34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130216365 | Fan Unit and Its Mounting - In a method of mounting cooling air fans ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216366 | SELF-ADJUSTING LINER FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A self-adjusting liner assembly for installation within a centrifugal pump of the type having an impeller and a pump casing having a suction inlet is provided, comprising a liner having a sealing end, the sealing end having at least one substantially planar outer most surface for contacting an outer surface of the impeller; and a resilient member disposed in the liner, said resilient member providing a force so that the at least one outer most surface remains in substantially continuous contact with the outer surface of the impeller. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216367 | CASE WITH BALLISTIC LINER - A case for a gas turbine engine includes a containment section with a plurality of unidirectional roving fiber layers and a plurality of non-crimp fabric layers. A method of manufacturing the case includes winding the plurality of unidirectional roving fiber layers around the plurality of non-crimp fabric layers. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216368 | TURBINE STATOR AIRFOILS WITH INDIVIDUAL ORIENTATIONS - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a turbine stator component includes a first endwall; a second endwall; a first stator airfoil coupled between the first and second endwalls; and a second stator airfoil adjacent to the first airfoil and coupled between the first and second endwalls. The first stator airfoil has first crystallographic primary and secondary orientations. The second stator airfoil has second crystallographic primary and secondary orientations, the first crystallographic primary and secondary orientations being different from the second crystallographic primary and secondary orientations. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216369 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a housing, a driving device, and a fan impeller. The housing has a hollow chamber which has a central axis. The driving device is located at the central axis of the hollow chamber. The fan impeller is disposed in the hollow chamber and includes a hub, several blades, and several fins. The hub is connected with the driving device. The blades are disposed around the hub. Each blade has a windward surface and a leeward surface. Each fin extends from the windward surface of one of the blades, outward by an arc surface from the windward surface starting from a location near the central axis, and further extends to the leeward surface of an adjacent blade. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216370 | Guide Ring for an Impeller Pump and Impeller Pump - A guide ring for a heated impeller pump for dish washers may include a base body in the type of a circumferential ring having a central longitudinal axis and which is configured for arrangement in a pump chamber of the impeller pump. At least one blade may be arranged on a radial outer surface of the base body, which protrudes outwards and which extends longitudinally along the base body over at least a part of the periphery thereof and which has a pitch in relation to the central longitudinal axis. At least on one side of the blade, a protrusion or a thickening may be provided on the outer edge thereof. The latter can form a channel configured to remove air bubbles from the pump chamber. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216371 | TURBOPROP ENGINE SYSTEMS WITH NOISE REDUCING INLET ASSEMBLIES - An inlet assembly for a turboprop engine system is provided. The inlet assembly includes an inlet plenum defining first inlet configured to receive air from the atmosphere; an expansion plenum coupled to the inlet plenum and configured to receive the air from the inlet plenum, the inlet plenum and the expansion plenum defining a flow path for the air with a bend of at least 90°; and a second inlet coupled to the expansion plenum and configured to receive the air from the expansion plenum. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216372 | FASTENER STRUCTURE FOR SECURING MULTIPLE FANS - A fastener structure for securing multiple fans includes an assembly hole, a fastening pillar, and an adhesive layer. The assembly hole is located in a frame of a first fan. The fastening pillar is located on a frame of a second fan, wherein the configuration of the fastening pillar is suited to be inserted into the assembly hole. The adhesive layer is located between an outer wall of the fastening pillar and an inner wall of the assembly hole when the fastening pillar is inserted into the assembly hole. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216373 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus for a fan includes a bottom wall, and a fixing member for fixing the fan. A first fixing portion and a second fixing portion are formed on the bottom wall. The fixing member includes a plate defining a through hole, and an extension piece extending from a side of the board. The through hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. The second hole is less than the first hole in size. The extension piece defines a side cutout. The fixing member is slidably mounted to the bottom wall. The first fixing portion extends through the first hole and engages in the second hole, and the second fixing portion engages and is retained by the cutout. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216374 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus for a fan includes a bottom wall, and a fixing member for fixing the fan. The bottom wall forms a fixing portion and defines a fixing hole. The fixing member includes a plate defining a through hole, and a latch extending from a side of the board. The through hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. The second hole is less than the first hole in size. A projection is formed on a distal end of the latch. The fixing member is slidably mounted to the bottom wall, and the fixing portion extends through the first hole and then engages in the second hole. The projection is engaged in the fixing hole. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216375 | EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216376 | Vibration Isolating Engine Cooling Fan - An axial fan assembly includes a hub, a plurality of connection structures, and a plurality of isolated members. The hub is rotatable about an axis of rotation and includes a radially extending face and a cylindrical portion extending axially from the face. The face includes a radially inner face portion and a radially outer face portion. The plurality of connection structures extends radially inwardly from the radially outer face portion and extends radially outward from the radially inner face portion. The plurality of isolated members extends radially outwardly from the radially inner face portion and is isolated from the plurality of connection structures and from the radially outer face portion by a plurality of slots. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216377 | INDUCED DRAUGHT FAN - An induced draught fan, including: a motor, the motor including a shaft; a volute; and a wind wheel. The volute is provided with an air intake and an air outlet. The wind wheel is arranged inside the volute. The top of the volute is provided with a through-hole. The shaft of the motor passes through the through-hole and is connected to the wind wheel. A seal ring is arranged on the volute corresponding to the through-hole. An outer side of the seal ring is provided with an annular groove. The volute is embedded in the annular groove. The middle of the seal ring is provided with a center hole. The middle of the side wall of the center hole is provided with a ring-like convex edge. The shaft passes through the center hole and contacts with the ring-like convex edge. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216378 | Passive Governor for Windpower Applications - A wind turbine with a passive pitch control system is disclosed. The wind turbine comprises a tower with a nacelle mounted to the tower. A hub is rotatably mounted to the nacelle. The hub has a plurality of blades extending therefrom with each blade rotatable around a longitudinal axis of each blade. A pitch control system is operatively associated with each blade. The pitch control system controls the pitch of each blade around the blade's longitudinal axis. In a preferred embodiment, the pitch control system comprises a flyweight governor and a preloaded spring biased against each other. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216379 | FLUID DRIVEN VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE - A fluid turbine comprises a rotor rotatable in use about an axis transverse to the direction of fluid flow, the rotor having a first part carrying a plurality of arcuate blades that may be arranged selectably in compact straight shapes or in arcuate shapes and a second part journalled in a base structure by two or more bearings. Another aspect of the invention discloses an installation frame, devised to support the turbine or other elongated structures in a folded arrangement for transportation on a trailer, and to support assembly and erection thereof. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216380 | MECHANISM FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY VARYING PITCH OF A MULTI-BLADE ROTOR - A mechanism for synchronously varying pitch of a multi-blade rotor, such as rotors used in wind or hydraulic generator and helicopter is provided in the present invention. Said sync-pitch-varying mechanism for the rotor mainly comprises a bearing a driver, a transmission, a linkage and a control unit, wherein said transmission includes a shaft coupling, a ballscrew, an intermediate cylinder, a driven shaft and a transition cylinder; said linkage includes a link hub, a guide support and multiple links; said control unit includes a speed sensor, a position sensor, a switch and a programmable controller; a rotatory driving force output by said driver through the shaft coupling is transmitted to the driven shaft through a screw-and-nut transmission between the ballscrew and the intermediate cylinder of said transmission so as to drive the driven shaft to move in a linear motion which is then transferred from the driven shaft to the link hub of the linkage through means of the transition cylinder; said controller is configured to enable the driven shaft to move reciprocally within a predefined range of length in order to move the link hub back and forth along the guide support in an axial direction thereof, and therefore multiple bearings for supporting the blades of the rotor are rotatably movable through the multiple links of the link hub | 2013-08-22 |
20130216381 | OSCILLATING FOIL TURBINE - An oscillating foil turbine has a foil having a first fluid dynamic surface for producing lift in a fluid flow, a support for the foil, and a second fluid dynamic surface, wherein the support allows for cyclic motion of the first and second surfaces with respect to each other. A driven member is provided to tap energy from flow throughout each cycle. Throughout at least part of the cyclic translation, the fluid dynamic surfaces are oriented sufficiently parallel, and separated by a distance that is sufficiently small, to achieve a substantial wing-in-ground effect. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216382 | Hub Assembly with Centrifugal and Radial Bearings - A rotary system including a yoke having an opening forming a bridge for receiving a spoke extending therethrough. A rotor blade couples to the spoke and a pitch horn positioned outside the opening pitches the rotor blade during flight. A bearing assembly attaches the spoke and the pitch horn to the bridge and control blade forces exerted against the hub assembly during flight. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216383 | COMBINED SEALING AND BALANCING ARRANGEMENT FOR A TURBINE DISC - A turbine disc for a turbine is provided with a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are formed in such a way that a balancing weight is coupleable between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The first protrusion has a sealing section that is capable of sealing a fluid passage between the turbine disc and a further turbine part of the turbine. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216384 | Compact Rotorcraft Dual-Element Spherical Elastomeric Centrifugal-Force Bearing Assembly - A rotary system includes a retention member and a flexible yoke having an opening forming a bridge. The rotary system is further provided with two bearing assemblies, a first bearing assembly extending through the opening of the yoke and configured to secure a rotor blade to the retention member and a second bearing assembly extending through the opening of the flexible yoke and configured to secure the rotor blade to the bridge. The second bearing element includes a bearing element having a first surface forming a spherical contouring and an opposing integral second surface forming a conical contouring. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216385 | GREASE PASSAGE IN FLANGED BEARINGS - A bearing having grease lubrication includes a first ring and a second ring. A plurality of screw holes axially extend through the first ring. A first axial end of the first ring is affixed to a housing by a plurality of screws extending from the housing into the respective screw holes. A first bore is defined in the first ring adjacent to a second axial end of the first ring. The first bore intersects and fluidly communicates with one of the screw holes such that grease is dischargeable therethrough. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216386 | PUMP FOR PUMPING MOLTEN METAL INCLUDING COMPONENTS THAT RESIST DETERIORATION - A pump for pumping molten metal includes a pump shaft having an upper end and a lower end. A motor is connected to the upper end of the shaft. An impeller is fastened to the lower end of the shaft. Support structure supports the motor above the molten metal. A base is disposed below the support structure including an impeller chamber in which the impeller is rotated by activation of the motor. The base includes at least one inlet opening leading to the impeller chamber and at least one outlet passageway leading from the impeller chamber. At least one support post extends between the support structure and the base enabling the base to be submerged in the molten metal beneath the support structure. A device enables the post to resist deterioration while the post is disposed in the molten metal. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLADE RETENTION - A system and method for securing a blade within a disk so as to eliminate the need for permanently deforming materials associated with the blade disk is disclosed. A recess is formed generally within each slot used to secure a blade within the disk. A retaining insert is positioned within the recess and a wedge insert is positioned within a slot of the retaining insert, such that a pressure is applied to the retaining insert thereby deflecting the retaining insert into a pre-set radial position to prevent axial movement of the blade within the slot of the disk. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216388 | BOX-SHAPED SHEAR WEB FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES AND METHOD OF MAKING - A wind turbine blade includes a pressure side shell member with an internal side spar cap, and a suction side shell member with an internal side spar cap. A box-shaped shear web assembly spans between the spar caps and has a generally hollow interior volume. The shear web assembly includes end walls affixed to a respective spar cap and spaced-apart side walls extending transversely between the end walls. The end walls and side walls define a continuous box-shaped assembly structurally interposed between the spar caps. Methods are also provided for making the box-shaped shear web assembly. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216389 | INTERLAMINAR STRESS REDUCING CONFIGURATION FOR COMPOSITE TURBINE COMPONENTS - A turbomachinery blade includes: an airfoil; and a shank extending from a root of the airfoil, the shank being constructed from a composite material including reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix The shank includes a pair of spaced-apart side faces that cooperatively define: a dovetail disposed at a radially inboard end of the shank, comprising spaced-apart, diverging faces; a first neck portion having a concave curvature disposed radially outboard of the dovetail, and defining a primary minimum neck at which a thickness of the shank is at a local minimum; and a second neck portion disposed radially outboard of the first minimum neck, the second neck portion having a concave curvature and defining a secondary minimum neck at which the thickness of the shank is at a local minimum. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216390 | REINFORCED COMPOSITES PRODUCED BY A VACUUM INFUSION OR PULTRUSION PROCESS - Carbon nanotube-reinforced composites are produced by incorporating up to 0.7% by weight of carbon nanotubes into a liquid polymeric material a polymeric material. The viscosity of the carbon nanotube-containing liquid polymeric is sufficiently low that it can be used in vacuum infusion and pultrusion processes to produce large articles such as wind turbine blades. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216391 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A ONE-PIECE ROTOR AREA AND ONE-PIECE ROTOR AREA - The present invention describes a method for the production of a one-piece rotor area, preferably of a jet engine. The rotor area includes an annular base body and several, circumferentially distributed blade elements extending essentially radially from the base body. Residual stresses are imparted to the blade elements in surface-near areas by way of roller compression using a rolling tool introduced between the blade elements. During roller compression, one each area of a blade element is arranged between areas of the rolling tool, with longitudinal sides of the blade element being simultaneously roller-compressed. According to the present invention, the rolling tool is radially introduced between the blade elements and the surfaces of the blade elements are roller-compressed, thus at least the blade elements having a roller-compressed surface. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216392 | WIND TURBINE, ROTOR BLADE, AND OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR ROTOR BLADE - A wind turbine blade ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216393 | RADIAL IMPELLER WITH A RADIALLY FREE BASIC RIM - The invention provides an impeller designed to be mounted on a rotary shaft. The impeller comprises a basic rim provided with blades protruding on one surface of the basic rim, and a hub capable of being coupled to the basic rim and to the rotary shaft. In certain embodiments, the impeller comprises an annular plate and the hub, the plate and the basic rim are configured to interact together so as to hold the basic rim axially and to maintain a freedom of radial deformation of the basic rim relative to the hub and to the plate. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216394 | ROOT END ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND ASSOCIATED FORMING METHODS - An assembly configuration between a wind turbine rotor blade and a rotor hub includes a rotor hub having one or more pitch bearings, with each pitch bearing having an outer diameter race and an inner diameter race. Rotor blades are affixed to the respective pitch bearing rings, with the rotor blades having a root end with an outer diameter. An adaptor is configured between the root end and the pitch bearing, with the adaptor affixed to the inner diameter race and the root end affixed to the adaptor. The adaptor defines a mounting surface for the root end radially inward of the pitch bearing such that the root end outer diameter is less than the diameter of the inner diameter race. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216395 | GAS TURBINE BLADE - A gas turbine blade including a root, an airfoil with a leading edge and a trailing edge, a radial outer tip, and a pressure side and a suction side between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a cooling air channel system extending from an air inlet opening in the root throughout the airfoil to a plurality of air outlets at the pressure side and the leading edge of the top of the tip of the airfoil. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216396 | MODULAR FAN HOUSING WITH MULTIPLE MODULAR UNITS HAVING SOUND ATTENUATION FOR A FAN ARRAY FOR AN AIR-HANDLING SYSTEM - A modular fan housing configured to hold an array of motors and fans is provided. The modular fan housing is configured for use in an air-handling system that delivers air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of a building. The fan housing comprises a plurality of modular units configured to be stacked adjacent to one another in at least one row or column to form an array. The modular units each include an interior surface and have a front end and a back end that define a chamber. The chambers are configured to receive the motors and fans. Sound attenuation layers extend along at least a portion of the interior surface of the corresponding chambers. The sound attenuation layers are positioned between at least some of the adjacent chambers. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216397 | MODULAR FAN HOUSING WITH MULTIPLE MODULAR UNITS HAVING SOUND ATTENUATION FOR A FAN ARRAY FOR AN AIR-HANDLING SYSTEM - A modular fan housing configured to hold an array of motors and fans is provided. The modular fan housing is configured for use in an air-handling system that delivers air to a ventilation system for at least a portion of a building. The fan housing comprises a plurality of modular units configured to be stacked adjacent to one another in at least one row or column to form an array. The modular units each include an interior surface and have a front end and a back end that define a chamber. The chambers are configured to receive the motors and fans. Sound attenuation layers extend along at least a portion of the interior surface of the corresponding chambers. The sound attenuation layers are positioned between at least some of the adjacent chambers. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216398 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY PUMP SYSTEMS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for pumping fluid is provided. According to this embodiment, a fluid pumping system comprises a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. A plurality of pump units are disposed between the inlet and outlet pipes such that the pump units each pump fluid out of the inlet pipe and into the outlet pipe. The pump units each include at least one DC motor. A solar panel may be used to power the pump units. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216399 | ELASTOMERIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND MOTION AMPLIFICATION - A system and method to amplify displacement includes a housing forming a cylindrical chamber having an elastomeric material disposed therein. The chamber being sealed with a first membrane and a second membrane. The first membrane being attached to a first end having and the second membrane being attached to a second end, the first end having a greater diameter than the second end. The method including producing an input displacement with a driver attached to the first membrane, which in turn results in an amplified output displacement at the second end. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MECHANICAL WAVES - A system for generating a mechanical wave is disclosed. The system comprises a camshaft having plurality of rotatable cams, serially mounted on a shaft along an axis of an elastic tubular shell to form a varying phase angle along the shaft. The system further comprises a plurality of cam followers arranged circumferentially about each cam, such that a rotary motion of the cams generates a linear motion of the cam followers to radially bias in internal wall the shell. The variation of the phase angle is selected to generate a three-dimensional traveling wave along the shell. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216401 | PUMP DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a small, light coolant-pump device equipped with a filter, said coolant-pump device not requiring regular maintenance. The present invention is provided with: a positive-displacement pump ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216402 | WATER PUMP - A water pump includes a base, a cam, a joint, and a piston. The base includes a PTO-attachment portion, a cam-attachment portion, a first contact surface, and a second contact surface. The cam includes a central opening, a first cam contact surface, and a second cam contact surface, wherein the cam-attachment portion of the base extends into the central opening. The joint pivotally couples the cam to the cam-attachment portion of the base. In a first operating position of the cam, the first contact surface engages the first cam contact surface so that the cam is positioned at a first angle relative to the axis of PTO rotation. In a second operating position of the cam, the second contact surface engages the second cam contact surface so that the cam is positioned at a second angle, greater than the first angle, relative to the axis of PTO rotation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216403 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING HYDRAULIC PUMP IN A RENEWABLE ENERGY TURBINE GENERATOR - A hydraulic pump comprises ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216404 | BLADELESS FAN STRUCTURE - A bladeless fan structure includes a driving member, a pipe member, and at least one air-pressure increasing area. The driving member has a shaft connected and extended through the pipe member, and a first space is formed between an inner surface of the pipe member and an outer surface of the shaft. The air-pressure area is provided on the inner surface of the pipe member or the outer surface of the shaft. The pipe member is provided with at least one opening communicating with the first space and the air-pressure increasing area. When the driving member drives the shaft to rotate in and relative to the pipe member, air in the first space is brought to flow and is compressed in a direction along the air-pressure increasing area to blow out of the pipe member via the opening to achieve the function of a bladeless fan. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216405 | CRYOGENIC PUMP FOR LIQUEFIED GASES - A cryogenic pump for liquefied gases is provided, which shortens precooling time, has a small loss of cryogenic liquefied gas, excels in pump efficiency, and is advantageous in cost. A motor | 2013-08-22 |
20130216406 | TURBOCHARGER, NOTABLY FOR ACOMBUSTION ENGINE - Turbocharger comprising a shaft, a housing, a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel mounted onto the shaft, at least one rolling bearing located between the shaft and the housing and comprising an inner ring, an outer ring and at least one row of rolling elements between raceways provided on the rings. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216407 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump has at least one impeller, a pump housing and an electrical motor. The pump has a Q-H pump curve having a head H | 2013-08-22 |
20130216408 | TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM - A turbocharger system for achieving both improvement of fuel efficiency by engine downsizing and excellent shock loading resistance. The system includes: a power-assisted turbocharger mounted on a vehicle having an accessory and including a turbine disposed on an exhaust passage of an engine and driven by exhaust, a compressor disposed on an intake passage and driven by a rotational torque of the turbine, and an electric motor that assists a drive force of the compressor; and an electric motor control unit that drives the electric motor when the accessory is being driven. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216409 | AMPHIBIOUS PUMP - An amphibious pump is provided including a wet type motor with coolant and an absorbing mechanism of the expansion of the coolant inside the motor chamber, dividing it into two chambers, at least one expansion joint between an internal chamber of the motor, hermetically closed, and an equalization inner chambers and a means to equalize the internal pressure for the pumped fluid. The electric motor is immersed m a cooling liquid, usually oil, in a chamber, and, the other camera is filled with the aqueous solution, which communicates with the outside through the equalizer assembly, which can, for example, comprise a rubber mask with micro holes, which allows the exchange of water between the outer chamber and the chamber of the motor. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216410 | BLOWER ASSEMBLY WITH MOTOR INTEGRATED INTO THE IMPELLER FAN AND BLOWER HOUSING CONSTRUCTIONS - A blower comprises a blower housing, a fan, a motor and a support member. The blower housing has an air outlet opening. The fan is within the blower housing, the fan is adapted for rotation about a fan axis. The motor has a stator and a rotor. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the stator for rotation about the fan axis. The rotor and fan are coupled such that the fan rotates with the rotor. The support member is connected between the stator of the motor and the blower housing and extends generally radially from the fan axis. The support member supports both the motor and the fan. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216411 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus for a fan includes a bottom wall, and a fixing member for fixing the fan. The bottom wall forms a fixing portion and a pin. The fixing member includes a plate defining a through hole, and a latch extending from a side of the board. The through hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. The second hole is less than the first hole in size. A clamping portion is formed on the latch adjacent to a distal end of the latch. The fixing member is slidably mounted to the bottom wall, and the fixing portion extends through the first hole and then engages in the second hole. The pin is clamped by the clamping portion. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216412 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus for a fan includes a bottom wall, and a fixing member for fixing the fan. The bottom wall forms two fixing portions and a block. The fixing member includes a plate defining a through hole, and a latch extending from a side of the board. The through hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. The second hole is less than the first hole in size. A blocking piece perpendicularly extends up from a distal end of the latch. The fixing member is slidably mounted to the bottom wall, and the fixing portion extends through the first hole and then engages in the second hole. The blocking piece is blocked by a rear surface of the block. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216413 | OFFSET VALVE BORE IN A RECIPROCATING PUMP - A fluid end | 2013-08-22 |
20130216414 | VOLUME RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for controlling the volume ratio of a compressor is provided. The system can use a port ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216415 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH SHAFT INSERTING PORTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A scroll compressor is provided having a rotational shaft insertion hole and a fabrication method thereof. The scroll compressor may include a casing; a fixed scroll fixed to the casing; a circulating scroll that forms a compression chamber while performing a circulating movement with respect to the fixed scroll; a rotational shaft having a shaft portion inserted into the fixed scroll, an eccentric portion that penetrates the fixed scroll to be combined with the circulating scroll, and a neck portion having a diameter less than that of the eccentric portion; a fixed bush interposed between the fixed scroll and the shaft portion; and a drive configured to drive the rotational shaft. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216416 | Scroll Compressor - The lap shapes of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll are configured in an asymmetric tooth profile. In the bed plate of an orbiting scroll, a fluid effluence channel communicating with an external line side compression room of an orbiting scroll lap and another fluid effluence channel communicating with an internal line side compression room are formed, and the outlet side opening of each fluid effluence channel opens in the lap tooth bottom of the orbiting scroll, and inlet side openings are formed in a face of the bed plate that is in sliding contact with the bed plate face of the fixed scroll. In the face of the bed plate, a communicating section control groove that lets the inlet side openings of the two fluid effluence channels and the back pressure room intermittently communicate with each other. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216417 | ROTARY LOBE PUMP WITH WIPER BLADES - A positive displacement rotary pump with an improved impeller design integrating replaceable wiper inserts. The impeller generally has or more lobes and an equal number of conjugate surfaces. Each lobe has an arcuate peripheral end comprising a plurality of wiper blades. The wiper blades improve efficiency by making a seal with a pump chamber or the conjugate surface on the other impeller as it rotates. The wiper blades are arranged such that constant and successive contact between wiper blades and impellers is achieved. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216418 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor includes a screw rotor, a casing and an economizer circuit. The screw rotor has a plurality of helical grooves forming a compression chamber. The casing has a cylinder portion with the screw rotor inserted in the cylinder portion. The economizer circuit ejects configured to eject intermediate pressure refrigerant into a compression chamber in the course of compression. The economizer circuit includes a branch passage configured to branch the intermediate pressure refrigerant from a portion of a refrigerant circuit, a resonance space connected to a downstream side of the branch passage to retain the intermediate pressure refrigerant, and a resonance passage having an end communicating with an interior of the compression chamber and an other end communicating with an interior of the resonance space. The refrigerant circuit circulates refrigerant and performs a refrigeration cycle. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216419 | VANE PUMP - A vane pump includes at least one vane, a pump housing with a bottom and a lid, and a rotor rotatably mounted in the pump housing, with the at least one vane being slidingly mounted in a groove in the rotor and having at least one vane tip which protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the rotor and rests upon the inner peripheral surface of the pump housing so that the vane defines with the bottom and the lid an intake chamber and a pressure chamber to respectively interact with a radially outer inlet opening and outlet opening in the bottom and/or in the lid, wherein the rotor is provided on the peripheral edge with a chamfer in facing relationship to the housing bottom and/or the housing lid having the inlet opening and/or outlet opening. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216420 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTILAYER SHELL-CORE COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT - A manufacturing method of a multilayer shell-core composite structural component comprises the following procedures: (1) respectively preparing feeding material for injection forming of a core layer, a buffer layer and a shell layer, wherein the powders of feeding material of the core layer and the shell layer are selected from one or more of metallic powder, ceramic powder or toughening ceramic powder, and are different from each other, and the powder of feeding material of the buffer layer is gradient composite material powder; (2) layer by layer producing the blank of multilayer shell-core composite structural component by powder injection molding; (3) degreasing the blank; (4) sintering the blank to obtain the multilayer shell-core composite structural component. The multilayer shell-core composite structural component has the advantages of high surface hardness, abrasion resistance, uniform thickness of the shell layer, stable and persistent performance. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216421 | METHOD FOR FORMING A TUBULAR MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and process for at least partially forming a medical device that is at least partially formed of a metal alloy which improves the physical properties of the medical device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216422 | ABRASION RESISTANT STEEL PLATE WHICH EXHIBITS EXCELLENT WELD TOUGHNESS AND EXCELLENT DELAYED FRACTURE RESISTANCE - Provided is an abrasion-resistant steel plate or sheet which exhibits excellent weld toughness and excellent delayed fracture resistance and is thus suitable for construction machines, industrial machines, and so on. Specifically provided is a steel plate or sheet which contains, in mass %, 0.20 to 0.30% of C, 0.05 to 1.0% of Si, 0.40 to 1.2% of Mn, 0.010% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, 0.40 to 1.5% of Cr, 0.005 to 0.025% of Nb, 0.005 to 0.03% of Ti, 0.1% or less of Al, 0.01% or less of N, and, as necessary, one or more of Mo, W, B, Cu, Ni, V, REM, Ca and Mg, and has a DI* of 45 to 180 while satisfying the relationship: C+Mn/4−Cr/3+10P≦0.47, and which has a microstructure that comprises martensite as the matrix phase. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216423 | HIGH CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD HAVING EXCELLENT DRAWABILITY - This high carbon steel wire rod, which has excellent drawability in addition to high strength required for a wire rod, contains 0.6-1.5% of C, 0.1-1.5% of Si, 0.1-1.5% of Mn, 0.02% or less of P (excluding 0%), 0.02% or less of S (excluding 0%), 0.03-0.12% of Ti, 0.001-0.01% of B and 0.001-0.005% of N, with solid-solved B being 0.0002% or more, solid-solved N being 0.0010% or less, and the balance being made up of iron and inevitable impurities. In addition, the content of Ti solid-solved in the steel is 0.002% by mass or more, and the content of Ti that formed carbides is 0.020% by mass or more. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216424 | REDUCED BERYLLIUM CASTING ALLOY - The beryllium content of beryllium aluminum alloys suitable for investment casting which contain a small but suitable amount of silver can be significantly reduced without adversely affecting their thermal or investment casting properties by including significantly more silicon in the alloy than done in the past. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216425 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM ALLOY BACKBOARD - The present invention discloses an aluminum alloy material, which is made of raw material of aluminum alloy. The raw material of aluminum alloy consists of the following constituents by percentage of weight: graphene: 0.1%˜1%, carbon nano tube: 1%˜5%, the rest being Al. The aluminum alloy material of the present invention has a good performance of heat dissipation, the thermal conductivity is higher than 200 W/m. Meanwhile, the present invention further provides a method of manufacturing aluminum alloy backboard, in which method, the raw material of aluminum alloy is heated and melted in a heating furnace, afterwards, the raw material of aluminum alloy after melting is formed into an aluminum alloy backboard by die-casting, in this way, the utilization rate of material is increased and the manufacturing cost of the backboard is reduced. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216426 | STRIP CASTINGS OF IMMISCIBLE METALS - The present invention discloses a method of strip casting an aluminum alloy from immiscible liquids that yields a highly uniform structure of fine second phase particles. The results of the present invention are achieved by using a known casting process to cast the alloy into a thin strip at high speeds. In the method of the present invention, the casting speed is preferably in the region of about 50-300 feet per minute (fpm) and the thickness of the strip preferably smaller than 0.08-0.25 inches. Under these conditions, favorable results are achieved when droplets of the immiscible liquid phase nucleate in the liquid ahead of the solidification front established in the casting process. The droplets of the immiscible phase are engulfed by the rapidly moving freeze front into the space between the Secondary Dendrite Arms (SDA). | 2013-08-22 |
20130216427 | LIQUID METAL ION SOURCE AND SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRIC METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A liquid metal ion source for use in an ion mass spectrometric analysis method contains, on the one hand, a first metal with an atomic weight ≧190 U and, on the other hand, another metal with an atomic weight ≦90 U. One of the two types of ions are filtered out alternately from the primary ion beam and directed onto the target as a mass-pure primary ion beam. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216428 | CANDLES CAPABLE OF DIFFUSING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVE VOLATILE SUBSTANCES SIMULTANEOUSLY - The present invention relates to candles capable of diffusing a plurality of volatile active substances simultaneously, a base portion, at least one wick and a plurality of cartridges carrying the volatile active substances to be diffused, the base portion being provided with a plurality of holes adapted to receive the cartridges. The invention further relates to a method for diffusing a plurality of active substances simultaneously comprising manufacturing and burning such candle. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216429 | Method for disinfecting bedding items by microwaves, in particular mattresses, and related facility - The invention relates to a facility for disinfecting bedding items, in particular mattresses or cushions, the facility ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216430 | APPARATUS FOR STERILISING PLASTIC CONTAINERS HAVING A PROTECTION DEVICE - An apparatus is provided for sterilising containers including a movable carrier on which a plurality of sterilisation units are provided, which sterilisation units respectively include a charge carrier source, as well as a rod-like body that is designed such that it can be inserted into the inner space of the containers through a mouth, with an exit window provided on the rod-like body, through which exit window the charge carriers can exit, with a plurality of holding units for holding the containers, the holding units being movable relative to the rod-like bodies in a longitudinal direction of the rod-like bodies. The apparatus includes a protection device that causes the rod-like bodies to be at least partially arranged within the protective bodies in a specified mode of the apparatus. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216431 | DEVICE FOR IRRADIATING SURFACES - In various embodiments, a device for irradiating surfaces is provided. The device may include a radiation emitter having a radiation emitter vessel, wherein the radiation emitter vessel has at least one tunnel-like passage; and a structure configured to allow a process gas to flow through the at least one tunnel-like passage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216432 | Antimicrobial Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof - The invention provides antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more acid and one or more organic diol. In one embodiment, the invention's compositions have an acidic pH. The compositions may optionally further contain one or more oxidizing agent (including stabilized oxidizing agent and/or unstabilized oxidizing agent), and/or one or more surfactant. In particular embodiments, the acid lacks one or both of —NH group and-NH | 2013-08-22 |
20130216433 | DIAGNOSTIC TAPE CASSETTE - A diagnostic tape cassette is disclosed that includes an analytical test tape, a supply spool for winding off unused test tape and a take-up spool for winding used test tape, a housing and a rotational lock for the take-up spool at least against inadvertent unwinding of test tape. The rotational lock includes one of a locking teeth arrangement, friction elements, and a catch spring and spring latch arrangement. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216434 | PORTABLE GLUCOSE MONITOR WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A glucose monitor having only a test strip reader and wireless transmission to a remote hand held calculation processor. All glucose data processing occurs in a remote hand held calculator processor with the glucose monitor providing only sensing and wireless transfer of data. In an embodiment, the glucose monitor includes a button for use in wirelessly pairing the monitor to a smart phone for data communication with a non-proprietary communication protocol, and a light source to communicate the progress of the pairing. In a further embodiment, the glucose monitor includes a switch coupled to the strip reader such that power is applied to the monitor when a test strip is inserted and power is removed with the withdrawal of the test strip. In another embodiment, inserting the test strip and activating the switch also places the glucose monitor into the pairing search mode to communication with a host remote processor. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216435 | FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE IN MICROWAVE CAVITY - The present invention relates to an optical imaging system communicatively connected to a microwave energy producing source wherein the combination provides for increases in chemical reaction times and the ability to monitor the reactions in real time with sufficient resolution to view the location of intracellular components labeled with luminescent molecules as well as interaction with other biomolecules and responses to localized environmental variables in living cells and tissues during the application of a microwave field. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216436 | CATALYST DETERIORATION JUDGING SYSTEM - The deterioration judgment for an absorption reduction type NOx catalyst is performed quickly and correctly. A catalyst deterioration judging system includes a supply unit which supplies a reducing agent, a measuring unit which measures a NOx concentration in an exhaust gas at a position downstream from the catalyst, a control unit which regulates an amount of the reducing agent so that an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is a lean air-fuel ratio when the reducing agent is supplied from the supply unit, and a judging unit which judges deterioration of the catalyst on the basis of the NOx concentration measured by the measuring unit when the amount of the reducing agent is regulated so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is the lean air-fuel ratio when NOx is absorbed by the catalyst. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216437 | APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF CLEANING AND/OR SANITIZING SOLUTIONS - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an apparatus for the preparation of a cleaning, sanitizing, or sterilizing solution. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a modular component, such as a cartridge. The cartridge may contain chemical precursors to allow the generation of chlorine dioxide. The apparatus has a fluid inlet, and separates the fluid into a first flow path, which fills a reservoir. It also has a second flow path, which is heated before passing through the cartridge to create the desired gas. The fluid output from the cartridge is then fed into the reservoir. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216438 | VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECONTAMINATION STRUCTURE - A decontamination enclosure, comprised of a plurality of preformed panels joined together to form a structure defining a totally enclosed chamber. A door is formed in at least one of the panels, the door being movable between an opened position and a closed position to allow access to the chamber. A circulation system is attached to the structure for circulating vaporized hydrogen peroxide through the chamber. A controller is provided for controlling the amount of vaporized hydrogen peroxide introduced into the chamber. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216439 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A CATALYSED PARTICULATE FILTER AND CATALYSED PARTICULATE FILTER - Method for the preparation of a catalysed particulate filter and a particulate filter prepared by the method. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216440 | DEVICE FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS CONTAINING SOOT PARTICLES - A device for treating exhaust gas containing soot particles includes at least one ionization element for ionizing soot particles, at least one filter element having at least one section to which an electrical potential can be applied, and at least one flow-directing device. The flow-directing device can influence a flow of the exhaust gases in such a way that the soot particles can be prevented from being deposited on at least one electric insulation of the ionization element or of the filter element or can be removed therefrom. Soot particles are therefore effectively prevented from being deposited on electric insulation of exhaust gas cleaning components, thereby preventing short-circuits from being produced and permitting exhaust gas systems to be safely operated. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216441 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A CATALYSED PARTICULATE FILTER AND CATALYSED PARTICULATE FILTER - The invention pertains to a catalysed particulate filter provided in its entire dispersion side and within its partition walls with a first catalyst being active in selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides, and in its entire permeate side with a second catalyst combination with a catalyst being active in oxidation of ammonia mixed with a catalyst being active in oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and a method for its preparation. The mean particle size of the first catalyst is smaller than the mean pore diameter of the longitudinal porous walls, and the mean particle size of the second catalyst combination is larger than the mean pore diameter of the longitudinal walls. In the example, the first catalyst is a silica aluminium phosphate SAPO-34 promoted with 2% copper and the second catalyst is a mixture of platinum and palladium (molar ratio 3:1) supported on alumina particles and beta zeolite powder with 1.0% copper. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216442 | Motor Vehicle Exhaust Line - A Motor vehicle exhaust line includes | 2013-08-22 |
20130216443 | Process For Nitroalkane Recovery By Aqueous Phase Recycle To Nitration Reactor - Disclosed are a process and an apparatus for synthesizing nitroalkanes by reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock with aqueous nitric acid. Energy and capital costs may be reduced by recycling a majority of the aqueous phase back to the reactor. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216444 | ADVANCED FISCHER TROPSCH SYSTEM - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) unit that includes an FT tube that is packed with a catalyst. The catalyst is designed to catalyze an FT reaction to produce a hydrocarbon. An insert that is positioned within the FT tube. The insert comprises at least one cross-piece that contacts an inner surface of the FT tube and at least one cross-fin extending from the cross-piece. There may be a corresponding second cross-fin adjacent each cross-fin. Both the cross-fins and the second cross-fins may be disposed radially outwardly such that the edge of the cross-fins are closer to the inner surface of the FT tube than is the base of the cross-fins. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216445 | COMPACT FT COMBINED WITH MICRO-FIBROUS SUPPORTED NANO-CATALYST - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) unit includes at least one FT reactor tube. The FT reactor tube is configured to convert syngas into one or more hydrocarbon products. Inside the tube is a nano-sized catalyst particles dispersed in a micro-fibrous substrate. The FT reactor tube may be positioned within a cooling block that may be made of aluminum or another metal. The cooling block includes an aperture, wherein the FT reactor tube is housed within the aperture. At least one cooling channel is located on the cooling block. The cooling channel houses at least one cooling tube that is designed to dissipate the heat produced by the FT reaction. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216446 | CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND SCALE-UP METHOD FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSES - A process container for use in a chemical process comprising two planar faces parallel to each other wherein the edges of the faces are joined together by adjacent curved bullnose portions. The process of scaling up a chemical process operation from a small scale apparatus to a large scale unit comprising the steps of: maintaining the diameter of the small scale apparatus as a critical dimension; inserting a rectangularly cross-sectioned extension between two half-cylindrically shaped ends corresponding to halves of the apparatus. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216447 | Apparatus for Producing Synthesis Gas - An apparatus ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216448 | COMPACT FISCHER TROPSCH SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BED TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) reactor includes at least one FT tube. The FT tube may include a catalyst that is designed to catalyze an FT reaction, thereby creating a hydrocarbon from syngas. The FT reactor also includes a primary cooling fluid flow path that extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal length of the FT tube. A secondary cooling fluid flow path extends in a direction that is different than the direction of the primary cooling fluid flow path. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216449 | UREA PLANT - The invention relates to urea plant with a CO2 and NH3 feed, which comprises a purge line, characterized in that the purge line is connected with a fuel gas input line of a utility plant or an NH3 plant. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216450 | CONTROLLED DISSOLUTION SOLID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A method, apparatus, and system for obtaining a solution from a solid product are disclosed. A solid product is housed in a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into the housing of the dispenser to interact with the solid product to form a solution. To control the concentration of the formed solution, the turbulence of the liquid introduced to the dispenser is controlled and adjusted either manually or on a real time basis to account for varying characteristics of either or both of the solid product and the liquid. The dispenser will adjust the turbulence based on the characteristics to maintain a formed solution within an acceptable range of concentration. The concentrated solution can then be discharged from the dispenser to an end use application. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216451 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION, COLLECTION, HANDLING, AND IMAGING OF TISSUE SECTIONS - Methods, apparatus and systems for collecting thin tissue samples for imaging. Thin tissue sections may be cut from tissue samples using a microtome-quality knife. In one example, tissue samples are mounted to a substrate that is rotated such that thin tissue sections are acquired via lathing. Collection of thin tissue sections may be facilitated by a conveyor belt. Thin tissue sections may be mounted to a thin substrate (e.g., by adhering thin tissue sections to a thin substrate via a roller mechanism) that may be imaged, for example, by an electron beam (e.g., in an electron microscope). Thin tissue sections may be strengthened before cutting via a blockface thinfilm deposition technique and/or a blockface taping technique. An automated reel-to-reel imaging technique may be employed for collected/mounted tissue sections to facilitate random-access imaging of tissue sections and maintaining a comprehensive library including a large volume of samples. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216452 | VENT CONFIGURATION FOR A BLOOD SAMPLER - A blood sampler device includes a blood collector and a sampler body. The blood collector is designed to collect a sample of a fluid, such as blood, from a user and to be inserted into the sampler body, such that the collected blood can be discharged into a liquid chamber in the sampler body to mix with a liquid stored in the liquid chamber for testing. The blood collector includes vents that are designed to facilitate the flow of air out of the liquid chamber during this insertion, such that a lower and more consistent pressurization can be achieved within the liquid chamber. This design may also increase user comfort and enhance the accuracy of testing performed on the collected fluid. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216453 | System for Collecting and Containing a Fecal Sample - A fecal collection device comprised of a single, double, or a triple elliptical (oval) collection tip contiguous with a shaft which is attached to a lid and a cylindrical container which attaches to the removable lid. Such a design enables medical personnel to safely and effectively obtain patient fecal samples. The design is simple, yet functional, allowing a more efficient collection method of fecal specimens for storage and transport to the testing laboratory. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-ANALYTE DETECTION - The present invention provides a system and method for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a sample. The detection system includes a housing that holds a reagent carousel rotatably coupled thereto. Further included in the housing is an incubator carousel rotatably coupled thereto. The housing also includes magnetic material that is associated with the incubation carousel for assisting in separation beads from reagent and wash solution. A robot, associated with the housing is configured to manipulate at least either the reagent carousel or the incubator carousel and transfer materials therebetween. Reaction vessels hold samples and reaction vessels handlers move the reaction vessels. Sample analysis is determined by at least one laser based detector. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216455 | TREATMENT OF TANTALUM- AND/OR NIOBIUM-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - A process for treating a feedstock comprising tantalum- and/or niobium-containing compounds is provided. The process includes contacting the feedstock with a gaseous fluorinating agent, thereby to fluorinate tantalum and/or niobium present in the feedstock compounds. The resultant fluorinated tantalum and/or niobium compounds are recovered. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216456 | SELECTIVE LEACH RECOVERY OF ZINC FROM A COMPOSITE SULPHIDE ORE DEPOSIT, TAILINGS, CRUSHED ORE OR MINE SLUDGE - Zinc and lead are usually concomitantly present in Zn—Pb ores and tailings. A novel non-polluting hydrometallurgical process for selectively leaching and recovering zinc (Zn) from a composite lead (Pb) and zinc sulphide containing mineral, crushed untreated rock or unconsolidated mineral particles, mill tailings and/or agglomerated or unagglomerated sulphidic zinc containing waste material without necessitating smelting and refining operation has been developed. A combination of selected oxidant and alkali metal hydroxide has been found effective. A leachant consisting of e.g. a mixture of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is employed to selectively dissolve zinc sulphide at high pH at standard temperature and pressure (STP). The kinetics of leaching along with the effect of varying concentration (preferably of sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite) were systematically investigated. Feed ore containing diverse set of minerals e.g. sulphides and carbonates can also be conveniently treated to selectively and almost quantitatively recover zinc as high purity zinc carbonate. This technology can be employed either in-situ or ex-situ based on the amenability of a particular type of mineral deposit or feed ore. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216457 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH IN-LINE SELECTIVE EXTRACTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF OPERATION - The present disclosure is directed to a system for delivery of a target material and/or energy. The system includes a source configured to provide a mixture containing the target material and a non-target material, a delivery conduit coupled to the source to receive the mixture from the source, and an in-line extraction device concentric to the delivery conduit. The in-line extraction device is configured to selectively extract the target material and/or energy from the mixture in the delivery conduit and to delivery it to a downstream facility. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216458 | INORGANIC MATERIAL COMPRISING PHOTOCATALYST LAYER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PHOTOCATALYST COATING LIQUID FOR INORGANIC MATERIAL - Disclosed is an inorganic material that can exhibit an excellent photocatalytic gas decomposition function while maintaining an abrasion resistance on a level that is usually required of this type of inorganic materials. The inorganic material includes an inorganic material base and a photocatalyst layer that is formed by firing and is provided on the surface of the inorganic material base, the photocatalyst layer containing: photocatalyst particles; zirconia particles having a BET specific surface area of not less than 10 m | 2013-08-22 |
20130216459 | LOWER TEMPERATURE MIXING ZONE FOR NH3 - A method fluidly coupling components of an exhaust gas treatment system to an exhaust gas system, then injecting gaseous ammonia into the gas treatment system, beginning reaction of gaseous ammonia with exhaust gas at a temperature of less than about 180° C., preferably about 150° C., and then continuing reaction of gaseous ammonia with exhaust gas during operation of the vehicle, is disclosed. The gas treatment system includes a mixing chamber for reacting gaseous ammonia with exhaust gas to reduce NO | 2013-08-22 |
20130216460 | PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM GAS STREAMS - A method of reducing sulfur compounds from an incoming gas stream, comprising flowing the gas stream over a hydrolysis catalyst to convert COS and CS | 2013-08-22 |
20130216461 | NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION - A method for reducing the levels of nitrogen oxides in the tail gas from a nitric acid production process by adding ozone to the absorber column of the production process. Nitric acid formation is also intensified by adding a mixture of secondary air and oxygen to the absorber column. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216462 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SULFUR-CONTAINING GAS AND A HYDROGENATION CATALYST USED THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method for processing a sulfur-containing gas and a hydrogenation catalyst used therefor. Said method comprises introducing the sulfur-containing gas into the tail gas hydrogenation unit of a sulfur recovery device, processing it with the hydrogenation catalyst of the present invention, absorbing the hydrogenated tail gas with a solvent and then regenerating, the regenerated hydrogen sulfide being recycled to the Claus unit to recover sulfur, the clean tail gas being incinerated in an incinerator to be discharged after reaching the standards. Said sulfur-containing gas comprises from 0 to 6 vol. % of sulfur dioxide and from 0 to 3 vol. % of oxygen, and has a temperature of from 100 to 200° C. The hydrogenation catalyst of the present invention comprises from 0.5 to 3 wt. % of an active component nickel oxide, from 1 to 4 wt. % of an active component cobalt oxide, from 8 to 20 wt. % of an active component molybdenum oxide or tungsten oxide, from 1 to 5 wt. % of a deoxidation auxiliary agent, from 10 to 40 wt. % of TiO2, the balance being γ-Al2O3, based on the weight of the catalyst. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216463 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE CONDENSED PHASE PRODUCTION OF TRISILYLAMINE - The present invention is directed to a condensed phase batch process for synthesis of trisilylamine (TSA). An improved synthesis method that incorporates a solvent to help promote a condensed-phase reaction between ammonia gas (or liquid) and liquified monochlorosilane (MCS) in good yields is described. This method facilitates the removal of the byproduct waste with little to no reactor down time, substantial reduction of down-stream solids contamination and high-purity product from first-pass distillation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216464 | CATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS CONVERSION OF SILICON TETRACHLORIDE TO TRICHLOROSILANE - The invention relates to an improved method for converting silicon tetrachloride having hydrogen in a hydrodechlorination reactor comprising a catalyst. The invention further relates to a catalytic system for such a hydrodechlorination reactor. | 2013-08-22 |