44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140322022 | PLATINUM-COBALT-BORON BLOOD PUMP ELEMENT - A magnetic impeller for a blood pump such as a magnetically driven, rotary ventricular assist device for pumping blood of a patient, the impeller comprising a magnetic alloy including platinum, cobalt, and boron. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322023 | METHOD AND PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade in a production facility. The method comprises the steps of positioning a first overhung gantry to extend transversely over an elongated first mould part for manufacturing one of a first part and a second part of the blade, performing a first working action at the first mould part with a first tool mounted on the first overhung gantry, moving the first overhung gantry from the first mould part to an elongated second mould part for manufacturing the other of the first and the second part of the blade, positioning the first overhung gantry to extend transversely over the second mould part, and performing a second working action at the second mould part by means of the first tool or a second tool mounted on the first overhung gantry. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322024 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ceramic matrix composite member used as a turbine blade includes a principal part forming a blade part and a dovetail part, and a subordinate part forming a platform part. A principal fiber in a ceramic fiber fabric forming the principal part is a continuous fiber. An extension direction of the principal fiber is in parallel with a direction in which stress is applied. The ceramic fiber fabrics respectively forming the principal part and the subordinate part are joined together and formed into an integrated three-pronged fiber fabric. The ceramic fiber fabric forming the principal part and the ceramic fiber fabric forming the subordinate part are integrated together by being set into a mold with the ceramic fiber fabric forming the subordinate part folded at a desired angle to the ceramic fiber fabric forming the principal part. Then, a ceramic matrix is formed in the obtained molded body. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322025 | Structural Member with X-Web - Disclosed is a structure that may include a first flange, a second flange, and a web connecting the first flange to the second flange. In example embodiments, the web may include at least one end with at least two angled members attaching to one of the first flange and the second flange and another end connecting to the other of the first flange and the second flange. Disclosed also is a wind turbine blade that includes the structure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322026 | CONE OF ENTRY OF BLOWER OF TURBOSHAFT ENGINE - A nose dome for a turbomachine blower that has a conical exterior surface and a base, which dome includes: a plurality of removal mechanism, a plurality of fasteners created by machining the exterior surface, the fasteners including a first, blind borehole that is capable of forming a bearing surface; an orifice that passes through the bearing surface and is capable of accommodating threaded fasteners. The removal mechanisms are created by machining the boreholes in the fasteners in a direction designed to enable removal in an axial direction of the dome with the aid of a tool that cooperates with the machined arrangements. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322027 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND A METHOD FOR DEICING A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - There is provided a wind power installation rotor blade comprising a rotor blade nose, a rotor blade trailing edge, a rotor blade root region for fixing the rotor blade to a hub of a wind power installation and a rotor blade tip. The rotor blade extends from the rotor blade root region along a longitudinal axis to the rotor blade tip. The rotor blade further has an air distribution unit having an adjusting member for directing an air flow into the rotor blade nose region and/or a rotor blade trailing edge region. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322028 | GAS TURBINE BLADE WITH TIP SECTIONS OFFSET TOWARDS THE PRESSURE SIDE AND WITH COOLING CHANNELS - A hollow blade including an airfoil extending along a longitudinal direction, a root, a tip, an internal cooling passage, and an open cavity defined by an end wall and a rim, together with cooling channels connecting the internal cooling passage to a pressure side. The cooling channels slope relative to the pressure side. A stack of airfoil sections of the blade at a level of the rim of the tip of the blade are offset towards the pressure side. The pressure side wall of the airfoil includes a projecting portion and cooling channels arranged in the projecting portion to open out into a terminal face of the projecting portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322029 | PUMP USING MULTI VOLTAGE ELECTRONICS WITH RUN DRY AND OVER CURRENT PROTECTION - A pump system features a power adapter and a pump having a signal processor. The power adapter includes voltage settings that respond to a voltage setting by a user and provide a selected voltage. The signal processor receives signaling containing information about the selected voltage supplied to a motor to run the pump, and also containing information about whether a current draw of the pump is lower than a predetermined low current level or is higher than a predetermined high current level; and determines whether to shut off the pump after a predetermined time, based on the signaling received. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322030 | Control Algorithm of Variable Speed Pumping System - A pumping system includes a pump for moving water. In one aspect, this is in connection with performance of an operation. The system includes a variable speed motor operatively connected to drive the pump. A value indicative of flow rate of water is determined and the motor is controlled to adjust the flow rate indicative value toward a constant. A value indicative of flow pressure is determined and the motor is controlled to adjust the flow pressure indicative value toward a constant. A selection is made between flow rate control and flow pressure control. In another aspect, the pump is controlled to perform a first operation, and is operated to perform a second water operation. Control of operation of the pump to perform the first water operation is altered in response to operation of the pump to perform the second operation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322031 | AIR-COMPRESSING DEVICE FOR A CYCLE - The air-compressing device for a cycle has a crank set. The device includes at least one cartridge for storing compressed air, and a compressor, connected to the cartridge. The compressor includes a device for engaging with the crank set and a first and a second compression chamber, each chamber provided with an air piston. The device for engaging is connected to each piston and translatably drives the stroke of each piston so as to carry out compression in the respective chamber. The first chamber is connected to the second chamber so as to transfer the compressed air within the first chamber to the second chamber when compression is being carried out in the latter. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE COMPENSATION IN A PUMP - Systems and methods for maintaining substantially a baseline pressure in a chamber of a pumping apparatus are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may serve to control a motor to compensate or account for a pressure drift which may occur in a chamber of the pumping apparatus. More specifically, a dispense motor may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in the dispense chamber before a dispense based on a pressure sensed in the dispense chamber. In one embodiment, before a dispense is initiated a control loop may be utilized such that it is repeatedly determined if the pressure in the dispense chamber is above a desired pressure and, if so, the movement of the pumping means regulated to maintain substantially the desired pressure in the dispense chamber until a dispense of fluid is initiated. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322033 | OFFSET VALVE BORE IN A RECIPROCATING PUMP - A fluid end | 2014-10-30 |
20140322034 | OFFSET VALVE BORE FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP - A fluid end | 2014-10-30 |
20140322035 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR SURFACE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR - Pumps are provided, more particularly piston type pumps having increased energy efficiency, systems incorporating such piston type pumps, and methods of operating piston type pumps. The pumps are suitable for pumping of oil from an oil well or for pumping other liquids such as ground water, subterranean liquids, brackish water, sea water, waste water, cooling water, gas, coolants, and the like. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322036 | DELAY-MINIMIZED DETECTION OF AN AUXILIARY CONTROL VARIABLE - A method for the delay-minimized detection of an auxiliary control variable for a system comprising a control system and a controller, whereby an output variable is detected at the end of the control system, whereby a disturbance variable is active in the control system, characterized in that a state variable is detected in the control system at a place before the point of action of the disturbance variable, whereby the auxiliary control variable is calculated from the state variable that has been weighted with a constant k | 2014-10-30 |
20140322037 | PISTON PUMP - A piston pump is provided comprising a cylinder with an inner cylinder wall and a working space. The piston pump includes a piston inside the cylinder and has a piston head with a first and second projections extending from its lateral surface to the cylinder wall. These first and second projections enclose a cavity between the piston head and the cylinder wall. The piston head also includes a channel for routing a flushing fluid to the cavity. The first and second projections are configured to promote flow of the flushing fluid out of the cavity and into the working space of the cylinder. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322038 | Pump Motor Protector with Redundant Shaft Seal - An electric submersible pump device having a motor part, a pump part, and a protector part. The protector part includes redundant shaft seal parts. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322039 | Liquid-Ring Vacuum Pump - A liquid-ring vacuum pump comprises a pump casing and a shaft eccentrically mounted in the pump casing. An impeller and a rotor of a drive motor are connected to the shaft. A disk cam is arranged parallel to the impeller. A first main bearing for the shaft is arranged between the impeller and the rotor of the drive motor, on the plane of the disk cam. The impeller is arranged between the first main bearing and a second main bearing. The arrangement of the bearings prevents the shaft from bending, thus allowing the leakage gap between the impeller and the disk cam to be kept small. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322040 | MUFFLER FOR COMPRESSOR AND COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME - A muffler for a compressor and a compressor having the same are provided in which a suction noise device and a discharge noise device may integrally formed to reduce the number of components of a suction side muffler and a discharge side muffler so as to reduce leakage of refrigerant generated at an assembled portion of the muffler, and to reduce the length of a suction passage and a discharge passage. Such a division between the suction noise device and the discharge noise device may prevent discharged refrigerant from unintentionally heating suctioned refrigerant, which may reduce suction loss. The formation of the suction noise device and the discharge noise device using a plastic material may reduce fabricating costs, and the structures of the suction side noise space and the discharge side noise space may be simplified and noise removal effects may be improved, reducing an overall size of the muffler and improving noise effects. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322041 | FRICTION CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES - A friction clutch assembly, preferably for a hybrid cooling pump. The friction clutch assembly includes a friction lining carrier member, a friction lining member, a compression spring member, a clutch carrier member and a flux plate member. A solenoid can be utilized to control the compression of the spring member. The friction clutch assembly has a preferred use in a hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation, and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. The friction clutch assembly can be positioned inside a motor housing. The softening compression spring can minimize parasitic clutch power consumption. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322042 | SWITCHABLE AUTOMOTIVE COOLANT PUMP - A automotive coolant pump incudes a pulley wheel fixedly supported by a rotatable rotor shaft. A shaft sealing separates a dry pump section from a wet pump section. A pump wheel is supported in the wet pump section by the rotor shaft and is axially slidable between a pumping and a non-pumping position. An actuator is arranged in the dry pump section. A linear actuator rod is arranged in parallel to and eccentrically with respect to the rotor shaft. The linear actuator rod comprises a dry and a wet section. A rod sealing is actuated by the actuator and separates the dry from the wet of the linear actuator rod. A shift ring is arranged so as to be axially shiftable and rotatably fixed at the rotor shaft in the wet pump section. The shift ring is moved axially by the actuator rod and axially moves the pump wheel. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322043 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a reciprocating compressor that compresses a gas, including: a piston; a cylinder that includes a hole portion into which the piston is inserted so as to be movable in the axial direction in a reciprocating manner and includes a compression chamber which is formed in an area of the hole portion near a front end of the piston so that a gas is introduced into the compression chamber; a crank mechanism that drives the piston so that the gas introduced into the compression chamber is compressed by the piston; and a piston ring that is fitted to the outside of the piston and slides on an inner surface forming the hole portion of the cylinder, wherein a tapered portion is formed in an end, which is located near a base end of the piston, in the inner surface forming the hole portion of the cylinder. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322044 | HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION DEVICE SUITABLE FOR CONSTITUTING A COMPACT HYDRAULIC STARTER MOTOR - A hydraulic transmission device for a machine, including a declutchable hydraulic motor having radial pistons, and including a cam that is secured to a casing, and a cylinder block and an internal fluid distributor that are disposed in the casing; a hydraulic pump including a drive member; and fluid exchange couplings; in which device the casing and the distributor are mounted to rotate relative to a stationary support about an axis of rotation, whereas the cylinder block is fastened to said support. In some embodiments, the drive member of the pump is constrained to rotate with the casing of the motor, and in that a delivery orifice of the pump is connected to one of said couplings. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322045 | WORKING VEHICLE - The present invention addresses the problem of being able to increase the effect of preventing an engine from stalling by reducing the engine load attributable to a fixed-capacity hydraulic pump. A working vehicle provided with a fixed-capacity hydraulic pump driven by power from an engine and a working hydraulic actuator driven by working oil pumped from the fixed-capacity hydraulic pump is a rotary working vehicle which is provided with a pressure modifying means for modifying the pressure of working oil from the fixed-capacity hydraulic pump, and the rotary working vehicle is such that if the actual number of revolutions (N) of the engine is reduced by a set number of revolutions (Ns) as the load on the engine increases, then the pressure modifying means operates in accordance with the deviation (e) between the actual number of revolutions (N) of the engine and the specified number of revolutions (Ns), and the pressure of the working oil from the fixed-capacity hydraulic pump is modified. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322046 | VALVE DRIVE APPARATUS AND SUPERCHARGER HAVING THE SAME - In a valve drive apparatus, which drives a first valve and a second valve of a supercharger, a first rod is rotatably connected to a first valve lever shaft at one end part thereof to drive the first valve and is connected to a shaft at the other end part thereof, and a second rod is rotatably connected to a second valve lever shaft at one end part thereof to drive the second valve and is connected to a second member at the other end part thereof. A spring is placed between a first engaging part of the first member and a second engaging part of the second member and urges the first member and the second member to urge a first contact part of the first member and a second contact part of the second member toward each other. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322047 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a casing and a motor disposed inside the casing. The motor is welded to the casing at a plurality of weld positions. The motor includes a core, a coil, at least one insulating member, recesses and a gap. The core has an annular back yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions projecting radially inwardly from the back yoke portion and a slot formed between the tooth portions adjacent to each other. The coil is disposed in the slot. The insulating member is disposed in the slot to insulate the coil from the core. The recesses are formed in portions of the back yoke portion with each recess facing the slot. The gap is provided between the back yoke portion and the insulating member. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322048 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor in which an electric driving mechanism is capable of keeping high efficiency. The compressor includes an electric driving mechanism, a compression mechanism and a motor drive circuit. The electric driving mechanism is accommodated in a housing. The housing has a main body portion in a cylindrical shape, a bulging portion that bulges in a radially outward direction from the main body portion, and a partition wall. In the main body portion, a stator accommodation chamber is formed. In the stator accommodation chamber, a stator of the electric driving mechanism is accommodated. In the bulging portion, a cluster block accommodation chamber is formed. In the cluster block accommodation chamber, a cluster block is accommodated. A partition wall separates the stator accommodation chamber and the cluster block accommodation chamber in a radial direction. The main body portion and the partition wall support a stator core. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322049 | Solar Drive Control System for Oil Pump Jacks - A system for supplementing the electric power needed by a pump jack electric motor, thereby reducing the electric power purchased from the local utility or power supplier. The system comprises a solar photovoltaic system, or other forms of renewable energy, and regenerated power from the electric motor or drive. The system can be both “on-grid” and “off-grid.” Battery banks and capacitor banks may be used to store energy. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322050 | Pump System - A pump system that has a power end and a fluid end assembly. The fluid end assembly includes a plunger configured to translate within a plunger bore. The fluid end further includes a suction valve assembly and a discharge valve assembly. The power end is configured to use a pony rod to induce movement of the plunger within the fluid end assembly to generate a pressure differential. The suction valve assembly and the discharge assembly operate in response to the pressure differential to move the fluid. A straight valve seal is located within the suction valve assembly and/or the discharge valve assembly to distribute forces incurred by movement of valves within the fluid end assembly. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322051 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MODULAR PUMP - Embodiments relate to a multi-functional, hand-operated, modular hand pump apparatus capable of drawing in a pumping medium through an intake point, nozzle, filter cap, or combination thereof into a pump housing by means of a plunger rod assembly and discharging the pumping medium through a plurality of discharge points, wherein the entire apparatus is extendable by attachment of a plurality of extension units and can be easily assembled and disassembled without tools. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322052 | WEFT INSERTION PUMP FOR WATER JET LOOM - A weft insertion pump for a water jet loom includes a pump housing, a water storage chamber forming cylinder, a plunger, discharge and suction ports, a water storage chamber, a discharge-side check valve, a suction-side check valve and a stop member. The suction-side check valve includes a valve body, a valve seat member having a valve surface and a stop member. The stop member is formed with a plurality of guide walls which are spaced at an angular interval and configured to slidably guide the valve body in an axial direction of the stop member. Communication passages are formed in a circumferential direction of the stop member between any two adjacent guide walls. An annular groove is formed in the valve seat member so as to surround and be continuously connected to the valve surface for providing fluid communication between the communication passages. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322053 | HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Hemodialysis dialysis systems are disclosed. Hemodialysis systems of the invention may include a dialysate flow path including a balancing circuit, a mixing circuit, and/or a directing circuit. The circuits may be defined within one or more cassettes. The fluid circuits may be at least partially isolated, spatially and/or thermally, from electrical components of the system. A gas supply may be provided in fluid communication with the dialysate flow path and/or the dialyzer to, urge dialysate through the dialyzer and blood back to the patient. The hemodialysis systems may include fluid handling devices actuated using a control fluid, optionally delivered using detachable pump. Fluid handling devices may be generally rigid and of a spheroid shape, optionally with a diaphragm dividing the device into compartments. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322054 | System and Method for Holding Tubing for a Peristaltic Pump - A system and method for holding tubing for a peristaltic pump the prevents tubing stretch or deformation. The present invention compensates for tube stretching and minimizes tube deformation due to peristaltic roller tube expansions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322055 | Scroll Vacuum Pump and Method of Maintenance Including Replacing a Tip Seal of a Scroll Vacuum Pump - A scroll pump has a tip seal between an axial end of the scroll blade of one of stationary and orbiting plate scrolls of the pump and the plate of the other of the stationary plate and orbiting plate scrolls. The scroll pump may have a ballast gas supply system and use the operation of the ballast gas supply system to assess the condition of the tip seal. Alternatively, the scroll pump may have two pressure sensors that sense pressure at two locations spaced along a compression mechanism of the pump to assess the condition of the tip seal. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322056 | VACUUM PUMP HAVING EXPANSION CHAMBER AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING ULTIMATE PRESSURE STATE IN A VACUUM PUMP USING AN EXPANSION CHAMBER - A vacuum pump and a method of controlling the operation of the vacuum pump employ an expansion chamber to reduce a pressure differential between an inlet side and an exhaust side of the pump. In particular, the expansion chamber may be used to rid the pump head of the pump of a pocket of relatively high pressure fluid that accumulates behind a poppet valve disposed over an exhaust opening. The pump itself may be used to create a level of vacuum pressure in the expansion chamber. Alternatively, a piston or diaphragm may be used. In either case, the expansion chamber is isolated from the ambient and interior of the pump head once a level of vacuum pressure is produced in the expansion chamber. Then the exhaust outlet is redirected from the ambient to the interior of the expansion chamber. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322057 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140322058 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - In order to prevent deterioration in performance of an oil-free screw compressor and scuffing caused by rust, surfaces of both male and female rotors are coated with heat-resistance coatings containing a solid lubricant. A coating contains Polyimide resin to which Molybdenum disulfide, as a solid lubricant, and Aluminium oxide and Titanium oxide, as additives, are added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a coating that is higher in heat resistance and longer in lifetime than a conventional one. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322059 | FLUID MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to fluid machines, especially compressors, more especially screw compressors. More particularly the present disclosure describes a fluid machine comprising at least one rotor ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140322060 | FLUID-PRESSURE APPARATUS - A pair of meshed gears is disposed in a hydraulic chamber of a housing. Bushes in the chamber contact both end surfaces of the gears. Edge surfaces of the gears are chamfered at intermediate parts between tooth tips and tooth bottoms, and the inclination of the intermediate parts is larger than those of the tooth tips and bottom, thereby protecting the edges from damage due to contact force as the gears mesh and preventing leakage between the gears and the support members. Accordingly, the gears may be operated quietly, at high output efficiency, and increased reliability for an extended period. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322061 | CHECK VALVE FOR AN ENGINE VACUUM PUMP - A rotary vane pump includes a housing that encloses an air chamber. An intake aperture extends to the air chamber. A check valve couples with the intake aperture and includes a stop having first and second sides. A helical spring engages the first side and biases the second side against a valve seat. A porous body is disposed between the helical spring and the air chamber for preventing fluid backflow. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322062 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - A process for producing an FePt-based sputtering target includes adding C powder containing unavoidable impurities and metal oxide powder containing unavoidable impurities to FePt-based alloy powder containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and 60 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities so that the C powder and the metal oxide powder are contained to satisfy: | 2014-10-30 |
20140322063 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - A process for producing an FePt-based sputtering target includes adding metal oxide powder containing unavoidable impurities to FePt-based alloy powder containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and less than 60 at % and one or more kinds of metal elements other than Fe and Pt in an amount of more than 0 at % and 20 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and with a total amount of Pt and the one or more kinds of metal elements being 60 at % or less so that the metal oxide powder accounts for 20 vol % or more and 40 vol % or less of a total amount of the FePt-based alloy powder and the metal oxide powder, followed by mixing the FePt-based alloy powder and the metal oxide powder to produce a powder mixture. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322064 | HARD METAL COMPOSITION - A process for producing a component includes providing a composition comprising hard material particles and a binder metal, and sintering the composition at a sintering temperature of from 1250° C. to 1400° C. for a period of from 3 to 15 minutes. The hard material particles comprise an inner core comprising fused tungsten carbide and an outer shell comprising tungsten carbide. The binder metal is selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Fe and alloys comprising at least one metal selected from Co, Ni and Fe. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322065 | SOFT MAGNETIC CORE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - There is provided a soft magnetic core, including: a soft magnetic metal powder; a ferriferous oxide (Fe | 2014-10-30 |
20140322066 | ROLLED STEEL BAR FOR HOT FORGING - A rolled steel bar has a composition consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.27 to 0.37%, Si: 0.30 to 0.75%, Mn: 1.00 to 1.45%, S: 0.008% or more and less than 0.030%, Cr: 0.05 to 0.30%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, V: 0.200 to 0.320%, and N: 0.0080 to 0.0200%, the balance being Fe and impurities. The contents of P, Ti and O in the impurities are, by mass percent, P: 0.030% or less, Ti: 0.0040% or less, and O: 0.0020% or less. Y1 expressed by the formula <1> is 1.05 to 1.18. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322067 | ULTRAHIGH STRENGTH AND ULTRALOW ELASTIC MODULUS TITANIUM ALLOY SHOWING LINEAR ELASTIC DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR - A titanium alloy having ultrahigh strength and ultralow elastic modulus, and showing linear elastic deformation behavior is disclosed. The titanium alloy (Ti-20Nb-5Zr-1Fe-O) of the present invention consists of titanium, niobium, zirconium, iron and oxygen. More specifically, the amount of niobium is 18 to 22 at. %, the amount of zirconium is 3 to 7 at. %, the amount of iron is 0.5 to 3.0 at. %, the amount of oxygen is 0.1 to 1.0 wt. %, and the balance is titanium. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322068 | ALLOY COMPOSITION - A molybdenum based alloy composition including between 15% and 20% niobium and 0.05% and 0.25% carbon | 2014-10-30 |
20140322069 | NANOWIRE PREPARATION METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND ARTICLES - Methods of producing metal nanowires, compositions, and articles are disclosed. Such methods allow production of metal nanowires with reproducibly uniform diameter and length, even in the presence of catalyst concentration variation. Such metal nanowires are useful for electronics applications. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322070 | HANDHELD DEVICE SANITARY ENCLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A handheld device sanitary enclosure system includes a system housing including a sanitary enclosure magazine configured to hold a plurality of sanitary enclosures. A support station is coupled with the system housing. The support station is configured to hold and suspend a handheld device at the support station in a hands free manner. The support station suspends the device while the user optionally disinfects or washes their hands. The handheld device sanitary enclosure system further includes an enclosure sealer configured to close a sanitary enclosure of the plurality of sanitary enclosures with a handheld device therein. After enclosure of the handheld device the user may retrieve the enclosed device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322071 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING GAS - A gas purifying apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment, a gas purifying apparatus includes a first chamber comprising a first inlet into which a first fluid flows and a first outlet through which a part of the first fluid is discharged, a purifier which purifies air from the first chamber, which air is then re-injected into the first chamber and a conduit which transports air from the first chamber to the purifier. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322072 | HEAT STERILIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR CHLORHEXIDINE BASED ANTISEPTIC FORMULATIONS - Techniques for sterilizing chlorhexidine based antiseptic formulations include exposing a sealed container containing the formulation to heat at a temperature and heating time sufficient to sterilize the chlorhexidine based antiseptic formulation and the hermetically sealed interior of the container, which may be an applicator, a bottle, a swab stick, or a pad-containing pouch. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322073 | HAND RAIL SANITIZIER - A hand rail sanitizing system for sanitizing a hand rail of an escalator stairway from germs and bacteria on the hand rail is provided. The hand rail has a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The hand rail sanitizing system comprises a container having a top wall and a bottom wall with the container positioned nearingly adjacent the hand rail. A UV-light emitting diode (LED) bulb is encased within the container. As the hand rail continuously passes by the container, the LED bulb irradiates through the bottom wall of the container toward the top wall of the hand rail. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322074 | Apparatus and method for the external sterilization of plastics material pre-forms - An apparatus ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140322075 | UNIVERSAL STERILIZING TOOL - The sterilizing tool is configured to wipe debris from and to sterilize and/or dry a working end-site of medical device; using a wiping, twisting, dabbing, push/pull, and/or screwing motion around all of the surface aspects of the device to be sterilized. Additionally, the sterilizing tool is configured to form fit to the surfaces of the end-site and to apply an inclusive layer of an anti-pathogenic agent to the inner and outer surfaces of the working end-site. The sterilizing tool may be frictionally engaged with and retained on the working end-site until removed and the end-site is ready for use. The sterilizing tool is intended for a one time, single use, disposable application. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322076 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition and a method for disinfection involving the antimicrobial composition. It particularly relates to an antimicrobial composition for personal cleaning, oral care or hard surface cleaning applications. It was found that compositions comprising one or more isopropyl-methylphenols, terpineol and a carrier provide synergistic antimicrobial action. In a preferred aspect the composition also comprises 1 to 80%-wt of one or more surfactants. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322077 | MICROBIAL COMPOSITION - A synergistic microbicidal composition containing: (a) at least one microbicide selected from the group consisting of isopropyl methyl phenols and monosubstituted phenols and (b) at least one microbicide selected from the group consisting of p-menthene alcohols, menthadiene alcohols and other antimicrobial alcohols of a specified structure. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322078 | METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATING BRICK OR CONCRETE - A method for decontaminating a brick or concrete according to the present invention comprises the steps of: pulverizing the brick or the concrete by using a pulverizing device (pulverizing step); arranging the brick or concrete in a container room and washing the brick or concrete by using a decontamination agent in the container room (washing), wherein the container room has a pressure of above 74 Pa, and a temperature of above 32° C., and the decontamination agent includes a supercritical carbon dioxide flow, a cosolvent and a metal chelating agent; introducing a replacing fluid to the container room to replace the decontamination agent in the container room and then separating the replacing fluid and the brick or concrete (replacing and separating step); and acid cleaning the cosolvent and the metal chelating agent by using an acidic solution (acid cleaning step). A radionuclide may be decontaminated from the brick or concrete. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322079 | MICROBIAL COMPOSITION - A synergistic microbicidal composition containing a selected from the class consisting of chlorinated phenols, fused bicyclic phenols, monosubstituted phenols and monosubstituted catechols and an antimicrobial alcohol selected from the class consisting of acyclic terpene alcohols. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322080 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - Disclosed is an automatic analysis device that enables easy selection of a desired reagent-setting position and efficient execution of reagent information confirmation and reagent usage setup, by displaying, at a high level of visibility and in an enlarged format, both of the selected reagent-setting position and means for moving, for example, a mouse pointer to an anterior or posterior display position with respect to the selected reagent-setting position. A display controller | 2014-10-30 |
20140322081 | SENSING DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES USING 3-D ARRAYS BASED ON SURFACE PLASMON EXCITATIONS - Techniques, apparatus, material and systems are described for implementing a three-dimensional composite mushroom-like metallodielectric nanostructure. In one aspect, a surface plasmon based sensing device includes a substrate and a layer of an anti-reflective coating over the substrate. The surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a dielectric material on the anti-reflective coating shaped to form a 2-dimensional array of nanoholes spaced from one another. Also, the surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a layer of a metallic film formed on the 2-dimensional array of nanoholes to include openings over the nanoholes, respectively, wherein the sensing device is structured to support both propagating surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves and localized surface plasmon resonant (LSPR) modes. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322082 | AIR FRESHENING NETWORK - An air freshening network in a home or office environment is more energy efficient and intelligent than conventional devices. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322083 | CURING SYSTEMS FOR MATERIALS THAT CONSUME CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides a curing system that is useful for curing materials that consume carbon dioxide as a reagent. The system has a curing chamber that contains the material to be cured and a gas that contains carbon dioxide. The system includes apparatus that can deliver carbon dioxide to displace ambient air upon loading the system, that can provide carbon dioxide as it is needed and as it is consumed, that can control carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and humidity in the curing chamber during the curing cycle and that can record and display to a user the variables that occur during the curing process. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322084 | AIR-PURIFYING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - An air-purifying device for vehicles capable of diagnosing function deterioration of an ozone purifier with an inexpensive configuration is provided. At Step | 2014-10-30 |
20140322085 | ODOR REMOVAL APPARATUS - A portable odor removal apparatus for use in an enclosed space, such as for example a refrigerator and/or a closet. The portable odor removal apparatus includes; a housing, air inlets, air outlets, an ion generator and a controller with energy saving features. The overall form of the housing may suggest the appearance of food such as for example a fruit or vegetable. The device may also include hooks and other mounting apparatus. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322086 | FRAGRANCE CONTAINER AND FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER - A fragrance container with a container body provided with a bottom bracket permeable to interior air of the container near a bottom opening. A top cover having a shutter within an interior of the container body near a top opening with a fragrance substance contained in the container body between the bottom bracket and the top cover. An outer peripheral portion of the container body near the bottom opening is covered with an indexing collar for adjusting the degree of opening of an intake port of the container body. A fragrance diffuser includes an air pump, a fragrance container retainer connected to the air pump, and at least one fragrance container received in the retainer. The fragrance containers communicate with each other, wherein each of the fragrance containers contains the same type of fragrance substance with the same smell or a different type of fragrance substance with a different smell. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322087 | SUGAR ALCOHOL SPLIT INJECTION CONVERSION - A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322088 | AUXILIARY COOLANT TANK FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An auxiliary coolant tank for an exhaust aftertreatment system is provided. The auxiliary coolant tank includes an inlet connection port and an outlet channel. The outlet channel includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends parallel to a plane of a first side and a plane of an upper face. The first portion includes a fluid pick-up port at an end of the first portion. The fluid pick-up port is proximal to a first upper corner. The first portion is connected to the second portion at a location proximal to a second upper corner. The second portion extends parallel to a plane of the third side and the plane of the upper face. The second portion includes an outlet port at an end of the second portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322089 | SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERING NITRIC ACID FROM PICKLING SOLUTIONS - In one embodiment, a system for treating a gas stream comprising NO | 2014-10-30 |
20140322090 | ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY WITH MULTIPLE SHEET METAL LAYERS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH A CONNECTING PIN - A honeycomb body includes sheet metal layers forming a central current path to a radial connecting pin. A metal casing has an inner periphery and a feedthrough guiding and insulating the pin. The layers are alternate coarsely structured and finely structured or smooth sheets forming a stack with uppermost and lowermost layers forming axial gas channels. The pin is metallically connected to two or all of the layers directly or through an intermediate piece by an electrically conductive or welded connection. The current path has an electrical resistance per unit length in the connection region being greater than an average electrical resistance per unit length in the stack. The uppermost layer runs approximately parallel to the casing over 35% or 40% of the inner periphery and is separated from the casing by an air gap. Simple manufacture of a highly uniform, reliably operating, electrically heatable honeycomb body is thus possible. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322091 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CLEANING A PARTICLE FILTER - A method and an arrangement for cleaning a particulate filter in a vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine is provided. The particulate filter is mounted in an operative position inside an exhaust muffler under normal operation of the engine. The method involves performing a cleaning process including disassembling and removing the particulate filter from a first end of the muffler; reversing and reassembling the particulate filter a cleaning position at the first end of the muffler; starting and operating the engine by controlling the engine speed according to a predefined cycle until a predetermined condition is fulfilled; and stopping the engine and returning the particulate filter to its operative position inside the exhaust muffler. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322092 | CATALYTIC REFORMING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REDUCED BENZENE GASOLINE - A catalytic reforming process for producing gasoline of reduced benzene content includes the steps of reforming a reformer feedstock that includes a naphtha stream to produce a gasoline reformate product stream; splitting the gasoline reformate product stream into one or more relatively benzene-rich fractions and one or more relatively benzene-lean fractions; and hydrogenating the one or more relatively benzene-rich fractions to produce a cyclohexane-rich effluent, at least a portion of which cyclohexane-rich effluent is recycled to constitute a portion of the reformer feedstock. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322093 | DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION IN FLUIDIC MEDIA - A device is provided for performing chemical transformation in a fluid, with a flow distributor having at least one fluid medium inlet, at least one fluid medium outlet, and at least one confinement wherein the chemical transformation is performed; and a means for rotating, rocking, wagging, or oscillating the device. At least one confinement may be equipped with a provision for providing heat, cooling, sound, light or other types of radiation, such provision being contacted to an external source through an actuator shaft. The flow distributor may be provided with sectors connected with the centrally located fluid medium inlet and a designated peripheral fluid medium outlet. The means for rotating, rocking, wagging, or oscillating the device may be an element producing magnetic fields or a shaft mechanically connected to an external actuating device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322094 | Noval synthesis method of long length Carbon Nanotube - Method and apparatus are presented for synthesis SWNT (single wall) or MWNT (multiple walls) of the carbon nanotube structure. According to the invention the very long length of the carbon tube can be synthesized in the spiral threaded holes of the rotating cylinders using the electromagnetic resonance phenomena. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322095 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS AND A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY APPARATUS FROM A GASEOUS BY-PRODUCT - There is provided a method for recovering hydrocarbon compounds from gaseous by-products generated in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes absorbing light hydrocarbon compounds and a carbon dioxide gas from the gaseous by-products using an absorption solvent including liquid hydrocarbon compounds and a carbon dioxide gas absorbent, separating the absorption solvent which has absorbed the light hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas into the liquid hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas absorbent, heating the separated liquid hydrocarbon compounds to recover the light hydrocarbon compounds from the separated liquid hydrocarbon compounds, heating the separated carbon dioxide gas absorbent to strip the carbon dioxide gas from the separated carbon dioxide gas absorbent, and reusing the gaseous by-products from which the light hydrocarbon compounds and the carbon dioxide gas are absorbed as a feedstock gas for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322096 | SANITIZATION STATION USING PLASMA ACTIVATED FLUID - A sanitization station including a fluid source and one or more plasma generators for generating non-thermal plasma is disclosed. One or more nozzles spray a mist or stream of fluid through plasma generated by the one or more plasma generators to activate the fluid. The fluid is then used to sterilize an object. Another sanitization station includes a chamber for holding a fluid and a plasma generator in fluid communication with the chamber for generating plasma. A circulating source moves the fluid in the chamber past plasma generated by the plasma generator to activate the fluid and one or more spray nozzles coat the surface of an object with fluid that is activated by plasma. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322097 | DEVICE FOR RAPID DETERMINATION OF DISEASE-ASSOCIATED THIOL COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a single-use disposable article for determining the concentration of thiol compounds in a sample of fluid, and a description of how to make and use the article. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322098 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE WASHING STATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to a clinical instrument analyzer system for the automatic analysis of patient samples. In one embodiment, the analyzer may be used to analyze bodily fluid samples, such as blood, plasma, serum, urine or cerebrospinal fluid, for example. Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and method, for example, an immunoassay method, for separating out target molecules in a magnetic field and then analyzing those target molecules with a luminometer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322099 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS AND ASSAY SYSTEMS - The systems and methods described herein include a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfeatures interconnected to provide a configurable fluid transport system for processing at least one reagent. Inserts are provided to removably interfit into one or more of the microfeatures of the chip, wherein the inserts include sites for interactions with the reagent. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic chip and the inserts provide an efficient and accurate approach for conducting parallel assays. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322100 | Method and Device for Producing a Microfluidic Analysis Cartridge - A method for producing a pneumatically actuatable microfluidic analysis cartridge includes closing a joining side of a fluidic part of the analysis cartridge with a first fluid-tight elastic membrane and/or closing a joining side of a pneumatic part of the analysis cartridge with a second membrane. The fluidic part is configured to perform fluidic basic operations of a biochemical analysis process, and the pneumatic part is configured to control the basic operations using air pressure. The joining side of the fluidic part and the joining side of the pneumatic part are aligned, and the fluidic part and the pneumatic part are connected to form the analysis cartridge. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322101 | DISPENSING METHOD - A dispensing method which dispenses a first liquid contained in a first vessel which stores the first liquid and a second liquid to introduce the first liquid into a second vessel by using a tube. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322102 | REAGENT PREPARATION AND DISPENSING DEVICE - A reagent preparation and dispensing device includes a body having a reaction chamber for a reagent and a solution reservoir for a solution. The solution reservoir is isolated from the reaction chamber. A plunger is movably coupled with the body. Movement of the plunger from a starting position to a seated position pushes the solution into the reaction chamber. A dispensing path extends from the reaction chamber out of the body. The dispensing path is configured to dispense a reagent mixture formed from the solution and the reagent. A vent path extends from the reaction chamber, the vent path vents reaction chamber gas displaced by the addition of the solution to the reaction chamber throughout movement of the plunger from the starting position to the seated position. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322103 | MULTISAMPLE BIONANOCHIP PLATFORM - A bionanochip cartridge for analysis of multiple samples or analytes is provided herein, and the cartridge is dimensioned to take advantage of existing robotic microtiter plate handling equipment. Fluidics are specially designed to provide a small footprint and to prevent cross contamination. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322104 | ADAPTER CAPS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED MOLDS WITH CORE PINS AND RELATED METHODS - Adapter caps for sample collection containers have a monolithic elongate body with an upper neck portion that merges into a larger lower body portion with an open internal cavity. The upper neck portion has an open needle bore that is concentrically aligned with the open internal cavity. The monolithic elongate body has an axially extending centerline. The needle bore has a downwardly extending wall with an inner surface that comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart longitudinally extending flat surfaces. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322105 | Micro-Reactor System Assembly - A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140322106 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORE MATERIAL - A method for treating an ore material with electro-magnetic energy, the method comprising at least the steps of: agglomerating the ore material; irradiating the ore material with electromagnetic energy; thereby heating the liquid in the ore material; vapourising at least a portion of the liquid in the ore material; forming micro-channels in the ore material, and acid leaching the ore material. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322107 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENT - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering a rare earth element, which is capable of efficiently recovering a rare earth element with high recovery rate without using any expensive chemicals, solvents or the like. In the present invention, a water-soluble salt other than sulfate ions is allowed to coexist with an aqueous solution that contains a rare earth element, and then an alkali metal sulfate is added to the aqueous solution, thereby producing a precipitate of a double sulfate of the rare earth element. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322108 | TREATMENT OF SULPHIDIC MATERIALS - A process for treating a mixed sulphidic material containing lead sulphide and at least one other metal sulphide. The process includes the steps of subjecting the mixed sulphidic material to selective oxidation such that lead sulphide in the material is oxidised to form an oxidised lead compound while substantial oxidation of the at least one other metal sulphide is avoided, and separating the oxidized lead compound from the at least one other metal sulphide. The oxidized lead compound may be separated by flotation wherein the oxidized lead compound reports to the tailings and the at least one other metal sulphide reports to the concentrate (froth). | 2014-10-30 |
20140322109 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY NICKEL SURFACE - Provided is a production method for obtaining high purity nickel sulfate having low levels of impurities, particularly low levels of magnesium and chloride, by adjusting the concentration of an extractant and the pH concentration at the time of treatment in a process of obtaining a nickel sulfate solution having a high nickel concentration by solvent extraction using an acidic organic extractant. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322110 | PROCESSES FOR METAL IONS REMOVAL OF FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - Provided are continuous methods and processes for removing Li ions from an aqueous feed solution. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322111 | BOUNDARY LAYER CARBONATION OF TRONA - A boundary layer carbonation process for producing sodium bicarbonate crystals having specific surface area in the range 0.4 m | 2014-10-30 |
20140322112 | Positive Ignition Engine and Exhaust System Comprising Catalysed Zone-Coated Filter Substrate - A positive ignition engine comprising an exhaust system, which comprises a catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat composition which is a NOx absorber catalyst washcoat composition comprising at least one precious metal; or a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which NOx absorber catalyst washcoat or SCR catalyst washcoat being axially arranged on the porous substrate as a first zone comprising the inlet surfaces of a first substrate length less than the total substrate length and a second zone comprising the outlet surfaces of a second substrate length less than the total substrate length, wherein the sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone is ≧100%, wherein:
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20140322113 | Filter Substrate Comprising Zone-Coated Catalyst Washcoat - A catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine comprises a ceramic porous wall-flow filter substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet channels defined in part by ceramic inlet wall surfaces and outlet channels defined in part by ceramic outlet wall surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a first porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated in part with a catalyst washcoat composition, wherein a second porous structure of a washcoated part of the porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which catalyst washcoat composition being disposed in a first zone comprising the inlet surfaces of a first substrate length less than the total substrate length, wherein a second zone comprising the outlet surfaces of a second substrate length contains no washcoat and wherein the sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone is >100%. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322114 | THREE-WAY CATALYST COMPRISING MIXTURE OF NICKEL AND COPPER - A three-way catalyst including a mixture of nickel and copper is provided for reducing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon emissions, and nitrogen oxides from vehicle engine exhausts. The catalyst is impregnated onto a carrier substrate which is non-reactive with nickel and copper. When used in a vehicle exhaust gas treatment system, the nickel-copper catalyst provides improved efficiency in reducing CO, HC, and NO | 2014-10-30 |
20140322115 | Method and an Apparatus for the Absorption of Carbon Dioxide - The invention relates to a method of performing a carbon dioxide absorption with reduced risk of aerosol formation from a carbon dioxide containing stream in an absorption apparatus having a specific sequence of sections and wherein the method comprises specific steps. Another aspect of the invention relates to a use of a structured packing as part of a carbon dioxide absorption section in an apparatus for the absorption of carbon dioxide, characterized in that the use is in reducing the risk of aerosol formation in a top region of the carbon dioxide-absorption section. Yet another aspect of the invention is a use of an absorption apparatus comprising a specific sequence of sections, wherein the use is for avoiding a super-saturation of a solvent and water and a risk of aerosol formation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322116 | PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING - De-polluting, self-cleaning coating compositions are disclosed which comprise an organic binder having dispersed therein photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles substantially in anatase form which have an average crystallite size between about 1 nm and about 150 nm and which preferably have photocatalytic activity in the presence of visible light. Advantageously, the coatings of the invention do not require pre-activation to achieve high initial photocatalytic activity against pollutants in the air, such as NO | 2014-10-30 |
20140322117 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LOSS OF DESULFURIZATION ORGANIC COMPONENTS AND REGENERABLE FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION PROCESS - A method for detecting paths and amount of loss of desulfurization organic components in a flue gas desulfurization system includes preparing a to-be-measured solution and a base standard solution, and diluting the base standard solution with water to a plurality of standard solutions containing different concentrations of desulfurization organic components; adjusting the to-be-measured solution and standard solutions to have a strong acidity, respectively, such that each of desulfurization organic components in the to-be-measured solution and standard solutions exists in ion forms; heating and oscillating the to-be-measured solution and standard solutions, respectively; respectively detecting carbon elements in the standard solutions, to form a linear relationship between concentrations of the desulfurization organic components in the standard solutions and detected carbon element data; and detecting carbon elements in the to-be-measured solution, and obtaining a total concentration of the desulfurization organic components in the to-be-measured solution according to the linear relationship. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322118 | REGENERATIVE RECOVERY OF CONTAMINANTS FROM EFFLUENT GASES - A contaminant gas is removed from a feed gas in two absorption and stripping circuits operated in tandem. The gas is first passed through a rich gas absorber producing a rich absorption liquor from which contaminant gas is stripped in a rich liquor stripper. A lean gas exiting the rich gas absorber is passed through a lean gas absorber, producing a lean absorption liquor from which contaminant gas is stripper in a lean liquor stripper. Regenerated absorption media exiting the respective strippers are recirculated to the respective absorbers. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322119 | SUPPORTED NOBLE METAL CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS - Provided is a method for oxidizing short-chain saturated hydrocarbons in a lean burn exhaust gas, the method involving contacting the exhaust gas with a palladium or palladium/platinum catalyst disposed on a rare-earth stabilized zirconia support. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322120 | METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF AMORPHOUS SILICA FROM BIOMASS - A method for preparation of amorphous silica from biomass. The method includes pyrolyzing the biomass under anaerobic conditions to yield a pyrolysis gas and solid residues, collecting the pyrolysis gas, and calcining the solid residues under aerobic conditions to yield amorphous silica. | 2014-10-30 |
20140322121 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-EQUILIBRIUM TRICHLOROSILANE PRODUCTION - A catalytic process for converting silicon tetrachloride (STC) into trichlorosilane (TCS) utilizes a metal catalyst such as metal silicide at a low temperature such as 500C, where the STC is reacted with hydrogen gas in the presence of catalyst and under non-thermal equilibrium conditions, to provide for a product gas stream that includes TCS at levels exceeding those obtained at thermal equilibrium, as well as optionally including HCl and unreacted STC. | 2014-10-30 |