34th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140234117 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REDUCE WEAR AND FRICTION BETWEEN CMC-TO-METAL ATTACHMENT AND INTERFACE - An apparatus to reduce wear and friction between CMC-to-metal attachment and interface, including a metal layer configured for insertion between a surface interface between a CMC component and a metal component. The surface interface of the metal layer is compliant relative to asperities of the surface interface of the CMC component. A coefficient of friction between the surface interface of the CMC component and the metal component is about 1.0 or less at an operating temperature between about 300° C. to about 325° C. and a limiting temperature of the metal component. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234118 | TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A METAL PROTECTION FOR A COMPOSITE PART - A gas turbine engine including at least a first composite part configured for mounting in a second metal part of the engine, the first composite part including an interface surface configured to be in surface contact with the second metal part, the engine including a metal protection removably mounted on the first composite part and configured to cover the interface surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234119 | BLADE FOR WIND TURBINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY OF THE BLADE - It is described a blade ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234120 | Blade, Wind Turbine and Wind Power Generating System - A blade comprises a first blade surface, a second blade surface forming the reverse surface of the first blade surface, a front edge portion connected to the front end of the first blade surface and the front end of the second blade surface and formed in a curved shape convex toward the travelling direction, and a back edge portion connected to the back end of the first blade surface and the back end of the second blade surface extending toward the opposite of the travelling direction, and formed in an acute angle, and the blade is formed to be curved in an arc viewed from the side of the travelling direction. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234121 | FILM COOLING STRUCTURE AND TURBINE BLADE - The film cooling structure includes: a wall surface along which a heating medium flows; and at least one pair of film cooling holes that open at the wall surface and that blow a cooling medium. The pair of film cooling holes are arranged to be adjacent to each other in a main flow direction of the heating medium. In addition, perforation directions of the pair of film cooling holes are set such that directions of swirls of the cooling medium formed by blowing are opposite to each other, a swirl of the cooling medium on a downstream side in the main flow direction is mixed and merged with another swirl of the cooling medium on an upstream side in the main flow direction, and the merged cooling medium flows along the wall surface in a direction intersecting with the main flow direction. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234122 | ROD-PUMPING SYSTEM - A rod-pumping system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a downhole pump positioned in a well and coupled to a well string, such as a sucker-rod string. The system also includes a first hydraulic actuator arranged with respect to the well string so as to enable the first hydraulic actuator to move the well string within the well. The first hydraulic actuator is connected in fluid communication with a second hydraulic actuator. A control pump is connected to both the first and second hydraulic actuators to enable the control pump to alternate between pumping control fluid to the first hydraulic actuator to cause the well string to move in a first direction within the well and pumping control fluid to the second hydraulic actuator to cause the well string to move in an opposite, second direction within the well. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234123 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND RECOVERY USING RAPID ISOTHERMAL GAS EXPANSION AND COMPRESSION - The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding and compressing gas in energy storage and recovery systems that use open-air hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder assemblies, such as an accumulator and an intensifier in communication with a high-pressure gas storage reservoir on a gas-side of the circuits and a combination fluid motor/pump, coupled to a combination electric generator/motor on the fluid side of the circuits. The systems use heat transfer subsystems in communication with at least one of the cylinder assemblies or reservoir to thermally condition the gas being expanded or compressed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234124 | DRIVE TRAIN COOLING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A drive train cooling arrangement for motor vehicles has a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit and has a pump arrangement, by means of which coolant can be fed to the first and the second cooling circuit. The pump arrangement has a bidirectional pump, which has a first pump port and a second pump port and which can be driven by a pump electric motor. The first pump port is connected to the first cooling circuit, wherein the second pump port is connected to the second cooling circuit. A coolant volume flow which is provided for at least one of the first and the second cooling circuit can be adjusted by changing the rotational speed of the pump electric motor. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234125 | SYRINGELESS FILTER DEVICE COMPRESSOR - The disclosure relates to an in-hand operable compressor | 2014-08-21 |
20140234126 | TOWER-TYPE DOUBLE-CHAIN BELT PUMPING UNIT - The invention discloses a tower-type double-chain belt pumping unit, comprising a tower bracket, wherein the top of the tower bracket is provided with a first belt roller and a second belt roller spaced in parallel apart from each other, one side of the tower bracket where the second belt roller is located is provided with an erect device cabin, and the side of the tower bracket where the first belt roller is located is provided with a vertically extending windproof guide rail; and a reciprocating loading belt, spanning over the first belt roller and the second belt roller, and comprising an inside end located in the device cabin of the tower bracket and an outside end extending outside the tower bracket, wherein the outside end is provided with a rope hanger for connecting a pumping rod, and the rope hanger is provided with a guide wheel mated with the windproof guide rail, wherein a balance box connected with the inside end of the loading belt and a first chain driving mechanism and a second chain driving mechanism for driving the lifting movement of the balance box are arranged in the device cabin. With the four-column tower-type structure adopted in the invention, the stability of the device can be improved greatly, the influence of wind load during pumping can be avoided, and the reliability of the device can be increased. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234127 | Well Fluid Extraction Jet Pump Providing Access Through and Below Packer - A through-accessible reversible operation jet pump for attachment to a tubing string includes a pump housing having a pump housing interior and a jet pump assembly retrievably disposed in the pump housing interior. The jet pump assembly includes a carrier, a carrier nozzle in the carrier and at least one carrier opening in the carrier and establishing communication between the carrier nozzle and the pump housing interior. The jet pump assembly is adapted to be selectively removed from the pump housing interior through the tubing string as the pump housing remains attached to the tubing string. The carrier of the jet pump assembly is selectively positional in a first orientation in the pump housing interior to facilitate operation of the jet pump in a first fluid flow direction operational mode. The carrier of the jet pump assembly is selectively positional in a second orientation in the pump housing interior to facilitate operation of the jet pump in a second fluid flow direction operational mode opposite the first fluid flow direction operational mode. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234128 | Apparatus Having Control Valve and Variable Capacitance Pump and Hydraulic Pressure Circuit of Internal Combustion Engine in which the Same Apparatus is Used - In a hydraulic pressure circuit including an introduction section through which oil is introduced, a main passage section installed at a downstream side of the introduction section to be communicated with a supply section through which oil is supplied to each of slide sections of an internal combustion engine, a branch passage branched from the main passage section to supply oil to a hydraulic pressure actuator, and a control valve having a valve body which is moved in accordance with a pressure of an upstream side thereof, and a variable capacitance pump configured to drain oil to the introduction section, the variable capacitance pump is configured to vary a drained flow quantity in accordance with the drained pressure of oil and a pressure under which the oil drained flow quantity is started to be varied is higher than a pressure under which the valve body is started to move. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234129 | Variable Capacity Compressor - A variable capacity compressor including swash plate connected to rotor via link mechanism can calculate a moment of rotational motion acting on swash plate and set the total moment of rotational motion in inclination angle increasing direction acting on swash plate at minimum inclination angle to a small value. The shape or the like of swash plate | 2014-08-21 |
20140234130 | HANDHELD BLOWER - A handheld blower includes a housing having an air inlet and a duct assembly mounted in front of the air inlet, the duct assembly including a duct connected with the housing, a motor and a fan mounted in the duct, a battery, and a blowpipe connected to the housing by the duct assembly, the blowpipe defining a central axis in the length direction, and a handle arranged above the housing and the battery. The handle includes a gripping portion arranged on opposite sides of a plane in which the gravity center of the blower is located, and the plane is parallel to a central axis of the blowpipe and substantially perpendicular to a working ground. The gravity center of the handheld blower is adjacent to the gripping portion which enhances the handling comfort and reduces operator fatigue during long times of operation. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234131 | Pressure Monitoring Device for Controlling a Compressor - A pressure monitoring device for use in an air system of a vehicle and for controlling a compressor comprises an input air connector for connection to an air tank and for receiving an input pressurer from the air tank. A first signal air connector can output a pneumatic ON-load signal for adjusting the compressor to an operation mode. A second signal air connector can output a pneumatic OFF-load signal for adjusting the compressor to a non-operation mode. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234132 | Pump, In Particular Pneumatic Pump - The invention relates to a pump comprising a housing ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234133 | SEALED COMPRESSOR - A sealed compressor of the present invention comprises an electric component ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234134 | Pressurized Oil Delivery System for a Reciprocating Air Compressor - A pressurized oil delivery system for a reciprocating air compressor includes an oil pump having an inlet port connected to an oil pickup tube and an outlet port connected to a filter inlet tube and a user interface panel mounted to a crankcase of the air compressor. The filter inlet tube may be connected to an oil filter assembly supported on an exterior face of the user interface panel. A pressure regulating valve may be provided in line in the filter inlet tube upstream of the oil filter assembly. An oil fill port may be located on the user interface panel. An oil level indicator may be connected to an oil level indicator tube passing through and supported by the user interface panel. An oil pressure measurement port may be provided on the user interface panel. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234135 | AIR COMPRESSOR HAVING ENLARGED COMPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING PRESSURIZED AIR - An air compressor includes a cylinder housing, an outlet receptacle disposed on the cylinder housing, and a partition formed between the cylinder housing and the outlet receptacle and having an air passage formed in the partition, a piston slidably received in the cylinder housing and coupled to a motor for moving relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action in order to generate a pressurized air, and a spring-biased check valve engaged with the partition for selectively blocking the air passage of the partition, the outlet receptacle includes an inner diameter “D | 2014-08-21 |
20140234136 | MOTOR COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE - A motor compressor unit including a common housing sealed with respect to a gas to be compressed, a motor mounted to the common housing, and a compressor mounted to the common housing. The motor is mounted in an inner casing fastened in the common housing by at least one removable fastening device such that the motor and the inner casing form a removable cartridge. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234137 | LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention refers to a linear compressor based on resonant oscillating mechanism, which comprises an oscillating arrangement essentially formed by at least one linear motor ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234138 | CEILING TYPE AIR CONDITIONER - A ceiling type air conditioner includes a case defining an outer appearance, a fan disposed to a bottom of the case, a turbo fan disposed within the case, the turbo fan including a main plate rotated by power provided from the fan motor and a blade having a side connected to the main plate, and a heat exchanger disposed outside the turbo fan. A cooling passage cooling the fan motor is defined between the main plate and the bottom surface of the case. The cooling passage includes a flow part through which air passing through the blade flows into the flow part toward the fan motor, and a panel installation part to which a panel is installed for adjusting an amount of air flowing into the flow part toward the fan motor. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234139 | MAGNETIC BEARING AND COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME - A stator is provided which exerts a combined electromagnetic force of a plurality of electromagnets on a drive shaft having a fluctuating load. A controller is provided which controls a current difference between a first coil current passed through a coil of the electromagnet generating an electromagnetic force in a direction opposite to that of the load and a second coil current passed through a coil of the electromagnet generating an electromagnetic force in the same direction as that of the load to perform a position control on the drive shaft. The controller adjusts the second coil current to reduce an average value of the second coil current. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234140 | POWER SYSTEMS FOR TOUCH FREE DISPENSERS AND REFILL UNITS CONTAINING A POWER SOURCE - Electronic dispensers and refill units for electronic dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary electronic dispenser includes a housing, a processor and a first battery secured to the dispenser. The first battery provides power to the processor. The dispenser further includes actuator drive circuitry for causing the dispenser to move an actuator to dispense fluid from a refill unit. In addition, the dispenser includes a rechargeable energy storage device for providing power to the actuator drive circuitry. Circuitry for charging the rechargeable energy storage device is also provided. The dispenser includes a holder for holding a refill unit and a connector for releasably connecting to a second battery that is provided with the refill unit. The second battery is installed in the connector when a refill unit is installed in the dispenser and removed from the connector when the refill unit is removed from the dispenser. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234141 | PUMP CONFIGURATION - A magnetic-drive coupling pump configuration including an attachment/detachment mechanism allowing simple and reliable positioning and fixation is provided. Thrust-direction positioning and radial-direction positioning are achieved, respectively, by surface contact of a convex portion of a pump unit ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234142 | Device for Transmitting Power through Rotating Magnetic Fields - A device for the transmission of power using rotating magnetic fields includes a drive shaft with an external magnet, a pump shaft with an internal magnet suited to entrained by the external magnet, a rear tight chamber or containment body for the pump shaft and the internal magnet, the rear body being positioned between the internal magnet and external magnet. The rear body includes at least a glass-shaped casing and one or more probes buried within the thickness of the glass-shaped casing. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234143 | FLUID PUMP ASSEMBLY - A fluid pump assembly is provided. The pump has a pair of units magnetically coupled to each other. The first unit contains a drive motor and a magnetic assembly. The second unit contains a magnetic assembly and a blade of a propeller/impeller for imparting movement to a fluid. As the first unit is activated by the drive motor, a magnetic flux is created which in turn rotates the magnetic assembly in the second unit, driving the blade. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234144 | TUBE PUMP, TUBE CLAMP, PERFUSION SET AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A TUBE PUMP AND A TUBE CLAMP - The invention concerns a tube pump comprising a cradle ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234145 | ARRANGEMENT OF COMPONENTS OF A LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The present invention refers to the arrangement of components comprised in a linear compressor ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234146 | CONNECTING ROD VALVE - A valve integral with, or secured to, the connecting rod small end of a reciprocating piston positive displacement machine opens and closes a port controlling the communication of two spaces, for gas pumps, scavenging pumps, compressors, superchargers, pumps etc. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234147 | COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes a drive mechanism having a drive shaft with an eccentric part, and a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism includes a tubular cylinder covering an outer periphery of the eccentric part, a piston arranged inside the cylinder and fitted onto the eccentric part, an upper end plate closing an upper end of the cylinder, and a lower end plate closing a lower end of the cylinder. A lower end surface of the eccentric part defines a thrust bearing surface slidably contacting an upper end surface of the lower end plate. The drive shaft has an oil path with lubrication oil circulating through the oil path. The eccentric part has a circumferentially extending pressure reduction groove opening at part of the thrust bearing surface close to an inner circumferential side to reduce a pressure of the lubrication oil supplied from the oil path to the pressure reduction groove. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234148 | Scroll Compressor - A scroll compressor configures suction and compression rooms between fixed and orbiting scrolls, includes a back pressure room at the orbiting scroll base plate back face, and is configured in an asymmetric tooth shape. A fluid outflow path for an orbiting scroll lap external line side compression room and a fluid outflow path for an internal line side compression room are configured on an orbiting scroll base plate, and outlet side openings of the respective fluid outflow paths are opened to an orbiting lap tooth bottom. Inlet side openings of the respective fluid outflow paths are opened to the orbiting scroll base plate face sliding with the fixed scroll, and a fixed scroll base plate face is configured with a communicating section control groove for intermittently communicating the inlet side openings of the respective fluid outflow paths and the back pressure room in accordance with an orbiting movement. The communicating section control groove is configured such that pressures of the respective compression rooms in starting to communicate and finishing communicating the both compression rooms on the external line side and on the internal line side and the back pressure become the same. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234149 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a scroll compressor which includes a housing, a stationary scroll including a stationary wrap, an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap, a receiving portion formed in the housing, a self-rotation preventing eccentric shaft installed in the receiving portion with a bearing interposed therebetween, a self-rotation preventing mechanism including a stopper formed in the housing to support the front of the bearing, and a bearing tube fixed to the housing to support a drive shaft, the scroll compressor including: an annular groove formed in the stationary groove or in the orbiting scroll; a dust seal fitted in the annular groove and having first and second ends at both ends; and a stationary block including a first support member and first and second elastic members which extend from the first support member and face the first and second ends, the stationary block being fitted in the annular groove. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234150 | VANE PUMP - A vane pump includes a rotor, slits which are radially formed in the rotor, vanes which slidably project from the slits, vane back pressure chambers which are defined between the base end parts of the vanes and the slits, a cam ring with which the tip parts of the vanes slide in contact, a pump chamber which is defined among the cam ring, the rotor and adjacent vanes, a vane ring which faces the base end parts of the vanes, a vane ring housing chamber on which one end of each slit is open and in which the vane ring is housed, and vane ring opposite pressure chambers on which the other ends of the slits are open and which cause a fluid pressure to act in a direction to push the rotor toward the vane ring. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234151 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE FROM POWDER MATERIAL AND AN APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE FROM POWDER MATERIAL - An apparatus for manufacturing an article from powder material includes a canister, a sorter, a plurality of hoppers and at least one valve. The canister has a predetermined internal shape to define the shape of the powder metal article. The sorter sorts the powder material by the size of the powder particles, the shape of the powder particles and/or the flow characteristics of the powder particles. The hoppers contain powder material with different sizes of powder particles, different shapes of powder particles and/or powder particles with different flow characteristics. The hoppers are arranged to supply the sorted powder material to the canister. The at least one valve controls the proportions of the different powder materials supplied from the one or more of the different hoppers into the canister to control the packing density of the powder material in the canister at all positions in the canister. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234152 | SINTERED BEARING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a sintered bearing that is capable of reducing cost through reduction in usage amount of copper, excellent in initial running-in characteristics and quietness, and is high in durability. Raw material powders including iron powder, flat copper powder, low-melting point metal powder, and graphite are loaded into a mold, and a green compact is formed under a state in which the flat copper powder is caused to adhere onto a molding surface. Subsequently, sintering is carried out without causing iron in the green compact to react with carbon so that an iron structure is formed of a ferrite phase. In this manner, a sintered bearing ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140234153 | Cost Reduced Steel for Hydrogen Technology with High Resistance to Hydrogen-Induced Embrittlement - A corrosion-resistant, hot and cold formable and weldable steel for use in hydrogen-induced technology with high resistance to hydrogen embrittlement has the following composition: 0.01 to 0.4 percent by mass of carbon, ≦3.0 percent by mass of silicon, 0.3 to 30 percent by mass of manganese, 10.5 to 30 percent by mass of chromium, 4 to 12.5 percent by mass of nickel, ≦1.0 percent by mass of molybdenum, ≦0.2 percent by mass of nitrogen, 0.5 to 8.0 percent by mass of aluminum, ≦4.0 percent by mass of copper, ≦0.1 percent by mass of boron, ≦1.0 percent by mass of tungsten, ≦5.0 percent by mass of cobalt, ≦0.5 percent by mass of tantalum, ≦2.0 percent by mass of at least one of the elements: niobium, titanium, vanadium, hafnium and zirconium, ≦0.3 percent by mass of at least one of the elements: yttrium, scandium, lanthanum, cerium and neodymium, the remainder being iron and smelting-related steel companion elements. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234154 | HARD WELD OVERLAYS RESISTANT TO RE-HEAT CRACKING - A hard weld overlay which is resistant to cracking when re-heated, and a method for designing such alloys, is disclosed. The alloys are able to resist re-heat cracking through prevention of the precipitation and/or growth of embrittling carbide, borides, or borocarbides at elevated temperatures. In one embodiment, the thermodynamics of the alloy system possess only primary carbides and secondary ferrite carbides. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234155 | Ni-BASED HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY - A Ni-based heat resistant alloy as pipe, plate, rod, forgings and the like consists of C≦0.15%, Si≦2%, Mn≦3%, P≦0.03%, S≦0.01%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, Mo: 3 to 15%, Co: more than 5% and not more than 25%, Al: 0.2 to 2%, Ti: 0.2% to 3%, Nd: fn to 0.08%, and O≦0.4Nd, further containing, as necessary, at least one kind of Nb, W, B, Zr, Hf, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Ce, Ta, Re and Fe of specific amounts, the balance being Ni and impurities, wherein, fn=1.7×10 | 2014-08-21 |
20140234156 | BRASS WITH EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE - Disclosed is a brass that possesses high corrosion resistance even without undergoing a heat treatment step contemplated for dezincification corrosion suppression. This brass includes 55% by mass to 75% by mass of Cu (copper), 0.01% by mass to 1.5% by mass of Si (silicon), Sn (tin) and Al (aluminum) in such amounts as to satisfy a prescribed relationship with an apparent Zn content, less than 0.25% by mass of Mn (manganese) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.05% by mass of Ti (titanium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.3% by mass of Mg (magnesium) as an optional ingredient, less than 0.15% by mass of P (phosphorus) as an optional ingredient, and less than 0.004% by mass of a rare earth metal as an optional ingredient with the balance consisting of Zn (zinc) and unavoidable impurities, the apparent zinc content being 37 to 45. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234157 | METHODS FOR FORMING GOLD NANOWIRES ON A SUBSTRATE AND GOLD NANOWIRES FORMED THEREOF - A method for forming gold nanowires on a substrate is provided. The method includes a) attaching noble metal nanoparticles onto the substrate; and b) contacting the noble metal nanoparticles with an aqueous solution comprising a ligand, gold ions and a reducing agent, wherein the ligand is an organic compound having a thiol group. Gold nanowires formed by a method according to the method, and an electronic device comprising the gold nanowires are also provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234158 | PIPE PROVIDED WITH CORROSION PREVENTION LAYER ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALLOY WIRES USED FOR THE CORROSION PREVENTION LAYER - Disclosed is a pipe made of an iron-base material, having a corrosion prevention layer formed on the surface thereof. The corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Alternatively, the corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn—Mg sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass, Mg in a content of more than 0.01% by mass and less than 5% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Preferably, the sprayed coating of the corrosion prevention layer includes at least any one of Ti, Co, Ni and P, and the content of each of these elements is more than 0.001% by mass and less than 3% by mass. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234159 | HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Al-Si-Fe-Zn ALLOY FOR DIE CASTING - Disclosed is high thermal conductivity Al—Si—Fe—Zn alloy for die casting which comprises 1.0 weight % to 2.0 weight % of silicon (Si), 0.5 weight % to 1.6 weight % of iron (Fe), 0.6 weight % to 1.6 weight % of zinc (Zn), with the remainder being aluminum (Al) and inevitable impurities. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234160 | ALUMINUM CASTING ALLOYS CONTAINING VANADIUM - Improved aluminum casting alloys having vanadium are disclosed, The new alloys generally include from 4,0 to 10.0 wt. % Si, from 0.01 to 0.15 wt. % V, and up to 0.10 wt. % Fe, among other elements. The improved aluminum casting alloys may realize, for example, improved strength and/or elongation properties. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234161 | HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Al-Mg-Fe-Si ALLOY FOR DIE CASTING - Disclosed is an aluminum alloy for die casting which comprises 1.0 weight % to 2.0 weight % of magnesium (Mg), 0.5 weight % to 1.6 weight % of iron (Fe), and 0.5 weight % to 0.9 weight % of silicon (Si), with the remainder being aluminum (Al) and inevitable impurities. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234162 | STABILIZATION OF PYROCARBONIC ACID DIESTERS BY FINELY DIVIDED SOLIDS - Finely divided solids are highly suitable for use as stabilizers for pyrocarbonic acid diesters, it being possible to use the mixtures obtained in this manner for preserving industrial materials and foodstuff. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234163 | Method and device for purification and deodorization of air - The present invention relates to a method for purification of air, comprising the degradation of all or some of the pollutants by the action of UV rays that are obtained by means of a single light source emitting rays at 254 nm and rays at 185 nm, and optionally UVA rays, and by photocatalysis, the ratio of the amount of energy 185 to the amount of energy 254 ranging from 0.01 to 1. The present invention also relates to a device allowing said method to be carried out. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234164 | POST ELECTRON BEAM STABILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MEDICAL DEVICES - Methods are disclosed for chemically stabilizing a polymer stent after sterilization. The stent is exposed to a temperature above ambient for a period of time after radiation sterilization. The exposure reduces the concentration of free radicals generated by the radiation. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIAL - A waste processing system includes a receptacle for waste material, including bags of waste, and a liquid to be mixed with the waste. The receptacle has an inlet, a waste outlet, and at least one nozzle opening with at least one slicing nozzle that sprays a slicing fluid under pressure sufficient to manipulate the waste material. The system includes a pump for chopping the waste material and circulating and mixing the liquid and waste material, a waste inlet conduit, and a waste outlet conduit. The receptacle, pump, waste inlet and waste outlet conduits define a closed, pressurized waste processing circuit for circulating the liquid and waste. The system also includes a heating system to heat the liquid and waste to effect biological neutralization of the liquid and waste material, and all surfaces of the waste processing system with which the waste material being processed comes into contact. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234166 | Exsanguination preventing device - In one embodiment, an exsanguination preventing device includes a collection container having an inlet configured to receive blood from a patient and an outlet configured to discharge the blood; a pump operatively coupled to the collection container; a conduit fluidly coupled to the collection container, which receives the blood from the collection container, the blood being moved by the pump; and an insertion device, which delivers the blood from the conduit to a bodily part of the patient. The collection container is configured to be sealingly coupled to a wound on the patient and air entrapped within the exsanguination preventing device is removed by an air removal system, such to prevent unwanted discharge of air into the bodily part of the patient. All the components of the exsanguination preventing device are sized such to make it portable in a pocket of a garment or backpack of a soldier. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234167 | METHOD AND HIGH-PRESSURE MIXING APPARATUS WITH SELF-REGENERATING SEAL - A method for forming a self-regenerating seal in a mixing chamber of a high-pressure mixing apparatus for polymeric components suitable for providing a reactive mixture for a polymerisable resin. An annular sealing element is provided in a circular housing seat inside the mixing chamber, in a sealing zone downstream the injection holes for the polymeric components; worn and/or torn parts of the annular sealing element are automatically regenerated by the same reactive mixture delivered during operation of the mixing apparatus. A high-pressure mixing apparatus with self-regenerating sealing element is also claimed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234168 | APPARATUS FOR STEAM-METHANE REFORMING - Apparatuses for use in plants for processing methane, the apparatuses comprising a plurality of reaction modules each including a plurality of Fischer-Tropsch reactors operable to convert a gaseous mixture including carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a liquid hydrocarbon. Each module may be disconnected and taken away for servicing while allowing the plant to continue to operate. In some of the apparatuses, each Fischer-Tropsch reactor comprises a plurality of metal sheets arranged as a stack to define first and second flow channels for flow of respective fluids, the channels being arranged alternately to ensure good thermal contact between the fluids in the channels. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234169 | LOW CARRYOVER LIQUID HANDLING PROBE FOR AN AUTOMATED ANALYZER - Provided herein is a carryover-reducing liquid handling probe for an analytical system, incorporating a rigid sheath and a polymer core that extends from the sheath to act as the fluid contact surface. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234170 | ENHANCED SCHEDULING SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF BIOLOGICAL SLIDE PROCESSING - A sample processing system | 2014-08-21 |
20140234171 | RESONANT MASS SENSOR - A separate excitation and high sensitive resonant type mass sensor is provided. The resonant type mass sensor | 2014-08-21 |
20140234172 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BREATH ANALZER - A breath analyzer is described with at least one chemical sensor sensitive to the concentration of a component in a sample of exhaled breath including a compensator for compensating for the effect of variations in the amount of exhaled breath between the user and the sensor location with the chemical sensor being integrated into a portable electronic device, particularly with the sensor being located in an air duct with an opening to the exterior of the housing of the analyser with the total area of the opening being sufficiently small to restrict effectively mass transport between the exterior and the sensor and/or wherein the compensation includes the compensation for different responses of sensors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234173 | STERILIZATION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a sterilization apparatus including a sterilant vaporizer main body including at least two first cavities and a first channel connecting the first cavities to each other, a cover including an inlet through which a sterilant flows and mechanically fastened with the sterilant vaporizer main body, and a sterilant heater heating the sterilant vaporizer main body to vaporize the sterilant flowing through the inlet. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234174 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A reduction in the accuracy of a failure determination of a filter due to a reduction in the detection accuracy of a PM sensor is suppressed. In order to achieve this, provision is made for a filter that is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine for trapping particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas, an NOx selective reduction catalyst that is arranged at the downstream side of the filter and reduces NOx by means of a reducing agent which is supplied thereto, a supply device that supplies the reducing agent to the NOx selective reduction catalyst from the upstream side of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, a PM sensor that detects an amount of the particulate matter in the exhaust gas at the downstream side of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, and a prohibition part that prohibits the use of a detected value of the PM sensor in cases where the reducing agent supplied from said supply device passes through the NOx selective reduction catalyst. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234175 | CONSTRUCTIVE FEATURE INTRODUCED IN TOOTHBRUSH HYGIENE DEVICE - A toothbrush sanitation device includes a base with a container for immersing toothbrush bristles in a sanitizing, disinfecting or cleaning fluid and a lid. The base includes a perimeter flange with an annular protrusion and an annular cavity that are circular and concentric to the base and has a height that is 20% to 40% of the total height of the device. The container has a cylindrical inner wall with a rounded bottom and a conical outer wall, which tapers toward an open end of the container, and has one or more level tags/indications. The lid has a column and a fitting zone disposed in an open end adjacent to the column. An inner wall of the fitting zone is cylindrical, and the external taper of the container and the internal cylindricity of the fitting zone define a locking line. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234176 | Simultaneous High Efficiency Capture of CO2 and H2S from Pressurized Gas - Low-cost and energy-efficient C0 | 2014-08-21 |
20140234177 | POWDER STIRRING DEVICE - A powder stirring device includes a reaction container and a rotation driving device. The reaction container has a cylindrical outer peripheral wall and a pair of end surface walls. The end surface walls are respectively provided at one end and the other end of the outer peripheral wall. The reaction container is arranged in a heat-insulating cover such that an axis of the outer peripheral wall is in parallel with a horizontal direction. The outer peripheral wall has an inner peripheral surface rotationally symmetric with respect to the axis. During the powder process, the powder is stored in the reaction container, and the reaction container is rotated around a rotation axis that passes through the central axis of the outer peripheral wall by the rotation driving device. In this state, a processing gas is supplied into the reaction container. Also, the processing gas in the reaction container is discharged. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234178 | CATALYST RETURN APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR REACTING A FEEDSTOCK - A catalyst return apparatus is disclosed as well as a riser reactor system comprising the conduit apparatus and a riser reactor, the conduit apparatus comprising a catalyst return conduit and at least two flow control devices in series, each flow control device arranged to control the flow of fluid through the conduit, wherein the length of the catalyst return conduit is more than 20 m. A process for reacting a feedstock in a riser reactor system comprising a riser reactor, the catalyst return apparatus and, and a stage vessel, the process comprising: holding a fluid comprising the catalyst in the at least one stage vessel for a residence time of at least 10 seconds. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234179 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICE PACKAGES - An environmental condition sensing device includes an interferometric modulator with optical properties, which change in response to being exposed to a predetermined environmental threshold or condition. The device includes an environmental reactive layer, which alters composition, in an optically-detectable manner, in response to being exposed to a predetermined environmental threshold or condition. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234180 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES - Systems and methods for analysis of samples, and in certain embodiments, microfluidic sample analyzers configured to receive a cassette containing a sample therein to perform an analysis of the sample are described. The microfluidic sample analyzers may be used to control fluid flow, mixing, and sample analysis in a variety of microfluidic systems such as microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Advantageously, the microfluidic sample analyzers may be, in some embodiments, inexpensive, reduced in size compared to conventional bench top systems, and simple to use. Cassettes that can operate with the sample analyzers are also described. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234181 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INVENTORY OF BULK LIQUIDS - A system for managing bulk liquids for an automated clinical analyzer. The system comprises (a) at least one local reservoir for storing a bulk liquid for impending use, (b) at least one container for holding a bulk liquid before the liquid is transferred to a local reservoir, and (c) a controller for monitoring the level of a bulk liquid in a local reservoir. The local reservoir for storing a bulk liquid for impending use can be a trough. The use of troughs for storing a reagent, a diluent, or some other treating agent for impending use enables an aspirating/dispensing device having a plurality of pipettes to aspirate and dispense the reagent, diluent, or other treating agent at a high rate of throughput. The controller can monitor the level of a liquid in (a) a local reservoir for storing a bulk liquid for imminent use and the level of liquid in a (b) container for holding a bulk liquid before the liquid is transferred to a local reservoir. In the laboratory automation system described herein, the container for holding a bulk liquid before the liquid is transferred to a local reservoir can be a bottle. Other desirable features in the system include, but are not limited to, pump(s), valves, liquid level sensors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234182 | PIPETTE TIP RACK - Provided herein is a single-walled pipette tip rack for use in automated systems, in some embodiments. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234183 | System for Blood Separation with a Separation Chamber Having an Internal Gravity Valve - A disposable blood separation set and a centrifugal blood processing system comprising a blood processing chamber adapted to be mounted on a rotor of a centrifuge; a frustro-conical cell separation chamber in fluid communication with the processing chamber, the cell separation chamber having an inlet, an outlet and a gravity valve inside the cell separation chamber. The valve is responsive to the gravitational field created by the speed of the rotor. When the rotor spins at high speed, the gravity valve may open the outlet at a location proximal to an axis of rotation of the rotor. When the rotor spins at a lower speed, the gravity valve may open the outlet at a location distal from the axis. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234184 | TEST CHIP - A test chip includes a substrate, a lid member, a separation portion, a first flow path, and a first holding portion. The substrate includes a surface on which a flow path is formed. The lid member covers the surface of the substrate. By centrifugal force, the separation portion separates components of a test object liquid into a separated component and a residual component having a larger specific gravity than a specific gravity of the separated component. The first flow path guides the separated component from the separation portion to a receiving portion. The first holding portion holds at least part of the residual component overflowing from the separation portion in a case where the separated component separated in the separation portion is moved from the separation portion to the receiving portion. The first holding portion is connected to at least one of the separation portion and the first flow path. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234185 | REAGENT CONTAINER - A test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall part on the periphery of the bottom part; a storage part which opens upward and with an internal diameter of an inner peripheral wall decreased with depth; a film which seals the opening of the storage part; a discharge channel which penetratingly passes from an inner bottom surface of the storage part to the bottom part of the container body; a projecting part formed downwardly projecting from the bottom part to seal an outlet of the discharge channel; a breakable part including a thick-walled part and a thin-walled part thinner than the thick-walled part formed on the periphery of the projecting part. The breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside of the container, the projecting part is inserted into the inside of the discharge channel, and the sealed state of the outlet is released. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234186 | Extraction Process - A process for extracting Cs-137 from i) an acidic solution obtained by dissolving an irradiated solid target comprising uranium, ii) an acidic solution comprising uranium which has previously been irradiated in a nuclear reactor, or iii) an acidic solution comprising uranium which has been used as reactor fuel in a homogeneous reactor, the acidic solution i), ii) or iii) having been treated to harvest Mo-99, wherein the process comprises contacting the treated acidic solution with an adsorbent comprising ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP). In an embodiment, the AMP is combined with an organic or inorganic polymeric support, for example AMP synthesised within hollow aluminosilicate microspheres (AMP-C). | 2014-08-21 |
20140234187 | VALUABLE METAL EXTRACTION AGENT AND VALUABLE METAL EXTRACTION METHOD USING SAID EXTRACTION AGENT - The objective of the present invention is to selectively extract light rare earth metals, and by extension, europium, from an acidic solution containing a plurality of types of rare earth metal. This valuable metal extraction agent is represented by the general formula. In the formula: R | 2014-08-21 |
20140234188 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING ENGINE EXHAUST GASES - Embodiments of the invention provide an engine aftertreatment apparatus comprising first and second diesel particulate filters (DPFs), the first DPF being provided upstream of the second DPF, the second DPF being provided with a coating of a second DPF catalyst, the second DPF catalyst being arranged to promote reduction of NOx. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234189 | Positive Ignition Engine and Exhaust System Comprising Three-Way Catalysed Filter - A positive ignition engine is disclosed. The engine comprises an exhaust system comprising a filter for filtering particulate matter from the emitted exhaust gas. The filter comprises a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces. The porous substrate is coated at least in part with a three-way catalyst washcoat comprising a platinum group metal and a plurality of solid particles. The plurality of solid particles comprises at least one base metal oxide and at least one oxygen storage component which is a mixed oxide or composite oxide comprising cerium. The mixed oxide or composite oxide comprising cerium and/or the at least one base metal oxide has a median particle size (D50) less than 1 μm. The platinum group metal platinum and rhodium; palladium and rhodium; platinum, palladium and rhodium; palladium only; or rhodium only. A process for treating exhaust gas using the filter is also disclosed. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234190 | NOx TRAP COMPOSITION - A method to produce a NO | 2014-08-21 |
20140234191 | AMINOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVES FOR REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM A GAS MIXTURE - The present invention relates to a novel class of aminopyridine derivatives with the general formula: wherein R | 2014-08-21 |
20140234192 | THREE-COMPONENT ABSORBENT, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING CO2 AND/OR H2S - 1) A first amine, which is a straight chain secondary monoamine, 2) a second amine, which is a cyclic secondary polyamine as a reaction accelerator, and 3) a third amine, which is an amine consisting of one selected from a cyclic amine group constituted from a secondary or tertiary amino group or a straight chain amine group with high steric hindrance are mixed to obtain an absorbent. By the synergistic effect thereof, absorption properties to CO | 2014-08-21 |
20140234193 | Electrochemical Production of Metal Hydroxide Using Metal Silicates - Systems are described for dissolving metal silicates to: produce metal hydroxide; remove carbon dioxide or other acid gases from the atmosphere or other gas mixture by reacting such gases with the metal hydroxide; penetrate or excavate metal silicates; extract metals or silicon-containing compounds from metal silicates; and produce hydrogen and oxygen or other gases. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234194 | Vanadium Doped SiC Single Crystals and Method Thereof - A sublimation grown SiC single crystal includes vanadium dopant incorporated into the SiC single crystal structure via introduction of a gaseous vanadium compound into a growth environment of the SiC single crystal during growth of the SiC single crystal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234195 | SIZE AND MORPHOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE - The disclosure relates to a process to synthesize nanostructures of a uniform size distribution and/or morphology, nanostructures resulting therefrom, and the use of the nanostructures in energy storage devices. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234196 | RECOVERY OF PHOSPHORUS VALUES AND SALT IMPURITIES FROM AQUEOUS WASTE STREAMS - The present invention generally relates to processes for recovery of phosphorus values and salt impurities from aqueous waste streams. In particular, the present invention relates to processes for recovery of phosphorus values and salt impurities from aqueous waste streams generated in the manufacture of phospho-herbicides, including N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine and glufosinate. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234197 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHLOROPOLYSILANE AND FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR - Disclosed is a method for producing chloropolysilane by which the yield of a fluid reaction to produce the chloropolysilane is improved while blockage in a reactor caused by attachment of higher-order silicon chloride as a by-product is prevented. In producing the chloropolysilane by reacting fluidized silicon particles or silicon alloy particles with a chlorine gas, an outlet filter is provided, upstream from a product outlet that releases a reaction product, above the area in which the silicon particles or silicon alloy particles are fluidized inside a reaction tank. The outlet filter prevents fine particles blown up by fluidization from flowing out of the reaction tank through the product outlet. A temperature of the outlet filter is set in a range of 210 to 350° C. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234198 | ETCHING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SURFACE PROCESSING ON SOLID MATERIAL FOR SOLAR CELL - Provided is an etching method including: (1) bringing a material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond into contact with the surface of a solid material; and (2) a step of heating the solid material; whereby etching can be performed safely and in a simple manner, at a higher etching rate, without the use of a high-environmental-load gas that causes global warming or highly reactive and toxic fluorine gas or hydrofluoric acid. The etching method may further include: (3) a step of exposing the solid material to light from the side of the material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond; and (4) a step of removing the material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond together with the residue remained between said material and the solid material. In particular, performing heating at a high temperature and applying light irradiation make it possible to form inverted pyramid-shaped recesses that are suitable for applying light-trapping and/or anti-reflection processing to the surface of the solid material for a solar cell. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234199 | CARBON FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CARBON FIBER - Provided is a carbon fiber manufacturing method including a surface treatment step of ejecting an ozone solution in which ozone is dissolved in solvent from a fluid ejecting port toward a carbon fiber bundle and causing the ozone solution to pass between single fibers of the carbon fiber bundle so as to contact surfaces of the single fibers so that the surfaces of carbon fibers are treated by the ozone solution. Also, provided is a carbon fiber subjected to a surface treatment by the carbon fiber manufacturing method. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234200 | GROWTH OF GRAPHENE FILMS FROM NON-GASEOUS CARBON SOURCES - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods of forming graphene films by: (1) depositing a non-gaseous carbon source onto a catalyst surface; (2) exposing the non-gaseous carbon source to at least one gas with a flow rate; and (3) initiating the conversion of the non-gaseous carbon source to the graphene film, where the thickness of the graphene film is controllable by the gas flow rate. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to graphene films made in accordance with the methods of the present disclosure. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234201 | METHODS FOR MAKING CHLOROUS ACID AND CHLORINE DIOXIDE - Chlorous acid is generated from a chlorite salt precursor, a chlorate salt precursor, or a combination of both by ion exchange. The ion exchange material facilitates the generation of chlorous acid by simultaneously removing unwanted cations from solution and adding hydrogen ion to solution. Chlorine dioxide is generated in a controlled manner from chlorous acid by catalysis. Chlorine dioxide can be generated either subsequent to the generation of chlorous acid or simultaneously with the generation of chlorous acid. For catalysis of chlorous acid to chlorine dioxide, the chlorous acid may be generated by ion exchange or in a conventional manner. Ion exchange materials are also used to purify the chlorous acid and chlorine dioxide solutions, without causing degradation of said solutions, to exchange undesirable ions in the chlorous acid and chlorine dioxide solutions with desirable ions, such as stabilizing ions, and to adjust the pH of chlorous acid and Chlorine dioxide solutions. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234202 | Process for producing hydrogen peroxide - A process for manufacturing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone autoxidation process (AO-process) comprising two alternate essential steps of: (a) hydrogenation of a working solution in a hydrogenation unit in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the working solution contains at least one alkylanthraquinone dissolved in at least one organic solvent, to obtain at least one corresponding alkylanthrahydroquinone compound; and (b) oxidation of the at least one alkylanthrahydroquinone compound to obtain hydrogen peroxide in an oxidation unit; and further comprising step (c): extracting the hydrogen peroxide formed in the oxidation step in an extraction unit, wherein the hydrogenation, oxidation and extraction steps are performed in an reactor system which is designed as a compact modular system of a hydrogenation, an oxidation and an extraction unit, and wherein the reactor system is configured to operate without a reversion (regeneration) unit for continuous reversion of the working solution as a small to medium scale AO-process with a production capacity of hydrogen peroxide of up to 20 kilo tons per year, wherein the working solution and/or the catalyst are replaced and/or treated for regeneration or reactivation only intermittently or periodically, e.g., with a low frequency. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234203 | REACTOR FOR PREPARING PRECURSOR OF LITHIUM COMPOSITE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING PRECURSOR - Disclosed is a reactor for preparing a precursor of lithium composite transition metal oxide for lithium secondary batteries, the reactor having a closed structure including a stationary hollow cylinder; a rotary cylinder having the same axis as the stationary hollow cylinder and an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the stationary hollow cylinder, an electric motor to generate power, enabling rotation of the rotary cylinder, a rotation reaction area disposed between the stationary hollow cylinder and the rotary cylinder, wherein ring-shaped vortex pairs that are uniformly arranged in a rotation axis direction and rotate in opposite directions are formed in the rotation reaction area, and an inlet through which a reactant fluid is fed into the rotation reaction area and an outlet through which the reactant fluid is discharged from the rotation reaction area. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234204 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN USING THE CATALYST, AND CATALYST FOR COMBUSTION OF AMMONIA, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR COMBUSTING AMMONIA USING THE CATALYST - Disclosed is a catalyst which can be used in the process for producing hydrogen by decomposing ammonia, can generate heat efficiently in the interior of a reactor without requiring excessive heating the reactor externally, and can decompose ammonia efficiently and steadily by utilizing the heat to produce hydrogen. Also disclosed is a technique for producing hydrogen by decomposing ammonia efficiently utilizing the catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a catalyst for use in the production of hydrogen, which is characterized by comprising an ammonia-combusting catalytic component and an ammonia-decomposing catalytic component. Also specifically disclosed is a catalyst for use in the production of hydrogen, which is characterized by comprising at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of cobalt, iron, nickel and molybdenum. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234205 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARATION OF HYDROGEN SUITABLE FOR CIVIL APPLICATIONS, AND COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a method for the preparation of hydrogen suitable for civil applications, in which metal aluminum is mainly used for producing hydrogen. Water is added into a collection of reactants formed by placing an alkaline substance and metal aluminum together. The portion of said alkaline substance or its reaction product with water, wherein participates in the mass-transferring contact with said metal aluminum, has an effective molar ratio of less than 0.8 with respect to said metal aluminum. The water is added slowly into the collection of reactants; during the reaction, residual reactive but as yet unreacted water has a molar ratio of less than 1 but greater than 0 with respect to the metal aluminum added initially. Also disclosed is a device for the preparation of hydrogen, and a composition. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234206 | Process For The Direct Synthesis Of Cu Containing Zeolites Having CHA Structure - A process for the preparation of a copper containing zeolitic material having CHA framework structure and a composition comprising the molar ratio (n YO | 2014-08-21 |
20140234207 | MCM-56 Manufacture - The present invention provides an improved method for manufacturing high quality porous crystalline MCM-56 material. It also relates to the MCM-56 material manufactured by the improved method, catalyst compositions comprising same and use thereof in a process for catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon compounds. One such conversion process involves production of monoalkylated aromatic compounds, particularly ethylbenzene and cumene, by the liquid or partial liquid phase alkylation of alkylatable aromatic compound, particularly benzene. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234208 | DUAL VARIABLE DOMAIN IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND USES THEREOF - Engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making, and their uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease are provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234209 | CHIMERIC AND HUMANIZED ANTI-HISTONE ANTIBODIES - The present invention concerns chimeric or humanized antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that comprise specific CDR sequences, disclosed herein. Preferably, the antibodies or fragments comprise specific heavy and light chain variable region sequences disclosed herein. More preferably, the antibodies or fragments also comprise specific constant region sequences, such as those associated with the nG1m1,2 or Km3 allotypes. The antibodies or fragments may bind to a human histone protein, such as H2B, H3 or H4. The antibodies or fragments are of use to treat a variety of diseases that may be associated with histones, such as autoimmune disease (e.g., SLE), atherosclerosis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, edema, sepsis, septic shock, hyperinflammatory disorder, infectious disease, inflammatory disease, immune dysregulatory disorder, GVHD, transplant rejection, atherosclerosis, asthma, a coagulopathy, myocardial ischemia, thrombosis, nephritis, inflammatory liver injury, acute pancreatitis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and burn. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234210 | METAL BISPHOSPHONATE NANOPARTICLES FOR ANTI-CANCER THERAPY AND IMAGING AND FOR TREATING BONE DISORDERS - Metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles, methods of preparing the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles and materials comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of using the compositions to treat cancer or bone-related disorders (e.g., bone-resorption-related diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and bone metastases) and as imaging agents. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234211 | SUPRAMOLECULAR AGGREGATES CONTAINING AMPHIPHILIC MONOMERS, CHELATING AGENTS AND PEPTIDES FOR USE FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND AS CONTRAST AGENTS - Delivery systems based on liposomes functionalized with peptides and chelating agents, for therapy and imaging by selective targeting of tumour cells expressing the receptors GRP, BB1, BB2, BB3 e BB4 and any other receptor which recognizes the bombesin peptide or analogues thereof are described. In particular, the liposomes contain within them cytotoxic drugs, such as for example doxorubicin, for target-selective antitumour therapy, and, through the presence of the chelating agent, can contain radioactive or paramagnetic ions for the real time visualization of the tumour cells. The liposomes described in this invention thus act as a selective delivery system for drugs and/or contrast agents onto tumour cells expressing the receptors for the class of known peptides such as bombesin (endogenous sequence, analogous or peptidomimetic peptides, agonists or non agonists). | 2014-08-21 |
20140234212 | Targeted Buccal Delivery of Agents - A delivery device for topical and systemic delivery of agents to targeted oral locations, such as mouth cancer cells, has been developed. The formulation includes a mucoadhesive polymeric matrix such as chitosan, which contains one or more therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents, taste masking agents, permeation enhancers, the therapeutic or diagnostic agent to be delivered, and a hydrophilic polymeric coating such as polyethyleneglycol (“PEG”). In the preferred embodiment, the matrix is formulated with one side having the PEG-mucoadhesive polymer exposed for topical placement onto epithelial or cancer cells in the mouth or other mucosal area and the side(s) facing the inside of the oral cavity being covered with a biocompatible, inert membrane that is impermeable to the therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent(s) to be delivered. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234213 | Rationally-Designed Anti-Mullerian Inhibiting Substance Type II Receptor Antibodies - Methods for generating hybrid antibodies are provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234214 | Methods of Treating a Tauopathy - The present disclosure provides methods of treating a tauopathy, involving administering an anti-Tau antibody. The present disclosure also provides anti-Tau antibodies, and formulations comprising same, for use in the methods. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234215 | J591 MINIBODIES AND CYS-DIABODIES FOR TARGETING HUMAN PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN (PSMA) AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - In one embodiment, a minibody monomer that binds PSMA is provided. The minibody monomer is encoded by a nucleotide sequence comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, an scFv sequence that can bind PSMA, an artificial hinge sequence, and a human IgG CH3 sequence. In another embodiment, a CysDB monomer that binds PSMA is provided. The CysDB monomer may be encoded by a nucleotide sequence comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus, an scFv sequence that can bind PSMA and a cysteine tail. In other embodiments, methods for diagnosing or treating a cancer associated with PSMA expression in a subject are provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140234216 | FOLATE CONJUGATES OF ALBUMIN-BINDING ENTITIES - The present invention is directed towards new trifunctional folate-conjugates comprising a folate, an albumin binder and a radionuclide-based therapeutic or diagnostic moiety as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, their method of production and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic medical applications, such as diagnostic nuclear imaging and radionuclide therapy. | 2014-08-21 |