUEOUS CHEMICAL DOSING IN WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus use conductivity to control the dosing of various chemical additives used in the water treatment industry by modulating the chemical additives within threshold setpoints. Conductivity directly correlates to concentration of chemical additives. This correlation is used to modulate the dosing rates of chemical additives into a process water stream to consistently regulate and balance chemical additive concentration within the process water stream. For example, the method and apparatus dose chlorine dioxide precursor solutions into a process water stream to generate a consistent concentration of aqueous chlorine dioxide. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262718 | Water Purification System - A water purification system comprising a salvage pump, a salvage assembly, a vacuum assembly, and a clean water assembly. The salvage pump is configured to draw water from a water source. The salvage assembly is configured to store and heat water drawn from the water source. The vacuum assembly is configured to remove solutes from the water via vacuum evaporation. The clean water assembly is configured to remove non-soluble particles and/or bacteria from the water. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262719 | IN SITU REMEDIATION OF PFAS-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER - An in situ remediation process for a PFAS-contaminated site includes sub-surface injection of slurry containing activated carbon in combination with a substances that promotes formation of an activated carbon emulsion and retention of PFAS by a solid matrix at said site, thereby removing said PFAS from groundwater. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262720 | RUBBER-BASED SUBSTANCE FOR REMOVING SATURATED AND UNSATURATED FATS, OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS ORGANIC SOLVENTS - The present invention relates to a rubber-based substance for removing saturated and unsaturated fats, oils and petroleum products, as well as organic solvents from the aqueous surface, and/or an aqueous emulsion and aqueous solutions of organic solvents. In addition, the present invention also relates to a process for producing a given rubber-based substance. More specifically, the present invention relates to the application of this rubber-based substance for removing saturated and unsaturated fats, petroleum and petroleum products, as well as organic solvents from the water surface of open water bodies, including seas and oceans. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262721 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING LIQUID - Disclosed herein are systems and methods of purification of liquid from colloidal particles. More specifically, disclosed are systems and methods for treating water by effecting aggregation of colloidal particles and thus improving their sedimentation, by enhancing grouping of the particles using accelerating, decelerating, and reversing velocity gradients within the liquid. The disclosed methods and systems for water treatment allow for continuous treatment of a contaminated water stream in a single flocculation and sedimentation vessel (i.e. a hybrid process). | 2020-08-20 |
20200262722 | LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE - A liquid treatment device includes an electron emitting element, a first power supply; and a second power supply. The electron emitting element including a first electrode which is disposed facing water. The first power supply discharges electrons from the first electrode by applying a drive voltage to the electron emitting element. The second power supply applies a collection voltage between the first electrode and the water. The liquid treatment device preferably controls a substance added to the water by controlling the drive voltage. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262723 | METHOD FOR REMOVING PPCPS IN DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESS - A method for removing PPCPs in a drinking water treatment process, includes the following operations: introducing, by using a manner of bottom microporous aeration, a mixture gas of O | 2020-08-20 |
20200262724 | ZINC AMMONIUM CARBONATE SULFIDE SCAVENGERS - Methods for the use of zinc ammonium carbonate as a scavenger of sulfur-containing species encountered in oilfield operations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods include introducing a sulfide scavenging additive including zinc ammonium carbonate into at least a portion of a conduit through which a potential sulfur-containing fluid is flowing. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Reactive oxygen species formulations as well as methods for making and using such formulations. Reactive oxygen species formulations comprising one or more parent oxidants, such as peroxides, or peroxyacids, and one or more reactive oxygen species (ROS). The formulations optionally contain in addition one or more reactive species other than ROS. The reactive oxygen species and other reactive species when present provide chemical reactivity, oxidative activity and/or antimicrobial activity not provided otherwise by the parent oxidant. The invention provides methods for making such formulation and applications of such formulations. In certain formulations, ROS and other reactive species are generated in situ in the formulation by an activation event, such as a change in pH to an activation pH, a change in temperature, irradiation with electromagnetic radiation or by the addition of one or more precursors or a combination of precursors. In certain formulations, peracid containing precursors are activated by adjusting the pH of the formulation to be within an activation pH range for generation of singlet oxygen. In other formulations, formulations containing peracid and superoxide also evolve singlet oxygen. Formulations containing different combinations of ROS exhibit differences in oxidation activity and antimicrobial activity. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262726 | TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER - The present invention provides a method of treating wastewater in a wastewater system. The wastewater system comprises a treatment plant comprising a treatment space and a sewer system comprising a sewer space. The treatment plant further comprises a treatment inlet for supplying wastewater to the treatment system from the sewer system. The method comprises the step of: providing a treatment parameter being significant for purification of wastewater in the treatment plant, determining an actual spare plant capacity indicating an amount of wastewater which can be supplied to the treatment space, and determining an actual spare wastewater storage volume indicating an amount of wastewater which can be retained in the sewer space. The amount of wastewater supplied through the treatment inlet to the treatment plant is varied based on the treatment parameter, the actual spare plant capacity, and the actual spare wastewater storage volume. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262727 | Method for determining optimal preservation temperature of aerobic denitrifiers in wastewater treatment for total nitrogen removal - The present disclosure relates to a method for determining optimal preservation temperature of aerobic denitrifiers in wastewater treatment for total nitrogen removal, and belongs to the technical field of environmental engineering. The method of the present disclosure comprises measuring the cell activity state of the aerobic denitrifier stored at different temperatures based on flow cytometry, and taking the preservation temperature closest to the cell activity state of the aerobic denitrifier during the pilot operation as the optimum preservation temperature, and the data obtained from the test uses the cell activity state and performance effects after activity recovery to verify reliability. By using the method of the present disclosure, the step of recovering the aerobic denitrifier activity can be omitted, and the wastewater treatment plant, which intends to adopt the aerobic denitrifier process technology to achieve efficient removal of nitrate and total nitrogen, is effectively helped to realize the energy saving, consumption reducing operation, and the removal rate of nitrate and total nitrogen can reach 90% and 88% respectively. At the same time, the starting time of engineering application of the aerobic denitrifier process can be effectively shortened, the long-term stable operation of the aerobic denitrifier process is maintained, and the method has high industrial feasibility. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262728 | THE METHOD FOR TREATMENT AND DISINFECTION OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS - The invention relates to the methods for sewage treatment contaminated by mechanical impurities, fats, proteins and other organic and inorganic compounds, and can be used for purification and water disinfection contaminated by heavy and radioactive metals, saturated or unsaturated fats, filtrate from landfills for solid household waste, disposals of meat processing plants, and water contaminated with oil and petroleum products. The method for treatment and disinfection of industrial wastewater includes flotation, electrocoagulation and filtration. The new is that the method also provides: mixing water with powder hydrophobic carbon-based sorbent with high absorbing capacity; filtration of a suspension of water and a carbon sorbent on a rubber-based hydrophobic sorbent; decomposition of saturated and unsaturated fat, oil, petroleum products and other organic substances accumulated on carbon and rubber sorbents; floatation in flow mode with the addition of hydrogen peroxide; recovery of the active substance in the presence of hydrogen peroxide; and its further reuse; electrocoagulation in flow mode with water saturation with oxygen and hydrogen, formed on indispensable carbon or metal electrodes, and on the active substance based on the of aluminum, titanium, sodium, tin, copper, and other metals; water disinfection by electro-cavitation; generation of active substance based on the iron and titanium atoms; water filtration on the precoat filter, filtering on activated carbon filter. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262729 | Biological Fluidized Bed Process with High Concentration Powder Carriers Used for Treatment of Municipal Wastewater - The present invention relates in general to municipal wastewater treatment, and in particular, to a new biological fluidized bed process with high concentration powder carriers used for the treatment of municipal wastewater, wherein the process comprises: flowing the wastewater through a coarse screen and a lifting pump firstly, lifting to a fine screen and grit chamber, and then entering a HPB biochemical tank; dividing the HPB biochemical tank successively into an anaerobic zone, an anoxic zone, an aerobic zone and a concentrated separation zone along the flow direction of the wastewater, adding a compound powder carrier to the anaerobic zone, the anoxic zone and the aerobic zone respectively, and stirring and mixing into a mixture; flowing the mixture into the concentrated separation zone and concentrating and separating, returning the concentrate back to the anaerobic zone; discharging the supernatant from the concentrated separation zone and successively transporting through a high-efficient clarification tank, a filter tank and a disinfection tank to be purified; transporting the discharged excess sludge to a cyclone separation and recovery system; the separated compound powder carrier will be recycled to HPB biochemical tank. The HPB process in the present invention is a highly integrated municipal wastewater treatment process, in which only one lifting operation is required. In addition, it has a small land area, a low operating energy consumption and a high treatment efficiency. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262730 | CORROSION-RESISTANT GLASS MELT ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF USING THEM - In various embodiments, refractory-metal glass melt electrodes are single-crystalline, at least within an outer layer thereof. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A GLASS ARTICLE - An electrically boosted refractory melting vessel including a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall and a bottom wall, the melting vessel comprising a longitudinal center line extending from the back wall to the front wall and an overall width orthogonal to the longitudinal center line extending between an inside surface of the first side wall and an inside surface of the second side wall. The melting vessel also includes a length L between the back wall and the front wall, and a width W between the first side wall and the second side wall orthogonal to the center line. A plurality of electrodes extend into an interior of the melting vessel through a bottom wall of the melting vessel, and L/W is in a range from about 2.0 to about 2.4. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262732 | SONIC INJECTION FURNACE - A low-NOx end-fired furnace for melting glass equipped with an overhead burner includes an inlet duct for oxidizer, including 15% to 30% of oxygen, in its upstream wall, a duct for receiving the combustion flue gases in its upstream wall, and a sonic injection system including at least one injector for injecting a jet of a gas at a speed at least equal to 80% of the speed of sound, referred to as a sonic injector, opening into the upstream wall or opening into the duct for receiving the combustion flue gases, the sonic injector injecting its gas counter-current to the stream of the combustion flue gases that are heading toward the duct for receiving the combustion flue gases. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262733 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SEPARATION BETWEEN GLASSES DURING CO-SAGGING TO REDUCE FINAL SHAPE MISMATCH THEREBETWEEN - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of controlling the flow of fluid, such as air, between a stack of glass sheets during a co-sagging process. In embodiments, this involves a particular method and certain mechanical means of applying force at or near the edges and/or corners of a stack of glass sheets during a co-sagging process. In other embodiments, this involves creating low pressure regions at or near the edges and/or corners during the co-sagging process. In particular, controlling the flow of fluid between glass sheets is particularly suitable for preventing shape mismatch between two glass sheets having different thicknesses and/or compositions. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING GLASS TUBE ENDS - A method for processing glass tube ends is provided. The method includes providing a glass tube blank that has at least two tube end portions; actively cooling at least one tube end portion by a cooling station; and processing the at least one of the tube end portion. | 2020-08-20 |
20200262735 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS PARTICULATE DEPOSIT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS PREFORM, AND GLASS PREFORM - Provided is a method for producing a glass particulate deposit, the method including disposing at least one burner at a position facing a rod that rotates around an axis, and spraying glass particulates generated in the flame from the burner to the rod while relatively reciprocating the rod and the burner in the axis direction of the rod, to deposit glass particulates, wherein the relation of 0.1 W≤V/R≤1.0 W is satisfied, where W mm represents the luminance width of the flame of the glass raw material, R rotations/min represents the rotational speed of the rod, and V mm/min represents the speed of the reciprocation. | 2020-08-20 |