30th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150202547 | DISTILLATION COLUMN - Significant energy saving can be achieved for a distillation column even when the distillation column has a large column temperature difference. Provided is a distillation column including a first and second columns, wherein the first column includes a part of a rectifying section or a part of a stripping section; the second column includes, if the first column includes a part of the rectifying section, the rest of the rectifying section and the whole of the stripping section, or the second column includes, if the first column includes a part of the stripping section, the rest of the stripping section and the whole of the rectifying section; and the second column constitutes a mechanical-heat-pump distillation column. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202548 | OIL SYSTEM - An oil system includes a de-aerator and an oil tank. The de-aerator includes a fluid inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet, the first and second outlets both feeding into the oil tank. The oil tank includes an air outlet and an oil outlet. The de-aerator is arranged in use to at least partially separate an air oil stream entering via the fluid inlet into a de-aerator air flow including air and a de-aerator oil flow comprising oil. The de-aerator air flow enters the oil tank via the first outlet and the de-aerator oil flow enters the oil tank via the second outlet. The oil tank is arranged such that an oil tank air flow including air exits the oil tank via the air outlet and an oil tank oil flow including oil exits the oil tank via the oil outlet. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202549 | Separation and Concentration of Particles - Described are devices, methods, and kits for controlled incremental filtration (CIF), as well as methods of designing CIF devices. For example, a method for CIF may modulate a concentration of particles of a desired size in a fluid. The fluid including the particles may be flowed along a flow path through a central channel to contact a plurality of gaps that fluidically couple the central channel to at least one adjacent side channel network. Flow resistance may be decreased along at least a portion of the flow path effective to modulate the concentration of particles. The method may include selecting the plurality of gaps to be larger than the particles. The method may include causing a consistent flow fraction f | 2015-07-23 |
20150202550 | SEPARATION APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF MATERIAL FROM A LIQUID - The separation apparatus for separation of material from a liquid includes a tank ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202551 | Filtration candle to facilitate inspection - An improved filtration candle comprises at least one filtration candle, wherein each filtration candle comprises an elongated filtration sleeve including a threaded male neck on one distal end thereof, an elongated perforated casing including attachment members on one distal end adapted to removably attach to the one distal end of the filtration sleeve, and three supports located on an opposite distal end extending radially inward to a center axial point thereof, such that the perforated casing is adapted to slide over a substantial length of the filtration sleeve until an opposite distal end of the filtration sleeve makes contact with the three supports and the attachment members are attached to the one distal end of the filtration sleeve. An inspection cap removably attached to the opposite distal end of the perforated casing is adapted to be removed when inspection of the filtration sleeve is desired. A candle holder that is adapted to hold at least one filtration candle having at least one threaded female neck adapted to removably attach to a threaded male neck of each respective filtration candle such that the filtration candle apparatus is adapted to filter liquid passing therethrough, and such that the filtration sleeve can be easily inspected and replaced when desired. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202552 | LIQUID FILTER DRAIN WITH INTEGRAL AIR VENT - A valve stem is sized to mate with a filter housing bore. The valve stem has a first and second end and a body. The first end includes a threaded stem portion configured to mate with a corresponding threaded filter portion. The second end has a drain outlet and includes a fitting for a tube. The body has an axial passage disposed therethrough. The axial passage has a divider disposed axially along at least a portion thereof. The divider separates the axial passage into an outlet passage and a vent passage. The outlet passage is open at the first end, at the drain outlet and at a first side passage. The vent passage is closed at the first end, open at a second side passage, open at the drain outlet, and open at a vent side passage. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202553 | DEVICE FOR THE SUCTION FILTRATION OF FLUIDS - The invention relates to a device for the suction filtration of fluids, such as urea solutions for exhaust gas after-treatment systems, comprising a tank ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202554 | STOPPER FOR A LIQUID DISPENSING OPENING - Provided is a stopper for a liquid dispensing opening of a container which includes a main cavity, the opening having a diameter d smaller than the size of the cavity. The stopper includes a body having a central axis and being provided with a first, bottom limiter configured for preventing extraction of the stopper through the liquid dispensing opening in a first direction. The bottom limiter includes an expandable arrangement configured for assuming a first, retracted position and having a diameter D | 2015-07-23 |
20150202555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING PROCESS LIQUIDS - An apparatus for conditioning a process liquid comprises a tank incorporating a heat transfer device for heating or cooling a process liquid in the tank. A filtration unit is mounted within the tank for filtering the process liquid in the tank. A pump is mounted adjacent the tank and in fluid communication with process liquid in the tank. The pump causes process liquid to circulate between the filtration unit and the heat transfer device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202556 | FILTER CARTRIDGE WITH FLOW PASSAGE IN ENDPLATE - A fluid filter assembly and a replaceable fluid filter cartridge are described where the fluid filter cartridge has an endplate that acts as a lid for the housing in which the fluid filter cartridge is installed. The endplate also includes a fluid flow passage formed therein through which filtered fluid exits or fluid to be filtered enters. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202557 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILTER ELEMENT - A method is disclosed for producing a filter element including metal or metal oxide particles adhered to the fibers of the fiber element. In an embodiment, the filters may be used in a ventilation system for reducing the amount of microorganisms in the air. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE IN A BAGHOUSE SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatic control of a baghouse fabric filter system as a single unit to maintain a consistent pressure drop are disclosed. The fabric filter system may be a pulse jet cleaning system, and a controller may be provided to receive inputs from pressure sensors and other components and to control activation of pulse pipes for cleaning filter bags. The controller may adjust parameters including the dwell time between pulses, the duration of each pulse, and the pulse air pressure. The controller may further optimize these parameters to provide the minimum cleaning necessary per pulse to achieve the consistent differential pressure. By continuously adjusting the parameters, the system maintains the maximum amount of filter cake on the bags to promote optimal emissions control performance. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202559 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner is provided that includes a filter, a filter cleaning unit having a space formed therein to place foreign matter separated from the filter, a moving mechanism to make the filter cleaning unit move along the filter, the moving mechanism including a first gear having a closed loop section shape with gear teeth formed at at least one of an outside circumference or an inside circumference, a gear guide to guide the first gear to rotate while maintaining at least one linear portion, a second gear engaged with the first gear, a drive source to make the second gear rotate, a third gear engaged with the linear portion of the first gear, and a connection mechanism connected both to the third gear and the filter cleaning unit to make the filter cleaning unit move, thereby permitting to make the moving mechanism compact and enhancing reliability. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202560 | FILTER BAG ASSEMBLY WITH RIGID MESH FOR REDUCING FILTER PRESSURE LOSS - A filter bag assembly includes a first filter bag having at least two sidewalls of filter material extending from an open end to a closed end of the first filter bag at which the sidewalls connect to close the first filter bag. Two of the sidewalls of filter material are opposed to each other across the first filter bag and spaced from each other at the open end of the first filter bag. The two sidewalls are configured to form a tapered pocket, and the first filter bag includes a plurality of tapered pockets. A substantially rigid mesh is in contact with the first filter bag. The mesh is configured in a substantially V-shape and located near the open end of the first filter bag. The mesh is configured to maintain a shape of the tapered pockets and reduce filter pressure loss during use of the filter bag assembly. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202561 | AIR FILTER WITH FOLDED PLEATS - An air filter includes a filter material having a plurality of pleats, where each of the pleats includes a primary section and a folded section. The folded section is initially folded over at least a portion of the primary section such that the pleat has an initial pleat height. The folded section is configured to unfurl from being folded over the primary section based on a pressure differential between opposite sides of the filter material. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202562 | SORBENT ARTICLE - A sorbent article formed from a resin bonded sorbent composition and having a first volume of the resin bonded sorbent composition used to form the sorbent article and a first surface area equal to a first total area of exposed surfaces of the first volume, the sorbent article including a base having an exposed surface area including only flat surfaces, convex surfaces or combinations thereof, at least one of: a protrusion extending from the exposed surface area of the base; and/or, a partial bore extending into the exposed surface area of the base, a capacity ratio of the first volume to a second volume greater than or equal to 0.5 and an uptake rate ratio greater than or equal to 2.0, wherein the uptake rate ratio is calculated according to the equation: | 2015-07-23 |
20150202563 | Ambient Air Purifier with Humidification and Dehumidification - Indoor air is purified using a purifying solution in an arrangement capable of removing formaldehyde and other pollutants, such as, for example, particulates. The arrangement can prevent re-vaporization of volatile compounds and can generate air that has been humidified or dehumidified. In one approach, incoming air is contacted with the purifying solution in a packed bed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202564 | Method For Permeation Extraction of Hydrogen From an Enclosed Volume - A method by which a gold-coated palladium foil, singly or in combination with metal oxides, can be made to permanently remove hydrogen gas from an attached vacuum chamber, either electrically-passive or electrically-active has been discovered. The foil assembly ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202565 | Smart Air Purification System for Enclosed Living Spaces - This invention is related to a smart air purification system for indoor and in-vehicle air cleaning, capable of eliminating gaseous toxic chemicals, hazardous airborne particles and unpleasant odors. The system consists of particle filter, toxic chemical and odor absorber, particle and chemical pollutant gas sensors, and a smart control unit with internet-enabled data terminal connected with user's smart devices via Wi-Fi or cellular 3G and 4G LTE. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202566 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES IN GAS STREAMS - A method for removing fluorinated greenhouse gas from a gas stream comprises reacting at least one fluorinated greenhouse gas in a gas stream with at least one of a silane-based and a borane-based compound to provide an abated gas stream. An apparatus for removing fluorinated greenhouse gases from a gas stream comprises a fluorinated gas decomposer unit configured to decompose fluorinated greenhouse gases in a gas stream. The apparatus further comprises a silane-based or a borane-based compound introduction unit configured to introduce at least one of a silane-based and a borane-based compound into the fluorinated gas decomposer unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202567 | METHODS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM EXHAUST GASES - A method for removing contaminants from a gas stream by feeding the gas stream into a scrubber that can use seawater as the scrubbing medium. The gas stream is first scrubbed with the seawater and then mixed with ozone to remove the contaminants. Nitrogen oxides that are present in the gas stream are converted to nitric acid/nitrates and these are recovered via condensate or coalesced mist for neutralization. The treated gas stream is then treated by a second scrubber whereby other contaminants such as sulfur oxides, particulates and the like are removed and the thus treated gas stream is exhausted to the atmosphere. Optionally a droplet separator may be present in the scrubber. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACID GAS REMOVAL FROM A GASEOUS STREAM - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for removing acid gases from a gas stream are provided. Gas streams include waste gas streams or natural gas streams. The methods include obtaining a hypochlorite and a carbonate or bicarbonate in an aqueous mixture, and mixing the aqueous mixture with the gas stream to produce sulfates or nitrates from sulfur-based and nitrogen-based acidic gases. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to produce the carbonate and/or bicarbonate scrubbing reagent from CO | 2015-07-23 |
20150202569 | EXHAUST PURIFIER - An exhaust purifier for purifying exhaust gas of an engine includes an injector that injects a reducing agent into a pipe through which exhaust gas flows and a guide member that guides the exhaust gas flowing through the pipe, and the guide member guides the exhaust gas toward one side of an injection area into which the reducing agent is injected, by covering an exhaust gas upstream side of the injection area. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202570 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE - The present invention concerns a method for reducing the concentration of nitrogen oxide in an exhaust gas from an incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon mixtures using a catalyst for reducing nitrogen dioxide by oxidising non-combusted hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon mixtures, a device for reducing the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in an exhaust gas from an incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon mixtures using a catalyst for reducing nitrogen dioxide by oxidising non-combusted hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon mixtures, and a system comprising said device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202571 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - There is provided an exhaust gas treatment apparatus. The exhaust gas treatment apparatus includes: a main discharge passage through which exhaust gas of combustion equipment is discharged; an heat exchanger between the combustion equipment and the main discharge passage; a nitrogen oxide decreasing device connected to the main discharge passage to decrease nitrogen oxides of exhaust gas; a bypass connected from the combustion equipment to the main discharge passage as a passage bypassing the heat exchanger to supply high temperature exhaust gas from the combustion equipment to the nitrogen oxide decreasing device; and a variable exhaust regulator disposed between the bypass and the main discharge passage to vary the amount of relatively high temperature exhaust gas flowing in the bypass and the amount of exhaust gas flowing in the main discharge passage in a correlated manner. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202572 | DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine and an exhaust system comprising the oxidation catalyst are described. The oxidation catalyst comprises: a first washcoat region for oxidising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs), wherein the first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material; a second washcoat region for oxidising nitric oxide (NO), wherein the second washcoat region comprises platinum (Pt), manganese (Mn) and a second support material; and a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end; wherein the second washcoat region is arranged to contact the exhaust gas at the outlet end of the substrate and after contact of the exhaust gas with the first washcoat region. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202573 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE CARTRIDGE-CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PROCESS - Disclosed is a separation membrane cartridge-cleaning apparatus for sewage treatment process. The apparatus conveniently cleans the separation membrane cartridges, thereby improving workability, as the separation membrane cartridges mounted within the membrane separation aerobic tank of the sewage treatment process are removed which have been contaminated while performing the solid-liquid separation of the contaminants contained in the sewage, and then the cartridges are separably mounted on the cartridge-cleaning apparatus of water mill type rotatably installed within the cleaning tank containing the cleaning liquid, and thereafter, the contaminated separation membrane cartridges are immersed in the cleaning liquid and the water and air are sprayed from filter-cleaning means above the cartridges to clean the cartridges. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202574 | A FURANONE CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOUND WITH BACTERIA-ADHESION PROPERTIES - A polymer compound (I) with bacteria-adhesion inhibition properties against bacteria such as | 2015-07-23 |
20150202575 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - A polymeric membrane includes an active layer over a support, wherein the active layer includes at least two chemically distinct polyamide films. A first one of the films is in contact with the support, and a second one of the films is not in contact with the support. The second polyamide film is crosslinked with the first polyamide film at an interface therewith, and the second polyamide film includes a structure having a side chain group including an ammonium salt. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202576 | HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE HAVING NOVEL STRUCTURE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a hollow-fibre membrane having a novel structure and to a production method therefor. The hollow-fibre separation membrane of the present invention has an outermost shell surface pore size of between 0.001 and 0.05 μm and a mean pore size of between 0.01 and 0.1 μm while having, in sequence from the outermost shell surface, a dense sponge structure, a finger-like sponge structure and a mixed sponge-bead structure; and, because of this specific triple structure, the invention has outstanding mechanical strength, porosity and water permeability alike while also having a high performance whereby it is possible to eliminate even viruses. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202577 | Multifunctional Coatings on Microporous Substrates - A composition is described wherein a coating is provided on a microporous substrate, such as a low surface energy microporous substrate, which coating provides multiple functionalities to the underlying microporous material, while still maintaining porosity within at least a portion of the microporous substrate. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202578 | DISTRIBUTOR TRAY FOR GAS/LIQUID EXCHANGE COLUMN WITH LIQUID DEFLECTOR - The present invention relates to a distributor tray ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202579 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUIDS AND GASES - Aspects of the present disclosure provide various apparatus and methods. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided for mixing a gas with a liquid. The apparatus may include a pipe having two ends. The pipe may provide a main fluid path and may have an interior surface having a first groove. The apparatus may also include a helical vane disposed inside the pipe. The vane may have a first projecting tongue that engages the first groove. The apparatus may also include a gas injection port on the pipe adapted to inject gas into the fluid path upstream of the helical vane. In some embodiments, the helical vane may be a 3D printed component. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202580 | Chemical Mixing System and Method - A chemical component mixing apparatus for use with a fluid source in creation of a concentrated solution mixture is described. The mixing apparatus includes at least one mixing station. The mixing station includes an injector assembly, where the injector assembly includes at least one venturi chamber having at least one suction port in fluid communication with the at least one venturi chamber. The apparatus also includes at least one super concentrate chemical component housed within a chemical container, where the chemical container is fluidly connected by a first tube to the at least one venturi chamber via the at least one suction port, a receiving container fluidly connected to the injector assembly via a second tube, and a fluid source inlet introducing a fluid into the at least one mixing station, where the pressure within the at least one mixing station is less than 150 psi. The fluid passes through the at least one venturi chamber, thereby drawing the at least one super concentrate chemical component into the venturi chamber, and the concentrated solution mixture is dispensed from the injector assembly into the receiving container. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202581 | HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a heat transfer composition consisting essentially of from about 82 to about 88% by weight of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze(E)) and from about 12 to about 18% by weight of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a). The invention also provides a heat transfer composition comprising from about 5 to about 85% by weight R-1234ze(E), from about 2 to about 20% by weight R-152 | 2015-07-23 |
20150202582 | ADDITION SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ADDING MATERIAL TO ONE OR MORE UNITS - An addition system for introducing particulate material into an industrial process is disclosed. The addition system comprises a vessel for holding the particulate material, a weighing device, piping, a controller, and a frame to support the piping. The piping comprises a first valve for transferring the particulate material to the industrial process, and a second valve for transferring a first stream of pressurized gas from a source of pressurized gas to the vessel. The vessel comprises a quick-release hatch located on the top of the vessel. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202583 | APPARATUS TO REDUCE CATALYST FLUIDIZATION IN REGENERATION UNITS - The invention reduces the potential for catalyst fluidization in a reduction vessel of a continuous catalyst regeneration system. The gas exit area from the catalyst reduction zone is increased by ventilating the cylindrical baffle of the upper reduction zone. This provides an increased exit cross-sectional area for the upper reduction gas to escape and reduce the overall exit velocity of the combined upper and lower reduction gases and reduces the potential for catalyst fluidization. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202584 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A FUEL FIRED REACTOR - A process for operating a fuel fired reactor includes introducing fuel into the reactor and burning the fuel in the reactor by means of at least one main burner. Relevant parameters of the process are monitored. Within a predetermined critical operating range for an enforced shut down, a secondary, more stringent operating range is implemented as shut down criteria. The main burner is shut down upon one or more of the relevant parameters leaving the secondary operating range while at least one pilot burner continues to operate as long as the relevant parameters are maintained within the critical operating range. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202585 | CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CARBON NANOTUBES HAVING GAS SEPARATION UNITS - The present invention relates to a continuous manufacturing apparatus for a carbon nanotube having gas separation units and a continuous manufacturing method for a carbon nanotube using the same. According to the present invention, the present invention has an effect to provide the continuous manufacturing apparatus of the carbon nanotube and continuous manufacturing method using the same, in which it makes possible to perform a rapid processing; has excellent productivity and excellent conversion rate of carbon source; can significantly reduce the cost of production; can reduce energy consumption because a reactor size can be decreased as compared with capacity; and a gas separation unit that not generate a waste gas. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202586 | DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR FORMING HYDROGEL - There is provided a dispersion containing a lipid peptide type compound useful as a low molecular weight gelator and a solvent capable of dissolving the lipid peptide type compound at a lower temperature. There is provided also a dispersion from which a hydrogel can be formed by a simpler method and from which a gel can be obtained as a gel having high thermal stability, and provide a method for forming the gel. A dispersion including a lipid peptide type compound in which a peptide portion having an amino acid repeating bonding structure is bonded to a lipid portion consisting of a C | 2015-07-23 |
20150202587 | SYSTEM FOR THE RADIATION TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATES - A system for the radiation treatment of substrates, which comprises, in a chamber above the substrate holders for fitting substrates to be treated, at least one radiation source, and wherein the chamber comprises means for maintaining a gas flow in the chamber with at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, characterized in that the at least one gas inlet is disposed in the region of the substrate holders in such a way that gas flowing in through the at least one gas inlet first flows around the substrate holders prior to leaving the chamber again, either directly and/or after flowing around the at least one radiation source, through the gas outlet. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202588 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AND CONTROLLING USE OF A MEDICATION - A device includes a reservoir configured to store a drug formulation including at least one abuse-preventing additive. The device further includes means configured to remove the at least one abuse-preventing additive. The device further includes means configured to prevent access to the drug formulation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202589 | REFORMING DEVICE AND REFORMING METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITH REFORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS - A reforming device according to the present invention has a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a desulfurization device, a reformer, a raw material gas branching line that extracts a compressed natural gas from a downstream side of the desulfurization device with respect to the flow direction of the natural gas and supplies the natural gas to the reformer, and a flue gas discharging line that discharges a flue gas generated in the reformer, wherein the first heat exchanger is provided in the flue gas discharging line, and the flue gas is used as a heating medium of the compressed natural gas. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202590 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKENYLHALOSILANES AND REACTOR SUITABLE THEREFOR - What is described is a process for preparing alkenylhalosilanes by reacting alkenyl halide selected from the group of vinyl halide, vinylidene halide and allyl halide with halosilane selected from the group of mono-, di- and trihalosilane in the gas phase in a reactor comprising a reaction tube ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202591 | SORBENTS - A sorbent is described, suitable for removing heavy metals, particularly mercury, from fluid streams including 20-75% by weight of copper (expressed as copper (II) oxide) in the form of one or more copper sulphides, the sorbent having a sulphur to copper atomic ratio in the range 0.7 to 0.95:1. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202592 | CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORBENT - Provided is a carbon dioxide adsorbent with which large quantities of carbon dioxide can be adsorbed and removed even under conditions having low carbon dioxide concentrations such as when under subatmospheric pressure or when under an environment having a carbon dioxide partial pressure of less than atmospheric pressure, said carbon dioxide adsorbent exhibiting excellent adsorption activity. A carbon dioxide adsorbent including at least a ZSM-5 zeolite including barium (Ba) or strontium (Sr) is characterized in that the ZSM-5 zeolite includes M-O-M bonds (M being Ba or Sr, and O being oxygen). The M-O-M bonds interact strongly with carbon dioxide, and thus carbon dioxide can be adsorbed effectively and in large volumes even under conditions having low carbon dioxide concentrations. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202593 | CARBON PYROLYZATE ADSORBENT HAVING UTILITY FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A particulate form carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent, having the following characteristics: (a) CO | 2015-07-23 |
20150202594 | FINE PARTICLE SIZE ACTIVATED CARBON - Disclosed herein are activated carbon having a particle size distribution of d | 2015-07-23 |
20150202595 | Sterile Chromatography Resin and Use Thereof in Manufacturing Processes - Provided herein are methods of reducing bioburden of (e.g., sterilizing) a chromatography resin that include exposing a container including a composition including a chromatography resin and at least one antioxidant agent and/or chelator to a dose of gamma-irradiation sufficient to reduce the bioburden of the container and the chromatography resin, where the at least one antioxidant agent and/or chelator are present in an amount sufficient to ameliorate the loss of binding capacity of the chromatography resin after/upon exposure to the dose of gamma-irradiation. Also provided are reduced bioburden chromatography columns including the reduced bioburden chromatography resin, compositions including a chromatography resin and at least one chelator and/or antioxidant agent, methods of performing reduced bioburden column chromatography using one of these reduced bioburden chromatography columns, and integrated, closed, and continuous processes for reduced bioburden manufacturing of a purified recombinant protein. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202596 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING ZIRCONIUM, CERIUM AND YTTRIUM OXIDES HAVING A HIGH REDUCIBILITY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN CATALYSIS - The invention relates to a composition containing zirconium, cerium and yttrium oxides with a cerium oxide proportion of between 3% and 15%, and yttrium oxide proportions corresponding to the following conditions: 6% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is between 12% excluded and 15% included; 10% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is between 7% excluded and 12% included; 30% at most if the cerium oxide proportion is between 3% and 7% included; the balance consisting of zirconium oxide. The composition may optionally include an oxide of a rare earth selected from lanthanum, neodymium and praseodymium. The composition can be used for processing the exhaust gases of a vehicle. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202597 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING ISOBUTYLENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOBUTYLENE USING THE SAME - Provided are a catalyst whereby isobutylene can be produced at high yield in a lower-temperature environment, and a method for producing isobutylene using the catalyst. The catalyst for producing isobutylene is an oxide including at least one element selected from molybdenum and tungsten, and at least one element selected from tantalum, niobium, and titanium. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202598 | METHOD OF PREPARING A CATALYTIC STRUCTURE - A method of preparing a catalytic structure the method including the steps of: providing a solution of a precursor compound in a solvent at ambient conditions; providing a suspension of a support material having a specific surface area of at least 1 m2/g in a solvent at ambient conditions; mixing the solution of the precursor compound and the suspension of the support material; providing a reactive solvent in a supercritical or subcritical state; admixing the mixture of the solution of the precursor compound and the suspension of the support material in the supercritical or subcritical reactive solvent to form a reaction solution; injecting the reaction solution into a reactor tube via an inlet; allowing a reaction of the precursor compound in the supercritical or subcritical reactive solvent in the reactor tube to form the catalyst nanoparticles on the support material to provide the catalytic structure. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202599 | Alkane Dehydrogenation Catalyst and Process for its Preparation - The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising (a) a metal M selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), rhenium (Re), ruthenium (Ru) and iridium (Ir), (b) tin (Sn), (c) zinc (Zn), (d) alkaline earth metal and (e) a porous metal oxide catalyst support, wherein the amount of each of elements (a), (b) and (d) is independently chosen in the range of from 0.1 to 5 wt. % based on the porous metal oxide catalyst support and wherein the amount of element (c) is chosen in the range of from 0.1 to 2 wt. % based on the porous metal oxide catalyst support. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said catalyst composition and its use in non-oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, preferably propane. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202600 | DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a first washcoat region comprising a first platinum group metal (PGM), a first support material and a NO | 2015-07-23 |
20150202601 | CATALYST COMPOSITION AND REACTIVATION PROCESS USEFUL FOR ALKANE DEHYDROGENATIONS - A catalyst comprising a Group IIIA metal, a Group VIII noble metal, and an optional promoter metal, on a support selected from silica, alumina, silica-alumina compositions, rare earth modified alumina, and combinations thereof, doped with iron, a Group VIB metal, a Group VB metal, or a combination thereof, offers decreased reactivation time under air soak in comparison with otherwise identical catalysts. Reducing reactivation time may, in turn, reduce costs, both in inventory and capital. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202602 | MAGNESIUM STABILIZED ULTRA LOW SODA CRACKING CATALYSTS - A rare earth free, ultra low soda, particulate fluid catalytic cracking catalyst which comprises a reduced soda zeolite having fluid catalytic cracking ability under fluid catalytic cracking conditions, a magnesium salt, an inorganic binder, clay and optionally, a matrix material. The catalytic cracking catalyst is useful in a fluid catalytic cracking process to provide increased catalytic activity, and improved coke and hydrogen selectivity without the need to incorporate rare earth metals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202603 | NOVEL METHODS FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS SOLIDS WITH THE HEU TOPOLOGY AND COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM THE SAME - This disclosure relates to new crystalline microporous solids (including silicate- and aluminosilicate-based solids), the compositions comprising 8 and 10 membered inorganic rings, particularly those having HEU topologies having a range of Si:Al ratios, methods of preparing these and known crystalline microporous solids using certain quaternized imidazolium cation structuring agents. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202604 | OXIDATION CATALYST FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT - The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising an oxidising catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202605 | CATALYST FOR HYDROCARBON CATALYTIC CRACKING - A catalyst for hydrocarbon catalytic cracking of the invention contains: a catalyst (a) containing faujasite-type zeolite (A) having a unit cell size in a range of 2.435 nm to 2.455 nm, a matrix component, and rare earths; and a catalyst (b) containing faujasite-type zeolite (B) having a unit cell size in a range of 2.445 nm to 2.462 nm, a matrix component, phosphorus, and magnesium. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202606 | HIGH CHARGE DENSITY STRUCTURES, INCLUDING CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention generally provides compositions including carbon-based nanostructures, catalyst materials and systems, and related methods. In some cases, the present invention relates to carbon-based nanostructures comprising a high density of charged moieties. Methods of the invention may provide the ability to introduce a wide range of charged moieties to carbon-based nanostructures. The present invention may provide a facile and modular approach to synthesizing molecules that may be useful in various applications including sensors, catalysts, and electrodes. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202607 | POLYMERIC AND SOLID-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS, AND METHODS OF DIGESTING CELLULOSIC MATERIALS USING SUCH CATALYSTS - Provided herein are catalysts useful in non-enzymatic saccharification processes. The catalysts can be polymeric catalysts or solid-supported catalysts with acidic and ionic moieties. Provided are also methods for hydrolyzing cellulosic materials into monosaccharides and/or oligosaccharides using the catalysts described herein. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202608 | DEODORIZING MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING DEODORIZING MATERIAL, AND DEODORIZING DEVICE - A deodorizing material is a cured substance that is obtained by dissolving a photosensitizing colorant in an unsaturated polyester resin composition which contains unsaturated polyester and a monomer copolymerizable with the unsaturated polyester and which is in a liquid state at a room temperature, and by adding a curing agent to let the liquid cured. This deodorizing material changes from the base state to the singlet excitation state, and further to the triplet excitation state upon irradiation with light in a gas phase containing oxygen and odor components. This energy is given to the oxygen molecules to produce singlet oxygen. The oxidation action of the produced singlet oxygen decomposes the odor components. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202609 | Catalysts based on Amino-Sulfide Ligands for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Processes - The present application discloses novel amino-sulfide metal catalysts for organic chemical syntheses including hydrogenation (reduction) of unsaturated compounds or dehydrogenation of substrates. The range of hydrogenation substrate compounds includes esters, lactones, oils and fats, resulting in alcohols, diols, and triols as reaction products. The catalysts of current application can be used to catalyze a hydrogenation reaction under solvent free conditions. The present catalysts also allow the hydrogenation to proceed without added base, and it can be used in place of the conventional reduction methods employing hydrides of the main-group elements. Furthermore, the catalysts of the present application can catalyze a dehydrogenation reaction under homogenous and/or acceptorless conditions. As such, the catalysts provided herein can be useful in substantially reducing cost and improving the environmental profile of manufacturing processes for a variety of chemicals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202610 | CATALYST COMPLEX WITH CARBENE LIGAND - Catalytic complexes including a metal atom having anionic ligands, at least one nucleophilic carbene ligand, and an alkylidene, vinylidene, or allenylidene ligand. The complexes are highly stable to air, moisture and thermal degradation. The complexes are designed to efficiently carry out a variety of olefin metathesis reactions. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202611 | DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a first washcoat region comprising platinum (Pt), manganese (Mn) and a first support material; a second washcoat region comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) and a second support material; and a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end; wherein the second washcoat region is arranged to contact the exhaust gas at the outlet end of the substrate and after contact of the exhaust gas with the first washcoat region. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202612 | NOVEL METHODS FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS SOLIDS WITH THE RTH TOPOLOGY AND COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM THE SAME - This disclosure relates to new crystalline microporous solids (including silicate- and aluminosilicate-based solids), the compositions comprising 8 and 10 membered inorganic rings, particularly those having RTH topologies having a range of Si:Al ratios, methods of preparing these and known crystalline microporous solids using certain quaternized imidazolium cation structuring agents. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202613 | TREATING OF CATALYST SUPPORT - A method for the preparation of a modified catalyst support comprising: (a) treating a catalyst support material with an aqueous solution or dispersion comprising one or more zirconium metal sources, chromium metal sources, manganese metal sources and aluminium metal sources, and one or more polar organic compounds; and (b) drying the treated support, and (c) optionally calcining the treated support. Also provided are catalyst support materials obtainable by the methods, and catalysts prepared from such supports. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202614 | METHOD FOR REACTIVATING USED HYDROGENATION TREATMENT TITANIA CATALYST, AND REGENERATED HYDROGENATION TREATMENT TITANIA CATALYST - Provided is a method of reactivating a used titania catalyst for hydrogenation treatment, capable of improving the catalytic activity of the used titania catalyst for hydrogenation treatment that is obtained by supporting a catalyst component on a titania support and exhibits reduced catalytic activity after having been used for hydrogenation treatment of a hydrocarbon oil, to a level comparable to that of a newly prepared fresh titania catalyst before use. The method of reactivating a used titania catalyst for hydrogenation treatment, the used titania catalyst for hydrogenation treatment being obtained by supporting a catalyst component on a titania support and exhibiting reduced catalytic activity after having been used for hydrogenation treatment of a hydrocarbon oil, includes: a coke removal step of removing a carbonaceous component on a surface of the used catalyst by heating the catalyst in an oxygen-containing gas atmosphere; an impregnation step of impregnating the carbonaceous component-removed catalyst obtained by the coke removal step with a saccharide-containing solution; and a drying step of drying the saccharide-impregnated catalyst obtained by the impregnation step, to obtain a catalyst in which a saccharide is supported. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202615 | PROCESS OF REACTIVATING A METAL CONTAMINATED BIOMASS CONVERSION CATALYST - A metal contaminated spent catalyst or regenerated catalyst from a biomass conversion unit may be subjected to an ammonium wash in order to remove potassium. The ammonium wash may include ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium hydroxide, ammonium acetate, ammonium phosphates, and mixtures thereof. Acidity and catalytic activity of the biomass conversion catalyst is restored by the removal of potassium contaminants. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202616 | PREPARATION OF TRIHALIDE ANION EXCHANGE RESINS, REVERSIBLE ADSORPTION AND CHLORINATION REACTIONS USING ION EXCHANGE RESINS - A method of preparing a trihalide resin, where a trihalide ion solution is contacted with a styrene divinylbenzene polymer resin having polymer bonded -ER | 2015-07-23 |
20150202617 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IONIC POLYMER MEMBRANE - To provide a simple method whereby an ionic polymer membrane having a high ion exchange capacity and a low water uptake can be produced by converting a —SO | 2015-07-23 |
20150202618 | NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS DEVICE - A nucleic acid analysis device which can determine a DNA sequence has a flowcell in which two or more DNA fragment clusters of two or more DNA fragments having identical nucleotide sequences are immobilized. At least a part of the flowcell is made of a transparent material. An irradiation unit irradiates a part in which the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized. The device has a lens for collecting fluorescence, and a light-detection element. A solution containing only dATP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among four bases, a solution containing only dCTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dGTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dTTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, and a buffer solution are sent sequentially to where the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202619 | CASSETTE AND ANALYZER DEVICE - A cassette for loading into a bay of an analyzer device, the cassette having a supply chamber for a test tape, an uptake chamber to receive used tape and a test zone between the chambers, where the tape is positioned at a test site for testing purposes, wherein the cassette includes a frame that extends across the test zone on a loading side of the tape, the frame being in a protective position relative to the tape, parallel to and aligned with the tape in the test zone, to protect the tape as the cassette is inserted into the bay of the analyzer device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202620 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING A TARGET MATERIAL - This disclosure is directed to an apparatus, system and method for retrieving a target material from a suspension. A system includes a processing vessel, such as an Eppendorf tube, a syringe or a test tube, and a collector. The collector is sized and shaped to fit into a primary vessel, such as a test tube. The collector funnels the target material from the suspension through a cannula and into the processing vessel. The cannula extends into a cavity at a first end of the collector that holds the processing vessel. The collector includes a funnel at a second end in fluid communication with the cannula. In one implementation, the processing vessel includes at least one displacement fluid to be expelled, such that the at least one displacement fluid pushes the target material into the collector. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202621 | FUEL CELL AND ANALYSIS DEVICE THAT COMPRISE IT - A fuel cell comprising: at least one microfluidic channel that allows the capillary flow and, preferably, also diffusion of at least one suitable fluid for generating electricity, at least one receiving absorbent region coupled to each microfluidic channel, at least one collecting absorbent region coupled to each microfluidic channel, a cathodic zone coupled to each microfluidic channel, and an anodic zone coupled to each microfluidic channel, where each receiving absorbent region and each collecting absorbent region are coupled to one of the microfluidic channels such that when a fluid suitable for generating electricity is deposited in the receiving absorbent region, it flows by capillary action through the microfluidic channel to reach the collecting absorbent region where it is absorbed. As well as an analysis device comprising one or more of these fuel cells. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202622 | CONCENTRATED QUANTIFICATION CENTRIFUGAL TUBE - A quantification tube, capable of achieving concentration quantification by means of centrifugal force. The concentrated quantification centrifugal tube includes a tube cover, a tube body, and a small volume trapezoid-column-shape tube body. The tube body is connected to the small volume trapezoid-column-shape tube body. The tube body can be filled with liquid substance, and the small volume trapezoid-column-shape tube body at the bottom portion is a concentration area, while the tube cover has the function of tight seal. After the tube is filled with liquid substance, and through actions of centrifugal force, the material in the liquid substance can be centrifuged into small volume trapezoid-column-shape tube body at the bottom of the tube body. Due to the design of trapezoid-column-shape tube body at the bottom of the tube body, the concentration ratio of the concentrated quantification centrifugal tube can be varied from 1 to infinite. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202623 | Evaporation Of Solvents From Samples - Apparatus and methods are provided relating to evaporation of solvents from samples and to prolonging the time taken to carry out an evaporation procedure. A cap for engaging with an open end of a sample container comprises an engaging surface for engaging with the open end, and a body portion which extends over the open end. The body portion is preformed to define an opening which provides a fluid pathway between the open end of the container and the surroundings of the container, such that the cap impedes vapour flow from a sample in the container to the surroundings of the container. A holder for receiving a plurality of such caps is also provided and a method of evaporating a solvent from a sample in a sample container is described. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202624 | Microfluidic Devices and Methods of Manufacture and Use - Series of bio-detection elements, shown as short hollow transparent reaction vessels ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202625 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES - A method for fabricating microfluidic structures is provided. The method includes: a belt is provided and an adhesion layer is formed on at least one surface of the belt; the belt is cut for forming a first microfluidic channel thereon, wherein the first microfluidic channel has an accommodating space; a second microfluidic channel is provided, wherein a line-width of the second microfluidic channel is smaller than a line-width of the first microfluidic channel; the second microfluidic channel is disposed in the accommodating space of the first microfluidic channel; and a substrate is adhered to the belt via the adhesion layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202626 | Biochip Device - A biochip device comprising a plastic substrate, an IC chip, and a sealing cover is disclosed in this invention. The plastic substrate comprises a variety of microfluidic structures including an inlet region of loading the fluidic sample, a separation structure, a microfluidic channel, a structure for slowing the flow of the fluidic sample, a reaction region, a detection zone groove, and a closed area for collecting the fluidic sample, wherein the microfluidic channel is connected from the inlet region, the separation structure, the structure for slowing the flow of the fluidic sample, the reaction region to the closed area for collecting the fluidic sample; and at least one golden fingers located at an edge of the plastic substrate and extended with convergent spacing to the edge of the detection zone groove. The plastic substrate is embedded with an IC chip and covered by a sealing cover so as to generate degas-driven flow to drive the fluidic sample to flow to the detection structure without extra pump. The detection area is constituted by the IC chip which is embedded into the plastic substrate. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING TISSUE SECTIONS ON MICROSCOPIC SLIDES - A novel apparatus for mounting tissue sections to microscope slides and method of use are provided. Current methods of mounting tissue sections on microscope slides can be challenging for researchers, often result in torn, twisted, or creased tissue sections and are low throughput. The described novel tissue mounting apparatus provides an improved, efficient and easy-to-use tool for researchers in mounting tissue sections on microscope slides while maintaining the integrity of the tissue. The tissue mounting apparatus comprises a fluid-filled open-top chamber containing a stage specifically designed for seating a microscope slide(s) at the center on the floor of the chamber. The stage characteristically is leveled and elevated from the floor. The tissue sections can settle on a microscope slide that is submerged in the liquid inside the mounting chamber. After the tissue sections adhere to the microscope slide in the fluid filled chamber, the fluid can be removed. As a result, the mounted slide emerges from liquid phase ready for research purposes or examination. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202628 | Vertical top-fed grain mill - A top-fed vertical grain mill which causes intermittent compression of grains while reducing potential overmilling. The top-fed vertical grain mill includes a resistor bar, a plurality of rolls having a smooth, metal vertical outer periphery on which a vertically-aligned stirring bar is positioned, and a bran removal cylinder having a plurality of perforations therethrough, which may be throughout or which may be below the bottom surface of the top-most of the plurality of rolls. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202629 | GYRATORY CRUSHER BEARING - A gyratory crusher includes an eccentric provided with a first envelope surface and a second envelope surface. A third envelope surface extends about a central axis and has a longitudinal extension along the central axis. A first slide bearing and a second slide bearing are provided between the first and third envelope surfaces. The first and second slide bearings are vertically separated from each other such that a distance-to-height quotient (VDi/H | 2015-07-23 |
20150202630 | GYRATORY CRUSHER MAIN SHAFT SLEEVE - A gyratory crusher main shaft sleeve friction fit over an uppermost end of a crusher main shaft. The sleeve includes an elongate axial wall for being positioned in contact with an outward facing surface of the main shaft. The axial wall has a thickness that decreases in a direction from a second upper end to a first lower end, wherein the internal facing surface of the sleeve extends transverse to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve so as to taper inwardly towards the axis in a direction from the first to the second end. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202631 | Rotary collider air mill - A rotary collider air mill apparatus that uses accelerated air moving at high velocities as the primary reduction medium is described. The apparatus produces turbulent air currents and shear waves within a polygonal housing whereby solid particles introduced into the housing repeatedly collide with each other and are fractured into smaller particles. An exemplary rotary collider air mill apparatus may include a polygonal housing having a front plate and a back plate and 5 or more side plates, a drive shaft passing through the central portion of the polygonal housing, a sprocket mounted on the drive shaft and having arms extending radially from a central hub, and 3 or more blade sections attached to the arms. The rotary collider air mill apparatus is scalable upward or downward in sizes ranging between 12 inches and 144 inches in diameter with the housing and internal mechanisms sized proportional to one another. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202632 | DUAL AUGER SHREDDER HAVING LOW PROFILE - An auger system adapted to shred large materials. An exemplary embodiment is comprised of dual opposing augers that are adapted to grab, compress, and shred the material, reducing the material size such that it may be discharged through a side outlet opening and/or an extrusion tube into, for example, a standard roll-off compaction container. An exemplary embodiment allows large material to be processed in a low speed device with reduced equipment dimensions, providing operator safety with low profile loading, lower noise level, reduced chances of material being expelled from the processing chamber, and ability to use conventional material transport (e.g., semi-trucks). | 2015-07-23 |
20150202633 | Garbage Disposal Controls System - A Garbage Disposal Controls System utility invention that solves the inconvenience problems with using a Garbage Disposal (GD) while also preserving and enhancing safety of the GD for the User. The GD Controls System is applicable to, and provides unique and new functionality to, residential and industrial commercial applications. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202634 | DISSOLVED GAS FLOTATION APPARATUS - A dissolved gas flotation apparatus ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202635 | CENTRIFUGATION SYSTEMS WITH NON-CONTACT SEAL ASSEMBLIES - Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202636 | FULL CONE SPRAY NOZZLE - A full cone spray nozzle comprising: a nozzle body ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202637 | CARTRIDGES AND DISPENSER DEVICES FOR JETS OF WATER INCORPORATING SUCH CARTRIDGES - Cartridges are provided for use in dispenser devices of jets of water. Dispenser devices incorporating such cartridges are also provided. Cartridges may include a cartridge body having a first compartment and a second compartment, said second compartment being separated from the first compartment by a watertight separation septum, in the cartridge body an entry aperture being made for the entry of a flow of water into the first compartment and at least one exit aperture opening towards the outside for the exit of the flow of water from the first compartment. A current generator may be housed in said first compartment, said generator being suitable for being driven by a flow of water which crosses said first compartment from the entry aperture to the at least one exit aperture. A light source, a loudspeaker or other electronic device may be housed in said second compartment and powered electrically by the generator. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202638 | SPRAY HEAD FOR A FLUID PRODUCT AND DISPENSER COMPRISING SUCH A SPRAY HEAD - A fluid spray head including a spray orifice, a swirl chamber including an end wall and a side wall, and swirl channels defining channel outlets that open out transversally to the dispensing axis X into the swirl chamber. Each channel defines a projection axis Y that extends into the swirl chamber from the channel outlet. The projection axes Y of the swirl channels extend away both from the end wall and from the peripheral side walls, which are both adjacent to the channel outlets so as to pass through the swirl chamber without passing along either the end wall or the peripheral side wall. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MIST - Apparatus for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle being adapted to introduce a transport fluid into the chamber; a Working nozzle positioned adjacent the transport nozzle intermediate the transport nozzle and the exit, the working nozzle being adapted to introduce a working fluid into the mixing chamber; the transport and working nozzles having an angular orientation and internal geometry such that in use interaction of the transport fluid and working fluid in the mixing chamber causes the working fluid to atomise and form a dispersed vapour/droplet flow regime, which is discharged as a mist from the exit, the mist comprising working fluid droplets having a substantially uniform size. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MIST - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a working fluid inlet in fluid communication with said conduit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle adapted to introduce a transport fluid into the mixing chamber, the transport nozzle having an angular orientation and internal geometry such that in use the transport fluid interacts with the working fluid introduced into the mixing chamber through the working fluid inlet to atomise and form a dispersed vapour/droplet flow regime, which is discharged as a mist comprising working fluid droplets, a substantial portion of the droplets having a size less than 20 μm. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202641 | Marker Airbrush - A marker airbrush device for transferring marking solution from a marking device onto a writing surface using air is provided. The airbrush device includes a housing with an air outlet, a trigger for controlling an amount of air travelling through the air outlet, and a marker positioner coupled to the housing. The marker positioner positions a marking device relative to the air outlet such that air traveling through the air outlet contacts at least one surface of the marking device to transfer marking solution onto a writing surface. In embodiments, rotation of a portion of the marker positioner advances and/or retracts the marking device with respect to the flow of air through the air outlet, thereby altering the angle and/or amount of air that contacts the marking device during spraying. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202642 | CAR WASH WAND WITH LED LIGHT - Disclosed herein are water spray wands comprising an internal water pipe; a spray handle; a compartment for a battery; and a light. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202643 | SYRINGE METER - A syringe meter is provided, including a supply tank, a container with variable capacity, a transmission set, an air supply tube, a liquid outlet tube, and a plurality of valve elements; wherein the container being a bellows tube having two ends sealed; the supply tank having a cyclic tube and a pump connected to bellows tube so that a liquid able to circulate in supply tank and bellows tube; the transmission set being for compressing or pull bellows tube; the air supply tube and the liquid outlet tube being connected to the container; and the plurality of valve elements being disposed at the positions where tubes connected to bellows tube. As such, the capacity of the bellows tube is adjusted for outputting a preset volume, or the transmission set is activated to compress or pull the bellows tube after filling with a liquid to control the output volume. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202644 | APPLICATOR HEAD FOR A DISPENSER, AS WELL AS A DISPENSER COMPRISING SUCH AN APPLICATOR HEAD - An applicator head for discharging media from a reservoir, including a housing with a coupling device for coupling to the reservoir, an inlet opening, an applicator opening for discharging medium into a surrounding atmosphere, a conveying device for conveying the medium from the inlet opening to the applicator opening and an actuating handle, movable relative to the housing to actuate the conveying device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150202645 | FOAM DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a dispensing assembly to dispense a foam, comprising: a liquid pump having a liquid inlet ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150202646 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR SHEATHING AN ELONGATE PRODUCT AVAILABLE BY THE METER - A tool and a method are described for sheathing an elongated product available by the measured length, in particular in the form of a fiber or a fiber bundle, with at least one thermoplastic layer, with a wetting unit comprising at least one contact zone that can be filled with a flowable thermoplastic, through which the elongated product can be guided for the purpose of wetting with the thermoplastic in the form of a continuously progressing strand. The invention has a first feeding area for the elongated product and a second feeding area for the thermoplastic to emerge into the at least one contact zone. The contact zone comprises at least one outlet area and has a means is provided along the second feeding area, by which the thermoplastic can be introduced, subject to pressure, into the contact zone in the direction of the outlet area. The elongated product guided into the contact zone is carried along lengthwise through the outlet area by the thermoplastic solely by way of frictional force between the thermoplastic and the elongated product. | 2015-07-23 |