40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170282116 | REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A FLUID FLOW - An absorbent for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid stream, comprising an aqueous solution a) of an amine of the general formula (I) | 2017-10-05 |
20170282117 | GAS SEPARATION METHOD - The gas separation method is executed under a condition in which a partial pressure of a first gas (G1) in a feed gas that contains at least mutually different gases being the first gas (GI), a second gas (G2) and a third gas (G3) becomes less than or equal to the total pressure of a permeate-side space (S2) of a gas separation membrane (30). The gas separation method includes a step of causing flow of a sweep gas that contains at least the third gas (G3) into the permeate-side space (S2) of the gas separation membrane (30) while supplying a feed gas to a feed-side space (S1) of the gas separation membrane (30). The permeation rate of the first gas (G1) in the gas separation membrane (30) is greater than the permeation rate of the second gas (G2). | 2017-10-05 |
20170282118 | GAS SEPARATION METHOD - The gas separation method is executed under a condition in which a partial pressure of a first gas (G | 2017-10-05 |
20170282119 | Gas Separation Module and Assembly - A gas separation module and assembly for housing ceramic tubular membranes. The module includes a plurality of tubes containing the ceramic tubular membranes. The tubes are arranged parallel to one another and are supported by tube sheet plates at each end. Gas-tight seals surround each membrane, preventing a feed gas and a residue gas within the inner lumen of the membrane from mixing with a permeate gas in the tube interior. The module also contains a gas distribution pipe for withdrawing the permeate gas out of, or introducing a sweep gas into, the module. This configuration allows for ceramic tubular membranes to be modularized for use in an assembly that carries out many types of gas separations. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282120 | DEHUMIDIFICATION DEVICE - Provided is a dehumidifying device configured such that a dehumidifying material which has absorbed moisture can efficiently release the moisture. The dehumidifying device ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170282121 | POTABLE WATER MAKING APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL USE - A potable water making apparatus includes a thermoelectrical cooling plate, air intake, and a separator. The thermoelectrical cooling plate is operable with electrical power to form a cool surface. The air intake guides the air from a surrounding across an area of the cooling plate, and the separator drives condensation from the cool surface to a reservoir. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOVERING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A STREAM OF GAS - A system for use in recovering carbon dioxide from a stream of gas includes an absorption unit configured to receive the stream of gas and a stream of liquid absorbent. The gas includes carbon dioxide and vaporized water, and the liquid absorbent is chemically reactive with the carbon dioxide to form a solidified carbon dioxide-rich absorbent material. The gas and the liquid absorbent are mixed in the absorption unit such that a slurry that includes the solidified carbon dioxide-rich absorbent material and condensed water is formed therein. The system also includes a transport mechanism coupled in communication with the absorption unit, wherein the transport mechanism is configured to channel the slurry downstream from the absorption unit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282123 | CORE-SHELL OXIDE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS USING THE CORE-SHELL OXIDE MATERIAL - A core-shell oxide material comprises: a core which comprises a ceria-zirconia based solid solution powder having at least one ordered phase of a pyrochlore phase and a κ phase; and a shell which comprises an alumina based oxide disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282124 | EXHAUST FILTER WITH ACTIVE PLUGS - A ceramic honeycomb body having intersecting walls that form channels extending axially from a first end face to a second end face and plugs to seal the channels at least at one of the first end face and the second end face. The plugs include a first active component, such as a catalytically active component or a chemically active component, of the plug structure, wherein the intersecting walls comprise no first active component and optionally have a second active component of the wall structure or disposed on the walls. Included are methods of making the ceramic honeycomb body having plugs of the first active component and walls with no first active component. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282125 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb structure body including a plurality of cells; and a plugging portion to alternately plug open end parts of the plurality of cells on one side as an inflow side of the exhaust gas and open end parts on the other side as an outflow side of the exhaust gas. The partition wall is loaded, on the side of the outflow cells, with an oxidation catalyst made of a transition metal oxide to oxidize NO gas or an oxidation catalyst made of a transition metal oxide loaded at CeO | 2017-10-05 |
20170282126 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A module includes a bonded portion in which the hollow-fiber-membranes are bonded and fixed together by potting material at least in an end portion of each of the hollow-fiber-membranes. Each of the hollow-fiber-membranes has a resin impregnation portion in which resin is impregnated into an outer surface side of each of the hollow-fiber-membranes at least in the end portion where each of the hollow-fiber-membranes is bonded and fixed together. In the end portion of the hollow-fiber-membranes, a leading edge of the resin impregnation portion toward the other end of each of the hollow-fiber-membranes is located closer to the other end than a leading edge of the bonded portion toward the other end. The thickness of the resin impregnation portion in the direction of the wall thickness of the hollow-fiber-membranes is 10 to 70% with respect to the thickness of the hollow-fiber-membranes. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282127 | ETCHING MASK, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, POROUS MEMBRANE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING ETCHING MASK, POROUS MEMBRANE, FINE DUST-BLOCKING MASK INCLUDING POROUS MEMBRANE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ACTIVE SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure provides an etching mask, a method for manufacturing the same, a method for manufacturing a porous membrane using the same, a porous membrane, a fine dust blocking mask including the same, and a method for manufacturing a surface enhanced Raman scattering active substrate. In this connection, the etching mask includes an organic film; and a pattern layer disposed on the organic film, wherein the pattern layer has openings defined therein having a uniform size, wherein each of the openings includes a micro-scale or nano-scale hole. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282128 | POROUS MEMBRANES AND ASSOCIATED SEPARATION MODULES AND METHODS - A porous membrane is made from a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer containing 10 to 40 mole percent repeat units derived from 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol and 60 to 90 mole percent repeat units derived from 2,6-dimethylphenol; and a block copolymer containing backbone or pendant blocks of poly(C | 2017-10-05 |
20170282129 | COMPOSITE SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SPIRAL WOUND SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a thin composite semipermeable membrane having a practical salt rejection and permeation flux; a method for producing said membrane; and a spiral wound separation membrane element that has a practical salt rejection and provides excellent water treatment efficiency. The method for producing the composite semipermeable membrane includes a step in while, while feeding out a porous support having a porous polymer layer on one surface of a nonwoven fabric layer from a supply roll, an amine solution containing a multifunctional amine component is brought into contact with the porous support, and an organic solution containing a multifunctional acid halide component is brought into contact with the amine solution on the porous support to cause interfacial polymerization, thus forming a skin layer containing a polyamide resin on the surface of the porous support. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282130 | ORGANIC POLYMER THIN MEMBRANE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a technique for fabricating a novel thin membrane with a starting material such as a biocompatible compound that is not easily processible into a membrane, particularly a technique for fabricating a novel thin membrane of a composition that is gradually polymerized from a membrane surface into the membrane in the cross sectional direction of the membrane, and having, for example, different structures on the front and back of the membrane. The technique includes the steps of preparing a solution of a starting material compound; forming a thin membrane of the solution on a base material surface; and forming the organic polymer thin membrane through a polymerization reaction caused by irradiating the exposed surface of the thin membrane with a plasma or an electron beam. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282131 | POROUS MEMBRANES AND ASSOCIATED SEPARATION MODULES AND METHODS - A separation module that includes a porous membrane, where the porous membrane includes a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer containing 10 to 40 mole percent repeat units derived from 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol and 60 to 90 mole percent repeat units derived from 2,6-dimethylphenol; and a block copolymer containing backbone or pendant blocks of poly(C | 2017-10-05 |
20170282132 | GAS-DISSOLVED WATER PRODUCTION DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD - An ozone water production device ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170282133 | IN VITRO EVOLUTION IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - The invention describes a method for isolating one or more genetic elements encoding a gene product having a desired activity, comprising the steps of: (a) compartmentalising genetic elements into microcapsules; and (b) sorting the genetic elements which express the gene product having the desired activity; wherein at least one step is under microfluidic control. The invention enables the in vitro evolution of nucleic acids and proteins by repeated mutagenesis and iterative applications of the method of the invention. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282134 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING BATTERY SLURRY - An apparatus for making a battery slurry is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a vacuum system providing a vacuum environment, a dry powder mixing device mixing a plurality of powdery materials uniformly to obtain a dry powder, a kneading device kneading the dry powder with the first part solvent to form a doughy mixture, and a high speed dispersing device dispersing the doughy mixture to the second part solvent to form the battery slurry. The vacuum system, the dry powder mixing device, the kneading device, and the high speed dispersing device are connected to each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282135 | DOSING AND MIXING ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT - Dosing and mixing exhaust gas includes directing exhaust gas towards a periphery of a mixing tube that is configured to direct the exhaust gas to flow around and through the mixing tube to effectively mix and dose exhaust gas within a relatively small area. Some mixing tubes include a slotted region and a non-slotted region. Some mixing tubes include a louvered region and a non-louvered region. Some mixing tubes are offset within a mixing region of a housing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282136 | METHOD OF OPERATING A BATCH MIXER AND BATCH MIXER FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The invention provides a method of operating a batch mixer for producing first and second numbers of mixtures from first and second numbers of batches of materials to be mixed in the batch mixer, the batch mixer comprising a mixing chamber, a mixing element disposed within the mixing chamber, the mixing element and the mixing chamber being configured for providing an identical flow of the materials to be mixed within the mixing chamber and around the mixing element regardless of in which of the first and second opposite directions the mixing element is rotated, and a motor assembly coupled to the mixing element for rotating the mixing element for mixing the first and second numbers of batches of materials to be mixed for producing the first and second numbers of mixtures. The method comprises the steps of energizing said motor assembly for rotating said mixing element in said first direction, for each one of the first number of batches of the materials to be mixed: loading the one of the first number of batches of materials to be mixed into the mixing chamber, mixing the one of the first number of batches of materials for producing one of the first number of mixtures, and removing the one of the first number of mixtures from the mixing chamber, energizing the motor assembly for rotating the mixing element in the second direction, and for each one of the second number of batches of the materials to be mixed loading the one of the second number of batches of materials to be mixed into the mixing chamber, mixing the one of the second number of batches of materials for producing one of the second number of mixtures, and removing the one of the second number of mixtures from the mixing chamber. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282137 | MAGNETIC DRIVE FOR BIOREACTOR - The system and method of the invention pertains to use of a back iron on one or both ends of the impeller to increase the magnetic field density, and thus strengthen the magnetic coupling. In addition, pie-shaped (i.e. wedge) magnets, or variations thereof, increase the utilization volume and hence provide higher torque to allow the use of less expensive material (e.g. ferrites). In another embodiment, the rotor side is constructed with a Halbach array which increases the torque without the need to add a back iron piece. In another embodiment, an axial flux stator is implemented to replace the drive-end magnets and the drive motor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282138 | AXIAL FLUX STATOR - The system and method of the invention pertains to an axial flux stator is implemented to replace the drive-end magnets and the drive motor. The axial flux stator comprises a control circuit to control the voltage and current provided to the stator, to measure the torque and speed of rotation, and to measure the magnetic flux and magnetic flux density produced by the axial flux stator and impeller magnets, individually or in combination. The axial flux stator comprises a plurality of current carrying elements to produce magnetic flux in an axial direction and drive the impeller. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282139 | AUTOMATED CUSTOMIZED COSMETIC DISPENSER - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the creation and dispensing of a custom formulation within a package at a retail point of sale. In one aspect, the invention includes an automated dispensing apparatus including at least a two-axis robot arm. In another aspect, the invention includes an automated mixer adapted to mix the dispensed custom formulation within the package. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282140 | METHOD FOR COVERING PARTICLES, ESPECIALLY A BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIAL PARTICLES, AND PARTICLES OBTAINED WITH SUCH METHOD AND A BATTERY COMPRISING SUCH PARTICLE - Described here is a powder comprising a plurality of lithium-containing particles having a dry, uniform protective layer, wherein the protective layer of the particles is obtained by a sequential vapor phase reaction or adsorption process. Also described is a battery comprising an anode layer and a cathode layer, wherein the cathode layer comprises lithium metal oxide or a lithium metal phosphate, wherein the metal comprises at least one of Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt, Iron, Titanium, and/or Manganese, wherein the cathode particles have a dry, uniform protective layer, and wherein the anode layer comprises lithium titanium oxide particles. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282141 | Aromatization Reactors with Hydrogen Removal and Related Reactor Systems - The present invention discloses aromatization reactor vessels with hydrogen membrane tubes, and associated aromatization reactor vessel systems. Also disclosed are processes for conducting aromatization reactions utilizing these reactor vessels and systems. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282142 | COMPACT DEVICE FOR MIXING FLUIDS - A device for mixing fluids for a downflow catalytic reactor ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170282143 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MAGNESIUM FLUORIDE SOL SOLUTIONS FROM ALKOXIDES COMPRISING ADDITION OF MAGNESIUM SALTS - The invention relates to a method for obtaining a magnesium fluoride (MgF | 2017-10-05 |
20170282144 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIPOSOME AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIPOSOME - Disclosed herein are a method for producing a liposome which is capable of reducing the facility costs and also capable of rapid desolvation, and an apparatus for producing a liposome which is for use in the above-mentioned method. Provided is a method for producing a liposome, including a stirring step of stirring a mixed liquid containing an oil phase in which at least one lipid is dissolved in an organic solvent and a water phase, and an evaporating step of evaporating an organic solvent from the mixed liquid, in which the condensed organic solvent is removed by passing a gas having a temperature not higher than the dew point of the solvent in the evaporating step. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282145 | Microfluidic Device for the Generation of Combinatorial Samples - The present disclosure relates to a microfluidic device and a method allowing the generating and screening of combinatorial samples. A microfluidic device for producing droplets of at least one sample into an immiscible phase is provided, the device comprising a droplet maker connecting an immiscible phase channel and a sample channel having at least one sample inlet connected to at least one sample inlet channel injecting the at least one sample into the sample channel, wherein the injection of the at least one sample is controlled by at least one sample valve, so that the at least one sample flows either towards a sample waste outlet or into the at least one sample inlet channel, wherein different sample inlet channel of the at least one sample inlet channel have the same hydrodynamic resistance resulting from the length, height and width of each sample inlet channel upstream of the droplet maker. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282146 | POLYMERIZATION REACTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER ABSORBENT RESIN - A polymerization reactor of the present invention includes a container body | 2017-10-05 |
20170282147 | NANOSTRUCTURED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CARBON-CONTAINING MOLECULES AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE - Nanostructured arrays having a metal catalyst (e.g., cobalt) are irradiated with light to initiate the an artificial photosynthetic reaction resulting in the formation of carbon-containing molecules, for example, long chained hydrocarbons or amino acids. A nanostructure having one or more structural elements having a high aspect ratio can formed over a substrate and are placed in contact with water and a carbon-containing source (e.g., carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, methane). When the nanostructure is exposed to light, the water and the carbon-containing source can react to form a molecule having at least two carbon atoms chained together. Structural elements may include a number of metal layers arranged in a patterned configuration so that, upon light irradiation, a greater amount of light energy is concentrated in close proximity to the region where the reaction is catalyzed than for the case without the patterned configuration. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282148 | Treatment of Heavy Crude Oil and Diluent - An integrated process simultaneously removes the diluent and reduces the TAN, resulting in cost savings from the diluent recovery and increasing the value of the produced heavy crude stream by removing the acids and other contaminants, while reducing the overall energy requirements when compared to performing the two processes separately. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282149 | REACTOR AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A reactor suitable for a reaction containing an exothermic reaction is provided. The reactor includes the following components. A reaction channel has an inlet and an outlet, and has a front-end reaction zone, middle-end reaction zones, and a back-end reaction zone from the inlet to the outlet. A front-end catalyst support and a front-end catalyst are located in the front-end reaction zone, a middle-end catalyst support and a middle-end catalyst are respectively located in the middle-end reaction zones, and a back-end catalyst support and a back-end catalyst are located in the back-end reaction zone. The concentration of the front-end catalyst is less than the concentration of the back-end catalyst, and the concentration of the middle-end catalyst is decided via a computer simulation of reaction parameters. The reaction parameters include size and geometric shape of the reaction channel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282150 | POLYARYLENE SULFIDE PRODUCTION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUPPLY TUBE - The present invention provides an a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) production device provided with a supply tube for loading corrosive materials such as a strong alkali into a reaction vessel, wherein prescribed amounts of various raw materials or the like can be accurately loaded into the reaction vessel without causing decreases in production efficiency due to the replacement of the supply tube or the repair of the reaction vessel in response to the corrosion of the supply tube or the like. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282151 | Liquid-Solid Sampling System for a Loop Slurry Reactor - Polymerization reactor systems providing integrated liquid-solid sampling systems are disclosed. Methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for measuring a property of the liquid portion of liquid-solid mixture are described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282152 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTIVATED CARBON - An activated carbon manufacturing method may include preparing activated carbon precursors, carbonizing the activated carbon precursors by performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, equalizing the activated carbon precursors which were carbonized, in the carbonizing, by grinding the activated carbon precursors, activating the activated carbon precursors by inserting an oxidizing agent and distilled water into the equalized activated carbon precursors, and performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, and introducing a nitrogen-based functional group into a surface of the activated carbon precursors by mixing the activated carbon precursors, a nitrogen material, and a solvent to perform reaction on the activated carbon precursors. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282153 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTIVATED CARBON - An activated carbon manufacturing method may include preparing activated carbon precursors, carbonizing the activated carbon precursors by performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, equalizing the activated carbon precursors carbonized, in the carbonizing, by grinding the activated carbon precursors, activating the activated carbon precursors by inserting an oxidizing agent and distilled water into the equalized activated carbon precursors and performing a heat treatment on the activated carbon precursors, and introducing metal oxide particles into the activated carbon precursors by mixing the activated precursors, a metal salt, and a reducing agent in a solvent to perform reaction on the activated carbon precursors. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282154 | SORBENT MATERIAL FOR SEPARATING BIO-MACROMOLECULES - A sorbent material is disclosed for the one-step separation of bio-macromolecules in a single pass extraction of DNA from complex mixtures of molecules and chemicals. In one embodiment, the sorbent material comprises a silanized material at least partially coated or formed with a polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(aryl methacrylate), a poly(aryl acrylate), a poly(heteroaryl methacrylate, a poly(heteroaryl acrylate) and a copolymer thereof. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282155 | SUPERFICIALLY POROUS PARTICLES WITH DUAL PORE STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Superficially porous particles are provided. Aspects of the superficially porous particles include a non-porous inner core and a porous outer shell that includes inner and outer porous regions. The inner porous region can include ordered cylindrical pores substantially perpendicular to the non-porous inner core. The outer porous region can include conical pores which extend to the surface of the particles and which are in fluid communication with the cylindrical pores of the inner porous region. Also provided are methods of making the subject superficially porous particles. Aspects of the methods include subjecting substantially solid inorganic oxide particles to agitation in an aqueous solution in the presence of a first cationic surfactant and a second anionic surfactant, which together form micelles, to pseudomorphically transform the particles. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282156 | EXTRACTION AND DETERMINATION OF RESIDUAL ORGANIC SOLVENTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS BY SPME METHOD USING A NEW NANOCOMPOSITE FIBER - A stainless steel wire may be platinized using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method and then may be coated by polyaniline/multiwalled carbon nanotube (PANI/MWCNT) nanocomposite by electrochemical polymerization (EP). The resulting fiber may be used for headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) of residual solvents (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, BTEX) in commercial pharmaceutical drugs, followed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID). | 2017-10-05 |
20170282157 | PROCESS FOR REGENERATING FILTER AID USED IN A WINTERIZATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a process for in situ regeneration of spent filler aid including the steps of: a) circulating through a spent filter aid cake in a circulation loop a regenerating oil at a temperature of from 40° C. to 100° C., in a regenerating oil spent filter aid (v/w)ratio from 0,3/1 to 12/1; b) removing the regenerating oil from the treated spent filter aid cake; and recovering the regenerated filter aid, | 2017-10-05 |
20170282158 | Catalytic Composition for Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes - The present invention relates to a catalytic composition for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, comprising an active catalyst and a catalytic support, the active catalyst comprising a mixture of iron and cobalt in any oxidation form and the catalytic support comprising exfoliated vermiculite. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282159 | Method for Preparing Molybdenum Doped Titanium Dioxide Thin Film by Sol-Gel - The present invention discloses a method for preparing molybdenum doped titanium dioxide thin film by sol-gel, comprising following steps: preparing a mixed solution containing tetrabutyl titanate, adding a thickener to obtain solution I, preparing solution II containing ammonium molybdate solution, dropwise adding solution II into solution I and obtaining a titanium dioxide sol; dipping the titanium dioxide sol on the surface of a glass ball and oven drying, repeating such for several times, removing a solvent by vacuum drying, carrying out high-temperature calcination, keeping warm and obtaining molybdenum doped titanium dioxide thin film. The molybdenum doped titanium dioxide thin film prepared by the present invention has higher specific surface area, and the catalyst after modeling deposition has better transmissivity and porosity, large reaction contact area, high light efficiency and good photocatalytic effect. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282160 | CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE USING SAME - This invention relates to core-shell nanoparticles having acid sites, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of directly producing hydrogen peroxide using the same. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282161 | METHOD OF METALLIC CLUSTERS FABRICATION WITH DESIRED SIZE USING SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY TIP INDUCED REACTIONS - A method of transferring a single metal atom from a first location to a second location on the surface of a metal oxide is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a material having a first metal atom deposited on a first oxygen atom vacancy of the metal oxide and transferring the first metal atom of the metal on the first oxygen atom vacancy to a second location on the metal oxide by applying a voltage to the first metal atom. The second location can be a second metal atom on a second oxygen atom vacancy of the metal oxide, where the first and second metal atoms form a first metal atom second metal atom species, or a metal atom of the metal oxide, where the first metal atom and the metal atom of the metal oxide forms a first metal atom metal atom of the metal oxide species. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282162 | COPPER NANOPARTICLE-TITANIA COMPOSITE NANOARCHITECTURES - A composition having: titania aerogel having titania nanoparticles and copper nanoparticles. Each of the copper nanoparticles is in contact with more than one of the titania nanoparticles. A method of: providing a titania aerogel, and forming or depositing copper nanoparticles onto the surface of the titania aerogel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282163 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING HETEROGENEOUS ACID CATALYSTS BASED ON MIXED METAL SALTS AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to heterogeneous acid catalysts comprising or consisting of mixed metal salts, of lithium and aluminum phosphates and sulfates, and combinations with metallic cations, such as magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium and gallium, to provide adequate Lewis acidity; organic or inorganic porosity promoters, such as polysaccharides; and agglomerates, such as clays, kaolin and metal oxides of the type M | 2017-10-05 |
20170282164 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb structure body; and a convex part that protrudes outward from a part of circumference of the honeycomb structure body. The convex part surrounds the circumference of the honeycomb structure body like a ring. The convex part is of a tapered shape at least at one end having a tapered face. The convex part has a circumference coating layer making up the tapered face. The convex part has a maximum thickness of 1 to 20 mm, and a rough-face region on the tapered face, the rough-face region having surface roughness of 5 to 70 μm. The rough-face region has a total of a rough-face region angle of 108° or more. An inclination angle formed between the tapered face and the extending direction of the cells is 10 to 80 degrees. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282165 | ZEOLITE CATALYSTS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING ZEOLITE CATALYSTS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOWER OLEFINS - Provided are zeolite catalysts that allow reactions to proceed at temperatures as low as possible when lower olefins are produced from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha, make it possible to make propylene yield higher than ethylene yield in the production of lower olefins, and have long lifetime. The zeolite catalysts are used in the production of lower olefins from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha. The zeolite catalysts are MFI-type crystalline aluminosilicates containing iron atoms and have molar ratios of iron atoms to total moles of iron atoms and aluminum atoms in the range from 0.4 to 0.7. The use of the zeolite catalysts make it possible to increase propylene yield, to lower reaction temperatures, and to extend catalyst lifetime. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282166 | MULTIPLE ZEOLITE HYDROCARBON TRAPS - Hydrocarbon (HC) traps are disclosed. The HC trap may include a first zeolite material having an average pore diameter of at least 5.0 angstroms and configured to trap hydrocarbons from an exhaust stream and to release at least a portion of the trapped hydrocarbons at a temperature of at least 225° C. The HC trap may also include a second zeolite material having an average pore diameter of less than 5.0 angstroms or larger than 7.0 angstroms. One or both of the zeolite materials may include metal ions, such as transition, Group 1A, or platinum group metals. The HC trap may include two or more discrete layers of zeolite materials or the two or more zeolite materials may be mixed. The multiple zeolite HC trap may form coke molecules having a relatively low combustion temperature, such as below 500° C. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282167 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - The honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure body made of a zeolite material containing at least a coarse particle zeolite having a large average particle diameter (coarse zeolite particles). A fine particle zeolite having an average particle diameter smaller than that of the coarse particle zeolite (fine zeolite particles), and an inorganic bonding material, the coarse particle zeolite (the coarse zeolite particles) is a chabazite type zeolite in which an average particle diameter of primary particles is 2 μm or more and 6 μm or less, and in the fine particle zeolite (the fine zeolite particles), an average particle diameter of primary particles is 0.02 μm or more and smaller than 2 μm, and in the zeolite material which is comprised the honeycomb structure body, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters of 0.02 to 0.15 μm to a volume of all pores is 42% or less. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282168 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - The manufacturing method includes a step of mixing a coarse particle zeolite, a fine particle zeolite, and a raw material of an inorganic bonding material to prepare a zeolite raw material; a step of forming the prepared zeolite raw material into a honeycomb shape to prepare a honeycomb formed body; and a step of firing the prepared honeycomb formed body to prepare the honeycomb structure. In the step of preparing the zeolite raw material, as the coarse particle zeolite, a chabazite type zeolite having a specific average particle diameter, the fine particle zeolite having a specific average particle diameter, the raw material of the inorganic bonding material which includes at least basic aluminum lactate is used. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282169 | ALUMINUM CATALYST - An aluminum catalyst is obtained by reacting at least one compound of a specific alkylaluminum compound and a specific hydridoaluminum compound with a specific hydroxy compound. The specific hydroxyl compound is a specific 2-cycloalkyl-6-arylphenol or a specific di(2-cycloalkyl-6-arylphenol). A method for producing isopulegol or optically active isopulegol includes selectively cyclizing citronellal using the aluminum catalyst. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282170 | PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING CATALYSTS - The invention provides compounds of general structure I: (Ar | 2017-10-05 |
20170282171 | CATALYST PARTICLES, CARBON-SUPPORTED CATALYST PARTICLES AND FUEL CELL CATALYSTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH CATALYST PARTICLES AND CARBON-SUPPORTED CATALYST PARTICLES - A catalyst particle is composed of an inner particle and an outermost layer that includes platinum and covers the inner particle. The inner particle includes on at least a surface thereof a first oxide having an oxygen defect. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282172 | OXIDATION REACTOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OXIDE - Provided is an oxidation reactor capable of oxidizing hydrocarbons with both reaction efficiency and energy efficiency. The oxidation reactor according to the present invention includes a liquid inlet channel, a gas inlet channel, a gas-liquid mixing unit, and a flow reactor. Through the liquid inlet channel, a liquid containing a reaction substrate hydrocarbon is introduced. Through the gas inlet channel, a gas containing oxygen and ozone is introduced. The gas-liquid mixing unit mixes the liquid introduced from the liquid inlet channel with the gas introduced from the gas inlet channel. In the flow reactor, an oxidation catalyst is immobilized or packed. The gas-liquid mixing unit houses, in its channel, a mobile particle which is capable of rotating and/or moving to mix the liquid with the gas to thereby form a gas-liquid slug flow. The gas-liquid slug flow is introduced into the flow reactor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282173 | ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLING FIBERS, METHOD MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND FABRICS USING THE SAME - The invention discloses environment-controlling fibers, method manufacturing the same and fabrics using the same, which adopts polyolefin material, optoelectronic material, thermoelectric material, piezoelectric material and catalyst material, to make fibers and fabric by melting, mixing, drawing and weaving. The fabrics are used in all kinds of environmental control products or for organic agriculture. To use green energy such as solar light energy, solar thermal energy, wind energy, hydro energy, geothermal energy and other renewable energy to stimulate the function of the special material within the fibers, so that the fabrics can remove pollutants in the environment and produce self-purification function to achieve the purpose of improving the environmental conditions or promote plant growth. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282174 | Tip Collar with Integrated Filters - A disposable filter tip collar provides an improved system for using filters in conjunction with disposable pipette tips. The filters are installed into the tip-holding collar rather than inside each tip as in current use. The separation of the filters from the tips in this manner offers significant advantages for ease of use, cost, and pipetting performance. Because the filters are separate from the tips, the available liquid pipetting volume within the tips is not diminished as it is using the current system, which allows for more consistent pipetting and method development between filter and non-filter tips. Since the filters are not limited in size by the internal diameter of the pipette tips, larger diameter filters can be used which are more efficient and allow better pipetting performance. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282175 | FLUID INSPECTION DEVICE - The present invention provides a fluid inspection device comprising at least one channel including a top channel surface and a bottom channel surface, and a first spacing formed therebetween; at least one chamber communicating with the at least one channel from which a fluid flows into the at least one chamber and including a top chamber surface, a bottom chamber surface and a fluid-filling area and a through opening communicating with the at least one chamber and the outside. A second spacing is formed between the top chamber surface of at least one portion of the fluid-filling area and a corresponding bottom chamber surface thereof, wherein the second spacing is smaller than the first spacing. The fluid inspection device prevents bubbles from producing in the chamber and obstructing the inspection and further allows less required fluid amount in the chamber. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282176 | SPECIMEN DELIVERY APPARATUS - A specimen processing apparatus includes a housing having a fluid supply reservoir, a specimen receiving chamber, a specimen collection reservoir, and an actuator coupled to the fluid supply reservoir. A liquid flow path extends from the fluid supply reservoir to the specimen receiving chamber, and to the specimen collection reservoir. The actuator is operable to propel a liquid from the fluid supply reservoir to the chamber. The specimen receiving chamber includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid flow guide disposed between the inlet port and the outlet port. In addition, the fluid supply reservoir is fluidly coupled to the inlet port and the outlet port is fluidly coupled to the specimen collection reservoir. The fluid flow guide may be operable to roil a liquid as it flows from the inlet port to the outlet port to facilitate the extraction of a specimen from a collection device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282177 | Multiple Path Sample Collection Card - A fluid sample collection card in one embodiment includes an absorbent strip including a sample application portion, a first absorbent strip portion extending directly from the sample application portion, and a second absorbent strip portion extending directly from the sample application portion and spaced apart from the first absorbent strip portion by the sample application portion, a non-absorbent layer positioned beneath the absorbent strip, and a sample application portion indicium configured to identify the sample application portion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282178 | PORTABLE QPCR AND QRT-PCR APPARATUS - The present invention is related to a portable apparatus for performing uni-directional convective qPCR or qRT-PCR in a mixing reagent containing a target nucleic acid and a fluorescence dye including denaturation, annealing and extension processes. The apparatus includes at least a temperature controlling unit which comprises at least one heat source and one temperature sensor, a circulation-enabling container, a light source, a photo-detector, a filter, a set of optical elements, and a processor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282179 | LIQUID REAGENT STORAGE AND OPERATION OF ANALYTICAL DEVICES - Improved mechanisms for storing and introducing liquid volumes in a liquid handling device and, in particular, improved mechanisms for rupturing a liquid storage package to introduce liquid into the device, improvements to the stability of a liquid receiving chamber inside the device and improvements to liquid handling in the receiving chamber are achieved. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282180 | CELL TRAPPING METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPECIFIC CELL- TRAPPING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPECIFIC CELL-CONTAINING SOLUTION - Provided is a cell trapping method for selectively trapping a specific cell included in a cell-containing solution at a filter surface by filtering a liquid, and the method includes a step of draining a liquid for n (n is a natural number) times, in which from the first step of draining the liquid to the n-th step of draining the liquid, a liquid surface of the liquid in the introduction region on the filter is maintained at a predetermined liquid surface height, and when the n-th step of draining the liquid is completed, the discharging of the liquid from the cell trapping device is stopped in a state where the liquid surface is at a predetermined height in the filter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282181 | PHOTOCLEAVAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CLEAN FLUIDIC DEVICES - A method and system for improving throughput of a fluidic system such as a biopolymer analysis system by cleaning accumulated or clogging biopolymer from the fluidic system is disclosed. The method and system utilize a light energy source to photocleave the biopolymer molecules that may accumulate or aggregate in the fluidic system or clog a passageway. The accumulated biopolymer may be exposed to a light energy source for a sufficient period of time such that the biopolymer molecule is dosed with sufficient energy to photocleave the biopolymer molecules, thereby restoring the efficiency of and flow through the system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282182 | DEVICES FOR TRAPPING AND CONTROLLING MICROPARTICLES WITH RADIATION - A particle manipulation device includes a substrate and a microchannel included in the substrate and configured to receive a fluid including particles therein. A biasing structure is formed on the substrate adjacent to, but outside the microchannel. The biasing structure is configured to dispense radiation at a frequency to bias movement of the particles within the microchannel from outside the microchannel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282183 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE - A fluid handling device includes: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, wherein a first recess which allows fluid to flow therethrough is formed on the first surface; a film including a third surface and a fourth surface which are opposite to each other, wherein at least a pair of second recesses is formed on the third surface; and at least a pair of electrodes whose shape is defined by the second recesses, the electrodes being disposed in the second recesses and configured to apply an electric field to an inside of the first recess, the film being joined to the substrate such that the first surface and the fourth surface face each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282184 | THERMAL CYCLER LID CONFIGURATIONS AND USES THEREOF - Lid configurations for thermal cyclers and uses thereof are provided. A nucleic acid amplification device may include a lid assembly that may be able to move between an open and closed configuration. The lid assembly may include a heater therein. The heater in the lid may have an adjustable configuration that may be able to accommodate different configurations of sample containers. Optionally, the heater may be retractable within a housing of the thermal cycler, when the lid is opened. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282185 | ADJUSTABLE TEST TUBE HOLDER - A test tube holder is configurable to support a combination of a first test tube type and a second test tube type. The test tube holder has a base and a plurality of independently adjustable support members, each coupled to and rotatable with respect to the base between a first position, where the support member is configured to support the first test tube type, and a second position, where the first support member is configured to support the second test tube type. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282186 | STRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND OPTICAL BIOSENSORS - The present invention provides a structure for integrating microfluidic devices and optical biosensors, including: a holder member for carrying and receiving an optical biosensor; microfluidic channel layer for providing at least a fluid to flow; and a cover member for the inflow and outflow of the at least a fluid, the at least a fluid flowing from an inlet, passing the optical biosensor by at least a fluid channel for sensing, and then flowing out through at least one fluid outlet. As such, the integrating structure of the present invention can detect the optical signal produced by the optical biosensor, transport fluid, and avoid leakage, and is applicable to the integration of various forms of optical biosensors and microfluidic devices. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282187 | Pipette Tips with Vertical Ribs - An apparatus for assembling together a plurality of pipette tips into a single line or a rectangular array using a tip collar that will provide structural rigidity to the plurality of pipette tips. The tips are manufactured with vertical ribs and the tip collar is manufactured to achieve a friction fit with the vertical ribs of the tips, thereby producing a tip and collar assembly that is easier to manufacture, lower in cost, and more convenient for the operator. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282188 | Apparatus and method for using a tip collar on a single row of pipette tips - An apparatus for assembling together a plurality of pipette tips into a single line using a tip collar that will provide structural rigidity to the plurality of pipette tips and the method of incorporating such an apparatus. Such rigidity created by the tip collar apparatus will allow for an innovative method of connecting a single line of pipette tips to their respective pipettors that will reduce the amount of downward axial force required to impinge the plurality of pipette tips using the traditional connection method. The tips will be maintained in a consistent and straight pattern as required for pipetting, and not susceptible to breakage. The tips can also be customized by the user into any pattern of tips in a single line as needed for specialized applications. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282189 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF WIRES FROM CAR FLUFF - A plant for the treatment of car fluff is disclosed having one or more magnetic iron separators, followed by one or more eddy current separators that receive the negative coming from the magnetic iron separators, followed by one or more inductive sensor-based recovery separators that receive the negative coming from the eddy current separators, followed by at least two inductive sensor-based polishing separators respectively calibrated for the separation of stainless steel and copper wires arranged for receiving the material separated by the inductive sensor-based recovery separators, an unravelling shredder also being arranged between the latter and the polishing separator(s) calibrated for the separation of copper wires. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282190 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AGGREGATE MATERIAL - An apparatus for processing aggregate material comprising an inclined trough having a pair of shafts rotatably mounted therein, the shafts having staggered blades arranged pass between one another during rotation of the shafts and angled to carry material towards an upper end of the trough, excess water and any floating trash passing over a weir adjacent a lower end of the trough onto the deck of a first vibratory screen, and a second vibatory screen being mounted adjacent the upper end of the trough for receiving particulate material from the upper end of the trough, the second vibratory screen having at least one deck for grading the material, wherein water collected in a sump of the first vibratory screen is arranged to pass into a sump of the second vibratory screen. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282191 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve includes: a magnetic force generating coil generating an electromagnetic force; a valve spool reciprocated depending on an electromagnetic force generated from the magnetic force generating coil; a holder having the valve spool inserted into a hollow portion of the holder and forming a plurality of ports opened and closed depending on the reciprocating motion of the valve spool; a foreign material collecting coil collecting a foreign material when power is applied to the magnetic force generating coil to serve as an electromagnet; and a foreign material outlet port formed in the holder and discharging the foreign material collected in the foreign material collecting coil when the supply of power to the foreign material collecting coil is released to outside. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282192 | Electrostatic Filter - An electrostatic filter according to one embodiment of the present invention is an electrostatic filter including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being provided with a base and a plurality of firm protuberances extending from a face of the base and adjacent to the second layer, the protuberances including a stem having a root-ward side surface and a tip side surface, the second layer being provided with a base, a first angle constituted by either an angle between the root-ward side surface of the stem and the base of the first layer or an angle between the tip side surface of the stem and the base of the second layer being at least 90° and less than 180, and a second angle constituted by the other of the two angles thereof being at least 45° and less than 180°. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282193 | Mercaptanized Dicyclopentadiene Compositions and Use Thereof as a Mining Chemical Collector - The present invention discloses thiol compositions containing monothiotricyclodecenes, dithiotricyclodecanes, and intermolecular sulfide compounds, as well as mining chemical collector compositions containing such thiol compositions. Flotation processes for recovering metals, such as copper and molybdenum, from ores using the mining chemical collector compositions also are disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282194 | CENTRIFUGE SEALS AND SEALING ARRANGEMENTS AND CENTRIFUGES CONTAINING THE SAME - A seal for a centrifuge for preventing material from leaking out of an effluent portion into a drive portion where the seal is disposed between a basket carrier and a drive portion, and the basket carrier is disposed between the effluent portion and the drive portion. The seal can also be disposed on a stiffener, the stiffener disposed between the basket carrier and the drive portion. A sealing arrangement for a centrifuge including a contact seal and a labyrinth disc, for preventing liquid from leaking out of an effluent portion into a product discharge outlet and for preventing material from entering into the effluent portion through the product discharge outlet. Also provided is a centrifuge incorporating the seal and/or the sealing arrangement. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282195 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR HAVING COATED SEPARATOR DISCS - A method of reducing solids accumulation on a disc stack having at least one separator disc used in a centrifuge is provided, comprising: providing at least one surface of the at least one separator disc, said surface having a number of crevices therein; and coating at least a portion of the at least one surface with a coating comprising at least one fluoropolymer to fill the crevices in that portion so that the solids are prevented from settling therein. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282196 | CLEAR SPRAYABLE SEALANT FOR AIRCRAFT PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES - Applicant discloses a two part polymer mix for use in the aircraft industry that is applied with pneumatic mix and spray gun. The two part cartridge is used in the mix and spray gun so the mix is applied immediately upon mixing, but the two components are kept separated unless the gun is applying the mix. The mix cures to form a clear sealant that allows for inspection of cracks and corrosion beneath the sealant. It cures quickly so that the coated part may be further processed, for example in the assembly line during aircraft build. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282197 | Portable Shower Device - A portable shower device for portable showering purposes includes a tank that defines an internal space. The tank is configured to store water. A hose is sealably coupled to and extends from the tank. The hose is fluidically coupled to the internal space. A spray head is coupled to an external end of the hose. A pump is sealably coupled to the tank. The pump is configured to pressurize the tank such that water is motivated through the hose to the spray head. A pair of axles is singly and rotationally coupled to a bottom of the tank proximate to a back and a front of the tank. Wheels are coupled singly to each opposing end of each axle. A handle is positioned on the front of the tank for grasping by a user to motivate the tank upon the wheels. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282198 | SPRINKLER HEAD OF VISUAL IDENTIFICATION - A sprinkler head of visual identification is disclosed. A housing includes a circumference wall, a cap enclosing the circumference wall, and an aperture member alternatively formed on the cap and the circumference wall for dispensing water. A first visual portion is arranged on the circumference wall of the housing and corresponds with the aperture member. A second visual portion, which is visually different from the first visual portion, is arranged on the circumference wall and adjoins the first visual portion. The first and second visual portions constitute the circumference wall of the housing together, a visual differentiation of the first recognition portion and the second one is offered in accordance with the arrangement of dissimilar art elements. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282199 | VALVE DETECTION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A valve operating method for a sprinkler system with a plurality of electrical valves is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving a user generated query signal; generating a first set of the control signals to a driving circuit of the plurality of electrical valves of the sprinkler system in response to the query signal; generating a detection signal successive to the first set of the control signals; orderly sending the detection signal to the plurality of solenoid valves; and sensing a voltage level of a sensing terminal of the driving circuit, and obtaining a sensing result accordingly. A first sub-circuit of the driving circuit is disabled in response to the first set of the control signals. The valve control device include electronic parts to implement the above-mentioned steps is also disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282200 | ODOR GENERATOR DEVICE AND ODOR GENERATING METHOD BASED ON AN INTELLIGENT MOBILE TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to an odor generator device based on an intelligent mobile terminal, including: a communication module configured to establish a communication connection with the intelligent mobile terminal and acquire electronized odor information from the intelligent mobile terminal; a data processing chip connected to the communication module to parse the received electronized odor information and generate a corresponding odor generating instruction according to decoded data; and an odor generator connected to the data processing chip to generate a corresponding odor according to the odor generating instruction and emit the odor. The present disclosure further provides an odor generating method based on an intelligent mobile terminal, comprising: an electronized odor information acquisition step, an electronized odor information parsing step, and an odor restoring step. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282201 | SCENT DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE CONTROL THEREOF - An apparatus for dispensing compounds bearing scent in which one or more scent dispensing units contain each one scent bearing compound and is activated mechanically by an electromechanical activator. A user handled device contains a controller, a memory and a communications device. Resident hardware includes a resident channel for communicating with the user handled device and a controlled driver for controlling the scent dispenser mechanically. A wireless peer to peer communications system carries out the communications between the user device and the resident hardware. The user can input parameter for controlling the dispensing unit through a user device interface. A controller in the resident hardware implements a dispenser activation scheme, mechanically expressed by the activator of the scent dispensing unit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282202 | System and Method for Spray Painting External Walls of Building - This solution is for painting the external walls of a building, and adopts a lightweight six axis robotic arm mounted on a mini-gondola hoisted by a pulley system with the controlling motor located within the mini-gondola, while another set of motor located on the pulley system at the roof-top end drives the mini-gondola to traverse laterally on a set of twin-rails on the roof-top of the building. Four vacuum suction cups mounted on the mini-gondola through linear actuator are used to secure the mini-gondola to the wall. Each linear actuator has three ultrasonic distance sensors that measure and manage the distance between the mini-gondola and the wall to be painted. Once the gondola is in position, the robotic arm will be activated to start the painting process. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282203 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING DEVICE - A layered object manufacturing system is described. The system is one arrangement provides for the use of water based adhesives to bind successive layers of paper in generation of a three dimensional model. The paper can be provided in conventional paper sizes and is moveable within the system from a storage stack to a build object location, individual pages at a time. The system typically effects the application of adhesive onto the paper using an adhesive applicator wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart recesses for receiving adhesive. The wheel is rotatable to convey adhesive filled in one or more recesses to a target substrate and to deposit controlled amounts of adhesive at discrete points thereon. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282204 | ROLL MEMBER, COATING DEVICE, SEPARATOR PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY PRODUCTION DEVICE - A roll member having an outer circumferential surface in which a plurality of grooves are formed, wherein the plurality of grooves are arranged at an angle relative to a direction parallel to a central axis of the roll member. A coating device for coating a film member with a coating liquid, the coating device comprising the roll member. A separator production device for producing a separator in which a heat-resistant layer is laminated over a substrate. The separator production device comprising the coating device. A secondary battery production device for producing a secondary battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a pair of separators that sandwich the positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate therebetween. The secondary battery production device comprising the separator production device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282205 | NON-IMPACT JETTING DISPENSING MODULE AND METHOD - A jetting dispensing module includes a module body with a fluid bore. A nozzle element is coupled to the module body. The nozzle element includes a fluid reservoir communicating with the fluid bore of the module body and a dispensing passage. A guide element includes a main guide bore and an internal fluid space in fluid communication with the fluid bore. A plunger is mounted for reciprocating movement within the module body. The plunger extends through the main guide bore and into the internal fluid space, and includes a distal end moveable between a fully retracted position spaced from the fluid reservoir and a fully extended position within the fluid reservoir but out of contact with the nozzle element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282206 | SLURRY APPLICATION DEVICE AND SLURRY APPLICATION METHOD - A slurry application device includes: a slurry supply unit configured to supply slurry to a surface of a traveling base material; a slurry application unit including a first roll body disposed at the downstream side in relation to the slurry supply unit and configured to press the first roll body against the slurry to apply the slurry onto the surface and to adjust an adhesion amount of the slurry such that a film thickness of the slurry becomes one time or more and two times or less of a target film thickness; and a slurry adhesion amount adjustment unit including a second roll body disposed at the downstream side in relation to the slurry application unit and configured to press the second roll body against the slurry to adjust the slurry adhesion amount such that the film thickness of the slurry becomes the target film thickness. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282207 | DUAL APPLICATOR FLUID DISPENSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods for simultaneously dispensing a first fluid pattern at a first dispense region with a first applicator and a second fluid pattern at a second dispense region with a second applicator. The first and second applicators are moved toward their respective dispense regions with a positioner. While dispensing, the second applicator is moved relative to the first applicator in a direction or directions parallel to a first axis, a second axis, and/or a third axis, the axes being mutually orthogonal. The first dispense region may be provided with a unique first tilt and/or a unique first contour relative to the reference plane and along the third axis. Systems for dispensing fluid include a primary positioner supporting a first applicator, and a secondary positioner coupled to the primary positioner and supporting a second applicator and configured to move the second applicator relative to the first applicator. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282208 | Glue Pen - An ergonomic glue pen employs a spring-loaded advancing assembly for advancing a glue stick toward a heater. When the proper temperature is reached, a trigger is depressed to dispense glue through a forward nozzle. In some embodiments, the nozzle changes color when the proper temperature is obtained. A button at the side of the glue pen is manually displaceable by the user. The glue stick is loaded at the rear of the glue pen via a one-way collet. The trigger preferably interacts with the advancing assembly via a spring-loaded ratchet mechanism. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282209 | PAINT ROLLER - A paint roller sleeve assembly and a method for washing it for reuse. The sleeve assembly includes a core of a size to fit a conventional paint roller handle. The core is compressible by hand radially, to allow a tubular flexible outer cover including a backing layer and a layer of paint-carrying fiber pile to be removed for washing and thereafter be replaced on the core for reuse. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282210 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A processing liquid is supplied to an upper surface of a horizontally-held substrate to form a liquid film of the processing liquid that covers an entirety of the substrate upper surface. The substrate is heated to evaporate the processing liquid in contact with the upper surface of the substrate to form a gas phase layer between the upper surface of the substrate and the liquid film of the processing liquid. After the gas phase layer has been formed, a gas is blown onto the liquid film above the substrate to open a hole in the liquid film. The gas is blown onto a region inside the hole in the liquid film to move the liquid film on the gas phase layer. A direction of a gas stream at a substrate outer peripheral portion is changed to remove the liquid film at the substrate outer peripheral portion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282211 | COATING NOZZLE, COATING APPARATUS, AND COATING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a coating apparatus which coats an article using a plurality of coating nozzles and is capable of performing the coating without restriction of the posture of the article, a coating nozzle used for the same, and a coating method. A coating apparatus includes: a first air jet port | 2017-10-05 |
20170282212 | MASK FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS BY USING THE SAME - A mask frame assembly including a frame having an opening, a mask having a first end and a second end supported on the frame, and a first member disposed between the first end of the mask and the frame, the first member including a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the mask. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus using the mask frame assembly also is disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282213 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR MIXING WET AND DRY MATERIALS - A coating apparatus with a coating chamber configured for receiving a particulate, a horizontally-oriented rotor having a plurality of paddles mounted thereon, the rotor and the paddles defining a liquid injection path fluidly connected to a liquid injection system, the liquid injection system arranged to supply a liquid under conditions suitable to continuously coat the particulate in a manner that substantially reduces formation of caked solid-liquid mixture on inner walls of the coating chamber. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282214 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPOSITION OF BLENDED POLYMER FILMS - Methods and systems for deposition of blended polymer films are disclosed. According to an aspect a method of producing a film on a substrate includes combining a guest material, a host matrix, and a solvent having one or more hydroxyl (O—H) bonds to form a target emulsion. The method also includes exposing the target emulsion to an infrared source that is tuned to an absorption peak in the host matrix that is reduced in or absent from the guest material thereby desorbing the host matrix from the target emulsion and lifting the guest material from the surface of the target emulsion. The target emulsion and the substrate are oriented with respect to each other such that the lifted guest material is deposited as a film upon the substrate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170282215 | DUAL FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER INCLUDING AN ULTRAHIGH FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER STACK AND A LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER STACK - A dual frequency ultrasound transducer includes a high frequency ultrasound array and a low frequency transducer positioned behind or proximal to the high frequency ultrasound array. In one embodiment, a dampening material is positioned between a rear surface of the high frequency array and the a front surface of the low frequency array. The dampening preferably is high absorbing of signals at the frequency of the high frequency array but passes signals at the frequency of the low frequency transducer with little attenuation. In additional, or alternatively, the low frequency can angled with respect to the plane of the high frequency transducer to reduce inter-stack multipath reflections. Beamforming delays compensate for the differences in physical distances between the elements of the low frequency transducer and the plane of the high frequency transducer. | 2017-10-05 |