52nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210402370 | Process for Producing Superabsorbents - The invention relates to a process for producing superabsorbent polymer particles, comprising polymerization of a monomer solution, wherein the monomer solution comprises partly neutralized acrylic acid formed by continuous mixing of acrylic acid and an aqueous solution of a base, the apparatus for preparing the partly neutralized acrylic acid comprises a vessel (B), and the feed line to vessel (B) ends inside vessel (B) below the liquid Level of the partly neutralized acrylic acid. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402371 | PREPARATION METHOD OF AM-TYPE POLYSTYRENE MICROSPHERE OFLOXACIN IMPRINTED POLYMER AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a preparation method of AM-type polystyrene microsphere ofloxacin imprinted polymer as well as an application thereof. A monomer acrylamide and an initiator ammonium persulfate are subjected to graft polymerization on the surface of modified polystyrene primary amine resin, to get grafted particles; then an adsorption test of a levofloxacin solution by the grafted particles PAM/PSA is conducted, and then a levofloxacin surface molecularly imprinted material MIP-PAM/PSA is prepared by using ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether as the crosslinking agent. The present disclosure can realize the separation and purification of racemic ofloxacin effectively, thus providing a new method and material for separating and enriching s-type ofloxacin in the industry. Because the antibacterial efficacy of S-ofloxacin on Gram-negative bacteria and positive bacteria is 8-128 times that of its enantiomer R-ofloxacin, so the present technology can improve the efficacy of a drug greatly. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402372 | WASHABLE FLUID ABSORBING COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A washable multi-layer composite capable of fluid containment that may be used to protect a surface from liquid infiltration | 2021-12-30 |
20210402373 | Process for Producing Superabsorbents - The invention relates to a process for producing superabsorbent polymer particles, comprising polymerization of a monomer solution, wherein the monomer solution comprises partly neutralized acrylic acid formed by continuous mixing of acrylic acid and an aqueous solution of a base, the apparatus for preparing the partly neutralized acrylic acid comprises a vessel (B), and the vessel (B) has a cylindrical shape and a torispherical bottom. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402374 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF A POROUS SUBSTRATE - A method for the treatment of a substrate; the substrate comprises hollow fibre membranes, each of which has a side wall, comprising a base material, and an inner lumen, which is delimited by the side wall; the base material comprises a polysulfone or a derivative thereof; the substrate is placed in contact with graphene oxide in the presence of a liquid so as to obtain an intermediate compound, from which the liquid is at least partially removed and which is thermally treated so that the graphene oxide is at least partially fixed to the substrate and a treated material is obtained comprising treated fibres. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402375 | Activated Carbon Catalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition, Method for Producing Same, and Method for Decomposing Hydrogen Peroxide by Using Same - Disclosed herein are an activated carbon catalyst for hydrogen peroxide decomposition, a preparation method thereof and a hydrogen peroxide decomposition method using the same. The activated carbon catalyst for hydrogen peroxide decomposition, provided in an aspect of the present invention may be easily prepared through the carbonization and activation of an ion exchange resin, and safer and higher decomposition efficiency of hydrogen peroxide may be achieved than the conventional catalyst for hydrogen peroxide decomposition through the control of the manganese content and pore properties in the catalyst. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402376 | SCR Catalyst - The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising at least one oxide of vanadium, at least one oxide of tungsten, at least one oxide of cerium, at least one oxide of titanium and at least one oxide of antimony, and an exhaust system containing said oxides. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402377 | CATALYST FOR CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO METHANOL BY HYDROGENATION, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed are a catalyst used for converting carbon dioxide to methanol by hydrogenation and a method preparing the sane. The caratlys may include: a mesoporous indium oxide; and a catalyst supported on the mesoporous indium oxide. Preferably, a porous structure of the mesoporous indium oxide may have Ia3d symmetry and may include mesopores and micropores interconnecting the mesopores. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402378 | EXHAUST-GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST AND EXHAUST-GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - An exhaust-gas purification catalyst that contains a perovskite-type composite oxide composed of at least Ba, Zr, Y, and Pd. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402379 | Cobalt-Based Single-Atom Dehydrogenation Catalysts Having Improved Thermal Stability and Method for Producing Olefins From Corresponding Paraffins by Using the Same - Disclosed herein are a dehydrogenation catalyst having single-atom cobalt loaded onto a silica support that has undergone pretreatment including a thermal treatment and a high-temperature aqueous treatment (reaction), a preparation method therefor, and a method for producing olefins by dehydrogenating corresponding paraffins, particularly light paraffins in the presence of the dehydrogenation catalyst. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402380 | PEROVSKITES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC ORGANIC SYNTHESIS - Nature is capable of storing solar energy in chemical bonds via photosynthesis through a series of C—C, C—O and C—N bond-forming reactions starting from CO | 2021-12-30 |
20210402381 | RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A nanostructured porous catalyst for rubber vulcanization, the catalyst comprising a high surface area. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402382 | METAL-DOPED AMORPHOUS CARBON NITRIDE PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention related to photocatalytic material field, and discloses a metal-doped amorphous carbon nitride photocatalytic material and the preparation method thereof. The method comprises: (1) mixing the nitrogen-rich organic matter with the metal salt; (2) calcining the mixture obtained in step (1) to obtain the photocatalytic material; the nitrogen-rich organic matter is selected from one or more of melamine, dicyandiamide, monocyanamide, thiourea, urea, hexamethylenetetramine, and biuret; the metal salt is selected from one or more of an alkali metal salt, an alkaline earth metal salt, and a transition metal salt. The method is simple, efficient, low-cost, requires no external catalyst, organic solvent and protective reagent, and does not require pretreatment of raw materials, and is a preparation method favorable for large-scale commercial production. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402383 | Light Treatment of Chromium Catalysts and Related Catalyst Preparation Systems and Polymerization Processes - Catalyst preparation systems and methods for preparing reduced chromium catalysts are disclosed, and can comprise irradiating a supported chromium catalyst containing hexavalent chromium with a light beam having a wavelength within the UV-visible light spectrum. Such reduced chromium catalysts have improved catalytic activity compared to chromium catalysts reduced by other means. The use of the reduced chromium catalyst in polymerization reactor systems and olefin polymerization processes also is disclosed, resulting in polymers with a higher melt index. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402384 | Hexahydrocyclopenta[e]-as-indacen-1-yl and Octahydrobenzo[e]-as-indacen-1-yl based Catalyst Complexes and Process for Use Thereof - This invention relates to hexahydrocyclopenta[e]-as-indacen-1-yl and octahydrobenzo[e]-as-indacen-1-yl based catalyst complexes represented by the formula: | 2021-12-30 |
20210402385 | SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION - A metal oxide catalyst synthesized using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction is provided, wherein the metal oxide catalyst includes an active site containing at least one type of metal oxide and a support for loading the active site and the metal oxide is an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of transition metals (atomic number 21 to 29, 39 to 47, 72 to 79, or 104 to 108), lanthanide (atomic number 57 to 71), post-transition metals (atomic number 13, 30 to 31, 48 to 50, 80 to 84, and 112), and metalloids (atomic number 14, 32 to 33, 51 to 52, and 85) in the periodic table, and a combination thereof. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402386 | USE OF MONOPROPYLENE GLYCOL FROM PURGE STREAMS IN EPOXIDATION CATALYST PREPARATION - Methods for preparing molybdenum-based catalyst for epoxidation reactions using MPG sourced from a propylene oxide/styrene monomer (POSM) production process are described. Streams exiting from the POSM reactor are combined and separated to isolate an aqueous-based, MPG-containing purge stream from other recoverable byproducts of the POSM process. This MPG-containing purge stream is then used as is in the catalyst preparation of molybdenum-based catalyst for epoxidation. Alternatively, the MPG-containing purge stream can undergo additional purification treatments before being utilized in the catalyst preparation. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402387 | MOISTURE AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONTENT MEASURING - A thermo-gravimetric analysis system includes a chamber having an interior; and a sample crucible connected to and inside of the chamber, the sample crucible configured to hold a sample material. The system further includes a reference crucible connected to and inside of the chamber; and a metal organic framework (MOF) crucible connected to and inside of the chamber, separate from the sample crucible, the MOF crucible including an MOF material. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402388 | FLUID CONTROL - The present invention relates to a microfluidic assay system and associated reading device, as well as the individual components themselves. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting assays, using a disposable system and associated reading device, as well as kits for conducting assays. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402389 | NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD, NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION DEVICE AND MODULE - A module installation unit is capable of installing a plurality of modules capable of accommodating a plurality of tubes containing a sample. A temperature adjusting unit heats and cools the sample in the tube of each module to the temperature required for nucleic acid amplification. An optical detection unit is used commonly by the plurality of modules installed in the module installation unit and which is capable of detecting the amplified nucleic acid of a sample subjected to nucleic acid amplification of a tube by regulating the temperature via the temperature adjusting unit for each module installed in the module installation unit. A moving unit moves the optical detecting unit and module installation unit relative to each other so as to detect the amplified nucleic acid of the sample in a tube of each of the plurality of modules installed in the module installation unit via the optical detection unit. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402390 | METHODS FOR CONDUCTING MULTIPLEXED ASSAYS - The invention relates to methods for conducting solid-phase binding assays. One example is an assay method having improved analyte specificity where specificity is limited by the presence of non-specific binding interactions. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED SENSOR CARTRIDGE - A microfluidic apparatus ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210402392 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POINT OF CARE, RAPID, FIELD-DEPLOYABLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF COVID-19, VIRUSES, ANTIBODIES AND MARKERS, AUTOLAB 20 - An automated system communicated to a remote server for diagnostically field testing a sample taken from a patient using an automated portable handheld instrument to determine the presence of Covid-19 and/or antibodies thereto includes microfluidic circuits defined in a rotatable disk for performing a bioassay using a microarray to generate an electrical signal indicative of a bioassay measurement; the microarray operationally positioned in the microfluidic circuit; one or more lasers; one or more positionable valves in the microfluidic circuit; and a backbone unit for rotating the disk according to a protocol to perform the bioassay, for controlling the lasers to selectively open the positionable valves in the microfluidic disk, for operating the microarray to generate a digital image as a bioassay measurement; for communicating the bioassay measurement to the remote server, and for associating the performed bioassay and its corresponding bioassay measurement to the patient. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402393 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING SEPARABLE STRUCTURE USING THIN FILM - Provided is a microfluidic device including a lower panel including flow velocity measuring structures for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid; an upper panel separated from the lower panel and including a microfluidic channel through which a sample passes; a thin film provided at a portion where the lower panel and the upper panel adjoin each other in order to prevent the sample passing through the microfluidic channel from coming into direct contact with the flow velocity measuring structures, the thin film being configured to separate the lower panel and the upper panel to enable the lower panel to be repeatedly used multiple times; a specific functional unit configured to perform a specific operation on the sample passing through the microfluidic channel; and a negative pressure forming means configured to suck the lower panel and the upper panel with a negative pressure. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402394 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE CONCENTRATING UNIT - A sample concentrating unit and a sample concentrating method are described, which enable fast, precise and reproducible analyte concentration in a sample by evaporation of sample solvent. A specifically directed gas stream in cooperation with a vacuum generated in the sample concentrating unit keeps the sample at boiling point during the entire evaporation procedure while reducing analyte loss and risk of cross-contamination. The fully automated sample concentrating unit is designed to be integrated into an in-vitro diagnostic analyzer. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402395 | MICROFLUIDIC DETERMINATION OF LOW ABUNDANCE EVENTS - Provided are microfluidic systems and methods for detecting, sorting, and dispensing of low abundance events such as single cells and particles, including a variety of eukaryotic and bacterial cells, for a variety of bioassay applications. The systems and methods described herein, when implemented in whole or in part, will make relevant microfluidic based tools available for a variety of applications in biotechnology including antibody discovery, immuno-therapeutic discovery, high-throughput single cell analysis, target-specific compound screening, and synthetic biology screening. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402396 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES - Provided are a microfluidic chip, and an apparatus and a method for detecting biomolecules by using the microfluidic chip. According to an example embodiment, the microfluidic chip includes: a first storage configured to accommodate a sample, the sample including target materials; a plurality of second storages connected to the first storage, the plurality of second storages including reactants for the target materials; and a plurality of well arrays connected to the plurality of second storages, respectively, and configured to accommodate a solution of the sample, in which the reactants for the target materials are dissolved. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402397 | BIDIRECTIONAL FLUID FLOW IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - Provided herein, inter alia, are nucleic acid sequencing devices and flow cells containing different flow paths to control the flow of fluidic solutions. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402398 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE WITH DUAL-REGION SUBSTRATE - Described herein in an embodiment is a diagnostic device for detecting the presence of one or more target nucleic acids (e.g., a nucleic acid of a pathogen, such as SARS-CoV-2 or an influenza virus). In some cases, the diagnostic device comprises a substrate comprising both a reagent delivery region comprising one or more reagents (e.g., one or more nucleic acid amplification reagents) and a lateral flow assay region configured to detect one or more target nucleic acids. The substrate may be removably or permanently coupled to an inner component that is movable relative to an outer component. The diagnostic device may further comprise a sample-collecting component coupled to the outer component and/or the inner component. In some embodiments, the inner component may be moved relative to the outer component in order to sequentially expose the substrate to the collected sample. In some cases, the diagnostic device may be used with a reaction tube comprising one or more liquids (e.g., a reaction buffer) and/or a heating unit. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402399 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE - The present invention provides apparatus for and a method of real time monitoring of cell or tissue based assays. The apparatus comprises a culture chamber. The culture chamber has at least an inlet port for introduction of fluids and an outlet port for removal of fluids, and a sealable enclosure for enclosing the culture chamber, wherein the culture chamber defines a micro-environment and the sealable enclosure defines a macro-environment around the micro-environment, and wherein each of the micro-environment and macro-environment is controllable independently of the other. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402400 | HEMATOLOGY TEST SLIDE - A hematology test slide has the same or similar dimensions as a chemical reagent test slide and an immunoassay test slide so that it may be used with these other slides on a single clinical instrument. The hematology slide includes, in order from top to bottom, a slide housing having a top housing member, a top cover slip, a U-shaped, transfer tape spacer, a bottom cover slip, a base gasket and a base plate. The U-shaped spacer has a curved end portion which defines a sample deposit area, where a blood sample is pipetted thereon, and a pair of straight, parallel, spaced apart legs extending from the curved end portion. The legs define a read area. A blood sample deposited on the hematology slide at the sample deposit area will flow by capillary action to the read area, where optical measurements are made on the sample. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402401 | MAGNETIC CONDUITS IN MICROFLUIDICS - A digital microfluidics system with electrodes attached to a substrate and covered by a hydrophobic surface and a control unit for manipulating liquid droplets by electrowetting, providing in close proximity to electrodes a magnetic conduit for directing a magnetic field of a backing magnet to the first hydrophobic surface, providing on the hydrophobic surface a liquid droplet that has magnetically responsive beads moving by electrowetting the liquid droplet with the magnetically responsive beads until a part of which is placed atop of the magnetic conduit, actuating the backing magnet of the magnetic conduit and attracting/concentrating magnetically responsive beads while actuating the backing magnet, moving by electrowetting the liquid droplet with decreased number of magnetically responsive beads away from the specific magnetic conduit. Also disclosed are a method for suspending magnetically responsive beads in liquid portions or droplets in digital microfluidics and a disposable cartridge to carry out the methods. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402402 | CARTRIDGE, DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL AND MANIPULATION OF LIQUIDS - A cartridge configured to control and manipulate liquids and to be positioned at a cartridge accommodation site of a digital microfluidics system is disclosed. The digital microfluidics system has a number or array of individual electrodes attached to a first substrate or PCB, a central control unit in operative contact with individual electrodes for controlling selection and for providing a number of individual electrodes that define a path of individual electrodes with voltage for manipulating liquid portions or liquid droplets by electrowetting, and a cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up the cartridge. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402403 | SCREENING AND SORTING OF SINGLE CELLS - In general the present invention concerns 1) single cell trapping of a viable cell in separate well from a plurality of wells in an array of wells, 2) single cell analysis for the selected cell and 3) single cell lifting of the yet viable cell from the well by an optical tweezer. Furthermore resent invention concerns a cell trap and lift device for B lymphocytes, the device comprising an array of wells in in polymer matrix comprising an off-stoichiometry thiol-ene polymer of the group consisting of off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE) and off-stoichiometry thiol-ene-epoxy (OSTE+) or a combination thereof that have been grafted with methacrylated polyethylene glycol (methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate or (M-PEG-M)) of a number average molecular weight of Mn 2000. It furthermore concerns using the B lymphocyte trap and lift device for trapping single B lymphocyte cells in wells of the device of present invention and lifting said cell from the cell trapping well by optical tweezers, preferably single beam tweezers. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402404 | FLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A microfluidic system for fluid transport is provided. The microfluidic system includes a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes an inlet body including an inlet. The microfluidic device includes a base supporting the inlet body. The base includes a channel in fluid communication with the inlet. The base includes one or more sensors formed on a surface of the channel, or one or more sensors formed in one or more wells formed in the surface of the channel. The channel is configured to facilitate flow of the fluid. The fluid includes a plurality of beads. The fluid includes a plurality of suspended cells. The inlet is configured to receive the fluid at an inlet port. The inlet is configured to output the fluid through an opening in fluid communication with the channel. The inlet is configured to provide substantially uniform flow of the fluid across a substantial portion of a horizontal dimension of the channel. The device is configured to compensate for edge effects otherwise present therein. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402405 | INSTRUMENT FOR PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON A FLUIDIC CARTRIDGE - A cartridge reader controlled by processing means for carrying out a diagnostic test on a sample contained in a fluidic cartridge comprises a mechanical valve for isolating the sample with the cartridge. A system for actuating the mechanical valve comprises an actuation member configured to move the mechanical valve from an open position to a closed position and an armature connected to the actuation member. The armature is configured to engage an electromagnet, wherein the electromagnet can be switched between an active state in which it electromagnetically holds the armature and an inactive state in which it does not electromagnetically hold the armature. First biasing means arc disposed between the actuation member and a bearing surface, wherein the first biasing means is configured to bias the actuation member into a first position in which it actuates a mechanical valve in a fluidic cartridge inserted into the reader. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402406 | FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR APPLICATIONS INCLUDING STABILIZING BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS - A sample vessel includes a biological sample container and a sample stabilizer container. The biological sample container is configured to receive a biological sample and to store the biological sample. The sample stabilizer container is configured to contain a stabilizer associated with the biological sample. The sample stabilizer container is assembled from a stabilizer vial, an adaptor, and a fluid channel. The stabilizer vial is configured to store an amount of the stabilizer. The adaptor is configured to secure the biological sample container and the stabilizer vial such that the biological sample container and the stabilizer vial form the sample vessel. The fluid channel extends through the adaptor from the stabilizer vial to the biological sample container, the biological sample moving from the biological sample container into the stabilizer vial through the fluid channel. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402407 | Cryostat With Improved Accessibility for Experiments - A cryostat with improved accessibility for experiments includes a cooling device, a vacuum chamber and multiple cooling levels, heat shields and experimentation places. The cooling device is thermally coupled to cooling levels that have different temperatures. The experimentation places are at the temperatures of the cooling levels and are arranged side by side when viewed from above such that each experimentation place is accessible from above and from the side. Each cooling level has an associated heat shield that also encloses an experimentation place. The vacuum chamber encloses the cooling levels. The cold plate of a second cooling level is arranged above the cold plate of a first cooling level such that a portion of the first cold plate protrudes laterally from under the second cold plate. An experimentation place is disposed above the protruding portion of the first cold plate and is accessible from above and from the side. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402408 | DIGITAL PCR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR FORMING DIGITAL PCR DROPLET - The present disclosure provides a digital PCR system. The system includes a droplet formation assembly and a droplet orifice assembly. The droplet formation assembly includes a heat conducting plate and a cover plate, at least one inverted U-shaped step is placed on a side surface of the cover plate, the heat conducting plate, the cover plate and the inverted U-shaped step together form a droplet formation chamber having an opening at a bottom. The droplet orifice assembly is connected below the droplet formation assembly, and includes a plurality of droplet orifices, the droplet orifice is connected with the droplet formation chamber, and a vaporization component is placed in the droplet orifice, the vaporization component vaporizes a digital PCR solution in the droplet orifice and rapidly pushes the digital PCR solution into a droplet forming oil in the droplet formation chamber, to form a digital PCR droplet. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402409 | INCUBATION SYSTEM HAVING ROTARY MECHANISM - An incubation system includes an actuator, a platform, an incubation lid, and a dispenser. The actuator includes a motion disc and a shaft connected to the motion disc. The shaft extends away from the motion disc. The platform is connected to the shaft of the actuator in a manner allowing movement transmission. The platform has a through hole and a thermal conductive plate. One end of the through hole is sealed by the thermal conductive plate. The incubation lid is movably disposed over the platform. The platform is thermal insulating. The incubation lid has an opening allowing fluid communication, and the dispenser suspends over the thermal conductive plate of the platform. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402410 | GYRATORY CRUSHER MAIN SHAFT SLEEVE - A gyratory crusher main shaft sleeve for friction fitting over an uppermost tapered end of a crusher main shaft includes an elongate axial wall extending from an upper end to a lower end and having external and internal facing surfaces aligned transverse so as to taper inwardly towards a central axis. The tapering is defined by a sleeve tapering angle formed between the internal facing surface and an imaginary axis parallel to the central axis. The internal surface of the sleeve has a section in the axial direction with an upper end and a lower end. The sleeve section, from the upper end to the lower end, has a section tapering angle formed between the internal surface and the imaginary axis. The section tapering angle is different from the sleeve angle defining the tapering of the sleeve from the sleeve upper end to the section upper end. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402411 | INTER-PARTICLE IMPINGEMENT FRACTURE OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL - A process for comminuting particles of heterogeneous material. The particles of heterogeneous material are fragmented and broken into smaller particle size by breaking them against each other. Heterogeneous material means two or more different solid materials or phases in the same solid. The component materials may have different specific gravity and/or hardness. In the process, a slurry of particles of heterogeneous material is pumped through an agitated mixture of impingement media, wherein the impingement media has a size greater than a size of the particles, wherein adjacent impingement media interact to create impingement zones through which the particles pass and impinge each other to cause the particles to fracture and break into smaller particles. The impingement media may be from 5 to 10 times larger than the particles. The impingement media may be harder than the particles. The heterogeneous material may be coal. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT OF A CRUSHER HEAD - A system for monitoring at least one motion parameter of the main shaft of a gyratory or cone crusher. The system includes a sensor, such as a magnetometer, positioned within close proximity to a magnetic element, such as a lifting lug, formed on a top end of the main shaft. When the main shaft rotates or moves vertically, the movement creates a change in the magnetic flux, which is sensed by the magnetometer. The change in the magnetic flux is sensed by the magnetometer and an output signal is generated. A controller receives the output signal and determines at least one motion parameter based upon the detected changes in the magnetic flux. In one embodiment, a permanent magnet can be the magnetic element or can be inserted into the lifting lug to enhance the magnetic flux changes caused by the rotational movement or vertical movement of the main shaft. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402413 | TOWER-TYPE AIR PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND AIR PURIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a tower type air purifier installed and operated outdoors to purify air pollutants such as fine dust. More particularly, the tower type air purifier is manufactured by modularizing and combining main constituent components of a main body in a tower form in order to easily separate and purify air pollutants in the air. A controller, which prepares an air purification algorithm based on air pollution measurement information, controls a blower, a mist sprayer, an ion emitter, a cleaning water injector and an adsorption brush installed in the purifier to quickly purify a large amount of suctioned air. The purifier can be operated independently or a group of purifiers can be operated through remote control according to an air purification algorithm suitable for each air pollution region and provided from a weather center. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402414 | WIDE-SIZE-FRACTION FLOTATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A wide-size-fraction flotation system and process includes feeding coal slime to be floated into a stirrer, adding water to the floating coal slime in the stirrer, stirring, then feeding same into a grading cyclone through a first feeding pump for pre-grading; after grading of the coal slime in the grading cyclone, feeding overflow in the grading cyclone into a flotation column through a second feeding pump for flotation, discharging flotation tailings through an underflow port of the flotation column, collecting flotation concentrates through an overflow port of the flotation column and feeding same into a bubble generator through a fourth feeding pump, and the flotation concentrates passing through the bubble generator and being fed from the bottom of a hydraulic flotation machine; and feeding underflow in the grading cyclone into the hydraulic flotation machine through a third feeding pump, for flotation and recovery. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402415 | CENTRIFUGAL PROCESSING UNIT - A centrifugal processing unit for directing the movement of substances within a sample processing cartridge has a rotor with an accommodation for receiving the sample processing cartridge, the accommodation only allowing a free pivoting motion of the cartridge about a respective pivot axis, wherein each pivot axis is orthogonal to the rotor axis and to a respective force vector of a centrifugal force, a rotor drive to create the centrifugal force, a blocking element, allowing the free pivoting motion of the cartridge in a release position and preventing the free pivoting motion in a blocking position, wherein the blocking element is arranged on the rotor spaced apart above the accommodation is disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402416 | Substance Separator System driven by a Submersible Actuator - A submersible substance separator system having an outer chamber, a top cover plate, an upper cup, a disc stack separator; a middle cup, a submersible actuator, a lower cup, and an interior chamber within the outer chamber; in which one section of the disc stack separator is configured to lead, in response to centrifugal forces, a first separated substance into the upper cup and subsequently into the outer chamber until it reaches a chamber outlet corresponding to the outer chamber; and wherein another section of the disc stack separator is configured to release, in response to centrifugal forces, a second separated substance into the interior chamber until it reaches a chamber outlet corresponding to the interior chamber. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402417 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A centrifugal separator and a method of controlling a centrifugal separator are disclosed. The centrifugal separator includes a rotor delimiting therein a separation space, an inlet for liquid teed mixture, a first outlet for heavy phase, a second outlet for light phase, and at least one channel extending towards a central portion of the rotor. The method includes separating liquid feed mixture into at least the heavy phase and the light phase in the separation space, and determining at the first outlet that a pressure build-up period has passed, and thereafter determining that an abrupt pressure change takes place at the first outlet, and controlling the centrifugal separator in response to the abrupt pressure change. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402418 | Device and method for reducing wind resistance power of large geotechnical centrifuge - A device and a method for reducing wind resistance power of a large geotechnical centrifuge are provided. A semicircular tube cylindrical cooling device is installed between an internal side of a high-speed rotor system and a cylindrical shell. A serpentine top semicircular tube cooling plate is provided right above a hanging basket, and return helium gas inlet holes are opened at a center of the top semicircular tube cooling plate. A helium gas in a helium gas storage tank passes through helium gas outlets on the helium gas inlet pipes, and enters a centrifuge chamber from a bottom sealing plate. The helium gas is used to replace air in the centrifuge chamber to reduce the wind resistance power and corresponding energy consumption. No vacuuming is required, so sealing requirements are lower. Heat dissipation equipment is placed inside the centrifuge chamber, and a helium gas circulation wind duct is added to improve heat exchange coefficient and heat dissipation effect. A special vibration isolation gasket is used, in such a manner that the vibration transmitted to the top bearing system support device by the main shaft is separated from the centrifuge chamber, thereby avoiding resonance of the centrifuge chamber and the main shaft, and ensuring safety of the centrifuge chamber. The present invention is more economical when operating at an acceleration of below 1500 g, and can maintain the temperature below 45° C. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402419 | LIQUID TREATMENT UNIT AND METHOD - A liquid treatment unit removes particulate matter and colloids from a liquid, as found in waste water on mines, on construction sites and on heavy industry sites. The liquid treatment unit includes an electrocoagulation unit and a cyclonic separator unit. The liquid to be treated is first subject to electrocoagulation and then fed into the cyclonic separator unit. The cyclonic separator unit guides the electrocoagulated liquid in a circular path downwardly from an outer perimeter to move underneath a skirt and then upwardly and inwardly towards a central outlet located at the top of the cyclonic separator. Floating particles are skimmed from the surface outside of the skirt. In moving to the outlet, the liquid passes through a plurality of nested frusto-conical guide members. An ultrasonic transducer is used to collapse bubbles formed by electrocoagulation, and to clean the electrocoagulation electrodes. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402420 | Nozzle with lateral spray - A nozzle with lateral spray includes a longitudinal bore with an open first end at a proximal end of the body of the nozzle and a dead second end in a distal portion of the body of the nozzle; a recess defined within a lateral wall of the body of the nozzle, which has a bottom and side walls extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the body; and a lateral bore that fluidly connects the longitudinal bore to an opening in the recess and has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the longitudinal bore. A nozzle according to the invention provides a lateral spray that is stronger and better focused than nozzles according to the prior art. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402421 | FLUIDIC OSCILLATOR FOR A SWIMMING POOL AND SPA - A fluidic oscillator includes an inlet portion configured to be engageable with a source of pressurized fluid. An oscillating portion is coupled to the inlet portion and includes a central chamber, a pair of side passageways in fluid communication with the central chamber, and an outlet disposed about a central axis. The pair of side passageways are positioned on opposite sides of the central axis, with each side passageway having a feedback inlet that receives fluid from the central passageway and a feedback outlet that returns fluid to the central passageway, with the feedback outlet being positioned between the feedback inlet and the inlet portion. The oscillating portion is configured such that, fluid fills the pair of side passageways in an alternating sequence, which results in fluid exiting the outlet at varying angles relative to the central axis. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402422 | ELECTROSTATIC HANDHELD SPRAYER - A fluid sprayer includes a pump and an electrostatic module configured to provide an electrostatic charge to spray fluid. The electrostatic module is electrically connected to a conductive component of the fluid sprayer, such as a fluid displacement member, fitting, cylinder, or spray tip, to charge the spray fluid via the conductive component. The fluid is electrostatically charged prior to exiting the fluid sprayer. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402423 | FIXTURE ASSEMBLY FOR COATING COMBUSTOR PANELS - A fixture assembly for supporting workpieces in a coating process includes a shaft; and a plurality of fixtures each having a workpiece support surface and a shaft mount defining a shaft mounting structure, wherein the shaft mounting structure extends from the workpiece support surface such that, when the shaft mounting structure is engaged with the shaft, workpiece support surfaces of the fixtures are positioned facing radially outwardly away from the shaft. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402424 | SURFACE TREATMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a surface treatment device. The surface treatment device includes: a frame; a disc hanger; two support wheels for supporting the disk hanger; a rotation drive mechanism for driving the disk hanger supported on the two support wheels to rotate; a vertical spray rack for spraying liquid medicine on the circuit board on the disk hanger; and a lift mechanism for driving the vertical spray rack up and down. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402425 | COATING HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - Described herein is a coating system comprising an applicator head that is configured to apply a coating to a surface of a workpiece, a shroud comprising a housing and an internal cavity located inside of the housing, and a humidifying apparatus comprising an output that is fluidly coupled to the shroud, wherein the humidifying apparatus configured to introduce a quantity of humid air to the internal cavity of the shroud. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402426 | DISPENSING PAINTBRUSH - A dispensing paintbrush includes a handle, a brush head connected to the handle, and bristles attached to the brush head to apply a fluid to a surface. A coupler is attached to the handle and is configured to connect to a fluid source. A nozzle is attached to the coupler and is configured to dispense the fluid to the bristles. The nozzle extends within the bristles and terminates at a position from the brush head that is less than one half the length of the bristles. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402427 | FLOW DIVIDER FOR SPINNER SPREADER - A longitudinally adjustable flow divider situated in the particulate material path of a spinner spreader between the bin and the rotatable disc divides the particulate material so that the particulate material is dischargeable on to the upper surface of the rotatable disc on first and second laterally spaced apart longitudinally oriented drop lines. An actuator operably connected to the flow divider adjusts a longitudinal position of the flow divider to longitudinally adjust drop points on the drop lines at which the particulate material is dischargeable on to the rotatable disc. Longitudinal adjustment of the drop points along laterally spaced apart drop lines on one spinner disc permits control over spread pattern to help achieve uniform distribution of the particulate material on a ground surface. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402428 | System and Method for Acrylic Coating - A system and method for applying a coating to a surface. The coating can include any typical coating, but in some examples includes a styrenated acrylic coating. The coating is first applied. Thereafter, a quick-set formula which includes a brine solution is applied atop the first coating. The quick-set formula sets the first coating. Thereafter, a second coating, or multiple coatings, can be applied atop the first coating. Due to the quick-set formula, the second coating can be applied in less than 15 minutes. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402429 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING, APPLYING AND FIXING A MULTILAYER SURFACE COATING ON A HOST SUBSTRATE, AND HOST SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing, applying and fixing a multilayer surface coating ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210402430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAFTING A MOLECULAR CODE ONTO A MATERIAL BY AN ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes material surface treatment systems and methods for grafting a coded substance (e.g., a molecular code) to a material through a surface treatment process. In some examples, the material is subjected to a plasma discharge containing the molecular code, which is grafted onto the material at the molecular level thereby having little or no impact on the properties of the treated material. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402431 | WET PROCESS MODULE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A wet process module, in particular a lacquering module, for the treatment of substrates, in particular wafers, has a process chamber having a process pot for treating the substrate, an air inlet for supplying air into the process chamber, at least one bypass outlet and at least one process pot outlet. The at least one bypass outlet and the at least one process pot outlet are air outlets for discharging air out of the process chamber. Furthermore, the at least one process pot outlet is provided in the process pot and the at least one bypass outlet is provided outside the process pot. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402432 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CREATE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS WITH CONTROLLED ANISOTROPIC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY - A substrate processing system includes a liquid layer processor. The substrate processing system also includes an orchestrator. The orchestrator, after a liquid layer is deposited on a substrate: processes, using the liquid layer processor, the liquid layer to obtain a film. The film has an anisotropic conductivity. The film is disposed on the substrate. The film includes high aspect ratio conductive particles. The high aspect ratio conductive particles provide the anisotropic conductivity. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPREGNATING A POROUS SURFACE WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - This invention provides a system and method for impregnating surfaces, which are typically porous and/or textile-based, with antiviral/antibacterial compounds in a manner that is robust, effective and straightforward. Such techniques can be employed during manufacture of the underlying item (e.g. PPE) and/or in the field. In an illustrative embodiment, a system and method for providing antiviral and antibacterial properties to a porous surface is provided. It includes a suspension consisting of a water-based solvent and an active ingredient consisting of at least one of a nanoparticulate metal and a chelated metal. The suspension is applied using an application process that immerses or sprays the suspension relative to the surface. Illustratively, the metal is at least one of silver, copper and titanium. Alternatively, or additionally, the metal can a chelated copper. The suspension can also include a salt component, such as sodium chloride. Additionally, the suspension can include a water repellant. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402434 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTICOAT PAINT SYSTEM BY POSTADDITIZATION OF AT LEAST ONE BASECOAT WITH AN AQUEOUS DISPERSION COMPRISING POLYAMIDES AND/OR AMIDE WAXES - The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a substrate coated with a first coat, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat. At least one of the basecoat materials is admixed, directly before application, either with an aqueous dispersion (D1) comprising a polyamide (PA) having an acid number of 15 to 60 mg KOH/g or with an aqueous dispersion (D2) comprising a polyamide (PA) and an amide wax (AW). | 2021-12-30 |
20210402435 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE - An ultrasonic device includes a substrate, a transmitter provided at the substrate and configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to an object, and a receiver provided at a position different from the transmitter at the substrate and configured to receive an ultrasonic wave reflected by the object. A resonance frequency of the transmitter is higher than a resonance frequency of the receiver. An anti-resonance frequency of the receiver is included in a predetermined frequency band including the resonance frequency of the transmitter. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402436 | VIBRATION DEVICE USING SOUND AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a vibration device using sound and a system comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vibration device for generating vibration using sound such that the beat of the sound can be felt, which is convenient to carry or transfer due to a lightweight and compact size thereof, is capable of generating vibration matching the beat of sound to which a user is currently listening, is furthermore capable of generating vibrations of various feelings matching the beat of sound according to user settings, thereby greatly enhancing effects that the user may feel, and is very inexpensive to manufacture, and a system comprising the vibration device. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402437 | Three-Degree-of-Freedom Hybrid Vibratory Screening Mechanism, Control Method Thereof, and Harvester - The present invention provides a three-degree-of-freedom hybrid vibratory screening mechanism, a control method thereof, and a harvester. The three-degree-of-freedom hybrid vibratory screening mechanism comprises a frame, a vibrating screen, a first driving mechanism, a second driving mechanism, sensors and a controller; parallel drive of hydraulic motors are used for achieving two-degree-of-freedom rotational adjustment of the horizontal attitude angle and inclination angle of the screen surface of the vibrating screen, and the first driving mechanism drives the vibrating screen to reciprocate in one degree of freedom, so as to realize three-degree-of-freedom vibration adjustment of the screen surface; a vibration parameter control model is established by means of theoretical analysis in combination with experiment. In the operating process, the sensors installed at the tail part of the vibrating screen monitor the loss rate and distribution of the grains in real time, and the horizontal attitude angle of the screen surface, inclination angle of the screen surface and vibration frequency are self-adaptively optimized and adjusted to promote uniform and discrete distribution of the material on the screen surface, so that the screening efficiency of the material under a condition of non-uniform material feeding is effectively improved and the loss rate of the grains is decreased. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402438 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOLUME FLOW MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring volume flow of a material includes: an imaging receiver for receiving images of a screen deck of a vibratory shaker from an overhead position; at least one illumination device for projecting a line of light onto the screen deck from an angle different than a viewing angle of the imaging receiver to the screen deck; and a mounting bracket for holding the imaging receiver and the at least one illumination device in a substantially fixed relative position to one another and to the screen deck. The system is determines the volume flow of the material based on the images of the screen deck. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402439 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SORTING AND RECOVERY OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS FROM MIXED WASTE - A system and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials, and in particular, sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed waste comprising municipal solid waste in a materials recovery facility. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402440 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD AND MICROCHIP FOR SORTING MICROPARTICLES - There is provided a microparticle sorting method including a procedure of collecting a microparticle in a fluid that flows through a main channel in a branch channel that is in communication with the main channel by generating a negative pressure in the branch channel. In the procedure, a flow of a fluid is formed that flows toward a side of the main channel from a side of the branch channel at a communication opening between the main channel and the branch channel. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402441 | Automated Systems For Use In Sorting Small Objects, And Related Methods - An automating seed sorting system is provided comprising a tray subsystem, a de-lidding subsystem, an extraction subsystem, and a collection subsystem. The tray subsystem is configured to remove at least one tray from a cart and, subsequently, return the at least one tray to the cart. The de-lidding subsystem is structured and operable to remove a lid from the at least one tray. The extraction subsystem is configured to extract one or more seeds from the at least one tray and release the one or more seeds into a funnel assembly. And, the collection subsystem includes the funnel assembly, wherein the collection subsystem is structured and operable to align at least one receptacle with the funnel assembly and direct the one or more seeds into the at least one receptacle via the funnel assembly. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402442 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DISKS - A system and method for cleaning disks includes a cleaning disk rotatably supported by a structural frame, the rotatable cleaning disk defining a plurality of holes, the plurality of holes carrying disks to be cleaned. The rotatable cleaning disk disposed between a first plurality of brushes and a second plurality of such that each of the first plurality of brushes and the second plurality of brushes contacting and agitating surfaces of the disks. A washing tank is supported by the structural frame and defines a reservoir of cleaning solution. At least a portion of the rotatable cleaning disk and the first and second pluralities of brushes are submerged in the cleaning solution. A blower forces heated air over the disks to be cleaned and removes cleaning solution from the disks, and a light source irradiates the disks to be cleaned for a predetermined amount of time. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402443 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING CONNECTIONS OF UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates to a device for cleaning and polishing connections of underwater equipment, comprising a connecting element designed to be connected to a torque generating device; a cleaning fluid discharging device comprising at least one tank of cleaning fluid; and a cleaning element connected to the discharging device via a support for the cleaning element, wherein the support for the cleaning element comprises at least one channel that connects the at least one tank of cleaning fluid to the cleaning element, wherein the cleaning fluid discharging device comprises a piston, which, in its turn, comprises: at least one tank of cleaning fluid; and at least one actuating chamber, wherein at least the actuating chamber comprises a pressure compensating system. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402444 | SYSTEM FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A system for controlling damages in cleaning a semiconductor wafer comprising features of patterned structures, the system comprising: a wafer holder for temporary restraining a semiconductor wafer during a cleaning process; an inlet for delivering a cleaning liquid over a surface of the semiconductor wafer; a sonic generator configured to alternately operate at a first frequency and a first power level for a first predetermined period of time and at a second frequency and a second power level for a second predetermined period of time, to impart sonic energy to the cleaning liquid, the first predetermined period of time and the second predetermined period of time consecutively following one another; and a controller programmed to provide the cleaning parameters, wherein at least one of the cleaning parameters is determined such that a percentage of damaged features as a result of the imparting sonic energy is lower than a predetermined threshold. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402445 | System and Method for Particle Abatement in a Wafer Processing Tool - A method for particle abatement in a wafer processing tool implements at least one cleaning-purposed mobile electrostatic carrier (MESC) including electrostatic field generating (EFG) circuits. Each EFG circuit is charged with the cleaning-purposed MESC. The cleaning-purposed MESC is then loaded into the wafer processing tool in a facedown orientation. A normal-purposed MESC is loaded into the wafer processing tool in a faceup orientation. Next, foreign materials are bonded to the cleaning-purposed MESC as the cleaning-purposed MESC is moved along a processing path through the wafer processing tool in the facedown orientation. The normal-purposed MESC travels the processing path during normal operation of the wafer processing tool in the faceup orientation. The cleaning-purposed MESC is then unloaded from the wafer processing tool. Next, the foreign materials are debonded from the cleaning-purposed MESC by discharging each EFG circuit with the cleaning-purposed MESC. Finally, the foreign materials are removed off the cleaning-purposed MESC. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402446 | AUTOMATED MOBILE DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING - A cleaning system includes a mobile base that enables movement of the cleaning system. The cleaning system also includes a camera that captures an image of a cleaning location and an ultraviolet light source that transmits a disinfecting light output toward the cleaning location. Additionally, the cleaning system includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving the image of the cleaning location from the camera and determining a distance from the ultraviolet light source to the cleaning location using the image. Further, the operations include determining a cleaning time period of the cleaning location using the distance from the ultraviolet light source to the cleaning location and controlling the ultraviolet light source to transmit the disinfecting light output for a duration of the cleaning time period. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402447 | CLEANER APPARATUS FOR STEEL PLATE - In a cleaner apparatus for steel plate provided with a brush roll | 2021-12-30 |
20210402448 | CLEANING DEVICE - Cleaning devices described herein can provide a hybrid fin and wiper system to facilitate removal of residual solids and liquids from a tubular device (e.g., endoscope), even in a single pass. The cleaning devices described herein can provide pressure equalization and release to effectively clean a blind channel without causing hydraulic compaction of debris. The cleaning devices described herein can provide a connection system that facilitates adjustment and customization based on the needs of a particular application. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402449 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING PLATE THICKNESS SCHEDULE FOR TANDEM ROLLING MACHINE AND ROLLING PLANT - A plate thickness schedule calculation method includes a plurality of steps. One step acquires a rolling model expression including a roll force model or a motor power model. Another step determines whether or not a parameter restriction has occurred that restricts at least one parameter of roll force, motor power and a reduction rate in each rolling stand. Further another step is to select a first derived function when no parameter restriction occurs and to select a second derived function when the parameter restriction has occurred in accordance with a result of the determination for each rolling stand. Still another step modifies each delivery side plate thickness in each rolling stand using a matrix including the one derived function selected from the first derived function and the second derived function in accordance with the result of the determination. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402450 | Torsion Shaft Structure Based Multi-link All-electric Servo Synchronous Bending Machine - A torsion shaft structure based multi-link all-electric servo synchronous bending machine, comprising a machine frame, a lower die fixedly connected to the machine frame and used for bending, a slider capable of moving up and down along the machine frame, and an upper die fixedly connected to the slider and cooperating with the lower die to perform bending, wherein the slider is left-right symmetrically connected to drive mechanisms for driving the slider to realize a transmission ratio adjustable motion. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402451 | MACHINE FOR BENDING AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE WITHOUT WRINKLING - A machine for bending an elongated workpiece without wrinkling has a roller-like bending die ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210402452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING VARIED STRENGTH ZONES OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT - A die apparatus including a first die element, a plurality of second die elements, a plurality of actuators, and a controller is provided. Each of the plurality of actuators is mounted to one of the plurality of second die elements. The controller is programmed to activate the actuators to contact and compress portions of a blank disposed between the die elements at separate pressures to influence microstructure forming for one of a geometry transition region, a deformation region, and a joining region. One of the separate pressures applied to one of the portions of the blank may be approximately 5 N/mm | 2021-12-30 |
20210402453 | Bodymaker and Double Action Domer Assembly With Staged Piston - A domer station having a domer assembly, a housing assembly, and a stacked piston assembly is provided. The domer assembly is movably disposed within a domer body passage located in the housing assembly and structured to move between a forward, first position and a retracted, second position. The stacked piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, preferably three pistons, disposed in series and a pressure supply. The pistons are disposed behind the domer in pressure chambers. The pistons have a constant pressure applied thereto and are biased towards the domer. The pistons are, however, each restrained by a stop and do not contact, or operatively engage, the domer when the domer is in the domer first position. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402454 | PUNCHER - There is provided a puncher that punches a flat plate-shaped workpiece with a punch and a die facing each other, the puncher including: at least four sensors that are provided on a same plane orthogonal to a punching direction and measure loads in three-axis directions; a drive table for driving the die that is loaded and the at least four sensors in two-axis directions orthogonal to the punching direction and a rotation direction around the punching direction; and a controller. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402455 | GUIDE PIN CONNECTION - A guide pin assembly includes a guide pin body that connects to a die component using retaining rings. The guide pin assembly has an upper and a lower retaining ring that permits the retention of the guide pin body in a hole in a component of a metal forming die, with each retaining ring contacting a surface of the die component. The guide pin body includes an opening to permit the temporary insertion of a device for positioning the guide pin body within the opening in the die member. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402456 | Terminal Locator For A Hand Tool - A terminal locator for a hand tool includes a base, a magnet, and a holder attached to the base and rotatable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. The holder has a magnet passageway and a resilient latch retaining the magnet in the magnet passageway. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402457 | Flaring Tool And Method Of Flaring A Tube Or The Like - Tube flaring tool comprising a tube receiving region comprising first and second gripping dies retractable with respect to each other and positionable to cooperatively define an opening for receiving a tube; a first clutch shaft; a support housing having a bore for receiving a second clutch shaft; a clutch plate; a flare forming head operable to flare the free end of the tube; and a biasing member urging the flare forming head axially. The first clutch shaft may have an outer configuration adapted to be engaged by a 12 point or 3/8″ square drive SAE ratchet wrench for creating mechanical advantage to actuate the flare forming head. When the force that the biasing member urges the flare forming head axially is overcome, the clutch plate disengages from the second clutch shaft such that further actuation of the first clutch shaft does not rotate the flare forming head shaft, preventing over-flaring. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BARS - Apparatus for handling bars including a support plane configured to support a plurality of bars having an oblong development, and handling devices configured to remove a bar from a removal zone of the support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone. Movement devices are associated with the support plane which are configured to distribute the bars on the support plane and to move them toward the removal zone. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402459 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR MACHINING WORPIECES - Production system for machining workpieces including a transfer comprising receiving and passing on the workpieces for machining from process Station to process Station in a chamber, such as a pressing unit. In the production system, logistical and technological processes are improved by implementing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The UAV is used for process Support monitoring the production process of one of the workpieces or the transfer of the workpieces. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402460 | Equipment and Method for Forming a Front Toothing on an Inner Ring of a Wheel Hub - Equipment including a rigid plate provided with a plurality of cutters configured to be impressed in sequence against a swaged annular collar of an inner ring of a wheel hub, the collar being formed with a first radial profile; the cutters sliding axially through the plate and towards a first face of the plate resting in abutment against the collar; wherein the first face of the plate is provided in the region of the cutters with a concave annular seat having a second radial profile configured to copy at least partly the first radial profile of the collar, the annular seat being configured to be passed through by the cutters during the step for impression against the collar and to contain any radial flow of the metallic material which forms the collar. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402461 | Rivet Feeding System - A rivet feeding system having a hopper, an inclined rail, and a fastening assembly is disclosed. The hopper accommodates a plurality of rivets, each having a head and a tail, in a barrel rotatably mounted to a stationary back. The hopper permits a single rivet to exit the hopper at a time and the exiting rivets are received by the inclined rail. The inclined rail has a channel defined by two sidewalls and the channel is sized to accommodate the rivet tail and the two sidewalls are positioned to support the rivet head. The inclined rail is positioned to receive rivets in a first orientation and to deliver rivets to the fastening assembly in a second orientation that is distinct from the first orientation. The fastening assembly includes a stationary anvil positioned below a moveable punch and a pair of pivotable jaws positioned between the anvil and the moveable punch. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402462 | GREEN SAND MOLD FORMING SENSOR AND GREEN SAND MOLD FORMABILITY EVALUATION METHOD - A green sand mold molding sensor that can measure the pressure applied to a parting plane of a green sand mold in order to determine the quality (casting mold strength) of a molded green sand mold. A green sand mold molding sensor including a pressure sensor for evaluating the molding properties of a green sand mold molded by a casting mold molding machine, wherein the pressure sensor is embedded in a plate having a model attached thereto. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402463 | Method and device for casting metal alloy ingots - The invention relates to a method of casting a metal alloy ingot. The method includes providing an on one side open-ended mould having a mould cavity, positioning the open-ended mould such that the mould opening points side-wards or down-wards, providing a casting container with an upwardly positioned aperture, and filling said casting container with molten metal for one casting operation. The method also includes locating the casting container below the mould while the mould opening points side-wards or down-wards, and rotating the mould together with the casting container to a position whereby the mould opening points upwards such that the molten metal is conveyed into the open-ended mould until a desired thickness. Molten metal in the open-ended mould is cooled directionally through its thickness where the solidification front remains substantially monoaxial. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402464 | Powder Composition for the Manufacture of Casting Inserts, Casting Insert and Method of Obtaining Local Composite Zones in Castings - A powder composition is used for the fabrication of casting inserts, designed to produPce local composite zones resistant to abrasive wear. The composite zones are reinforced with carbides and borides or with mixtures thereof formed in situ in castings. The powder includes powder reactants of the formation of carbides and/or borides selected from the group of TiC, WC, ZrC, NbC, TaC, TiB | 2021-12-30 |
20210402465 | METHOD AND CASTING CORE FOR FORMING A LANDING FOR WELDING A BAFFLE INSERTED IN AN AIRFOIL - A method and casting core for forming a landing for welding a baffle inserted into an airfoil are disclosed, wherein the baffle landing of the blade or vane is formed in investment casting by the casting core rather than by wax, reducing tolerances and variability in the location of the baffle inserted into the cooling cavity of airfoil when the baffle is welded to the baffle landing. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402466 | COMPOSITIONS, COMPRISING SILVER NANOPLATELETS - The present invention relates to compositions, comprising silver nanoplatelets, wherein the mean diameter of the silver nanoplatelets, present in the composition, is in the range of 20 to 70 nm with standard deviation being less than 50% and the mean thickness of the silver nanoplatelets, present in the composition, is in the range of 5 to 30 nm with standard deviation being less than 50%, wherein the mean aspect ratio of the silver nanoplatelets is higher than 1.5, a process for its production, printing inks containing the compositions and their use in security products. The highest wavelength absorption maximum of the population of all silver nanoplatelets in the composition being within the range of 450 to 550 nm. A coating, comprising the composition, shows a red, or magenta color in transmission and a greenish-metallic color in reflection. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402467 | CONTROLLING GREEN BODY OBJECT DEFORMATION - A shaping composition for controlling deformation of a green body object during heat fusing can include a liquid vehicle present at from 10 wt % to about 80 wt %, based on a total weight of the shape retaining composition, and a metal particulate mixture present at from about 20 wt % to about 90 wt % based on a total weight of the shaping composition. The metal particulate mixture can include aluminum-containing particulates and secondary metal-containing particulates. The metal particulate mixture can have an aluminum elemental content to secondary metal elemental content atomic ratio of about 10:1 to about 1:2. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402468 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Described herein are kits, methods, and systems for printing metal three-dimensional objects. In an example, described is a kit for three-dimensional printing comprising: powdered metal build material; and a binding fluid comprising a liquid vehicle, metal or metal precursor particles, and latex polymer particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex polymer particles have an average particle size of from about 10 nm to about 300 nm, and wherein the metal or metal precursor particles comprise metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and a reducing agent, or combinations thereof. | 2021-12-30 |
20210402469 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Described herein are kits, methods, and systems for printing metal three-dimensional objects. In an example, described is a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing comprising: a first fluid comprising a first liquid vehicle comprising metal or metal precursor particles; and a second fluid comprising a second liquid vehicle comprising latex polymer particles dispersed therein, wherein the latex polymer particles have an average particle size of from about 10 nm to about 300 nm, and wherein the metal or metal precursor particles comprise metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and a reducing agent, or combinations thereof. | 2021-12-30 |