30th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100189538 | CONVEYING AND STACKING APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE PRODUCT PLACEMENT - A conveying and stacking apparatus for stacking items or substrates carrying items received from an infeed conveyor is provided. The stacker has a housing and at least one movable platform upon which the item or substrate with one or more items located thereon is placed. An overhead loading belt assembly which includes at least one belt assembly positioned to travel over at least a portion of the infeed conveyor adjacent to the at least one moveable platform and the at least one moveable platform is provided. The at least one belt assembly carries the item or the substrate with the items located thereon to a stacking position on the at least one platform. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189539 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STACKING PLATE-SHAPED BODIES - The invention relates to a device for stacking plate-shaped bodies, comprising the following features: a) a plate-shaped body ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189540 | Package for Consumable Products with Separately Sealed Compartments - A package for consumable products is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of subpackages connected together by a connecting member. For instance, the package may contain two subpackages or alternatively four subpackages all connected at one end to a connecting member. The package is particularly well suited to holding relatively large quantities of the consumable product. Because the subpackages are connected at one end, the package may be draped over an adjacent structure, such as a shopping cart. In this way, the package can be placed in a shopping cart without taking up an excessive amount of space. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189541 | Device and Method for Lowering or Lifting a Load in Water - The present disclosure relates to a device for lifting and lowering a load in water, including a hoisting gear with a first hoisting rope and a storage drum with a second hoisting rope, which preferably are arranged on a floating unit. In accordance with the present disclosure, a hoisting gear frame is fastened to the first hoisting rope, whose buoyancy in water is variably adjustable. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for lifting and lowering a load in water by using such a device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189542 | TURBINE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF COOLING A SHROUD LOCATED AT THE TIP OF A TURBINE BLADE - A turbine arrangement with a rotor and a stator surrounding the rotor forming a flow path for hot and pressurised combustion gases between the rotor and the stator is provided. The rotor defines a radial direction and a circumferential direction and includes turbine blades extending in the radial direction through the flow path towards the stator. The turbine blades have shrouds located at their tips and the stator includes a wall section along which the shrouds move when the rotor is turning. A supersonic nozzle is located in the wall section and is connected to a cooling fluid provider. The supersonic nozzle provides a supersonic cooling fluid flow towards the shroud. The supersonic nozzle is angled with respect to the radial direction towards the circumferential direction in such an orientation that the supersonic cooling fluid flow has a flow component parallel to the moving direction of the shroud. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189543 | Fuel Pump - A fuel pump for delivering fuel in a motor vehicle, having a side channel stage. The fuel pump further includes a peripheral stage. The peripheral stage produces the same pressure at lower volume flow across the periphery of the rotor as compared to a side channel stage. For this purpose, the cross-sections of the delivery compartments of the peripheral stage are smaller than the cross-sections of the delivery compartments of the side channel stage. The fuel pump therefore has a higher efficiency and is less susceptible to soiling. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189544 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A counter rotating axial flow fan that reduces vibration generation over a wide rotational speed range. A disk-shaped cushioning member is disposed between a circular plate portion of a first support frame main body half portion and a circular plate portion of a second support frame main body half portion. The cushioning member is compressed, with hook portions forming a plurality of engaging portions and hole portions forming a plurality of engaged portions completely engaged with each other. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189545 | Automated Seal Oil By-Pass System For Hydrogen Cooled Generators - Disclosed is a solution to automate a seal oil float trap by-pass for a hydrogen cooled generator. An automated by-pass system is coupled to an existing manual by-pass system for a float trap for a hydrogen cooled generator. The automated by-pass system includes at least one solenoid valve and a controller that controls opening and closing of the solenoid valve. The automated by-pass system can also include manual valves, orifices and limit switches. The controller activates the solenoid valve to allow the seal oil to drain. The controller can also provide a notification alarm that the hydrogen cooled generator is being purged. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189546 | FLUID EXPANSION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH NOISE ATTENUATION - A device or system through which fluid is adapted to flow, such as, for example, a fluid-carrying conduit, flow control valve, or fluid expansion device including, for example, a steam turbine or fluid expander, according to which acoustic energy is generated by, or present within, the device or system and the acoustic energy is attenuated. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189547 | Centrifugal Fan - A centrifugal fan used as a ventilating fan is provided which can increase a range of frequencies of noises in which noises can be suppressed and can adjust frequencies of noises at which noises can be suppressed. The centrifugal fan includes, in an outer casing, a motor that couples an impeller, a casing that surrounds a periphery of the impeller and has a bell-mouthed suction port on one side, and a bell-mouthed orifice that has an opening that is concentric with the suction port and has a diameter equal to or smaller than that of the suction port, wherein a member closing a clearance portion between an end of the orifice and the casing is a noise absorbing structural material, and a space formed by the orifice is a rear air layer, thereby forming a resonance type noise absorbing structure. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189548 | ROTATION ARRANGEMENT - A selective rotation arrangement for a shaft, the arrangement including a housing mountable spaced from the shaft and an engagement member with distal and proximal ends which is selectively movable relative to the housing towards or away from the shaft between an operating position towards the shaft and a rest position clear of the shaft, the engagement member having a gear member at the distal end thereof which is engageable with the shaft in the operating position to permit turning of the shaft by the engagement member, but is disengaged from the shaft in the rest position. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189549 | Variable vane assembly - A variable vane assembly, for example of stator vanes in a gas turbine engine, comprises vanes | 2010-07-29 |
20100189550 | Rotary valve for the control of steam throughput in a steam turbine - A rotary valve for the control of the steam throughput in a steam turbine is provided. The rotary valve includes an immovable fixed ring and a rotary ring which is arranged concentrically and rotatably on the fixed ring. The rotary valve is equipped with control profiles including profiled heads and profiled ends, between which control slots are formed, wherein the profiled heads are arranged on the rotary ring, and the profiled ends are arranged on the fixed ring. In the contact plane between rotary ring and fixed ring, the width of the control slot is equal to the width of the control profile. Blades are arranged between the profiled ends in the fixed ring, the blades dividing each control slot of the fixed ring into two partial slots. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189551 | Systems and Methods of Reducing Heat Loss from a Gas Turbine During Shutdown - A method operates a gas turbine that includes a compressor section, a turbine section and an extraction cooling system. The method includes monitoring an operation of the gas turbine, directing a cooling air flow through the extraction cooling system from the compressor section to the turbine section in response to normal operation of the gas turbine, and directing a warming air flow through the extraction cooling system to the compressor section and the turbine section in response to shutdown of the gas turbine. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189552 | Fan assembly - A fan assembly | 2010-07-29 |
20100189553 | TURBO AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - Provided is a turbo air compressor system which is mounted to a rotor or a blade housing of a wind power system to change a path of an air inflow, compress the flowing air, and increase the rotation speed and the rotating force of a rotating member such as a turbine or a blade. When the turbo air compressor system is mounted to the wind power system having a cylinder-shaped rotor, various applications in which a size of the main body and the multistage structure can be changed according to an external environment can be provided in consideration of a size of the rotor and changes in the wind direction and the wind speed. In addition, the cylinder-shaped rotor additionally including a direct ion change device includes rear surface inclined portions, so that air resistances that occur at the wings of the blade or the rotor or drag against the rotation direction can be minimized. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189554 | APPARATUS FOR REGULATED DELIVERY OF A GAS, IN PARTICULAR BREATHING APPARATUS - This apparatus ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189555 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOILS WITH PROTECTIVE COATING - A method of processing turbine airfoils includes depositing a protective coating on first and second turbine airfoils, and bonding the first and second turbine airfoils together after the deposition such that there is an open throat between the first and second turbine airfoil and at least portions of surfaces in the open throat are coated with the protective coating. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189556 | SEGMENTED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TURBINE AIRFOIL COMPONENT - A segmented component for use with a gas turbine engine comprises a radially extending gas path portion. The gas path portion is for interacting with gas flow from the gas turbine engine. The component is divided into axially aligned segments comprising a forward segment, an aft segment, and a plurality of middle segments disposed between the forward segment and the aft segment. The middle segments comprise radially elongate ceramic matrix composite material plates. In one embodiment, the gas path portion comprises an airfoil for a turbine blade. In another embodiment, the gas path portion comprises a removable platform for a turbine blade. In another embodiment, the gas path portion comprises an airfoil for a turbine vane. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189557 | IMPELLER AND FAN - An impeller for a fan, which impeller comprises a hub and one or more blades, wherein at least one blade has a radially inner portion which is aerofoil in section and a centrifugal accelerator portion which extends radially outwardly from the aerofoil portion. The aerofoil portion has a greater angle of attack than the accelerator portion. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189558 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING A TURBOCHARGER HOUSING COMPRISING A THREADED CONNECTION BY MEANS OF AN ANCHOR - A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing with a bearing housing and at least one impeller housing. The bearing housing and the impeller housing are screwed together by way of a screw anchor connection, and at least one head of an anchor of the screw anchor connection is covered by a cover element. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189559 | FIXTURE FOR USE IN A COATING OPERATION - This invention relates to a fixture for use in a physical vapor deposition coating operation which comprises a support structure | 2010-07-29 |
20100189560 | Method for De-Icing A Blade Of A Wind Turbine, A Wind Turbine And Use Thereof - A method for de-icing a blade of a wind turbine after the wind turbine has been idle for a period of time. The method includes the steps of creating a controlled acceleration condition of the blade, and subsequently creating a controlled deceleration condition of the blade, whereby ice is shaken off the blade. A wind turbine including a rotor including at least one blade, and de-icing means for de-icing the blade wherein the de-icing means includes actuating means of the wind turbine and wherein the de-icing means further includes control means for performing a method according to any of claims | 2010-07-29 |
20100189561 | Horizontal Wind Turbine Blade Balancing Accessory - A balancing assembly for use in a wind turbine having at least one pair set of blades, the balancing assembly comprising a ballast and a ballast receiving structure on at least one blade of the pair set of blades. The ballast provides a threaded portion for engagement with the ballast receiving structure. The ballast further provides at least one end configured with a drive socket for driving said ballast into said ballast receiving structure. The ballast is capable of being trimmed to achieve a predetermined mass necessary to achieve a balance between the blades in the pair set of blades. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189562 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL TURBOMACHINE BLADE WITH A REINFORCED ROOT - The invention relates to a turbomachine blade made of composite material including fiber reinforcement, the blade being obtained by three-dimensionally weaving yarns and densifying with a matrix. The blade comprises a single piece constituting both the airfoil and the root of the blade. The blade root has two substantially plane opposite side flanks that are formed in register with the pressure side and suction side surfaces respectively of the airfoil and it is clamped between two metal plates that are fastened against the side flanks of the root. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189563 | PROPELLER FOR VESSELS - The present invention refers to a fixed pitch type propeller for vessels, fitted with exchangeable blades and having a central core unit that can be coupled to the transmission receiving the movement from the corresponding engine, and a plurality of blades that surround it in an equiangular distribution and are affixed to the central core; said core ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189564 | BLADE PRELOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A removable fan blade of a turbofan engine includes a blade root at one end thereof. A rotor disk has a retention slot having dimensions corresponding for receiving the root of the fan blade in the slot. An elongated resilient member extends within the retention slot in a lengthwise direction between the root of the fan blade and the bottom of the retention slot and an elongated member extends lengthwise between the root of the fan blade and the elastomeric member to compress the resilient member and provide a radial preload to the fan blade. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189565 | SECTIONAL VANE FOR VERTICAL AXIS WIND POWER GENERATOR - A sectional vane for vertical axis wind power generator includes a frame unit and a plurality of vane units. The frame unit is fixedly mounted to a main shaft of the wind power generator, and includes an upper frame member and at least one lower frame member. The upper and lower frame members are provided on inner side with an upper and a lower guide rail, respectively. The vane unit includes a vane body having an upper and a lower guide channel provided on a top and a bottom, respectively, corresponding to the upper and the lower guide rail. The vane units are assembled to the frame unit between the upper and the lower frame member through engagement of the guide channels with the guide rails. The sectional vane can be varied in height and area by providing different numbers of lower frame members and vane units. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189566 | Manufacturing a composite component - A composite component, such as an aerofoil component for a gas turbine engine, comprises a body and a platform which are formed from respective body and platform preforms. The body preform includes fibres which are directed laterally of the preform, forming a cavity in the end of the preform. The platform preform includes a projection constituting a deltoid filler which is received in the cavity. The projection includes a 3D woven structure of reinforcement fibres so that the cavity is occupied by fibres to give the platform a generally uniform volume fraction. A further platform preform fits over the body preform so that the lateral fibres are sandwiched between the platform preforms. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189567 | Rotor Mounting - A rotor mounting on one end of a shaft, particularly a shaft end of a centrifugal pump unit, in which an adjusting surface and at least one contact surface are constructed on the shaft end, and in which a rotor hub is provided at least on the end facing the shaft with a central bore having an internal thread. The rotor hub is attached to the shaft end by a screw connection. The shaft has a central bore ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189568 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMPELLER - A manufacturing method of an impeller includes: forming a plurality of blades integrally on a blade attachment surface of one of a disc and a cover; placing the cover on a floor so as to face up the blade attachment surface of the cover; disposing the disc on the cover so as to face down the blade attachment surface of the disc; and bonding the plurality of blades to the blade attachment surface of the other of the disc and the cover which is not formed integrally with the plurality of blades by using a bonding material. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189569 | ROTOR BLADE - A gas turbine engine rotor blade has an airfoil portion containing one or more internal conduits. Each conduit extends to an end of the airfoil portion. The blade has a shroud at the end of the airfoil portion for sealing the blade to a facing stationary engine portion. There is a fillet portion which joins the end to the shroud. The fillet portion eases the transition from the outer surface of the airfoil portion to the outer surface of the shroud and has a cavity which extends from each conduit and expands laterally relative thereto. The area of the cavity on a cross-section through the fillet portion perpendicular to the radial direction of the engine and at an expanding part of the cavity is greater than the area of the conduit, or the combined areas of the conduits, on a parallel cross-section at the end of the airfoil portion. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189570 | Intelligent auto-sensing pumping device - The present creation includes at least a control circuit for performing the start, stop or test run modes of a motor, and a detection loop composed of two detection circuits, the two detection circuits connecting the control circuit to the motor and the guide of a waterproof case respectively. When there is no water or the water is pumped off, the pumping device remains in the stopped state due to disconnection of the detection loop. As the water level reaches the guide and enables conduction in the detection loop, the circuits of the motor would be actuated and work in accordance with the modes set by the control circuit. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189571 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFOGGING TRANSPARENT DOORS IN DISPLAY CASES - A system for defogging doors to a display case is described and includes an electric motor and an air moving device. The air moving device is operatively coupled to the electric motor and positioned to provide an output proximate to at least one door of the display case. The motor is configured to operate at a first speed under standard closed door conditions, at a second speed when the door of the display case is open, and at a third speed for a predetermined length of time after the door is moved from an open position to a closed position. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189572 | PUMP ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE - A pump assembly includes a permanent magnet motor having a stator with coil windings, a rotor assembly having a shaft and an impeller attached to the shaft, with the shaft being driven by the stator and the impeller driving fluid through the pump assembly, and a control module having a controller and a user interface. The controller measures characteristics of the stator, the controller determines at least one of the flow rate and the pressure of the fluid moved through the pump assembly based on the characteristics measured, and the user interface is configured to display an output representative of the flow rate. A method of operating a pump includes the steps of measuring at least one operating characteristic of the pump utilizing the controller integrated with the pump, determining a flow characteristic of the pump based on the at least one measured operating characteristic, and displaying the determined flow characteristic on a user interface integrated with the pump. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189573 | ROTARY PRESSURE PRODUCTION TURBINE - A rotary pressure production turbine for pressurizing a hydraulic fluid is disclosed comprising a plurality of piston assemblies. Each piston assembly comprises a hollow needle piston shaft having through which hydraulic fluid is moved from a low pressure volume to a high pressure volume as the piston shaft moves in a first direction. A rotary actuator actuates each piston shaft. From the high pressure volume, hydraulic fluid is moved to a common high pressure header and delivered to an aspirated accumulator where the fluid can be stored and subsequently utilized. In some embodiments, the fluid is utilized to operate an electric generator for use in a hybrid-electric vehicle. In some embodiments, the rotary actuator is driven by an internal combustion engine, while in others the rotary actuator is driven by a vehicle drive train in a regenerative braking application. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189574 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMP CONTROL - A feedback control loop for a high pressure pump modifies the accumulator velocity and pressure during solvent transfer. The accumulator velocity is adjusted to maintain the system pressure equal to the expected pressure to thereby eliminate the effect of the flow deficit created by a thermal effect. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189575 | SEALING PUMP-UP DEVICE - When a press jig is inserted into a jig insertion hole, an O-ring attached to the outer peripheral surface of the press jig is prevented from being caught on an air supply port opening to the inner peripheral surface of the jig insertion hole and damaged. In a sealing pump-up device | 2010-07-29 |
20100189576 | PISTON COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The in-shaft passage has an outlet open to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft so as to extend from the gap to the outlet of the in-shaft passage. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189577 | Method for Increasing Compressed Air Efficiency In a Pump - A method for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189578 | MOUNT FOR A COMPRESSION CONTROL UNIT - A compression control unit for a compression device includes a mount on the back of a housing for mounting the compression control unit on a bed unit. The mount includes a securing portion spaced from a back of the housing and lying in a plane generally opposing the back of the housing. The securing portion partially defines a channel for receiving a part of the bed unit to secure the compression control unit to the bed unit. Spaced apart wing portions extend generally upward and laterally outward relative to the securing portion. The wing portions are configured so that fluid tubing secured to an outlet of the compression control unit can be wrapped around the wing portions when the compression control unit is mounted on the bed unit. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189579 | PNEUMATIC COMPONENT - The invention relates to a pneumatic component with a cylinder ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189580 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A MALFUNCTION RELATED TO A FLUID AFFECTED COMPONENT IN A PISTON MACHINE - A method for detection of a leak in a fluid affected component of a piston machine includes obtaining a vibration signal from a vibration sensor disposed proximate to at least one valve block of the piston machine. The vibration signal includes vibration generated by valves in the valve block. The method further includes presenting the obtained vibration signal for analysis by at least one of a human or a computer, analyzing the obtained vibration signal with respect to revealing a malfunction related to a fluid affected component of the piston machine, and selecting the obtained vibration signal emitted from the valve block during the closed periods of the valves for presentation. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189581 | UNLOADER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COMPRESSOR - An apparatus is provided and may include a compression mechanism, a valve plate including a plurality of ports in fluid communication with the compression mechanism, and a header disposed adjacent to the valve plate. A plurality of cylinders may be disposed within the header and a plurality of pistons may be respectively disposed in the plurality of cylinders and may be movable between a first position separated from the valve plate and a second position engaging the valve plate. A chamber may be disposed within each of the cylinders and may receive a pressurized fluid in a first mode to move the piston into the second position and may vent the pressurized fluid in a second mode to move the piston into the first position. One of the chambers may include a smaller volume than the other of the chambers. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189582 | DUAL STAGE PUMP HAVING INTERMITTENT MID-SHIFT LOAD SUPPORTS - A hydraulic pump is disclosed. The hydraulic pump may have a first fluid section ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189583 | DRY VACUUM PUMP INCLUDING A LUBRICATING FLUID SEALING DEVICE AND A CENTRIFUGE ELEMENT EQUIPPING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention pertains to a dry vacuum pump comprising at least one rotating shaft ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189584 | 2 STAGE ROTARY COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a 2 stage rotary compressor including a hermetic container ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189585 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes first and second scroll members housed in a casing. The first scroll member has a fluid inlet and a first through hole spaced from the fluid inlet. A fluid introducing pipe is configured to connect to the first through hole. A piston, having an annular groove and a second through hole, is disposed in the first through hole and is biased toward the fluid introducing pipe. The piston is configured to shut an end of the first through hole when fluid pressure larger than the biasing force is introduced into the fluid introducing pipe and to open the end of the first through hole when fluid pressure smaller than the biasing force is introduced into the fluid introducing pipe. A piston ring is fitted into the annular groove of the piston and has a stepped fitting end. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189586 | Pump Housing - A pump housing, in particular a vane cell pump housing, having a suction connection point, from which a suction channel emerges which opens with a suction-channel opening into a receiving chamber in the pump housing, and having a pressure connection point, from which a pressure channel emerges which opens at a pressure-channel opening into the receiving chamber. The invention is distinguished by the fact that the suction connection point, the pressure connection point, the suction-channel opening and/or the pressure-channel opening are/is arranged in such a way that a minimum level of a conveying fluid which is present in the receiving chamber is not undershot in different installation situations. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189587 | Method Of Making Component Shapes Having Non-Round Exterior Shapes - Cam lobe packs and methods of producing the same. The method uses a tool made up of an insert disposed within a sleeve such that both are responsive to a dynamic magnetic compaction (DMC) pressure source. The insert defines a substantially axisymmetric exterior surface and a cam lobe-shaped interior surface that can receive a compactable material such that upon DMC, the material is formed into the shape of the cam lobe. The sleeve is disposed about the insert and defines a substantially axisymmetric exterior surface such that an axisymmetric compaction imparted to the sleeve by the DMC pressure source forms the desired shaped cam lobe. The tool is configured such that individual tool members corresponding to one or more of the cam lobes can be axially aligned so that an aggregate interior surface is formed that defines an exterior surface profile of a camshaft being formed. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189588 | IRON-BASED CORROSION RESISTANT WEAR RESISTANT ALLOY AND DEPOSIT WELDING MATERIAL FOR OBTAINING THE ALLOY - To provide a high-performance, inexpensive low C-high Si-high Cr—B—Nb type iron-based corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy that is extremely superior in corrosion resistance and wear resistance to 304 stainless steel, high-chromium cast iron and high carbon-high chromium cast-iron-type materials, has a high corrosion-resistant property that would never be obtained from a high carbon-high chromium carbide precipitation-type iron-based wear-resistant alloy and at the same time, a wear-resistant property that is superior to these metals, and further hardly causes brittle peeling that is inherent to high Si—containing steel. This alloy contains, all percentages by weight, C: 0.5 to 2.5% by weight, Si: 2.5 to 4.5%, Mn: 0 to 10% or less, Cr: 15% to 31%, Ni: 0 to 16%, Cu: 7% or less, Mo: 10% or less, B: 0.5% to 3.5%, and 0≦Nb+V≦8%, and in this structure, within a range of 15% Cr≦Cr<27%, (Si×B)≦2014/Cr | 2010-07-29 |
20100189589 | SPORTS GEAR APPARATUS MADE FROM CR-MN-N AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL - A Cr—Mn—N austenitic stainless steel, in which moderate manganese (Mn) and nitrogen (N) are essentially substituted for the costly nickel to produce a novel Cr—Mn—N steel, is provided, whereby reducing the cost of materials while maintaining the original physical and mechanical properties. The composition thereof includes by weight: 0.005% to 0.08% carbon, 0.3% to 0.9% silicon, 12.1% to 14.8% manganese, 0.001% to 0.04% phosphorus, 0.001% to 0.03% sulfur, 16% to 19% chromium, 0.001% to <0.82% nickel, 0.2% to 0.45% nitrogen, 0.001% to 0.3% molybdenum, 0.001% to 0.3% copper, 0.001% to 1.0% niobium by weight; 0.001% to 0.5% titanium by weight; and trace elements unavoidable in most manufacturing processes. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189590 | MARAGING STEEL AND MARAGING STEEL FOR METALLIC BELT - A maraging steel for metallic belts which has a composition capable of being reduced in the content of TiN serving as a starting point for fatigue fracture in a high-cycle-rate region. The composition facilitates nitriding to heighten the surface hardness. The steel has a nitrided surface layer having increased compressive residual stress and hence improved flexural fatigue strength. In the steel, former austenite crystal grains have been reduced in size in order to secure higher strength and higher ductility. The maraging steel consists of, by mass %, up to 0.01% C, up to 0.1% Si, up to 0.1% Mn, up to 0.01% P, up to 0.005% S, 17.0-22.0% Ni, 0.1-4.0% Cr, 3.0-7.0% Mo, from more than 7.0 to 20.0% Co, up to 0.1% Ti, up to 2.5% Al, up to 0.03% N, up to 0.005% 0, up to 0.01% B (exclusive zero), and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein Co/3+Mo+4Al is 8.0-15.0%. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189591 | STEEL FOR PRODUCING MACHINE COMPONENTS FORMED FROM SOLID STOCK - The invention relates to a steel and a processing method for producing machine components formed from solid stock, particularly for vehicle construction, having a primarily bainitic structure, characterized in that the chemical composition thereof has the following contents in weight percent: 0.10%≦C≦0.25%, 0.15%≦Si≦0.40%, 1.00%≦Mn≦1.50%, 1.00%≦Cr≦2.00%, 0.20%≦Ni≦0.40%, 0.05%≦Mo≦0.20%, 0.010%≦Nb≦0.040%, 0.05%≦V≦0.25%, 0.01%≦Al≦0.05%, 0.005%≦N≦0.025%, 0%≦B≦0.0050%, with the remainder being iron and the steel making-related accompanying elements and residual materials. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189592 | Process for Setting the Thermal Conductivity of a Steel, Tool Steel, in Particular Hot-Work Steel, and Steel Object - A tool steel, in particular a hot-work steel, has the following composition: 0.26 to 0.55% by weight C; less than 2% by weight Cr; 0 to 10% by weight Mo; 0 to 15% by weight W; wherein the W and Mo contents in total amount to 1.8 to 15% by weight; carbide-forming elements Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta forming a content of from 0 to 3% by weight individually or in total; 0 to 4% by weight V; 0 to 6% by weight Co; 0 to 1.6% by weight Si; 0 to 2% by weight Mn; 0 to 2.99% by weight Ni; 0 to 1% by weight S; remainder: iron and inevitable impurities. The hot-work steel has a significantly higher thermal conductivity than known tool steels. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189593 | COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL - A copper alloy material consists of, by mass % Ti: 0.01-2.5%, Cr: 0.01-0.5%, Fe: 0.01% or more and less than 1%, and the balance Cu and impurities. The copper alloy possesses excellent strength, electrical conductivity, and workability without containing any environmentally harmful elements. These properties are attained by control of the total number and the diameter of precipitates and inclusions having a diameter of 1 μm, and control of the relationship between tensile strength TS (MPa) and electrical conductivity, IACS (%). The copper alloy material is a sheet and the relationship between tensile strength and the bending workability in a bad way B | 2010-07-29 |
20100189594 | SOLDER ALLOY, SOLDER BALL AND SOLDER JOINT USING SAME - Disclosed is a Pb-free solder alloy consisting of, in mass %, 0.1-1.5% of Ag, 0.5-0.75% of Cu, Ni in an amount satisfying 12.5≦Cu/Ni≦100, and the balance of Sn and unavoidable impurities. The solder alloy preferably contains, in mass %, 0.3-1.2% of Ag and 0.01-0.04% of Ni. Also disclosed is a solder ball obtained by spheroidizing the solder alloy. In addition, the solder alloy is suitable for a solder joint onto an Ni electrode. The solder alloy has excellent drop impact resistance, while being suppressed in decrease of joining strength under high temperature conditions for a long time. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189595 | Method of Controlling Organoleptic Odors - A method is taught for capturing organoleptic odor. Where a functional additive has odors from a plurality of organolepic sources, and is blended with an odor control agent and a resin to produce a blend, where the blend exhibits at least a 5% reduction in odor based on a standardized odor test SAE-J1351. The odor control agent is selected from the group but not limited to: nepheline syenite, silica gel, hydrogels, hard and soft clays, bentonite, clinoptilolite, hectorite, cationic exchanged clinoptilolites, cerium, cesium, chabazite, faujasite, gmelinite, brewsterite, calcium silicate, hydrotalcites, zinc or magnesium aluminum hydroxy carbonates, zinc oxide, zinc hydroxide, zinc carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, potassium meta phosphate, silver oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, copper oxide, ferric and ferrous oxides, sorbitol, glucitol, mannitol, glucose, dextrose, dextrin, allophanes, silica, sodalite, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, natural zeolites, manganese dioxide, nano zinc oxide and nano titanium and combination thereof. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189596 | COMPOSITE EMULSIFIER, AN EMULSION PREPARED FROM IT AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A composite emulsifier, contains two or more emulsifiers selected from phospholipid, PEG emulsifier and poloxamer-like substance, and may contain cryoprotectant. An emulsion prepared from the composite emulsifier and a preparation method of the emulsion. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189597 | Methods and Systems for Preparing Blood Products - The present invention is related to pre-connected disposable sets including a pre-connected bag containing a photosensitizer for use in a blood separation and pathogen inactivation procedure. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189598 | STERILISATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a sterilisation and disinfection apparatus. In particular, the present invention relates to a sterilisation and disinfection apparatus for surgical equipment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189599 | METHOD FOR BROAD SPECTRUM, LOW RESIDUE DISINFECTION WITH A SMALL DROPLET HYDROGEN PEROXIDE-BASED AEROSOL - The present invention discloses a method for disinfecting a space by applying an aqueous disinfecting composition as a fine aerosol having a droplet size wherein 50% of the droplets have a diameter of at the most 100 μm to a space and leaving the space to air-dry, the aqueous composition comprising: a. hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of 1 to 10% (w/w); b. acyclic carboxylic acid or salt thereof in a concentration of 0.01 to 2% (w/w); c. a humectant in a concentration of 0.05% to 15% (w/w). | 2010-07-29 |
20100189600 | MONITOR FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF ORGANIC ANALYTES - Herein is disclosed a monitor that can be used to detect and/or monitor the presence of organic analytes and that may be used for personal monitoring and/or for area monitoring. The monitor comprises at least one optically interrogatable sensing element that is responsive to the presence of an analyte of interest. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189601 | CAPILLARY - This invention relates to a capillary channel comprising a first pair of opposing walls defining a width and a second pair of opposing walls defining a depth, wherein the channel has an aspect ratio of 10-100 defined as the ratio of the width to the depth of the channel and wherein an internal surface of at least one of the second pair of opposing walls is roughened. The capillary channel is preferably incorporated into a sensor. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189602 | SEPARATION DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE FILLING CHANNEL - A separation device includes a separation chamber having a housing for housing a stationary phase configured for separating compounds of a fluid sample. The separation device also includes a filling port configured for filling the stationary phase through a filling channel into the separation chamber, and a locking piece comprising the filling channel. The locking piece is configured to move the filling channel from a first position, wherein an opening of the filling channel is opening into the separation chamber for filling the stationary phase into the separation chamber, to a second position, wherein the separation chamber is locked against the filling channel. The locking piece is configured to move the opening of the filling channel substantially laterally with respect to the housing. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189603 | SUB-MICRON SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR SYSTEMS - A sensor for detecting the presence of a target analyte, ligand or molecule in a test fluid, comprising a light transmissive substrate on which an array of surface plasmon resonant (SPR) elements is mounted is described. A multi-channel sensor for detecting the presence of several targets with a single microchip sensor is described. A multi-channel sensor including collections of SPR elements which are commonly functionalized to one of several targets is also described. The detectors sense changes in the resonant response of the SPR elements indicative of binding with the targets. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189604 | Device For Distributing Particles in a Fluid and Methods Thereof - A vial and particles for distributing reagent bound particles in a fluid, a kit, and methods for distributing particles in a fluid. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189605 | CELLS HAVING CAVITIES AND THE MANUFACTURE AND USE OF THE SAME - Cells having cavities and the manufacture and use of the same are described. An example cell includes a first layer including a gap to at least partially define a cavity and a reservoir area to receive material to enter the cavity by diffusion. Additionally, the cell includes one or more other layers coupled to the first layer to at least partially define the cavity and to hermetically seal the cavity from an exterior environment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189606 | Elemental Separation Process - The purpose of this system is to separate components of a molecule from the larger molecule or separate a molecule into smaller pieces. This system uses the shearing and/or breaking of molecular bonds using pressure waves, sudden pressure differentials, rotary movements, high velocity collisions to separate the molecule, or any combination of these methods. The system uses high voltage through no voltage to facilitate the separated or broken particles to remain in a separated state. For simplification purposes in the patent the drawings will show the separation of hydrogen from water molecules rather than to refer to all combinations; however, this patent refers in general to the separation of molecules/atoms of any size, shape, or configuration into a baser unit, separation of molecular components, or for distillation purposes. The process combinations described below can be used in any industry and for any reason without limitation. The devices mentioned in this application can be made of any material which supports the strains, stresses and pressures under which they are exerted with the understanding that all materials are subject to possible wear and deformations. Materials used for the process may be homogeneous; however, in most applications a variety of materials and combinations of materials will be used for components. The materials may undergo material tempering or they may not. For this process all levels of tempering and material strengthening are assumed included herein. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189607 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes a workroom having a first sterilizing material supply port, a first sterilizing material discharge port, a first gas supply port and a first gas discharge port, a sterilization chamber having a second sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material discharge port, a second gas supply port and a second gas discharge port, a sterilizing material supply unit, a first sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the first sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the second sterilizing material supply port, a first circulating path connecting the first sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a second circulating path connecting the second sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a first gas supply path, a second gas supply path, a first gas discharge path, a second gas discharge path, and a control unit. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189608 | AIR DEODORIZER - There is disclosed an air deodorizing device for use in a refrigerator or a freezer. The air deodorizing device comprises a honeycomb structure disposed between a pair of permeable walls. The honeycomb structure has a plurality of honeycomb pores which extend between the permeable walls. The honeycomb pores are evenly filled with activated carbon. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the same. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189609 | Heat Exchange Unit for Isothermal Chemical Reactors - Plate heat exchange unit ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100189610 | Apparatus for Upgrading Heavy Hydrocarbons Using Supercritical Water - Heavy hydrocarbons are upgraded more efficiently to lighter, more valuable, hydrocarbons with lower amounts of solid carbonaceous by-products in supercritical water using two heating stages, the first stage at a temperature up to about 775K and the second stage at a temperature from about 870K to about 1075K. The temperature is preferably raised from the first temperature to the second temperature by internal combustion using oxygen. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189611 | Foamable Composition Containing Alcohol - This invention relates to compositions containing lower (C1-C4) alcohol and a polymeric fluorosurfactant formulated for being dispensed as a foam product. More particularly, the invention relates to improved compositions formulated with polymeric fluorosurfactants with pendant perfluoroalkyl side chains of a fully fluorinated chain length of C1-C7. The compositions also relate to use for personal care, such as skin sanitizing and cleansing. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING TELLURIUM FROM CADMIUM WASTE - The present invention relates to a method and system for recovery of waste. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189613 | Process for Removal of Aluminum Oxides from Aqueous Media - The present invention relates to the use of lithium salts and/or magnesium salts for the precipitation of aluminum oxides present in aqueous media. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189614 | METHOD FOR KRAFT WASTE RECLAMATION - A method for obtaining particulate calcium carbonate having an average particle size less than about 12 microns is provided. The method includes the steps of (1) withdrawing from a pulp mill a mixture containing calcium carbonate; (2) treating the mixture to remove contaminants contained in the mixture to produce a treated mixture containing calcium carbonate and further having a chemical composition and/or purity which substantially inhibits the fusing together of calcium carbonate particulates; (3) recovering from the treated mixture particulate calcium carbonate having an average particle size less than about 12 microns. The calcium carbonate produced has a high surface area to volume ratio and is therefore highly reactive and suitable for numerous applications such as in the treatment of soil, filler paper production, paint production, and contaminant containment in coal stack emission assemblies. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189615 | MECHANICALLY FUSED MATERIALS FOR POLLUTION ABATEMENT IN MOBILE AND STATIONATY SOURCES - Described are catalyst composites containing mechanically fused components, methods of making the catalyst composites, and methods of using the catalyst composites such as in pollution abatement applications. The catalyst composites contain a core and a shell at least substantially covering the core, the shell mechanically fused to the core and comprising particles mechanically fused to each other, wherein a size ratio of the core to particles of the shell is at least about 10:1. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189616 | METHOD FOR REMOVING SOOT PARTICLES FROM AN EXHAUST GAS, ASSOCIATED COLLECTING ELEMENT AND SYSTEM - A method for removing soot particles from an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, especially of a diesel engine, includes feeding the exhaust gas through a collecting element through which the exhaust gas can pass freely but which is provided with a plurality of deflections and/or zones of swirl and calming or stabilization. At least a proportion of the particles are held or swirled around in the collecting element until there is a sufficient probability of reaction with nitrogen dioxide and a majority of the collected particles have been removed. A collecting element has flow channels through which the exhaust gas can pass freely. However, the flow channels are configured in such a way as to form deflections or zones of swirl and calming or stabilization. A system having the collecting element is also provided. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189617 | METHOD OF IMPROVING COMBUSTION OF SOLID FUELS USING EVENLY DISTRIBUTER CATALYSTS OR OTHER AGENTS - A method is provided for reducing noxious emissions from the combustion of coal or other solid fuels wherein a suspension and/or a dispersing agent is combined with a catalyst having a high surface area to mass ratio so as to optimize the reduction of emissions such as NOx. In addition, the agent and/or catalyst is applied on the surface of the fuel in an evenly distributed manner so as to maximize the contact between the agent and/or catalyst and combustion gases and further maximize reduction of emissions. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189618 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SELECTIVE NON-CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR SEMI-BATCH-FED STOKER-BASED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMBUSTION - The present invention controls reagent flow levels in a selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) system by more accurately predicting Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) production with a municipal waste combustor. In one embodiment, the reagent levels correspond with measured furnace temperatures. The reagent levels may have a baseline level from prior measured NOx that is then modified according to temperatures measurements. A slow controller may use NOx measurements over an extended period to define a base regent level, and a fast controller may use additional information such as the furnace temperature to modify the base regent level. The fast controller may further receive two additional signals that are added individually or together to maximize NOx control while minimizing ammonia slip from the reagent. The two signals are a feed-forward signal from the combustion controller and a feedback signal from an ammonia analyzer downstream of the combustion zone. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189619 | Rhombohedral fluoroberyllium borate crystals and hydrothermal growth thereof for use in laser and non-linear optical applications and devices - Single, acentric, rhombohedral, fluoroberyllium borate crystals of a size sufficient for use in a variety of laser and non-optical applications are formed by a hydrothermal method. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189620 | Amorphous acidic materials, their synthesis and use - A porous material comprises oxides of silicon and aluminum and is substantially free of X-ray diffraction peaks in its calcined form. The material is characterized by the following properties:
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20100189621 | PROCESS OF SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE GAS SYNTHESIS - A process of producing silicon tetrafluoride from fluoride containing feedstocks. The process calcines the fluoride containing feedstock and a silica containing feedstock before reacting the mixture with sulfuric acid to produce silicon tetrafluoride. The silicon tetrafluoride is scrubbed with sulfuric acid. Excess sulfuric acid is recycled to the process. The process demonstrates an economic and environmentally friendly way to produce high quality silicon tetrafluoride. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189622 | Recovery method of silicon slurry - In slicing a crystal bar into silicon wafers, an average of about 40% of silicon would be loss due to the widths of slicing wire saws themselves. The fact that the silicon slurry is discarded or discarded after recovering silicon carbide particles causes a large waste of cost. According to the present invention, the silicon slurry undergoes an acid washing step and a high temperature separation step, wherein the heating temperature is between the melting points of silicon and silicon carbide, and the silicon slurry is resident for an appropriate time, such that the silicon and silicon carbide would be separated to obtain silicon. The present invention could recover the raw material used in solar crystals, further capable of increasing the silicon crystal production and lowering the cost. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189623 | METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF MINERAL ACIDS FROM SALINE SOLUTIONS - The invention relates to a process for recovering acids from product streams of organic syntheses, which comprises the steps
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20100189624 | GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF ITS GROWTH - Affords group III nitride crystal growth methods enabling crystal to be grown in bulk by a liquid-phase technique. One such method of growing group III nitride crystal from solution is provided with: a step of preparing a substrate having a principal face and including at least on its principal-face side a group III nitride seed crystal having the same chemical composition as the group III nitride crystal, and whose average density of threading dislocations along the principal face being 5×10 | 2010-07-29 |
20100189625 | GRANULATED PRODUCT OF CARBON NANOTUBE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - [Problems] A carbon nanotube has a low apparent bulk density and therefore has serious problems in the workability upon use. Particularly when two or more types of carbon nanotubes are used together, the workability becomes more serious, and it is more difficult to exploit the properties of the carbon nanotubes. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189626 | HIGH EFFICIENT CARBON NANOTUBE SEPARATION METHOD - Provided is a method of electrophoresis of carbon nanotube for separating them into metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes, and the method comprises a step of electrifying a carbon nanotube sealed gel in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a gel. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189627 | CARBONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A continuous negative pressure carbonization apparatus includes a material feeding device, a carbonizing chamber and a material collecting device. The material feeding device feeds the raw material. The carbonizing chamber receives and carbonizes the raw material and it includes a carbonization device and two buffering devices. The carbonization device has a carbonization chamber. The carbonization chamber has a material inlet and a material outlet. The buffering devices are respectively mounted and connected to the material inlet and the material outlet. The material collecting device collects the carbonized product from the carbonization chamber. When the raw material is carbonized in the carbonization chamber, the pressure of the carbonization chamber is kept at a negative pressure state smaller than the atmospheric pressure. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189628 | METHOD FOR DISENTANGLEMENT OF CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLES - Bundled carbon nanotubes are disentangled and dispersed using the principles of extreme pressure reduction of fluids carrying the bundled nanotubes. They are added to a high pressure fluid upstream of a chamber operated at much lower pressure. These high-low pressure ratios are preferably at least 100:1. As the high pressure fluid enters the lower pressure chamber it violently expands causing separation and disentanglement of the bundled carbon fibers. To further assist in this disentanglement a nozzle may be used at the inlet to the lower pressure chamber to direct the high pressure fluid against a hardened anvil in the chamber. This impact further aids disentanglement. Coating the nanotubes with a dispersant also improves disentanglement. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189629 | RECYCLING CARBON FIBRE - A method of recycling composite material comprising carbon fibres and a resin, the method comprising: providing a furnace comprising at least a heating portion; providing a transporter for transporting the composite material through the furnace; loading the composite material on the transporter and transporting the composite material through the furnace; detecting a percentage of oxygen in an atmosphere in the heating portion when the composite material has entered this portion; and removing resin from the composite material, as it travels through the heating portion of the furnace on the transporter, by means of chemical decomposition at a first temperature, with the resultant generation of fumes; wherein the generated fumes are removed from the heating portion in a controlled manner, such that the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere in the heating portion is controlled. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189630 | Cyclic process for the efficient generation of chlorine dioxide in dilute solutions - An efficient cyclic process and related compositions for the in-situ generation of chlorine dioxide from dilute solutions of chlorite anions at near neutral pH. The cyclic process provides a means of safe and effective use of chlorine dioxide with reduced concern of chlorite accumulation in the aqueous system. The disclosed chemistry used to support the cyclic process can be applied independently or in various combinations that are effectively inert. This dramatically reduces safety concerns since the chlorine dioxide is produced in-situ to the application and in dilute concentrations. Also, the process allows for regeneration of inert anions such as bromide and chlorite thereby reducing operating cost. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189631 | PERMEATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FLUIDS CONTAINING HIGH PURITY CHLORINE DIOXIDE - Method to prepare fluids (liquids and gases) containing pure chlorine dioxide which is not contaminated by the starting materials or the byproducts of the chlorine dioxide synthesis or to deliver pure chlorine dioxide into any medium capable of dissolving chlorine dioxide, wherein the chlorine dioxide generated in the process is transported across a pore free polymeric membrane via selective permeation into the target medium. Apparatus to realize the said method, wherein the generation of chlorine dioxide is carried out in such a reactor where some or all walls comprising the reactor, or the walls of a permeator unit attached to the reactor, are made of the said pore free polymer, characteristically some kind of silicone rubber, which is highly permeable to chlorine dioxide, but which is practically impermeable for the acidic and corrosive reagents used for the chlorine dioxide synthesis, its permeability being at least 3 orders of magnitude lower for these contaminating components compared to that of chlorine dioxide. The invention can be realized both by batch and by continuous reactors. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189632 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE - The invention concerns a process for the production of chlorine dioxide comprising generating chlorine dioxide in an aqueous reaction medium in a reaction vessel maintained at super-atmospheric pressure, withdrawing gaseous chlorine dioxide from said reaction medium, bringing withdrawn gaseous chlorine dioxide to an aqueous absorption medium and withdrawing gaseous chlorine dioxide from said absorption medium. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189633 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHLORINE BY GAS PHASE OXIDATION - The present invention relates to a process for preparing chlorine by catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, by reacting the process gas mixture in a reactor in at least two separate reaction zones under adiabatic conditions over catalyst beds, and by passing the process gas mixture leaving at least one reaction zone subsequently through a heat exchanger connected downstream of the particular reaction zone. It further relates to a reactor system for preparing chlorine by catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen by means of the process according to the invention. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189634 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELEMENTAL SELENIUM NANOSPHERES - The invention relates to microbiological processes using non-selenium-respiring bacteria for the production of elemental selenium nanospheres having a size in the 50-500 nm range and compositions comprising said nanospheres. The invention further concerns grey elemental selenium nanospheres directly obtainable by the processes of the invention. The compositions and materials of the invention are useful, in particular, as food additives and for use as raw material in the microelectronic and optical industries. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189635 | Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycle for Ozone Production - A pressure swing adsorption cycle designed to reduce the variations in ozone concentration, and produce a higher average ozone concentration, in a product gas stream throughout the cycle. The cycle includes a relatively long air sweep stage and provides for the overlapping of the air sweep stage in two adsorber vessels. Effluent from an adsorber vessel in a feed rinse stage is routed to another adsorber vessel that is in an air sweep stage. | 2010-07-29 |
20100189636 | Amorphous Film of Composite Oxide, Crystalline Film of Composite Oxide, Method of Producing said Films and Sintered Compact of Composite Oxide - Provided is an amorphous film comprised substantially of indium, tin, magnesium and oxygen, and containing tin at a ratio of 5 to 15% based on an atomicity ratio of Sn/(In+Sn+Mg) and magnesium at a ratio of 0.1 to 2.0% based on an atomicity ratio of Mg/(In+Sn+Mg) with remnant being indium and oxygen, and having a film resistivity of | 2010-07-29 |
20100189637 | METHOD FOR THE VALORISATION OF ZINC-AND SULPHATE-RICH RESIDUE - The present invention describes a method for treating residues comprising zinc ferrites and non-ferrous metals selected from among the group made up of lead (Pb), silver (Ag), indium (In), germanium (Ge) and gallium (Ga) or mixtures thereof in the form of oxides and sulfates, comprising the following steps:
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