40th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210309435 | Packaging Box with Air Buffering Performance and Application Thereof - An air cushion packaging box includes at least one inflatable main body and at least one box body. The inflatable main body is provided with at least one inflating valve to inflate the inflatable main body. The inflatable main body is provided in the box body to form an integral structure with the box body, so as to provide air cushion effect to packaged items after the inflatable main body is inflated. The box body is automatically opened when the inflatable main body is inflated to enhance the use of the air cushion packaging box. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309436 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container includes a first storage level configured to store the liquid, a second level of pressurization configured to receive a gas in order to keep the first level under pressure. The first and second levels can be stored flat when empty of carbonated liquid and gas. The container further includes an envelope configured to maintain the first and second levels in a maximum volume, the envelope being configured to be stored flat with a thickness of less than 5 cm. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309437 | Container and Method for Storing a Perishable Product - The present disclosure relates an improved container useful for maintaining the freshness of a moisture-sensitive, consumable product stored within the container. The present container is also designed to enable the consumer to access and sample the aroma of the product within the container without needing to completely open the container, thereby maintaining the quality of the product, and avoiding potential contamination. The present container utilizes a preserving product, such as a desiccant or humectant, which is positioned within a separate compartment apart from the product within the container. The desiccant removes moisture from the product and helps to maintain the freshness of the product while stored within the container. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309438 | HOLDING TOOL - A holding tool is configured to efficiently and reliably enable a close contact between a container and a lid with a simple mechanism and a simple operation. The holding tool is configured to be used together with a container and a lid for the container to sandwich the container and the lid. The holding tool includes a base on which the container is placed, and a cover configured to cover the lid. The base and the cover each have an opening at a central portion and are configured to engage with each other to press and sandwich the container and the lid upward and downward. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309439 | Salad dressing preparation and storage devices - The Improved Salad Dressing Preparation and Storage Container is a food preparation device that allows for conveniently measuring, mixing, and dispensing of homemade vinaigrette salad dressing. The device uses two adjacent, adjoined compartments that are volumetrically proportioned to allow for the recommended ratio of oil and vinegar (acid) to be consistently achieved by filling them with oil and vinegar to the same apparent level. The Improved Salad Dressing Preparation and Storage Container may also be configured for commercial sale pre-filled with the oil and vinegar contents, those kept separated by sealing the adjoined compartments using an adapted seal. The pre-filled container may be designed and marketed for secondary use by consumers for use in making their own vinaigrette salad dressing recipes. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309440 | THERMALLY-CONTROLLED CONTAINER FOR WET TISSUE - A thermally-controlled container for wet tissue, includes a first containing portion, a second containing portion, and a thermal element. A first fastening portion extends along an edge of the first containing portion. A first insulation layer is located on the first containing portion. The second containing portion is coupling to the first containing portion. A containing room is defined between the first containing portion and the second containing portion for receiving the wet tissue. A second fastening portion extends along an edge of the second containing portion to detachably engage with the first fastening portion. A second insulation layer is located on the second containing portion. The thermal element is used for heating the wet tissue. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309441 | Container System for Confectioneries and Novelty Items - A container candy or game components is provided. The container has an elastic exoskeleton in the shape of an animal or object. A stretchable opening formed in the sidewall of the exoskeleton allows positioning of a housing holding the candy or game components within an interior chamber of the elastic exoskeleton in a biased contact with the exterior of the housing which holds two portions of the housing engaged while positioned within the interior chamber. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309442 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER - The invention relates to a transport container, in particular for the passive chilled transportation of pharmaceuticals and/or foodstuffs, having an external container ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309443 | DOUBLE-WALL CONTAINER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DOUBLE-WALL CONTAINER, AND INVERSION DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a double-wall container includes a blow molding process of forming an intermediate molded body by blow molding, the intermediate molded body including a projection part that is provided at a boundary portion between an inner wall forming part and an outer wall forming part and projects outward in a radial direction of the outer wall forming part; an inverting process of pushing the inner wall forming part inside the outer wall forming part and inverting the inner wall forming part, thereby forming the intermediate molded body into the double-wall container; and a collapsing process of collapsing the projection part in a depth direction of the intermediate molded body to form a crease at the boundary portion between the inner wall forming part and the outer wall forming part, the collapsing process being performed before the inverting process. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309444 | THERMALLY INSULATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL BAG - The invention relates to the technical field of packaging bags, specifically relating to a thermally insulated three-dimensional bag comprising a bag body wherein the bag body consists of a front surface, a side surface and a bottom surface; the front surface is symmetrically formed on two sides of the bottom surface; the side surface comprises the first connecting surfaces symmetrically formed on two sides of the front surface and the second connecting surfaces symmetrically formed on the other two sides of the bottom surface; a matching portion used for connecting the second connecting surfaces is formed on the first connecting surfaces and a gap is defined between the second connecting surfaces and the matching portion. This thermally insulated three-dimensional bag can improve the fastness and the aesthetic property of itself at the time of alleviating the degree of production difficulty, and possesses long life. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309445 | AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM - A handheld aerosol-generating device may include an emitter configured to emit light, a sensor configured to receive light, and an aerosol chamber configured to hold an aerosol. The emitter may emit light into the aerosol chamber. The sensor may receive light from the aerosol chamber and measure at least one wavelength of the spectrum of the received light. Direct measurement of parameters, and/or the presence, of the aerosol in the aerosol chamber may be enabled, where the direct measurement of parameters of the aerosol in the aerosol chamber may enable optimal operation of an aerosol-generating system that may be the handheld aerosol-generating device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309446 | Fruit Processing, Packaging and Retail Display System - A fruit stick tube has a semi rigid tube body symmetrical about a vertical axis, an upper opening to the body of a first diameter, a male threaded region around the upper opening adapted to engage a threaded cap, a first region of the tube body below the upper opening expanding over a portion of overall height of the tube to a second diameter greater than the first diameter, a second region extending down ward from the first region, having the second overall diameter, to a closed bottom of the tube at the second diameter, and a plurality of vertical flutes implemented equally spaced around the tube body in the second region of the tube body, the flutes extending inward to the first diameter. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309447 | Capsule and Method for Making Coffee - The invention relates to a capsule comprising an water capsule configured to contain water, a coffee capsule configured to contain coffee, and a water hole valve disposed on the water capsule, whereby the water capsule holds a quantity of water, the coffee capsule housed within the water capsule holds a quantity of coffee, and the water hole valve disposed on the water capsule is configured to release the water within the water capsule into a coffee machine. The invention further relates to a respective method for making coffee. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309448 | BAG MATERIAL AND CRUSHED STONE PLACEMENT METHOD USING BAG MATERIAL - A bag material has a tubular shape and can be folded back at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction. Crushed stones can be stored in a folded part of the back material. An opening on one side of the bag material can be moved to a position close to an opening on the other side of the bag material. A one-side closing rope that closes the opening on the one side of the bag material is provided near this opening. An other-side closing rope that closes the opening on the other side of the bag material is provided near this opening. The other of the one-side closing rope and the other-side closing ropes can be released with the opening closed by one closing rope. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309449 | OUTLET SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING COMMINUTED LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL FROM A VESSEL AND VESSEL COMPRISING SUCH AN OUTLET SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an outlet system for transporting comminuted lignocellulosic material from a vessel, said bottom portion ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309450 | Skid Mounted Storage System with Collapsible Silo for Flowable Material - A collapsible storage system for flowable material, for example granular material, includes a base frame and an upper frame which is movable between a collapsed position and a working position spaced above the collapsed position. A plurality of storage silos are supported in a row, each including a hopper discharge cone on the base frame and a collapsible tubular wall assembly connected between the discharge cone and the upper frame. Redundant loading conveyors are provided in communication with the silos across the upper frame for loading and redundant unloading conveyors are provided in communication with the silos across the base frame. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309451 | COOLING/INTERMODAL CONTAINER, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A COOLING/INTERMODAL CONTAINER AND EXTRUDER HEAD - The invention relates to a cooling container e.g. a refrigerated cargo box of a truck or trailer, a railway container, an intermodal container or a shipping container comprising panels to be connected, having at least one connection between panels ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309453 | Dry garbage collection system and method with compressing and packing function - The disclosure discloses a dry garbage collection system and method with compressing and packing function, the system includes a central control display, a garbage putting bin, a compression and hot-melting bin, a packing bin, a forwarding bin, an air purification bin, a garbage can and a box; the garbage put in the system is compressed to form a cake shape and then performed a packing, and the garbage bags are hot-melted to shape, and vacuumized during packing process; the weight of the garbage before and after compression is compared to determine whether there is more wet garbage in the input dry garbage, so that an alarm can be sent out when the garbage classification is not standardized. The present disclosure realizes effectively compression and packing of garbage, significantly reduces the volume of garbage, prevents the garbage bin from overfilling, reduces subsequent garbage transfer times and transportation costs. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309454 | WASTE CONTAINER - A portable container for waste products, having an assembled receptacle with four side panels hingedly connected, the four side panels connected to a plurality of bottom closure panels forming a bottom closure, with the four side panels and the bottom closure define a box with a top opening. The four side panels include a first and a second set of opposing side panels, the first set of opposing side panels having a first side panel and a second side panel. A first side panel has a first handle, the first handle having a first handle first position and a first handle second position. A second side panel has a second handle, having a second handle first position and a second handle second position. The first handle and the second handle are opposably, pivotally, movable relative to each other. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309455 | BOWL AND LID FOR FOOD PREPARATION AND DISPOSAL - A container suitable for receiving, storing and disposing of food scraps and waste comprises a bowl with matching lid. The lid, embodiments of which are planar, has two tabs that may be bent perpendicularly to engage corresponding slots in the bowl. The bowl has an annular expansion to receive and further retain the circumference of the lid. Embodiments fashion the tabs so that, when the lid is in place with the tabs protruding through the slots in the bowl, the tabs may be further bent upright around the rim of the bowl, further to secure the lid and retain material within the container. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309456 | VERSATILE PORTABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A waste management system having improved maneuverability and versatility. The system includes a container bay configured to house a compactor unit having a receptacle body configured to receive waste in a cavity surrounded by container walls and a tow member affixed to a forward container wall, the tow member. The tow member is disposed in close proximity to the front wall in order to provide better maneuverability when maneuvered by a deployment vehicle. Typically, first and second of the tow member converge at a tow engagement mechanism disposed at a distance from the forward container wall that is equal to or less than one tenth of a length of the container. The system may further include a local control station situated at the container bay and configured to engage with waste container such that the control station may control functionality of the compactor unit. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309457 | AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE - An automated warehouse includes a stacker crane, a switch, and a transfer controller. The stacker crane includes a traveling vehicle that travels in a first direction, a hoist carriage provided to the traveling vehicle, first and second transfer devices provided to the hoist carriage, and a lateral conveyor to move the first transfer device laterally on the hoist carriage. The switch switches between a first state that enables the lateral movement of the first transfer device and a second state that disables the same. When the switch selects the second state, the transfer controller moves the first and second transfer devices to positions corresponding to first and second shelves without moving the first transfer device laterally. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309458 | ARTICLE CAROUSEL - An article carousel may be configured for use with a track system. The article carousel may include a frame and a plate configured for movement with respect to the frame. The plate may include one or more carriers configured to receive one or more trolleys. Movement of the plate may enable each carrier to be aligned with the track system. During alignment, one or more trolleys may be transferred between each carrier and the track system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309459 | STORAGE SYSTEM WITH PARTITION MEANS AND METHODS - A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit then at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit then at stations where goods may be picked out. The framework may be provided with one or more of the following services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing, and data logging. A method of partitioning the storage system prevents the spread of fire or prevent damage caused by sprinkler activation. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309460 | WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - Present disclosure relates to a method, control device, and a work device, for managing a plurality of work devices having a plurality of sensors, in a warehouse. The method includes at least: collecting information on the warehouse; analyzing the collected information; generating instructions based on the analyzed information; transmitting the generated instructions to work devices. The generated instructions include instructions for controlling at least one of a priority order of works to be performed by the work devices and a working route of the work devices in the warehouse. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309461 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT - Disclosed is a transport system for handling a plurality of different types of containers for medical equipment in a sterile processing department, the system comprises: a plurality of containers of a first type and a plurality of containers of a second type; a conveyor stations for the plurality of containers, the conveyor stations being configured to transport the first type of containers and/or the second type of containers relative to the conveyor station; and a transport tray for supporting the first type of containers and the second type of containers, the transport tray having a set of securing elements configured to releasably secure the first type of containers to the transport tray and the second type of containers to the transport tray. The conveyor station is configured to transport the first type of containers and/or the second type of containers secured to the transport tray. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309462 | CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ASSEMBLING OF COMPONENTS - A conveyor assembly comprising a frame, a first conveyor subassembly, a second conveyor subassembly, a transverse conveyor adjustment assembly and a position adjustment assembly. The first and second conveyor subassemblies are configured so as to be transversely moved relative to each other so as to be closer together or further apart. The position adjustment assembly facilitates the adjustment of a part on the conveyor relative to the conveyor as the part proceeds from the first end to the second end. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309463 | DEVICE FOR THE ORIENTATION AND FEEDING OF CLOSURES - A device for the orientation and feeding of closures includes a hopper for containing closures and a lifting device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF ARTICLES - A system for distributing a stream of articles includes a belt assembly ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309465 | WORKPIECE HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BATCH PROCESSING PANEL-TYPE WORKPIECES - Workpiece handling apparatus for handling at least one panel-type workpiece which preferably consists at least in part of wood, wood-containing material, composite material or plastics material, comprising a lifting unit and a gripping unit, wherein the gripping unit is adapted to perform a displacement movement parallel to at least a first direction, and the gripping unit has a workpiece pick-up device which is so configured that it is able to enter into a reversible, force-based and/or form-fitting connection with at least one panel-type workpiece, characterised in that the gripping unit is so configured that the workpiece pick-up device can perform a displacement movement parallel to a second direction which is different from the first direction, and the lifting unit has at least one guide element which is configured to perform a displacement movement parallel to the second direction, and which is additionally configured to limit at least one degree of freedom of movement of the at least one panel-type workpiece. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS - A system for automatically handling components to be assembled onto a product on an assembly line includes a carriage that is movable to and between a first, retracted position spaced from the assembly line, and a second position displaced from the retracted position in a direction toward the assembly line. A manipulator on the carriage supports a component mounting tool configured to receive and support at least one component for assembly to the product. The manipulator may be arranged in a first orientation when the carriage is in the first position, and may be pivoted to a second orientation when the carriage is in the second position, such that a component on the component mounting tool is supported in a pose for processing when the carriage is in the first position, and is supported in a pose for joining to the product when the carriage is in the second position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309467 | Palletising Device and Method for Operating a Palletising Device - The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309468 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet loading portion which is capable of an elevating operations, and on which a sheet is loaded, a feeding member for feeding the sheet loaded on the sheet loading portion, the feeding member being capable of elevating movement between a contacting position in contact with the sheet, and a distanced position distanced upward from the sheet, and a control portion that controls the elevating operation of the sheet loading portion and the elevating movement of the feeding member. When the feeding member at the contacting position moves to the distanced position, the feeding member is distanced upward from the sheet loaded on the sheet loading portion after the sheet loading portion starts a descending operation. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309469 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND TRAY ASSEMBLY THEREOF - An image forming device includes a case whereon a medium gateway opening is formed, and a tray assembly. The tray assembly includes a tray, a cover and a resilient component. The tray drives the cover to pivot relative to the case in a first pivoting direction from a second folding position to a second using position to reveal the medium gateway opening when the tray pivots relative to the case in the first pivoting direction from a first folding position to a first using position. When the tray pivots relative to the case in a second pivoting direction opposite to the first pivoting direction from the first using position to the first folding position, the cover is driven by the resilient component to pivot relative to the case in the second pivoting direction from the second using position to the second folding position to conceal the medium gateway opening. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309470 | SHEET CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet container to contain a sheet includes a support unit including a plurality of engaged portions and supports the contained sheet, a moveable regulation unit that contacts a sheet end to regulate the sheet in position. The regulation unit includes an operating member held by a holding member and a fixing member movable with the operating member covered by a cover. The fixing member is movable between an engaging position at which the fixing member engages with one of the plurality of engaged portions and a non-engaged position at which the fixing member does not engage with one of the plurality of engaged portions. The operating member is engageable with the cover. The regulation unit is kept fixed to the support unit by the fixing member engaging with one of the plurality of engaged portions, with the cover engaging with the operating member. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309471 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND TRANSPORTATION MEMBER - A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a transportation member that transports a paper sheet and a rotation shaft member that serves as a center of rotation of the transportation member, wherein the transportation member includes a plurality of elastic loop sections having central axes parallel to the rotation shaft member, and the plurality of loop sections are arranged in a rotation direction of the transportation member such that the plurality of loop sections are each supported by an adjacent loop section when being elastically deformed while contacting the paper sheet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309472 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: an apparatus body having an inclined support portion that supports a medium in an inclined position, and a feed roller that feeds the medium supported by the inclined support portion; and an opening/closing body that opens and closes an upper part of the apparatus body. The apparatus body has a cover member that covers an upper part of the feed roller and a vicinity thereof. The cover member has an opening through which the feed roller is exposed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309473 | FABRIC SEPARATOR - Some embodiments include a fabric separator comprising a body, a drum, a gas intake, a sensor, and a clamp. In some embodiments, the drum has an outer surface, is coupled with the body, and has a drum rotatable about an axis. The gas intake may flow gas in a rotational direction of the drum such that a low pressure zone is created on at least a portion of the outer surface of the drum. The sensor may be coupled with the body. The clamp may be in communication with the sensor and coupled with the body. The clamp having an engaged mode where the clamp is pressed against a portion of the drum and a disengaged where the clamp is not pressed against a portion of the drum, the clamp transitions from the engaged mode to the disengaged mode based on a signal from the sensor. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309474 | LOADING MECHANISM FOR SHIRTS - Apparatus for picking a garment having a front and a back and placing the garment over a pallet such that the front and the back of the garment are on the front and the back sides respectively of the pallet. The apparatus comprises a picking arm to approach the garment and then withdraw towards the pallet; and one or more adherence locations on the picking arm, the adherence location being smaller than the first side, the adherence location for contacting the garment using sticky material and causing adherence of the garment via the sticky material at the contact location, thereby causing the picking arm to pull the front of the garment over the front of the pallet, the back of the garment sliding under the first side onto the back of the pallet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309475 | SHEET CONVEYOR UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A sheet conveyor unit is connected to downstream side of an upstream side unit in a sheet conveying direction. The sheet conveyor unit includes a convey guide for receiving a sheet discharged from outlet of the upstream side unit. The convey guide is constituted of a pair of guide members disposed to face each other with a predetermined space therebetween. The guide members have the same shape and include base parts having guide surfaces that form a sheet conveying path when combined to face each other, and inclined parts bent to directions apart from the guide surfaces from one end of the base parts in the sheet conveying direction so as to form a receiving port. The convey guide is attached selectively to one of positions different in at least one of a height direction and the sheet conveying direction with respect to an apparatus main body. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309476 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACCOMPANIMENT BY METAL OBJECT - An image reading device includes a magnetizer that magnetizes a metal object attached to a document, a magnetism detector that is disposed on the downstream side of the magnetizer in a document transport direction from a document stacking table toward the document transport path and detects residual magnetism of the metal object, and a metal object accompaniment determination unit that determines whether or not the metal object is attached to the document based on a detection result by the magnetism detector. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309477 | MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a feeding roller that includes a first roller and a second roller provided at an interval in a width direction intersecting a medium feeding direction, and feeds a sheet from a placing section; and a skew detection section that detects skew of the sheet fed from the feeding roller. Skew is corrected by giving a difference between a rotation speed of the first roller and a rotation speed of the second roller with respect to at least one of the relevant sheet detected by the skew detection section and subsequent sheets fed following the relevant sheet based on a skew amount in the sheet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309478 | AUTOMATIC LAPLESS BUTT MATERIAL SPLICE - Devices, methods, and systems for splicing a trailing edge of an outgoing roll with a leading edge of a replacement roll with a lapless butt splice on-the-fly during converting and printing production. A first strip of adhesive tape may be placed partially under the leading edge, such that a portion of the adhesive tape remains exposed beyond the leading edge. The replacement roll may be accelerated to match the speed of the outgoing web's movement, a trailing edge of the outgoing web may be cut free from the outgoing roll, and the trailing edge of the outgoing roll may be positioned over the exposed portion of the adhesive tape. A second strip of adhesive tape may be applied over the leading edge and trailing edge using a splicer roller timed to apply the tape when the edges pass proximate to the splicer roller. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309479 | METHOD OF MAKING A CORELESS RETAIL PAPER ROLL - A paper rewinding machine includes a rewinding assembly operable to produce coreless retail paper rolls. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309480 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a discharge unit, a stacking portion on which discharged sheets are stacked, a lifting unit, and first and second abutting portions. The lifting unit lifts and lowers the stacking portion. The first abutting portion abuts a trailing end of the stacked sheets in a sheet discharge direction. The first abutting portion does not move in an up-down direction. The second abutting portion abuts the stacked sheets trailing end. The first abutting portion supports the second abutting portion such that the second abutting portion is movable in the up-down direction. If the stacking portion is lowered from a first to a second position below the first position, the second abutting portion does not move in accordance with the stacking portion. If the stacking portion is further lowered beyond the second position, the second abutting portion moves in accordance with the stacking portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309481 | MEDIUM LOADING DEVICE AND POST-PROCESSING DEVICE - A loading unit includes a processing tray, alignment units, and a paddle. In the processing tray, a medium is placed. The alignment units are disposed an interval in a Y direction to align a downstream tip end in a positive A direction of the medium. The paddle moves the medium that has been fed onto the processing tray toward the alignment units. A coefficient of friction of a contact surface of the alignment unit is higher than a coefficient of friction of a front face of the alignment unit, and the contact surface is positioned downstream of the front face in the positive A direction. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309482 | SHEET STACKER, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet stacker includes a pair of sheet holders, a sheet leading-edge aligner, a sheet stacking member, and control circuitry. A downstream side of the pair of sheet holders in a conveyance direction of a conveyed sheet is lowered along the conveyance direction. Each one of the pair of sheet holders is movable in an orthogonal direction to the conveyance direction. The pair of sheet holders hold both side-end portions of the sheet in the orthogonal direction. The sheet stacking member is disposed below the pair of sheet holders. A downstream side of the sheet stacking member in the conveyance direction is lowered along the conveyance direction. The sheet stacking member stacks the sheet dropped from the pair of sheet holders after a leading edge of the sheet is aligned by the leading-edge aligner. The control circuitry controls operations of the leading-edge aligner and the pair of sheet holders. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309483 | RECORDING MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS OR IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM EACH OF WHICH EXECUTES STAPLING PROCESS - A recording material processing apparatus includes a processing tray, a detecting unit, a stapling unit, an instructing unit, a control unit, a switching unit, and a notifying unit. The detecting unit detects recording material placed in the processing tray. The stapling unit executes a stapling process for the recording material placed in the processing tray. The instructing unit outputs a stapling process execution instruction. Upon receipt of the execution instruction in a state in which the detecting unit has detected a recording material inserted in the processing tray from an outside of a main body of a main body apparatus, the control unit cause the stapling process to be executed. The switching unit switches a position of the stapling unit among a plurality of positions. The notifying unit provides notification of a placement position of the recording material in the processing tray corresponding to each of the plurality of positions. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309484 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a sheet holder, a conveyor, a wireless writer, a wireless reader, and a controller. The sheet holder accommodates a sheet. The conveyor conveys the sheet from the sheet holder. The wireless writer writes data to a wireless tag on a first sheet. The wireless reader reads data from the wireless tag on the first sheet. The controller ejects a second sheet from the sheet holder when the data written in the first sheet by the writer and the data read from the first sheet by the reader are different from each other. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309485 | Combination Capillary and Cable Spooling System - A combination capillary and cable spooling system for efficiently unspooling or spooling capillary and cable with respect to a workover rig. The combination capillary and cable spooling system generally includes a motorized vehicle having a platform, a first spool support attached to the upper surface of the platform adapted to rotatably support a first spool having a capillary line, a first motor attached to the first spool support to rotate the first spool, a second spool support attached to the upper surface of the platform to rotatably support a second spool having a cable line, and a second motor attached to the second spool support to rotate the second spool. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309486 | ELEVATOR SHEAVE WEAR DETECTION - An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator sheave wear monitoring device includes at least one detector situated to detect a position of elevator roping that is indicative of a condition of a sheave that the roping at least partially wraps around, the at least one detector providing an output corresponding to the detected position of the elevator roping and indicating an amount of wear of the sheave that exceeds at least one threshold. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309487 | SAFETY SYSTEM, ELEVATOR, AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A SAFETY SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR - A safety system of an elevator provided herein may comprise a safety controller, a sensor unit configured to generate a first sensor signal indicating a travelling parameter and to provide the first sensor signal to an elevator drive unit of the elevator, and a signal converter connected to the sensor unit and configured to convert the first sensor signal into a second signal in a second format compatible with the safety controller and to provide the second signal in the second format to the safety controller. The safety controller may be configured to receive the second signal in the second format and to determine, based on the second signal, if there is an emergency condition. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309488 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEMS - An elevator safety system for an elevator system including: a position reference system configured for determining a current position of an elevator car within the elevator system; at least one brake configured to bring the elevator car to a safe stop; a controller configured to activate the at least one brake; the controller configured to: receive data from the position reference system; calculate a current acceleration from the current position of the elevator car; compare the current acceleration to a predetermined acceleration threshold; and activate the at least one brake when the current acceleration exceeds the predetermined acceleration threshold. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309489 | MINE VERTICAL SHAFTLIFTING APPARATUS, MINE VERTICAL SHAFT LIFTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A hoisting apparatus for a mine vertical shaft, a hoisting system for a mine vertical shaft and a controlling method thereof are provided. The hoisting apparatus includes a driving device provided at a wellhead and a guiding device provided in a vertical shaft. A position of the guiding device corresponds to a position of the driving device and a transmission rope is wound around the driving device and the guiding device. Moreover, the driving device is drivingly connected to the guiding device via the transmission rope; and a tension regulating device is provided in the vertical shaft. The guiding device is movably provided at the tension regulating device that is for regulating a distance between the driving device and the guiding device. The tension regulating device controls a tension of the transmission rope by regulating the distance between the driving device and the guiding device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309490 | ELEVATOR CAR, ELEVATOR INSTALLATION, METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND DOOR DRIVE - An elevator car includes at least one elevator door, a door drive for actuating the elevator door, a sensor for detecting the motor power of the door drive and an evaluating unit that determines, based on the motor power detected, whether there is a deviation in the drive force actuating the elevator door from a reference drive force. The evaluating unit determines whether a deviation occurs due to an obstacle in contact with the elevator door or due to altered external conditions, particularly due to altered pressure conditions and/or air flow. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309491 | JUDGMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method having a first step in which a radio signal transmitting unit transmits a radio signal carrying a piece of information corresponding to a first event which occurred to a signal comparison unit and, upon occurrence of the first event or a second event occurring simultaneously or virtually simultaneously with the first event, a wired signal transmitting unit transmits a wired signal carrying a piece of information corresponding to the first or second event to the signal comparison unit and a second step in which the signal comparison unit judges reliability of the radio signal based on the radio signal and the wired signal. In the second step, the signal comparison unit judges reliability of the radio signal based on the pieces of information respectively carried by the radio signal and the wired signal and a temporal difference between reception timings of the radio signal and the wired signal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309492 | GAP-REDUCING SILL ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR - An illustrative example elevator sill assembly includes a sill plate and at least one support arm secured to the sill plate. A mounting bracket is configured to be mounted to an elevator car. The support arm is supported on the mounting bracket to allow the support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket. At least one linear actuator has a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position to an actuated position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309493 | ELEVATOR COMPENSATION ROPE GUARD - An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator compensation assembly includes at least one compensation sheave having an outer surface configured to engage a plurality of compensation rope members. A guard has an inner surface situated adjacent the outer surface of the compensation sheave. A plurality of dividers that extend away from at least one of the outer surface of the compensation sheave or the inner surface of the guard. The dividers establish a space between adjacent ones of the dividers for accommodating a compensation rope member. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309494 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING START AND STOP OF MULTIPLE PASSENGER CONVEYORS - A control system and a control method for controlling the start and stop of multiple passenger conveyors are provided. The control system includes a remote camera for capturing images of the corresponding external state of the passenger conveyor in real time; a remote controller for controlling and collecting the operation state of the passenger conveyor; a monitoring server connected with each remote camera and the remote controller through a data network. The monitoring server uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze images captured by the remote camera to determine whether there are passengers on the passenger conveyor; when the monitoring server determines that there are passengers on the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor is grouped into a non-automatic start and stop group; when the monitoring server determines that there are no passengers on the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor is grouped into an automatic start and stop group. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309495 | A MULTI TASK LIFTING BEAM FOR PLACING A LOAD INSIDE A LEVEL OF A BUILDING - The present invention relates to a lifting beam for lifting a load from a first level to a second level when used with a hoisting mechanism, said lifting beam comprising: (a) an elongated beam; (b) an attachment member secured to said top portion of said elongated beam, said attachment member adapted to permit attachment of said elongated beam to said hoisting mechanism; (c) at least one movable load attachment mechanism, for attaching a load to said beam, where said movable load attachment mechanism can move said load forward towards said front side of said elongated beam; and (d) at least one front leg, wherein said lifting beam is inserted into said second level and wherein said front leg is set for balancing the front end of said elongated beam when said at least one load is moved forward towards said front side of said elongated beam. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309496 | SELF-POWERED CLAM BUCKET ASSEMBLY - A clam bucket assembly comprise an assembly framework which comprises an upper section and a lower section. First and second clam buckets are supported by the lower section of the assembly framework, a first bucket cylinder controls operation of the first clam bucket to engage and discharge a desired bulk material, and a second bucket cylinder controls operation of the second clam bucket to engage and discharge a desired bulk material. The clam bucket assembly supports its own independent power module for supplying hydraulic power to at least the first and the second bucket cylinders and controlling operation of the first and the second clam buckets. The power module is supported by the upper section of the assembly framework, and the clam bucket assembly is completely powered solely by the power module and controlled by radio remote control receiver and transmitter. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309497 | Winch - A non-limiting exemplary embodiment of a winch includes a bearing housing, a one way bearing having an outer ring attached to the bearing housing, a bearing hub having a cylindrical section attached to an inner ring of the one way bearing, a friction disk having a first surface adjacent a disc of the bearing hub, a crank spool having a first disk adjacent a second surface of the friction disk, a crank housing configured for rotatably retaining the crank spool, a crank shaft extending through the bearing hub, through the friction disk, and into the crank spool, wherein a first end of the crank shaft is coupled to the crank spool, and a crank mechanism coupled to a second end of the crank shaft. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309498 | Remote Controlled Lift Assembly - A remote controlled lift assembly includes a pair of supports is each mountable to a respective outrigger of scaffolding. A winch unit is positionable on the supports when the supports are mounted on the scaffolding and the winch unit has a cable extending downwardly therefrom. The cable is lowered or lifted when the winch is actuated. A receiver is coupled to the winch unit and the receiver is in electrical communication with the winch unit. A remote control is provided that is carried by a user and the remote control is in wireless electrical communication with the receiver. In this way the user can remotely lift and lower the cable for lifting and lowering cargo. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309499 | LOAD-SENSING VEHICLE LIFT - Conventional vehicle lifts typically operate at a standard speed that is statically configured for the system, which may result in vehicles that are below the weight rating for the lift being raised at the standard speed while the lift motor is capable of safely raising at greater speeds. A set of lift controls may be configured to determine the load on the motor by a vehicle of an unknown weight during operation at a standard lift speed and use such information to determine a potential speed that the motor may raise the vehicle at while staying within safe operational levels for the motor. One or more of a magnitude of electrical power drawn, a pressure generated by a hydraulic lifting, or a sensed vehicle weight may be used to provide an indication of load on the motor and/or a higher potential speed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309500 | CART LOADER/UNLOADER AND A SWITCHER SYSTEM - An industrial cart or rack loading/unloading and switcher system and method for operation thereof. The switcher system comprises a base member having a loading end and an operator end; a first carriage for carrying a bin, said first carriage being operatively coupled to said base member and configured to move between said loading end and said operator end; a second carriage for carrying another bin; a bypass mechanism configured to support said second carriage and said other bin; said bypass mechanism being operatively coupled to said base member and configured to move between said loading end and said operator end; said bypass mechanism being further configured to operate in a bypass mode, and in said bypass mode said bypass mechanism being operable to permit movement of said first carriage and said bin between said loading end and said operator end. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309501 | CONTROL DEVICE, MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device includes a route acquisition unit configured to acquire a route of a movable body for moving a plurality of aligned target objects to or from a target position at which the target objects are to be picked up or dropped, a reference position/posture acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a route at which the movable body picks up or drops a first target object at the target position, and an information output unit configured to output the information acquired by the route acquisition unit to the movable body, in which the route acquisition unit acquires routes of the movable body for moving second and subsequent target objects, based on the information acquired by the reference position/posture acquisition unit. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309502 | SYNCHRONIZED HYBRID CLAMP FORCE CONTROLLER FOR LIFT TRUCK ATTACHMENT - A hydraulic control circuit operable to selectively hydraulically link first and second hydraulic actuators and to bypass that hydraulic link. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309503 | BOOM ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSLATABLE COUNTERBALANCE MASS - A boom assembly according to the disclosure may include a lower boom structure, and an upper boom structure that is connected to the lower boom structure. In addition, the boom assembly may include a counterweight movably mounted on one of the boom structures and movable along the one boom structure when at least a portion of the lower boom structure is moved relative to the upper boom structure or when at least a portion of the upper boom structure is moved relative to the lower boom structure. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309504 | PRYING HEAD AND HAND TOOL THEREOF - A prying head is provided in the present disclosure. The prying head, which is used in cooperation with a hand tool, includes a prying portion, a supporting portion and an assembling portion. The prying portion includes a ground-abutting surface and an article-abutting surface. The article-abutting surface is connected to the ground-abutting surface to form a sharp edge. The supporting portion is connected to the prying portion and includes a curved surface. The curved surface is connected to the ground-abutting surface and the article-abutting surface, so as to make an end of the supporting portion away from the sharp edge into a curved form. The assembling portion is connected to the supporting portion and includes a blind hole. The blind hole is recessed from an end of the assembling portion away from the sharp edge. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309505 | Fluid Transfer Device - A fluid transfer device is implemented which has an inlet for receiving a fluid from a subject container or reservoir and an easily controllable outlet to direct the received fluid to a desired location, such as a target container or reservoir. The inlet and outlet may both include conical spouts to which various sized hoses can removably attach to enable directional and maneuverable control for a user. The fluid transfer device includes a base which rests on a surface and provides support for the components above it, including a handle and an operational arm that handles the fluid transfer operations. The fluid transfer device is configured with versatility for adaptability to multiple use cases. For example, the fluid transfer device has a height-adjustable handle to accommodate differently sized containers, a hinged operational arm, and a horizontally-adjustable container rest. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309506 | TEST PORT FOR FUEL DISPENSER - An environmentally-friendly test port mounting in a conventional gasoline/diesel fuel dispenser cabinet to provide a technician access to the fuel line and perform various tests that enables testing to occur at a highline point in the line system. The technician may access the test port while the line system head pressure s maintained at a point above ground. The test port has a quick connect/disconnect fitting disposed in a collar intermediate a mounting for a filter in a conventional gasoline/diesel fuel dispenser and the filter to provide a technician access to the fuel line and perform various tests. The quick connect/disconnect fitting may also be coupled to a hose for draining fuel under pressure into a safety can to prevent spillage during replacement of the filter. The safety can may be emptied into the fuel tank to conserve the fuel, prevent polluting the environment and as a safety measure. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309507 | POCKETED SPRING UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A pocketed spring unit comprising an array of springs | 2021-10-07 |
20210309508 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE HAVING A MECHANICALLY ROBUST ANTI-STICTION/OUTGASSING STRUCTURE - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. The MEMS device includes a dielectric structure disposed over a first semiconductor substrate, where the dielectric structure at least partially defines a cavity. A second semiconductor substrate is disposed over the dielectric structure. The second semiconductor substrate includes a movable mass, where opposite sidewalls of the movable mass are disposed between opposite sidewall of the cavity. An anti-stiction structure is disposed between the movable mass and the dielectric structure, where the anti-stiction structure is a first silicon-based semiconductor. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309509 | ACTUATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device includes a support portion; a first movable portion; a second movable portion; a first connection portion that connects the first and second movable portions such that the first movable portion is swingable around a first axis; a second connection portion that connects the second movable portion and the support portion such that the first movable portion is swingable around the first axis. Two natural angular frequencies ω | 2021-10-07 |
20210309510 | SENSOR CONTROL METHOD - The present description concerns a microelectromechanical sensor control method, including the steps of: exciting, with same first signal (FSL), a first resonant ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309511 | ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY - A device having both an electronic assembly having an electronic component assembled on a first substrate, and also a body defining a cavity having a first end in fluid flow communication with a fluid, the electronic component extending inside the cavity and the first substrate including a portion in contact with a wall of the cavity. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the first substrate is less than that of the electronic component, and the electronic component is assembled on the first substrate by a brazing type assembly method involving the application of heat. A method of making an electronic assembly. An assembly obtained by the method. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309512 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MEMS SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a MEMS sensor. The method includes: providing a substrate, applying a support layer onto a back side of the substrate, forming at least one cavity in the substrate in such a way that an access to the back side from the front side is formed, introducing a MEMS structure into the at least one cavity, and fixing the MEMS structure on the support layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309513 | METHOD WITH STEALTH DICING PROCESS FOR FABRICATING MEMS SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS - A method includes producing a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) semiconductor chips, wherein the MEMS semiconductor chips have MEMS structures arranged at a first main surface of the semiconductor wafer, a first semiconductor material layer arranged at the first main surface, and a second semiconductor material layer arranged under the first semiconductor material layer, wherein a doping of the first semiconductor material layer is greater than a doping of the second semiconductor material layer. The method further includes removing the first semiconductor material layer in a region between adjacent MEMS semiconductor chips. The method further includes applying a stealth dicing process from the first main surface of the semiconductor wafer and between the adjacent MEMS semiconductor chips. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309514 | SOLID STATE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A solid state storage system includes a pressure-sealed storage unit defining an interior and having an outlet, an upper manifold and a lower manifold separated by a dividing plane having a set of ports, a set of chambers, and a solid state storage, wherein at least some gas is supplied to the outlet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309515 | STEAM METHANE REFORMING WITH STEAM REGENERATION - A hydrocarbon is reacted with water in the presence of a catalyst to form hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. Hydrogen is selectively allowed to pass through a hydrogen separation membrane to a permeate side of a reactor, while water and carbon-containing compounds remain in a retentate side of the reactor. An outlet stream is flowed from the retentate side to a heat exchanger. The outlet stream is cooled to form a cooled stream. The cooled stream is separated into a liquid phase and a vapor phase. The liquid phase is flowed to the heat exchanger and heated to form steam. The vapor phase is cooled to form condensed water and a first offgas stream. The first offgas stream is cooled to form condensed carbon dioxide and a second offgas stream. The steam and the second offgas stream are recycled to the reactor. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309516 | INTEGRATED SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED NATURAL GAS STEAM REFORMING REACTOR AND REFORMING REACTION PROCESS - Disclosed herein is an integrated small and medium-sized natural gas steam reforming reactor comprising a furnace body, a combustion module located outside the furnace body, and a conversion reaction module, a steam generation and superheating module, a medium temperature shift module and a desulfurization module arranged inside the furnace body, wherein the combustion module supplies combustion flue gas into an interior of the furnace body, the interior of the furnace body is partitioned into a plurality of flue cavities by a plurality of high-temperature partition plates, and adjacent flue cavities are communicated via gaps between the high-temperature partition plates and an inner wall of the furnace body, thus forming a flue gas channel that zigzags several times; and the flue cavities and the modules arranged therein sequentially form a conversion unit, a steam generation unit, a medium temperature shift unit and a desulfurization unit. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309517 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING OXYGEN FROM A HYDROGEN STREAM - An adsorption process is provided to remove oxygen from a hydrogen stream through the use of a copper material in combination with layers of adsorbent to remove water and nitrogen from a hydrogen stream. This process is particularly useful for purification of hydrogen product gas from water electrolyzers with the hydrogen product gas having greater than 99.9 mol % purity. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309518 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LARGE-SCALE PREPARATION METHOD OF FLUORIDE NANOMATERIAL - A closed-loop large-scale preparation method of fluoride nanomaterial is disclosed, comprising the following steps: dissolving initial raw material into water-soluble salt by using volatile acid; evaporating the remaining acid under reduced pressure and recovering; then, adding oily organic matter with high boiling point to continue to evaporate the combined volatile acid under reduced pressure; adding an oil-soluble fluorine source to the generated oil-soluble salt; increasing the reaction temperature to increase the crystallinity of the fluoride; after cooling, separating and recovering the product and the oily organic matter; and repeating the process to realize large-scale preparation. The method uses the closed-loop process flow, does not discharge waste, and has high device yield per unit volume, low production cost and low specified asset investment. The product has the characteristics of uniform particle size and good dispersibility. The method is a user-friendly and environment-friendly large-scale preparation method of the fluoride nanoparticles. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309519 | PROCESS SYSTEM AND PROCESS METHOD FOR CONVERSION F SULFUR-CONTAINING FLUE GAD TO SULFURIC ACID - Disclosed is a process system and a process for converting the sulfur-containing flue gas into the sulfuric acid. The process system comprises: a flue gas preheater, which for preheating the sulfur-containing flue gas to 15˜30° C. above its dew point, and the flue gas preheater has a glass tube as a heat exchange tube; a flue gas fan for boosting the pressure of the preheated acid process gas and transporting one part of which to a combustion furnace, and the other part of which to a process gas steam heater; a sulfuric acid steam condenser for condensing SO | 2021-10-07 |
20210309520 | NITROUS OXIDE PURIFICATION METHOD - A nitrous oxide purification method includes a step of performing gas separation by introducing a mixed gas containing nitrous oxide into a gas separation membrane including a polymer material to cause nitrous oxide to selectively permeate the gas separation membrane. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309521 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING APATITE POWDER USING LASER - Provided is a method of synthesizing apatite powder by emitting a laser beam to a surface of a substrate immersed in a precursor solution. The method is including immersing a substrate in an apatite-forming precursor solution, emitting a laser beam to a region on a surface of the substrate immersed in the precursor solution, and obtaining apatite powder generated in the precursor solution. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309522 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLED WIRE, HEAT-TREATED BODY OF CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLED WIRE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLED WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT-TREATED BODY OF CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ASSEMBLED WIRE - A carbon nanotube composite assembled wire is a carbon nanotube composite assembled wire including a plurality of carbon nanotube composites, each of the plurality of carbon nanotube composites including one carbon nanotube and an amorphous carbon-containing layer that coats the carbon nanotube, the carbon nanotube having a D/G ratio of 0.1 or less, the D/G ratio being a ratio of a peak intensity of a D band to a peak intensity of a G band in Raman spectroscopic analysis with a wavelength of 532 nm, each of the plurality of carbon nanotube composites being fibrous and having a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 50 μm or less, the plurality of carbon nanotube composites being oriented in a longitudinal direction of the carbon nanotube composite assembled wire. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309523 | VACUUM-FREE, HYDROGEN-FREE CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE FROM SOLID HYDROCARBONS - Disclosed is a process for producing graphene from solid hydrocarbons including biomass and coal. The disclosed method does not require the presence of hydrogen and does not operate under a vacuum. The method begins by converting biomass to a graphene precursor while coal is used as is. Subsequently, the method grinds the graphene precursor to provide a desired particle size. The particles of graphene precursor (biocoal or coal) are converted to graphene by catalytic conversion on metallic foil under atmospheric conditions and in the absence of hydrogen. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309524 | METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN PLATE-SHAPED GRAPHITE PRODUCT, FLAKY GRAPHITE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLAKY GRAPHITE - A thin plate-shaped graphite product is produced by applying a current to an electrochemical reaction system including a graphite-containing anode, a cathode optionally containing graphite, and an electrolyte solution containing tetrafluoroboric acid or hexafluorophosphoric acid as an electrolyte. Flaky graphite is produced by subjecting the thin plate-shaped graphite product to delamination. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309525 | METAL CARBIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a metal carbide, where the method includes thermally treating a molecular precursor in an oxygen-free environment, such that the treating produces the metal carbide and the molecular precursor includes | 2021-10-07 |
20210309526 | Patterning Polymer-Filled Nanoparticle Films Via Leaching-Enabled Capillary Rise Infiltration (LeCaRl) - Provided are methods for forming polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films by using capillary action to draw mobile molecular chains into the pores of a bed of nanoparticles. The chains can spread across the entire bed of nanoparticles. The disclosed methods also provide the formation of patterned polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle film compositions, as well as laterally graded compositions and compositions that feature a polymer gradient through the composition's thickness. Articles can be formed that include a plurality of polymer types infiltrated into the bed of nanoparticles. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309527 | AEROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is intrinsically hydrophobic without surface modification by a hydrophobizing agent, is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is intrinsically hydrophobic without surface modification by a hydrophobizing agent, is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309528 | SiO POWDER PRODUCTION METHOD AND SPHERICAL PARTICULATE SiO POWDER - [Problem to be solved] To produce an SiO powder having a rounded spherical particulate shape and a small particle diameter; and further having a low degree of impurity contamination, efficiently and economically. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309529 | SPHERICAL STANNOUS COMPATIBLE SILICA PARTICLES FOR REDUCED RDA - Silica particles having a d50 median particle size from 8 to 20 μm, a sphericity factor (S | 2021-10-07 |
20210309530 | PREPARATION OF PRECIPITATED SILICAS USEFUL AS FILLERS IN SILICON MATRICES - The invention relates to the use of carboxylic acid during the preparation of precipitated silica or a suspension of precipitated silica and to the precipitated silicas thus obtained, particularly with low water uptake, which can be used, for example, as a reinforcing filler in silicon matrices. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309531 | PREPARATION OF METAL DIBORIDE AND BORON-DOPED POWDERS - A method for producing a metal boride powder includes producing a boriding gas stream from a first powder in a first fluidizing bed reactor, delivering the boriding gas stream to a second fluidized bed reactor through a conduit fluidly connecting the first and second fluidized bed reactors, fluidizing a second powder in the second fluidized bed reactor, mixing the second powder with the boriding gas stream such that a metal boride or boron-doped powder is formed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309532 | HIGH SURFACE AREA PENTASIL ZEOLITE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A family of crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites has been synthesized that is a layered pentasil zeolite. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula: | 2021-10-07 |
20210309533 | Method of purifying sodium bromide from waste circuit boards pyrolysis coke - A method for purifying sodium bromide by the waste circuit board pyrolysis coke, belonging to the field of purifying sodium bromide and high-value utilization, and more particularly, relating to a method for reducing and purifying crude bromine salt enriched from waste circuit board smelting ash by using waste circuit boards pyrolysis coke. The main steps are as follows: carbonization conversion, purification filtration and vacuum exsolution. The pure sodium bromide crystal was obtained by reducing crude bromine salt enriched from waste circuit board smelting ash by using coke in waste circuit board pyrolysis residues, realizing the resource coupling and high-value utilization of the two wastes, avoiding the secondary pollution in the process of recycling the waste circuit boards. It has the characteristics of simple operation, high resource utilization rate and no tail liquid discharge. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309534 | METHOD FOR GREATLY REDUCING SULPHATE CONTENT IN VARIOUS LEVELS OF LITHIUM CARBONATE IN SPODUMENE SULFURIC ACID METHOD - A method for reducing sulphate content in various levels of lithium carbonate in spodumene sulfuric acid method, includes the steps of using a process of “reverse feeding, no circulation of mother liquor” on the basis of various impurity removal methods for existing industrial grade and battery grade products; using a “supplementary pre-precipitation impurity removal” measure before formal operation of thermal precipitation; temporarily stopping aging to obtain large and coarse lithium carbonate crystals during the thermal precipitation operation; washing the coarse lithium carbonate once under the action of stirring at high temperatures by means of 3 times deionized water, performing centrifugation, and subjecting same to strong desorption treatment to release the majority of sodium sulfate and other impurities, to obtain purified lithium carbonate; and drying and crushing the purified lithium carbonate. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309535 | COMPOUND - A compound includes indium element (In), gallium element (Ga), aluminum element (Al) and oxygen element (O), the compound having a triclinic crystal system with lattice constants being a=10.07±0.15 Å, b=10.45±0.15 Å, c=11.01±0.15 Å, α=111.70±0.50°, β=107.70±0.50° and γ=90.00±0.50°. | 2021-10-07 |