Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422199000 | Electrical type | 22 |
20080274022 | COMBINED REACTOR AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC FUELS - A method for producing synthetic fuels is provided in which a feedstock containing polymers from a wide variety of sources is re-formed into a more satisfactory fuel source for producing heat, electricity, powering vehicles and the like. The feedstock can comprise scrap rubber, plastic and/or plant matter or other materials that are not particularly well suited for use as fuels in their existing state. The system can involve breaking long polymer molecules and/or carbohydrate molecules into shorter chain hydrocarbon radicals and then forming a fuel of hydrocarbons of selected length via what can be anaerobic and anhydrous reactions. The process can be environmentally friendly, producing no net greenhouse gases. | 11-06-2008 |
20090123349 | Self-propagating combustion cyclone reactor - A self-propagating combustion cyclone reactor includes a reaction chamber delimited by a circumferential wall in which at least one reductant inlet and a plurality of oxidizer inlets are formed in a tangential manner. Reductant and oxidizer are fed, together with inert gas, through the inlets into the chamber in a cyclonic manner to induce self-propagating combustion reaction to generate a product of high purity metal, such as titanium, zirconium, hafnium, or silicon, semiconductor substance. The reactor serves as a continuous reactor for generation of metal or semiconductor substances of high purity. | 05-14-2009 |
20100055007 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane - This apparatus for producing trichlorosilane includes: a vessel having a gas inlet that introduces a feed gas into the vessel and a gas outlet that discharges a reaction product gas to the outside; a plurality of silicon core rods provided inside the vessel; and a heating mechanism that heats the silicon core rods, wherein a feed gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is reacted to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride. The silicon core rods may be disposed so as to stand upright on the bottom of the vessel, and the heating mechanism may have electrode portions that hold the lower end portions of the silicon core rods on the bottom of the vessel and a power supply that applies an electric current to the silicon core rods through the electrode portions to heat the silicon core rods. | 03-04-2010 |
20100135870 | REACTOR | 06-03-2010 |
20100290960 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SILICON - To provide an apparatus for producing silicon capable of recovering silicon sufficiently in a recovery container even if the silicon deposited in a reaction container solidifies in the shape of an anthill. | 11-18-2010 |
20100296984 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM METHANOL - An apparatus for producing hydrogen from methanol in a simple manner comprises a container ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100296985 | MICROREACTOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A microreactor is configured to have a metal substrate having a microchannel portion on one surface thereof, a heater provided on the other surface of the metal substrate via an insulating film, a catalyst supported on the microchannel portion, and a cover member having a feed material inlet and a gas outlet and joined to the metal substrate so as to cover the microchannel portion. Since the microreactor uses the metal substrate having a high thermal conductivity and a small heat capacity, the efficiency of heat conduction from the heater to the supported catalyst becomes high, and the processing of the metal substrate is easy to facilitate the production. | 11-25-2010 |
20120076707 | Process and Apparatus for Utilizing Oxygen-Containing Polymers - A process is described for converting and utilizing oxygen-containing polymers to form hydrogen and alkali metal carbonates, in which the polymers are brought into intimate contact with a melt mixture of alkali metal hydroxide and alkali metal carbonate to form hydrogen and alkali metal carbonate, and the alkali metal carbonate formed is removed from the reaction mixture during the reaction and alkali metal hydroxide is optionally metered in. The reaction is preferably carried out under conditions which lie on a point on the Liquidus line of the system. It is possible in accordance with the invention to process natural or synthetic polymers, for example polyester, polyether, wood, etc. It is particularly suitable for processing fiber-reinforced composite materials. Also described is an apparatus for performing the process according to the invention. | 03-29-2012 |
20120258020 | MICRO CHANNEL REACTOR WITH INTEGRAL HEATING ELEMENTS - In one example disclosed in the current application, by supplying just enough heat to the channel walls to replace the reaction heat removed during the reaction, a reactor exhibits tighter temperature tolerances with respect to the desired reaction temperature. In other words, the surface temperature can be more closely matched to the desired reaction temperature. Also, having a design where the channels can be scaled in both geometry and number allows control of the rate of mass transport through the channels to minimize unwanted side reactions. | 10-11-2012 |
20120282151 | REACTOR FOR REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN FROM A LIQUID ORGANIC CARRIER - The current application is directed to a packed-bed reactor comprising a housing; and section portions contained within the housing, each comprising a spiral-wound heater. The spiral-wound heaters together comprise a catalyst-disk stack. | 11-08-2012 |
20130164188 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYST - Electricity is suppressed from flowing to a case ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130183205 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYST - Electricity is suppressed from flowing through a case of an electrically heated catalyst. For this purpose, the case for accommodating a heat generating element includes a tubular portion which is formed in parallel to a central axis, an inlet portion which is provided on the upstream side from the tubular portion and which has an inner diameter smaller than that of the tubular portion, an inclined portion which connects the tubular portion and the inlet portion, and an introducing portion which extends from a connected portion between the inlet portion and the inclined portion toward inside of the case and which is curved so that a center of curvature is positioned at the outside; and an inner tube interposed by a mat for supporting the heat generating element includes a tubular portion which is formed in parallel to a central axis, and an inclined portion which is provided on the upstream side from the tubular portion, which has inner diameters that are decreased on the more upstream side, and which is curved. | 07-18-2013 |
20130287643 | Method and Apparatus for Synthetizing Composite Using Simultaneous Vaporization, Vaporizer for Composite Synthesis Apparatus, Vaporizer Heater, and Composite - A composite synthesis method and apparatus, a vaporizer for the composite synthesis apparatus, a vaporizer heater and a composite. In the composite synthesis apparatus using simultaneous vaporization, two or more vaporizers are heated by heaters such that samples vaporized by the vaporizers are supplied into a reactor to synthesize a composite. The apparatus and method may prepare multiple-metal or metal-carbon heterogeneous composites, and may be applied to various metal- and carbon-based adsorbents, absorbents, gas/liquid separation membranes and various catalyst processes. Further, the composite may be applied to various industrial fields through change in metal components or carbon structures. | 10-31-2013 |
20130323136 | POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INVERTER FOR PRODUCING A SINGLE-PHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT - Power supply arrangement with inverter ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130323137 | POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INVERTER FOR PRODUCING N-PHASE AC CURRENT - A power supply arrangement (MF) with an inverter ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140086806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING MOLECULES ON SUBSTRATES - Systems and methods for synthesizing molecules on a substrate surface are disclosed. In one aspect, a molecule synthesizing system includes a crossbar array with a planar arrangement of crossbar junctions. Each crossbar junction is independently switchable between a high-resistance state and a low-resistance state. The system also includes a slab with a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface. The second surface is disposed on the crossbar array. A current applied to a crossbar junction in a high-resistance state creates an adjacent heated site on the first surface for attaching thermally reactive molecules for molecular synthesis. | 03-27-2014 |
20140127092 | Portable Gas Generating Device - Methods and devices for generating gas from nitrous oxide are provided as well as downstream uses for the product gas. Reactor devices of the invention are compact and incorporate a novel heat-exchange/regenerative cooling system to optimize N | 05-08-2014 |
20140134066 | Vaporisation in Oxidation to Phthalic Anhydride - In the production of phthalic anhydride by the oxidation of ortho-xylene with air, the ortho-xylene loading is increased without increasing the likelihood of explosion by insulating the system to avoid cold spots to keep the ortho-xylene at a temperature above its dew point; in addition the system may be electrically interconnected and grounded to reduce the risk of spark initiated explosions or deflagrations. | 05-15-2014 |
20150044108 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING FUEL CARTRIDGE - Disclosed herein is a method of producing hydrogen, including selectively applying heat to a fuel within a canister thermally insulated and inside a cartridge, firing fuel with heating elements to facilitate decomposition and release hydrogen, and, removing said hydrogen from said cartridge via a fluid communication means. | 02-12-2015 |
20150071830 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING FUEL CARTRIDGE - Disclosed herein is a method of producing hydrogen, including selectively applying heat to a fuel within a canister thermally insulated and inside a cartridge, firing fuel to facilitate decomposition and release hydrogen, and, removing said hydrogen from said cartridge via a fluid communication means. | 03-12-2015 |
20160107891 | Gas Generating Apparatus - To generate hydrogen having a carbon monoxide concentration of 0.1% or less by reacting a hydrogen carbide and water with each other without using a platinum catalyst. A gas generating apparatus includes a gas instantaneously-heating mechanism that instantaneously heats a source gas and a catalyst vessel that is connected to the gas instantaneously-heating mechanism and contains a catalyst, a high-temperature heated source gas beam generated by the gas instantaneously-heating mechanism being caused to collide with the catalyst to generate a gas. More specifically, a source gas containing a hydrogen carbide and water is instantaneously heated to a high temperature, and a source gas beam is caused to collide with the catalyst. Heat of the source gas is transmitted to a catalyst surface because of the absence a stagnation layer, and nonequilibrium reaction efficiently proceeds on the catalyst. Hydrogen can be extracted with a low-price catalyst made of ruthenium. | 04-21-2016 |
20160200986 | COBALT METAL FOAM CATALYST, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, THERMAL-MEDIUM-CIRCULATING HEAT-EXCHANGE REACTOR USING SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIQUID FUEL BY MEANS OF A FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS REACTION USING THERMAL-MEDIUM-CIRCULATING HEAT-EXCHANGE REACTOR | 07-14-2016 |