38th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150259137 | VERSATILE CONTAINER AND PIPE - A versatile container a versatile pipe section comprising a sleeve and a tube inserted into the sleeve, the tube being held in place using a first capping element at a first end, at least one mounting element in a middle portion and a second capping element at a second end. The first and second capping elements are provided with an opening of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the tube for allowing liquid or gas to flow through the tube. Also, a versatile container comprising a sleeve, at least one liquid or gas holding compartment adapted to be positioned within the sleeve, the at least one compartment being held in place using at least one mounting element. The sleeves are adapted to hold the contents of the tube or the at least one compartment in case of a leak. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259138 | PORTABLE PAD FOR CONTAINER - A pad includes a pad top surface, a pad bottom surface, and an inset defined in the pad top surface. The inset is sized and shaped for accommodating a can. A depth of the inset relative to the pad top surface is defined for allowing a can bottom surface to be seated in the inset and below the pad top surface. The inset is recessed to a sufficient depth to reduce a probability of the can, when empty, from tipping in winds. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259139 | TRASH CAN ASSEMBLY - Various trash can assembly embodiments are disclosed. In some embodiments, the trash can assembly includes a body and a lid assembly. The lid assembly can include a lid, and a multicomponent trim ring. The lid assembly can be rotatably connected with the body via a hinge unit. In certain embodiments, a flange of the trim ring is guided into and/or received into the hinge unit. A translating pin of the hinge unit can engage into the flange, thereby providing a rotatable connection between the trim ring and the body. In various embodiments, the translating pin is coupled with a handle to facilitate movement of the pin by a user during engagement of the trim ring and the hinge unit. A positioner can help to position the trash can against or adjacent to a wall or other structure. The movement of both the trim ring and the lid can be dampened. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259140 | DUAL SENSING RECEPTACLES - A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transmitters and a second subset of transmitters. A transmission axis of least one transmitter in the first subset of transmitters can be different from a transmission axis of at least one of the transmitters in the second subset of transmitters. An electronic processor can generate an electronic signal to a power-operated drive mechanism for moving the lid portion from a closed position to an open position when the sensor assembly detects the object within the sensing region. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259141 | TRANSFER DEVICE - A transferring apparatus includes an elevating platform, a pair of side arms that are placed on the elevating platform and are each capable of stretching toward and retracting from both sides of a package, and a lower conveyor that is placed on the elevating platform. At least either one of the pair of the side arms is movable in a left-and-right direction orthogonal to a stretching-and-retracting direction of the side arm. The side arm that is movable in the left-and-right direction includes a base member that is movable in the left-and-right direction. The base member of the side arm includes a front guide leg-member and a rear guide leg-member that are provided to respective ends in the stretching-and-retracting direction of the base member on the lower side thereof. The lower conveyor is provided below a base body member between the front guide leg-member and the rear guide leg-member. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259142 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A method and plant for producing tyres for vehicle wheels in which: each vulcanizer of a plurality of vulcanizers is associated with a respective pick-up logic of green tyres from at least one storage area of green tyres; upon each request to vulcanize a green tyre in a vulcanizer of the plurality of vulcanizers, the pick-up logic associated with the vulcanizer is applied to select and pick up a green tyre from the storage area; and the respective pick-up logic associated with each vulcanizer includes a first pick-up rule of green tyres from the storage area and, for at least one of the plurality of vulcanizers, the first pick-up rule is changed into at least one second pick-up rule at least once during the production in the plant of at least one lot of tyres. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259143 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Disclosed is an apparatus for handling electronic components on a lead frame. The apparatus comprises a singulation device configured to singulate the lead frame to thereby separate the electronic components and to position the separated electronic components alternately into at least two layers along different levels; and a guide having a plurality of lanes running along a surface of the guide, the lanes being configured to transport the separated electronic components from a first end of the guide arranged adjacent to the singulation device to a second end of the guide arranged adjacent to an output area. The lanes at the first end of the guide are alternately arranged into at least two layers having respective levels to receive the electronic components from the singulation device, whereas the lanes at the second end of the guide are arranged into a single layer along a common level for transferring the electronic components to the output area. Also disclosed is a guide suitable for use with the apparatus. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259144 | Conveyors for box making machines - A vacuum belt conveyor sequentially delivers sheet articles to a digital printer. The sheets are held in position by vacuum on the underside of the sheets through apertures in the belts and covered by the sheets. A plurality of independent plenums on the underside of the belt have chambers respectively communicating with rows of apertures extending along the belt. Vacuum is selectively applied from a manifold only to the plenum chambers that supply apertures that are covered by the sheets so that the ink from the printer will not be directed from its intended position on the sheet by vacuum from adjacent uncovered belt apertures. The sheets are fed to the conveyor in synchronism with the conveyor speed by a timed feeder so that the sheets are carried by the conveyor with a predetermined gap between the sheets and no belt apertures in the gap. A sensor counts the apertures in the belt and activates the feeder at predetermined time intervals. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259145 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING PIECE GOODS FROM A CONVEYING APPARATUS - Conveying apparatus including a plurality of conveying vehicles that can be moved along a movement path by the force of gravity independently of one another for conveying piece goods. The conveying apparatus also includes a discharging device for discharging piece goods from the conveying vehicles to a receiving device as well as an entraining device with a plurality of actively driven entrainment devices. The conveying vehicles include contact elements for producing a guiding contact with the entrainment devices. The entraining device supplies the conveying vehicles to a discharging region of the discharging device while exerting a holding-back contact with the contact elements and guides the conveying vehicles out of the discharging region again while exerting an entraining contact with the contact elements. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259146 | ARTICLE DIVERTING CONVEYOR BELT - An article-diverting modular conveyor belt employs an article mover on a conveyor belt module for selectively moving a conveyed article towards a side of the module. The article mover may be a transversely-extending endless belt for carrying articles across the belt towards a side of the module. Rollers below the conveyor belt are selectively activated to induce movement of the article mover. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259147 | Product Holder for Holding Food Products - The present invention relates to a product holder ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259148 | CONVEYOR FRAME ASSEMBLY WITH CROSS SUPPORTS - The present disclosure relates to a conveyor frame assembly that includes a pair of spaced side rafts joined by one or more cross supports. Each of the cross supports includes an attachment clamp such that the first and second ends of the cross support can be securely attached to an inner surface of the side rails. The attachment clamp includes a pair of attachment jaws that are joined to each other by an adjustment member. Rotation of the adjustment member causes the attachment jaws to move toward each other. As the attachment jaws move toward each other, an engagement surface fanned on each of the attachment jaws causes the side rails and cross support to move toward each other to securely attach the cross support between the side rails to allow for easy and convenient construction and field modification of the conveyor frame assembly. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259149 | System with telescopic conveyor and method therefor - A system has a telescopic conveyor | 2015-09-17 |
20150259150 | Buildup Shedding Sprocket for Driving a Wire Conveyor Belt - A method and apparatus for driving a wire conveyor belt with a buildup shedding sprocket. When driving a belt in any application in which material is added to articles on the belt, excess material accumulates on the support shelves between the sprocket teeth. A relief cut is made between the sprocket teeth providing a channel through which the excess material can be pushed away. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259151 | CONVEYOR MODULE DOCKING SYSTEM FOR A REVERSE VENDING MACHINE - A conveyor module for a reverse vending machine, which is mountable to a docking unit, and includes at least one conveyor belt; a housing for supporting the at least one conveyor belt, and a force receiving element for receiving a driving power for driving the at least one conveyor belt, which force receiving element is accessible from outside of the conveyor module through an opening in the housing. Further, a docking unit for a conveyor module of a reverse vending machine includes a housing, and a force feed element for outputting a driving power to the conveyor module, which force feed element is accessible from outside of the docking unit through an opening in the housing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259152 | EXTRUDER FOR USE IN A DISPENSER OF A LOOSE PRODUCT FOR THE PREPARATIONOF BEVERAGES - An extruder ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259153 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING PORTABLE TRANSPORT MODULES - A portable conveyor system comprising a modularly constructed conveyor and a plurality of transport modules each formed of a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveyor components, wherein the modules are arranged at least one of directly adjacent next to each other and on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a connected state, wherein the conveyor comprises: a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a predefined course of conveying lines, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame; at least one drive unit; at least one control device; and transport means movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit in order to transport load supports through the system; and wherein each of the modules comprises: a standardized exterior dimension; a support structure, a dimension of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension; and at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of the at least one of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259154 | TRANSPORTING MECHANISM - A transporting mechanism includes a transporting assembly, a slave assembly, a driving assembly, and a transferring assembly. The transporting assembly includes a base plate, two side plates extended from the base plate, two parallel fixed sliding rails correspondingly positioned on the side plates, two movable sliding rails, a number of sliding blocks, and a transporting belt. Each fixed sliding rail includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The transporting belt engages with the plurality of sliding blocks. The slave assembly and the driving assembly are positioned at two ends of the base plate and engage with the transporting belt. The driving assembly drives the transporting belt to carry the number of sliding blocks to slide along the fixed sliding rails. The transferring assembly and the slave assembly transfer the number of sliding blocks between the fixed sliding rails. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259155 | Shift and hold conveyor assembly for removal of oversize parcels - A conveyor assembly insertable within a conveying system including a low friction conveying surface having both forward and lateral conveying forces for moving articles toward a parallel lateral sidewall and a downstream conveyor. A first diverging sidewall gradually converges parcels toward the center of the conveyor. An inwardly directed offset extends from a first diverging sidewall to a second lateral sidewall for shifting parcels inwardly toward a second lateral sidewall. A raised high friction conveying surface or rail belt extends along an outer edge of the low friction conveyor. At least a portion of the high friction belt is raised above the surface of the adjacent conveying surface in flow communication with the low friction conveying surface. Parcels contacting the high friction belt are prevented from shifting over toward the sidewall and parcels having a center of gravity outside the tipover point fall over the belt onto a recirculation conveyor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259156 | D WHEEL TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD - A transfer device and method for transferring articles moving in a first conveyor path to a second perpendicular path is disclosed. The transfer device includes a wheel transfer vane assembly having a wheel assembly. Wheels used in the wheel assembly have a circumferential surface with a generally “D” configuration. The wheels have a first, generally flat side and a second, curved side. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259157 | ROTATING-SPIRAL DIVERTER - A conveyor having an article-diverting device with left-handed and right-handed spirals rotated in the same direction to transport articles in a first direction or in opposite directions to transport articles in a different second direction. The left-handed spirals are arranged alternately and parallel to the right-handed spirals. Rotating all the spirals at the same speed in the same direction in one version of the conveyor passes articles straight across the spirals perpendicular to the axes of rotation of the spirals. Rotating the left-handed spirals opposite to the right-handed spirals diverts the articles atop the spirals parallel to their axes of rotation. In other versions, one set of spirals is constantly rotated and the other set is actuated by geared engagement into and out of rotation in the opposite direction or by raising and lowering into and out of position in contact with articles. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259158 | CONTINUOUS ENTRANCE/EXIT PORT FOR CHAMBERS OF DIFFERENT PRESSURE AND/OR GASES - An improved port, for chambers of different pressures or gases, that permits continuous material to enter and exit a processing chamber with greatly reduced leakage between adjacent chambers or the atmosphere. The dimensions of the gap between the material and port and the length of the port will reduce air leakage into the processing chambers due to the flow characteristics of gases. The elongated port will improve conditions in chambers that utilize reduced pressure or controlled atmosphere to isolate the product and process from the degrading effects caused by air in the process zone. Thus, the reduced air leakage will improve product quality and can also reduce equipment costs required in building and maintaining the machine. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259159 | Method and Device for Turning Large-Area Panels in Extreme Oversize - The invention relates to a method and device for turning large-area panels, in particular glass panels, in extreme oversize of the order of magnitude of more than 40 metres in length and over 6 metres in width, wherein pick-up from the bath side or from the air side is possible, the method comprising the following features: a) the glass panels ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259160 | METHOD OF REDUCING SILICOSIS CAUSED BY INHALATION OF SILICA-CONTAINING PROPPANT, SUCH AS SILICA SAND AND RESIN-COATED SILICA SAND, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of reducing silicosis caused by inhalation of silica-containing proppant, such as silica sand and resin-coated silica sand, and apparatus therefor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259161 | Mobile Loading Dock with Adjustable Leg Assembly - An adjustable leg assembly for a loading dock ramp member having an elongate, adjustable housing with incremental slots, a hydraulic system having a hydraulic pump with a cylinder fully contained within the housing and a handle for operation of the hydraulic system. The leg assembly also includes a lock bracket for insertion into the slots to contact the cylinder for even distribution of compression loads. A user pumps the handle to actuate the hydraulic system and thereby adjust the loading dock to the desired height. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259162 | FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of reducing malfunctions due to wear of a portion where a sheet surface detection member makes contact with a sheet, and stably providing favorable feeding performance are provided. The feeding apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a first lever and a feed roller. The first lever includes a sheet contact portion configured to make contact with a sheet stacked on a sheet stacker. The feed roller, the first lever, and the holder are configured to be integrally detachable from a main body of the feeding apparatus. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259163 | FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of appropriately detecting sheets stacked on a stacking plate are provided. The feeding apparatus includes a sheet contact portion configured to make contact with a sheet stacked on a stacker. The sheet contact portion is arranged between a position where a feed roller makes contact with the sheet and a position where a conveyance roller makes contact with the sheet, in a feeding direction, and within an area of the feed roller in an axial direction of the feed roller. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259164 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeder includes a feeding member to contact a sheet and feed the sheet downstream in a sheet conveyance direction, a friction pad disposed facing the feeding member to contact the feeding member, and a receiving table including a pad mount to hold a side of the friction pad opposite a nip between the friction pad and the feeding member. The friction pad includes a fixed range secured to the pad mount upstream from the nip and a movable range extending downstream the nip in the sheet conveyance direction. A first friction force of the pad mount to act on the movable range of the friction pad is smaller than a second friction force of the sheet to act on the movable range of the friction pad. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259165 | SHEET TRANSPORTING MEMBER, SHEET TRANSPORTING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet transporting member including a shaft portion that includes a first shaft portion rotated by receiving a driving force on one end side and a second shaft portion of which one end is bendably connected to the first shaft portion on the other end side of the first shaft portion, a covering member that is changed over between a first posture in which the covering member covers a connecting portion to which the second shaft portion is bendably connected so as to allow the second shaft portion to stop bending, and a second posture in which the covering member does not cover the connecting portion, and a roller portion that is provided on the shaft portion and comes into contact with a sheet to transport the sheet. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259166 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: a housing; first through third conveyance paths, the second and third paths merging with the first conveyance path at a joining position; and a first guide member disposed at the joining position, wherein (a) the first guide member is configured to be kept, in a normal state, at a first position at which the first guide member closes at least part of the first conveyance path and opens the second and third conveyance paths to the first conveyance path, at the joining position and (b) the first guide member is configured to be moved, by contacting a sheet conveyed through the first conveyance path, to a second position at which the first guide member opens the first conveyance path and closes at least part of the second conveyance path and at least part of the third conveyance path with respect to the first conveyance path. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259167 | PAPER GUIDE MECHANISM - A paper guide mechanism that facilitates operation without easily allowing deviation of a wide guide unit. In a paper guide mechanism ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259168 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING FILMS IN PACKAGING MACHINES - Systems and methods for connecting the films of a first roll and a second roll in a packaging machine. The system includes a cutting device to cut the film of a first roll at a cutting position upstream side of a holding position with respect to a feeding direction toward a former while the film is held by a holding device. The system also includes a robot to move the second roll to a connecting position where a leading end of second roll film overlaps with a film terminal end of the first roll film. The system further includes a connecting device to connect the film leading end of the second roll film to the film terminal end of the first roll film. The robot to move the second roll from the connecting position to a set position after connecting the films, so that the second roll film is tensioned. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259169 | DRAGGING ELEMENT FOR DRAGGING WEB MATERIALS - Dragging element for dragging web materials comprising at least a portion with at least one through cut ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259170 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING A FLAT SHEET-SHAPED ELEMENT CIRCULATING IN A PROCESSING MACHINE - A holding device ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259171 | DISPENSING APPARATUS - An apparatus and a method for distributing printed slips or tickets are disclosed that are obtained from a continuous strip of material, in which the strip is cut by a stationary blade when the user tensions the strip by pulling an end thereof; a driven dragging roller that makes the strip advance in an intermittent manner, is interrupted if a sensor detects that the strip is tensioned to be cut. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259172 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, there is provided a sheet processing apparatus including a contactless type detection magnetic sensor for detecting magnetism of a sheet, correction magnetic sensors for detecting a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor, coils arranged near the detection magnetic sensor, and a cancel device for generating a cancellation magnetic field for cancelling a magnetic field near the detection magnetic sensor from the coils based on a detection result of the correction magnetic sensors. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259173 | Fiber Optic Reel Stand With Axle Bearing Assembly - A reel frame stand for supporting a reel thereon comprises a first pair of hingedly connected legs oppositely disposed from a second pair of hingedly connected legs; a first axle bearing on the first pair of legs and a second axle bearing on the second pair of legs, and each of the first and second axle bearings comprising a base and a bushing having a cylindrical inner surface surrounding an open channel; an axle having opposing cylindrical portions being rotatably secured within the open channels of the opposing first and second axle bearings to permit selective rotation of the reel supported thereon; a first brace having one end being rotatably secured to one of the legs of the first pair of legs and a second end being selectively securable at one of a plurality of ports on the first pair of legs by a fastener that is sized and configured for engaged receipt within each of the plurality of ports; a second brace having one end being rotatably secured to one of the legs of the second pair of legs and a second end being selectively securable at one of a plurality of ports on the second pair of legs by a fastener that is sized and configured for engaged receipt within each of the plurality of ports; and wherein each of the first and second pairs of hingedly connected legs may be selectively positioned relative to each other in one of a plurality of configurations including a flat configuration, a closed configuration and an open configuration. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259174 | CONDITION MONITORING OF VERTICAL TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT - A method and arrangement are disclosed for detecting a working condition of a mechanical brake of vertical transport equipment, the vertical transport equipment including a frequency converter, an electrical motor and a mechanical brake. Movement of the vertical transport equipment can be controlled using a frequency converter configured to feed electrical power to the motor, the mechanical brake being configured to mechanically hold a car or load of the vertical transport equipment. Data relating to deceleration of the car or load is used as reference data. The mechanical brake is controlled into a closed position for decelerating movement of the car or load. Test data, relating to deceleration of the car or load is measured from information or from a control system of the frequency converter, and compared with reference data. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259175 | ELEVATOR BRAKE | 2015-09-17 |
20150259176 | BELT FOR DRIVE TECHNOLOGY, PARTICULARLY A BELT-LIKE TRACTIVE ELEMENT FOR ELEVATOR TECHNOLOGY, WITH FIRE-RESISTANT PROPERTIES - A belt for drive technology having a belt body made from two polymer materials (A) and (B) with elastic properties and including a top layer as the belt back and a substructure with a force transfer zone and a tension member embedded in the belt body. The first material (A) contains 15 to 50% w/w of at least one fire-resistant additive and is used everywhere in the belt body where high mechanical properties are not required and the second material (B) contains 5 to 35% w/w of at least one fire-resistant additive and is used in the are of the belt body that is subjected to the highest mechanical stresses. The belt is particularly used as a tractive element for hoisting technology. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259177 | Passenger Conveyor Systems with Separate Chain and Pallet Tracks - A passenger conveyor with reduced pallet travel height is disclosed. The moving walkway generally includes a chain track and a pallet track separate from the chain track, a drive chain movably disposed in the chain track, and a plurality of pallets coupled to the pallet track. Each of the pallets may be movably connected to the drive chain and the drive chain may travel at a different velocity than the plurality of pallets in a portion of the passenger conveyor. Methods for reducing distance between passenger and return portions of an endless series of pallets are also disclosed. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259178 | Cleaning Pad and Cleaning Implement - The present invention relates to a cleaning pad, cleaning device, and a method for cleaning. The cleaning pad has a plurality of ridges and grooves configured to mesh with the channels and ribs of an escalator or moving walkway step. The cleaning device includes a head portion configured to attach to a handle, and a cleaning pad removably attached to the head portion. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259179 | CRANE, IN PARTICULAR OVERHEAD CRANE OR GANTRY CRANE, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CRANE GIRDER - The invention relates to a crane, in particular an overhead crane or gantry crane, having at least one crane girder that extends horizontally in a longitudinal direction. The crane is designed as a trussed girder and comprises struts which connect an upper run and a lower run together. The upper run and lower run of the trussed girder are designed in a laminar manner, on which a crane trolley having a lifting gear can be moved. The at least one crane girder is advantageously improved by virtue of the fact that the struts are designed in a laminar manner, each strut has a main surface that extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the crane girder. The first or second strut end of each strut has at least one aperture on the main surface that lies against the lower run or the upper run. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259180 | CRANE ASSEMBLY - A crane assembly includes a main body, a boom, a hoist, a sheave, a hook assembly including a hook, a cable, and a projection. The boom extends from the main body and includes a tubular main section and a tubular extension section telescopically nested within the tubular main section. The boom has a first end pivotally coupled to the main body. The hoist is coupled to at least one of the first end of the boom and the main body. The sheave is disposed at an opposing second end of the boom opposite to the main body. The cable extends from the hoist, along the length of the boom, over the sheave, and downward to the hook assembly. The projection extends outward from the boom and toward the main body. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259181 | LOAD COMPENSATOR HAVING TENSION SPRING ASSEMBLIES CONTAINED IN A TUBULAR HOUSING - In view of the above, there has been described a load compensator including one or more tension spring assemblies that are contained within a tubular housing when tension from a load is applied to the tension spring assemblies. When the load compensator includes more than one tension spring assembly, the tension spring assemblies are mechanically connected to each other in series and stacked in-line with each other in the housing. In a preferred construction, each of the tension spring assemblies includes elastomeric tension elements mounted between two disks, and the tubular housing includes a tube having threaded ends and caps that screw onto the tube. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259182 | Forklift Blade Attachment - Disclosed is an attachment for a fork of a forklift truck enabling the forklift truck to pull a pallet towards the forklift truck. At least one fork has a generally horizontal section extending away from the forklift truck and a generally vertical section adjacent to the forklift truck. The attachment has an elongate upside down U-shaped channel having a proximal end and a distal end for slipping onto the generally horizontal section of the fork of the forklift truck. The distal end of the attachment carries a U-shaped rod slippable over the generally vertical section of the fork. A troft is in the attachment near the proximal end. Upstanding teeth are retained by the attachment between the proximal end and the troft for retaining pallets so that the forklift truck can pull the pallet. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259183 | Forklift Blade Attachment - Disclosed is an attachment for a fork of a forklift truck enabling the forklift truck to pull a pallet towards the forklift truck. At least one fork has a generally horizontal section extending away from the forklift truck and a generally vertical section adjacent to the forklift truck. The attachment has an elongate upside down U-shaped channel having a proximal end and a distal end for slipping onto the generally horizontal section of the fork of the forklift truck. The distal end of the attachment carries a U-shaped rod slippable over the generally vertical section of the fork. A troft is in the attachment near the proximal end. Upstanding teeth are retained by the attachment between the proximal end and the troft for retaining pallets so that the forklift truck can pull the pallet. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259184 | TRAVELING CONTROL DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - A vehicle control device controls a maximum velocity of a forklift by restricting a maximum speed of an engine. Further, the vehicle control device monitors a vehicle velocity. When the vehicle velocity is equal to or higher than a restriction triggering vehicle velocity obtained by subtracting a predetermined velocity from the maximum velocity, the vehicle control device restricts the maximum speed of the engine. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC MACHINE STABILITY - A lift device includes a chassis, a lift boom, a sensor, and a controller. The chassis includes a frame, an axle pivotally coupled to the frame, and an actuator positioned to move the axle. The lift boom is rotatably coupled to the chassis and operable within a work envelope, and the sensor is positioned to monitor an orientation of the lift boom. The controller is configured to engage the actuator based on the orientation of the lift boom. Engagement of the actuator moves the axle to adjust the work envelope of the lift boom. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259186 | Vacuum Bottle Stopper for Wine, Inert Gas Supply and Method - Vacuum bottle stoppers for wine, a method of preserving wine, a method of serving wine from a bottle stored in a vacuum, all particularly suited for partially consumed bottles of wine are disclosed. Systems and methods are also disclosed for evacuating a partially consumed bottle of wine, filling the wine bottle head space with an inert or other gas and then storing the wine bottle while maintaining the inert or other gas in the bottle. The stopper has a vacuum valve in a vacuum indicator in a removable cap. The vacuum valve has a self-closing passageway due to the passageway traversing an elastomeric material. The vacuum indicator moves in response to vacuum and reveals a marking on a valve opener when a desired vacuum is achieved. The stopper may have a filter, which also aerates. The method of preserving wine includes installing the stopper in the neck of the bottle and withdrawing air from the bottle through the stopper. The method of serving wine includes releasing vacuum from the bottle by unseating the removable cap, removing the cap and pouring wine through the stopper. Vacuum pumps for the stopper are also disclosed. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259187 | CARBON DIOXIDE DOSING APPARATUS - Solid carbon dioxide dosing apparatus ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259188 | VENTED TAP DISPENSER FOR LIQUID - A tap dispenser having a main body, said main body having a main body interior portion and an opposing main body exterior portion; a liquid flow pathway passing through the main body; a vent pathway passing through the main body, wherein air transport through the vent pathway is separated from liquid transport through said liquid flow pathway and wherein the vent pathway has a vent pathway inlet and an opposing vent pathway outlet; a vent valve operably engaged with the vent pathway outlet; and a liquid flow valve operably engaged with the liquid flow pathway. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259189 | TRAINING HALTER FOR HORSES - A training halter has a nose loop configured to encircle the nose of a horse, a head loop configured to encircle the head of the horse from the poll to the chin groove and a right strap, a left strap, and a chin strap that connect the nose loop and the head loop. A preferred embodiment of the training halter has a selectably removable band of multiple pressure protrusions positioned to apply pressure to a horse's nose and/or poll when the halter is pulled down and/or backward. A training halter having a nose loop with pressure protrusions and/or a head loop with pressure protrusions is more effective for training a horse not to pull away from a post. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259190 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR A SADDLE - Anti-theft device for a saddle having at least one through hole, the device having at least one first fastening member and at least one second fastening member respectively provided with a first countercheck and a second countercheck, coupleable in abutment, from opposite sides of the at least one through hole, to the outer surfaces of the saddle, wherein the at least one first fastening member and/or the at least one second fastening member is/are housable, at least partially, inside the at least one through hole of said saddle, the anti-theft device having means for constraining in a not-removable way the at least one first fastening member to the at least one second fastening member. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259191 | BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR A STIRRUP STRAP - A buckle assembly for a stirrup strap is disclosed, one aspect comprising a plate connectable to a first end of the strap, the plate having a tongue extendable from the first end of the strap, the tongue having at least one pin extending perpendicularly from the first side, the pin being insertable in a strap through-hole near a second end thereof; and a receiver having a sleeve with a first side and a second side, the sleeve being configured to slidably receive the second end of the stirrup strap and the tongue when the pin of the first side of the tongue is positioned in one of the through-holes, the receiver further having a spring latch with a distal end having an opening for receiving the pin, the spring latch moveable between a locking position and a release position. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259192 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a MEMS device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a MEMS element as a first component provided on the substrate, a first film having a plurality of through holes. The first film and the substrate are configured to form a cavity accommodating the MEMS element. The device further includes a second film provided on the first film, a second component provided on the substrate and disposed outside of the cavity, and a film provided on the substrate and disposed outside of the cavity, and configured to surround the second component. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259193 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A present MEMS device includes: a functional element with a connection electrode; a structural member that forms a cavity surrounding the functional element; a second insulating film provided so as to surround a predetermined region on a first surface of the connection electrode; a first lid portion that has a third insulating film, is provided with an opening, and covers a part of the cavity; a second lid portion that has a first conductive member and a sealing portion, the first conductive member being electrically connected to the predetermined region of the connection electrode, and the sealing portion sealing the opening of the first lid portion; a fourth insulating film that insulates the first conductive member from the sealing portion; and a second conductive member that penetrates the fourth insulating film and is electrically connected to the first conductive member. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259194 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Package - A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die and a modular interconnect structure adjacent to the first semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure as a reconstituted panel. An interconnect structure is formed over the first semiconductor die and modular interconnect structure. An active area of the first semiconductor die remains devoid of the interconnect structure. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the first semiconductor die with an active surface of the second semiconductor die oriented toward an active surface of the first semiconductor die. The reconstituted panel is singulated before or after mounting the second semiconductor die. The first or second semiconductor die includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The second semiconductor die includes an encapsulant and an interconnect structure formed over the second semiconductor die. Alternatively, the second semiconductor die is mounted to an interposer disposed over the interconnect structure. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259195 | MIRCO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) module, which includes a MEMS die stacked on an electronic circuit die. The electronic circuit die includes a substrate, the substrate including at least one through-silicon via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate; and at least one electronic circuit. The electronic circuit includes a circuit region, and a signal transmission layer directly connecting the TSV. At least one wire is connected between a middle part of the MEMS die and the TSV. There is no signal communication at the interfacing location where the MEMS die is stacked on and bonded with the electronic circuit die. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259196 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a MEMS device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a MEMS element provided on the substrate, a first film having a plurality of through holes. The first film and the substrate form a cavity containing the MEMS element. The device further includes a second film provided on the first film, a third film provided on the substrate, and including a first region and a second region outside the first region, the first region and the second region being different from each other in height from the substrate. The height from the substrate of the first region of the third film is lower than the height from the substrate of the second region of the third film. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259197 | PROCESS FOR HYBRIDIZING BY ADHESIVE BONDING TWO MICROELECTRONIC ELEMENTS - The process for hybridizing a first microelectronic element (100) with a second microelectronic element (200) comprises moving the first and second microelectronic elements closer to generate an adhesive bond via interaction of first and second components (104, 202) of a two-component adhesive. At least one first member (103) and at least one second member (201) extends from said first and from second elements, respectively, the first and second components of the two-component adhesive being associated with said first and with said second elements, respectively. The first and second components are mixed via said at least one first and second members during the step of moving closer, and at the end of the step of moving closer the distance separating the first and second microelectronic elements is smaller than the cumulative height of said at least one first member and of said at least one second member before the movement closer. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259198 | METHODS OF FORMING MEMS DEVICE - A method of forming a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device includes: providing a substrate; forming a tantalum nitride (TaN) layer on the substrate; forming a dielectric anti-reflective coating (DARC) layer on the TaN layer; coating photoresist on the DARC layer and etching the DARC: and TaN layers to form a trench; performing intensified ashing and wet cleaning processes to remove the photoresist and the DARC layer. The DARC layer can prevent the formation of tantalum-containing polymeric substances from a reaction between the TaN layer and the photoresist during the intensified ashing process. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259199 | System and Method for Extracting and Collecting Substances from a Molecular Combination - A system and process are provided for extracting a substance from a molecular combination. The process comprises heating the molecular combination to dissociate the molecular combination into cations and anions, moving the cations and anions through a magnetic field to separate cations and anions, and isolating cations from anions with a barrier. The system comprises a non-conductive conduit for guiding an ionized particle stream, a magnetic field source for creating a magnetic field through which the ionized particle stream moves, and a barrier located in the conduit. The ionized particle stream has a velocity relative to the conduit, and the magnetic field source is oriented relative to the velocity of the ionized particle stream so that cations are separated from anions as the ionized particle stream moves through the magnetic field. The barrier is oriented in the conduit so that cations are isolated from anions after separation. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259200 | METHOD OF USE OF AN IONIC LIQUID FOR STORING HYDROGEN - A method releases hydrogen by forming a second ionic liquid from a first ionic liquid by releasing hydrogen from the first ionic liquid by exposing the second ionic liquid to water and a catalyst. The first ionic liquid includes a cation and an anion including a borohydride. The release of the hydrogen forms a borate, which makes up the anion of the second ionic liquid. The cation of the first ionic liquid is the same as that of the second ionic liquid. A reaction system includes the first and second ionic liquids, water and a catalyst. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259201 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM - A hydrogen supply system for supplying hydrogen comprises a reaction unit for producing a hydrogen-containing gas by a dehydrogenation reaction of a starting material, a heat supply unit for supplying heat to the reaction unit, a removal unit for removing through membrane separation a dehydrogenation product from the hydrogen-containing gas produced by the reaction unit, and a first off-gas line for supplying a part or whole of an off-gas from the removal unit to the reaction unit. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259202 | Process for the Production of Synthesis Gas - The invention relates to a process for the production of synthesis gas from tail gas including autothermal reforming and shifting a portion of autothermally reformed process gas in order to produce a product stream of synthesis gas richer in carbon monoxide. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259203 | OZONE GENERATOR - An ozone generator ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259204 | OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE - An ozone generator cartridge | 2015-09-17 |
20150259205 | Catalytic Sulfur Degassing - The invention relates to an improved process and apparatus for degassing liquid sulfur. According to the invention liquid sulfur is contacted with a catalyst module with voidage of 60% or more, which results in catalytic decomposition of H | 2015-09-17 |
20150259206 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PURE TRISILYLAMINE - A process for producing trisilylamine in the liquid phase by charging monochlorosilane in the liquid state in a solvent at elevated temperature, and reacting the monochlorosilane with NH | 2015-09-17 |
20150259207 | PRODUCTION OF TRISILYLAMINE FROM MONOCHLOROSILANE AND AMMONIA BY USE OF INERT SOLVENT - The present invention relates to a specific process for producing trisilylamine from monochlorosilane and ammonia in the liquid phase. The invention further relates to a plant wherein such a process can be carried out with advantage. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259208 | Method of Making Active Materials for Use in Secondary Electrochemical Cells - The present invention provides a method for producing lithium iron phosphate or lithium iron mixed metal phosphate. The method comprises using waste pickling liquor as a starting material wherein the waste pickling liquor is the source of the iron ions in such phosphates. The waste pickling liquor is mixed with lithium hydrogen phosphate, and optionally a source of at least one metal ion. The precipitate is then dried or filtered and calcined to produce a lithium iron phosphate or a lithium iron mixed metal phosphate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT A HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION REACTION AND USE OF A SENSOR OR ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR THIS PURPOSE - It is the goal of a hydrothermal carbonization reaction to obtain the best possible yield of specific substances, for example the greatest possible carbon yield. However, biomass of very different types and grades is fed into the process, so that the reaction can take place very differently within each individual batch. Influencing the process is generally problematical, because the process proceeds in closed manner. For this reason, it is proposed to assign a sensor or an analysis device for the total organic carbon for the dissolved organic carbon, or for fractions of the total organic carbon. An adaptation of the process parameters can then be undertaken manually or by way of a process controller, as a function of the sensor's measurement results. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259210 | WIRING - A wiring includes a graphene having a five-seven-membered ring-dense region. The graphene has a plurality of unit cells each including a five-seven-membered ring. The length of the unit cell is 1 nm or more. The shortest distance between most closely adjacent unit cells among the unit cells is 5 nm or less in the five-seven-membered ring-dense region. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259211 | Production of Graphenic Carbon Particles Utilizing Hydrocarbon Precursor Materials - A method is disclosed for making graphenic carbon particles. The method includes introducing a hydrocarbon precursor material into a thermal zone ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259212 | GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS - The present invention relates to graphene-based foam, the graphene-based foam having a structure defined by a three-dimensional network of interconnected and ordered open cells, the open cells being defined by cell walls, the cell walls (i) being formed of graphene sheets, partially reduced graphene oxide sheets, reduced graphene oxide sheets, or a combination thereof, and (ii) having a thickness defined by the thickness of a plurality of graphene sheets, partially reduced graphene oxide sheets, reduced graphene oxide sheets, or a combination thereof. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259213 | Diamond Unit Cell and Diamond Mass by Combinatorial Synthesis - Diamond unit cell produced by a combinatorial synthesis from a tetrahedranoidal compound and a carbon atom, and diamond mass produced therefrom, are described. Diamond mass produced is spectroscopically-free of graphitic impurities, and free of observable defects. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259214 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID IMOGOLITE NANOTUBES - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing hybrid imogolite nanotubes, which includes the following steps: (i) dissolving an aluminium precursor in an aqueous solution; (vi) under agitation, adding at least one silicon alkoxide, in which the silicon has hydrolysable substituents and at least one non-hydrolysable substituent, to the aluminium solution obtained at the end of step (i), the molar ratio of Al/Si necessarily being from 1 to 4; (vii) under agitation, adding a base to the aluminosilicate solution obtained at the end of step (ii), until obtaining a hydrolysis ratio of 1 to 3; (viii) maintaining agitation for a duration of at least 15 hours; (ix) heating the solution obtained at the end of step (iv) to a temperature of 50° C. to 150° C. for a duration of 2 to 8 days. The present invention also relates to hybrid imogolite nanotubes that simultaneously include a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic surface, and have an outer diameter of 3.3 nm to 3.4 nm, which can be obtained via said method. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259215 | Preparation Of Lithium Carbonate From Lithium Chloride Containing Brines - This invention relates to a method for the preparation of lithium carbonate from lithium chloride containing brines. The method can include a silica removal step, capturing lithium chloride, recovering lithium chloride, supplying lithium chloride to an electrochemical cell and producing lithium hydroxide, contacting the lithium hydroxide with carbon dioxide to produce lithium carbonate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259216 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIMONY TRISULFIDE - A method for producing antimony trisulfide can inexpensively produce antimony trisulfide that has a relatively low content of lead, arsenic, and crystalline silica (i.e., impurities). The method includes charging a reaction vessel with an antimony trioxide powder and sulfur, and heating the inside of the reaction vessel to react antimony trioxide with sulfur. Since antimony trioxide is obtained by volatilization-oxidation refining, antimony trioxide has a small particle size and a large specific surface area, and exhibits good reactivity, and high-purity antimony trioxide having a low content of impurities (e.g., lead, arsenic, and crystalline silica) is easily available. It is possible to inexpensively produce antimony trisulfide having a low content of impurities by utilizing high-purity antimony trioxide as a raw material. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259217 | LOW-TEMPERATURE ROUTE FOR PRECISION SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES - Methods for making metal oxide nanoparticles, including mixed metal oxides and core-shell metal oxide nanoparticles, are disclosed. A solution comprising a metal carboxylate and a carboxylic acid is combined with a solvent comprising an alcohol heated to a temperature ≦250° C. for an effective period of time to form metal oxide nanoparticles. The metal may be a group IIIA metal, a group IVA metal, a transition metal, or a combination thereof. A metal oxide shell may be deposited onto metal oxide nanoparticles by dispersing the metal oxide nanoparticles in an alcohol, adding a metal carboxylate, and maintaining the reaction at a temperature ≦200° C. for an effective period of time to form core-shell nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may have a relative size dispersity of ≦20%, and may further comprise a plurality of carboxylic acid, carboxylate, and/or alcohol ligands coordinated to the nanoparticles' outer surfaces. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259218 | FILTRATION UNITS, FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND FILTRATION METHODS - The present invention relates generally to fluid filtration, such as, for example, filtration systems and units (and components thereof) and filtration methods. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259219 | Cyclonic/Cross-Flow Hierarchical Filter - An example filtration device may include a plurality of filter lobes. The filtration device may also include a spine connected to each of the plurality of filter lobes such that each filter lobe is interconnected through the spine. Each of the plurality of filter lobes may be positioned at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the spine such that each of the plurality of filter lobes are parallel to one another. The filtration device may also include a terminal lobe including a surface positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine. The filtration device may also include a plurality of pores positioned at a distal end of each of the plurality of filter lobes, and a waste channel in fluid communication with each of the plurality of pores. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259220 | Liquid Vaporization Systems and Methods of Use - A liquid vaporization system according to the present invention includes the application of energy, including pulsed electrical discharges, sparks or continuous arcs, to or within a spray comprising a liquid that may be combined with a flammable compound. The liquid is typically water or other aqueous composition o flowable solutions, and the flammable compound is typically, but not necessarily, a flammable gas. The spray generated by a nozzle typically comprises finite size droplets. The finite size droplets typically have a size distribution, and droplet size is generally expressed as drop diameter in units of 10 | 2015-09-17 |
20150259221 | OIL-WATER SEPARATION STRUCTURE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, OIL-WATER SEPARATOR, AND OIL-WATER SEPARATION METHOD USING OIL-WATER SEPARATOR - Provided is an oil-water separation structure, a method of manufacturing the same, an oil-water separator including the oil-water separation structure, and an oil-water separation method using the oil-water separator. The oil-water separation structure includes a porous substrate including a plurality of protrusions forming a nano-pattern on at least one surface; and an inorganic particle disposed at an end of at least some portions of the protrusions. The oil-water separation structure has hydrophilic or superhydrophilic surface properties to selectively filter out water and easily separate and retrieve oil from a mixture of water and oil. A manufacturing process of the oil-water separation structure is environmentally friendly and the oil-water separation structure may be manufactured into a large surface area. The oil-water separator including the oil-water separation structure may be repeatedly used and prevent additional environmental pollution. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259222 | Electrolysis Remediation Device and Method - The current invention is an electrolysis remediation device and method that will act to saturate an area of influence with oxygen and/or hydrogen, which can easily be placed easily into a contaminated medium with minimum intrusiveness and power requirements. A variety of soil and groundwater contaminants are more readily broken down in an oxygen rich environment. Increasing the oxygen content of the soil and groundwater has been used to address a broad range of volatile and semivolatile contaminants including many of the contaminants associated with fuels, BTEX compounds and chlorinated solvents. Hydrogen is also widely recognized as a required key electron donor for the biologically mediated remediation of chlorinated compounds. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259223 | ELECTROLYZED WATER PRODUCTION DEVICE, ELECTROLYZED WATER PRODUCTION METHOD, AND ELECTROLYTIC BATH - This electrolyzed water production device ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259224 | Apparatus for purifying a fluid and method for purifying a fluid, in particular by means of the aforesaid apparatus - Apparatus for purifying a fluid, which comprises at least one ion absorption cell ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259225 | Ion separation device and method formed by magnetic field and ion exchange membranes - The present invention discloses an ion separation device formed by a magnetic field and ion exchange membranes, comprising a magnetic field, anion exchange membranes ( | 2015-09-17 |
20150259226 | DESALINATION APPARATUS - This disclosure provides a desalination apparatus having a first electrode plate, a first filtering unit, a second filtering unit and a second electrode plate arranged in sequence as well as a power supply unit. Each of the filtering units comprising: an insulation substrate having a plurality of trench holes penetrating through the insulation substrate; a conductive layer formed on the insulation substrate and sidewalls of the plurality of trench holes; and an insulation layer formed on the conductive layer and the sidewalls of the plurality of trench holes; wherein the power supply unit provides the first filtering unit, the second filtering unit, the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate with a first electric potential of positive value, a second electric potential of negative value, a third electric potential and a fourth electric potential, respectively, and the third electric potential is larger than the fourth electric potential. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259227 | FUNCTIONAL POLYMER MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A functional polymer membrane having a pore volume fraction of 0.6% or more and 3.0% or less by allowing a reaction of curing a composition containing a polymerizable compound (A) and a copolymerizable monomer (B). | 2015-09-17 |
20150259228 | RESIDUAL DISINFECTION OF WATER - A water disinfecting system usable with an isolated water volume has a first concentration of a first metal and a second concentration of a second metal. The second metal being different from the first metal. The first and second metals each having an anodic index. The first metal having a higher anodic index than the second metal anodic index. The first metal and second metal form a galvanic coupling when placed into the isolated water volume. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259229 | Separation Apparatus and Separation Method - A separation apparatus includes an acquiring section for acquiring water to be treated containing substances to be removed, a separation section for separating the substances to be removed from the water to be treated, an oxygen removing section for removing oxygen from inside of the separation section, a substance-to-be-removed discharging section for discharging the substances to be removed separated from the treated water, and a treated-water discharging section for discharging the treated water remaining after the substances to be removed are separated from the water to be treated. The separation section includes, for example, a storage section for storing flocculants, a flocculating section for forming aggregates by stirring the flocculants with the water to be treated, and a collecting section for collecting and sending the aggregates to the substance-to-be-removed discharging section. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHEMICAL DOSAGE OPTIMIZATION IN WATER TREATMENT AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a system for optimization of dosing in water treatment, a water treatment system and a method therefor. The system for optimization of dosing in water treatment according to the present invention comprises: a chemical reagent addition device, for adding a certain dosage of a chemical reagent into a water sample to be treated at a predetermined interval; an optical detection module, for detecting in real time a change in particle size of particles in the water sample after the addition of the chemical reagent; and a chemical reagent dosage determination device, which determines an optimized dosage of the chemical reagent for coagulating the particles in the water sample, according to the correlation between the change in particle size obtained by the optical detection module and the dosage of the added chemical reagent. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259231 | Process for Reducing Soluble Organic Content in Produced Waters Associated with the Recovery of Oil and Gas - A chemical treatment process and separation module are described for removal of soluble organic compounds and suspended or emulsified oils and/or solids from produced waters that accompany operations for oil and gas recovery. The process occurs in its entirety within an interval of several minutes. The solubility of organic compounds is first reduced, in an optional step, by pH reduction, followed by treatment with coagulants and flocculants, the latter in conjunction with microbubble flotation. The organic compounds that are rendered insoluble, along with other oily solids, are captured in the floe created by the coagulant and flocculant treatment, and simultaneously made buoyant by the concurrent addition of microbubbles. The water and floe is passed over an array of sloped strainers that separates and diverts the floe from the effluent water, which contains significantly reduced soluble organic content. The separated stream of oily solids can be dewatered for disposal as waste. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259232 | TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER CONCENTRATE - Water, for example produced water from a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) or cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) heavy oil recovery operation, is treated, for example to recover water re-use in creating steam. The produced water is concentrated, for example in one or more thermal treatment devices such as an evaporator and a crystallizer. A solvent and a compound or solution comprising multivalent cations is added to the concentrate. Solids precipitate and are separated from the concentrate. The solvent may be recovered for re-use in treating more concentrate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259233 | MELTING FURNACE HAVING INFINITE FURNACE CAMPAIGN - The invention relates to methods and to devices for a melting furnace, or for the conveying ones of the product to be melted, having an infinite life (furnace campaign). The same is achieved by means of the continuous/periodic, e.g. cyclic, exchange, in the optimum case, of all of the components surrounding the furnace interior/melting space, or surrounding the conveying lines, in that the components can be arranged/placed next to each other in a modular manner and that said components move in a certain direction while new individual parts are added at one of the free ends of the respective assembly and while worn/used individual parts are removed at the other free end of the respective assembly. For this purpose the individual components are held and/or moved by suitable receptacles, wherein the furnace interior/melting chamber remains stationary. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259234 | BENDING OF SHEETS OF GLASS RUNNING ON A BED OF ROLLS - A device for bending sheets of glass running between a bed of upper rolls and a bed of lower rolls forming a shaping bed that pinches the sheets as they run, the shaping bed being disposed in a path having a curved profile in the running direction of the sheets of glass, the shaping bed including at least one roll of what is known as the rod/sheath type including a fixed metal rod preformed in a curved profile lengthwise and a flexible sheath that is able to rotate about the rod, the sheath being rotated about the rod. The roll of the rod/sheath type may include a metal rod preformed in a curved profile lengthwise and a flexible sheath that is able to rotate about the rod, the sheath including a first envelope made of a polymer material and a second envelope made of a flexible metal material disposed around the first envelope, the first and the second envelope rotating together as one. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259235 | PLATE-SHAPED OBJECT PROCESSING METHOD - A plate-shaped object processing method forms a through hole of a desired shape in a plate-shaped object. The method includes a through hole contour forming step of performing laser processing within the plate-shaped object along a contour of the through hole to be formed, by positioning, within the plate-shaped object, a focal point of a pulsed laser beam of a wavelength capable of passing through the plate-shaped object. The beam is applied along the contour of the through hole to be formed by a pulsed laser beam irradiation unit including a condenser applying the laser beams. A through hole is formed by breaking the laser-processed contour of the through hole and forming the through hole by positioning an ultrasonic transducer of an ultrasonic wave applying unit in correspondence with the contour of the through hole to be formed, and applying an ultrasonic wave. | 2015-09-17 |
20150259236 | APPARATUS AND METHOD CHARACTERIZING GLASS SHEETS - An apparatus and method for continuous edge separation in a continuous process for a ribbon of flexible brittle material such as a thin ribbon of glass is disclosed wherein an initial flaw or score is formed in the ribbon. The initial flaw is turned into a crack that propagates continuously throughout the processing of the ribbon. The cracking itself results in no material loss. After cracking, the cut side edge is routed along a path different than the interior quality region to avoid contact damage between the quality region and the edge portion. The quality region can be provided for further processing or be stored. The flexible, brittle ribbon can be sourced from a hot forming device or from a roll (spool) of substrate. | 2015-09-17 |