48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150336724 | UNIVERSAL BOTTLE CAP - A dispensing cap system for dispensing a supplement material through a bottle neck opening and into the bottle. An exemplary embodiment includes a cap member with downwardly depending fingers and inwardly directed barbs configured for connection to beverage bottle necks of different sizes. The cap member has a unitary inner plug portion and outer seal member arranged to provide a liquid seal of a bottle mouth of a variety of sizes. A valve member passes through a storage member attached to the cap, and is configured for movement between a storage position and a dispensing position, in which passage is permitted of the supplement material from the storage member into the bottle. The cap member also has a unitary o-ring portion for sealing against the valve member on one side and the storage container on the other to prevent fluid and/or supplement leakage. A nipple member may be positioned over the valve member to allow the bottle contents to be utilized or consumed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336725 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN OBJECT WITH A BONDED ADHESIVE STRIP - A method for joining adhesive tape to an object includes providing a piece of adhesive material, the piece of adhesive material having an adhesive surface covered with a removable cover on a first side and a non-tacky surface on a second side. The method further includes placing the piece of adhesive material in a mold and extruding an extrudable material over the adhesive tape, the extrudable material contacting the non-tacky surface of the adhesive material in the mold. The method further includes molding an object in the mold from the extrudable material and bonding the non-tacky surface to the object, the bonding resulting from the heat of the extrudable material. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336726 | Layered Materials Comprising Aluminum Foil and Tubes Made Therefrom - Multi-layer laminate materials, which include an aluminum foil layer having particular tensile strength properties, are described. The aluminum foil layer in combination with other layers provides important benefits in manufacturing operations, such as filling tubes made by forming a cylinder from the laminate materials and heat sealing the side and end edges. These benefits are obtained in many cases without the need to increase foil weight or layer thickness. The laminate materials preserve the flexibility of conventional tubes, for example toothpaste tubes, as required to dispense products from a tube opening with the application of manual squeezing forces. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336727 | ACCESSORY STORAGE DEVICE - An accessory storage device comprises a plurality of transparent casings each having a through hole and at least one slot; and a fixing pivot passing through the through hole of each transparent casing to cascade the transparent casings, wherein the slot interconnects with an opening, and wherein an accessory is inserted through the opening into the slot for storage. The transparent casings of the accessory storage device can be spread fanwise to reveal the accessories stored inside the transparent casings or the labels on the transparent casings. Thereby, the user can fast find out the required accessories stored in the accessory storage device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336728 | PACKAGE WITH BLISTER CARD - A package is disclosed for housing a trap-sealed blister card within an outer housing with an optional window ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336729 | PACKAGE WITH SNAP-IN BLISTER CARD - A package includes a housing ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336730 | PAPER-BASED THERMAL INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thermal insulating container and a method of making the same is provided. The thermal insulating container may include a folded carton and a cooperating lid pivotably connected thereto by a living hinge. The thermal insulating container may be deployed by folding a flat configuration container cut-out into a three-dimensional configuration, forming the thermal insulated container. The container cutout may be die-cut from a unitary construction material formed by adhering together a paper-based interior layer, a paper-based intermediate layer and a paper-based exterior layer. The interior and intermediate layer may be coated with water-resistant coating. The paperboard outside liner may be treated with a UV-coating as well as provided with predetermined graphic printing. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336731 | VERTICAL POUCH - A vertical pouch includes a heating element to react with a reaction liquid and cause an exothermic reaction. A first pack is configured to form a space for containing the heating element between a first sheet and a second sheet. A second pack is configured to form a space for containing the heating element between a third sheet and a fourth sheet. A content container is comprised of the second sheet of the first pack, the third sheet of the second pack, and a bottom connecting lower portions of the second and third sheets and folded upward and downward. A reaction liquid passage is configured to make the first pack communicate with the second pack. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336732 | Intermodal Container and Method of Constructing Same - An intermodal container includes a supporting frame having a rectangular base; a first pair of upright posts extending upwardly from the rectangular base; and a first cross-beam coupling the first pair of upright posts. A second pair of upright posts extends upwardly from the rectangular base proximate an opposite end thereof, and a second cross-beam couples the second pair of upright posts. A longitudinally extending connector beam has a first end coupled to the first cross-beam, and a second end coupled to the second cross-beam. The intermodal container further includes a plurality of panels, and each panel is made of fiber reinforced plastic and insulation foam that have been integrally molded together. The panels are coupled to the supporting frame and serve as side walls, end wall, roof, and floor of the container. A method for constructing an intermodal container is also disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336733 | Insulated box or bag for transportation and to keep cold 3 liter wines boxes - Portable insulated storage container encompassing the body of a variety of mediums to contain box wines with spigots shaped in various polyhedral prism dimensions or reasonable facsimiles, with an opening to enable wine spigots to protrude. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336734 | PRODUCE CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a produce container which includes lid and a receptacle associated with the lid. The receptacle has four wall portions and a base. Each wall portion is connected to the base by a transition portion with one or more elongate apertures. The or each elongate aperture is configured and orientated such that its length is parallel to a longitudinal length of the transition portion in which the or each aperture is located. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336735 | Automobile Safety Kit and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to an automobile safety kit and methods of using the same. Specifically, the present invention comprises safety articles contained within a rigid, resilient and easily-openable container having items therein useful for protecting automobile passengers during a flood or other natural disaster event. The kit preferably comprises a length of resilient rope having a carabineer or other connector on an end thereof, a seatbelt cutter, a window hammer for breaking an automobile window, and a pair of magnetic clamps having handles thereon for utilization by a user to remain on or in proximity to the automobile or other metal structure, especially during a flood. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336736 | CARTRIDGE FOR PREPARING A LIQUID PRODUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A cartridge ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336737 | CLASPING DEVICE FOR INFUSION BAGS III - A clasping device for anchoring beverage infusion bags inside a cup. The clasping device is tied with a string to the infusion bag and is mounted on top of the cup's rim. Two grippers with serrated surfaces grip at opposite locations on both sides of the cup's wall by pressing the wall with sharp protrusions which intensify the friction force between the grippers and the cup. The grippers' pressing forces originate from elastic forces which are created from forcing the gap between the grippers to widen when the clasping device is mounted on top of the cup's rim. The clasping device is manufactured from flat, resilient plate and has flat structure which enables to pack it along with the infusion bag in a flat package. An optional hollow figurine, which contains liquid additive can be attached as well. The string tying method into slits is efficient and inexpensive. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336738 | PREVENTION OF LIQUID OVERFLOW FROM AN OUTSIDE LIQUID STORAGE INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336739 | CONFIGURABLE CONTAINER SYSTEM - The system comprises a plurality of individual containers usable together to create a configurable and reconfigurable system. Each container may comprise a base that supports a body and a top located on the body. The bases may be provided in a plurality of different sizes such that the system may be configured to meet the user's space, floor plan needs, and processes. In one embodiment the sizes of the bases are related such that the bases may be combined to create a unified system. The containers are connected together by a releasable connection mechanism that may include magnets. The containers are aligned relative to one another by an alignment mechanism that may include a protrusion on one container that engages a recess on the adjacent container. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336740 | DEBRIS RECEPTACLE REMOVABLY SECURED TO EDGE OF WORK SURFACE - A debris receptacle is removably attachable to an edge or lip of a work surface. A debris receiving volume defined by a bottom surface and a rear panel is disposed between lower clamp arms that extend under a work surface and are biased toward upper clamp arms that extend over the work surface. Springs disposed within concentric columns that are coupled to the lower and upper clamp arms provide a biasing force, which urges the lower clamp arms toward the upper clamp arms to removably secure the debris receptacle to the edge of the work surface. The debris receptacle is thus mounted to receive debris swept from the work surface through a gap defined between the rear panel and the edge of the work surface. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336741 | RACK STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IT - The invention relates to a rack storage system comprising storage racks ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336742 | WALL FOR RECEIVING WEAR PLATES AND METHOD FOR REPLACING WEAR PLATES | 2015-11-26 |
20150336743 | CORRIDOR FOR TRANSPORTING ABRASIVE IN AN IMPACT CHAMBER AND A METHOD FOR MOVING AN AXLE SET IN THE IMPACT CHAMBER HAVING THE CORRIDOR FOR TRANSPORTING ABRASIVE - The corridor for transporting abrasive in an impact chamber is laterally limited by longitudinal sections resting on a foundation slab. The corridor has a traction system for moving an axle set along a transport track, the traction system being provided with a substantially horizontal loop including loop return wheels and a loop connector having two bands moving in opposite directions. Each band of the loop connector is placed in an individually assigned guiding slot, arranged on top of the longitudinal section. There is a method for moving an axle set in an impact chamber having a corridor for transporting abrasive, wherein each band of the loop connector is carried in the immediate vicinity of the side edge of the corridor for transporting abrasive, on top of the longitudinal section. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336744 | END DRIVE FOR A CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR PROVIDED WITH AN END DRIVE, AND DRIVE GEAR FOR AN END DRIVE - End drive for a conveyor, comprising a conveying track ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336745 | Linear Motion Conveyor - A linear motion conveyor is described and which includes an elongated conveyor bed having a product transporting surface for supporting and transporting a product between the opposite first and second ends thereof, and a drive assembly oriented in force transmitting relation relative to the elongated conveyor bed, and where the elongated conveyor bed, when reciprocated by the drive assembly is operable to move product alternatively between the opposite ends of the product elongated conveyor bed in a first direction; a second direction; and which is further rendered operable to substantially stop the movement of the product located between the opposite ends of the elongated conveyor bed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336746 | CANTILEVERED SCREW ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment is directed to a cantilevered screw assembly comprising a solid oil bearing to facilitate rotation of the screw. Another exemplary embodiment of a cantilevered screw assembly includes an improved anchor system comprising multiple load-bearing walls. In particular, an exemplary embodiment may comprise a screw that is cantilevered to at least two walls. At least one reinforcement member may connect the walls for additional support. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336747 | Material Handling Conveyor Vehicle - Material handling solutions for a mobile conveyor vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a vehicle having an infeed and output conveyor is provided, one of the conveyors being mounted non-rotatably to the vehicle and positioned by rotation-in-place of the vehicle via four wheel steering. In another aspect, a dust control cover for a telescoping conveyor is provided, having a pair of flexible flaps which are parted by a plough-shaped chute which travels through a gap between the flaps and delivers material to the lower conveyor section. In another aspect, a hydraulic fluid transmission system for a mobile conveyor vehicle is provided which makes use of at least one hollow structural element to route the hydraulic fluid. The structural member may radiate heat from the fluid for example to melt snow on the vehicle structure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336748 | GAPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments provide systems and methods for providing a desired gap between articles within a continuously flowing train of articles. Various embodiment methods may include operating a material handling system including a plurality of conveying units, by generating motion profiles for a plurality of articles to provide a pre-determined gap between the articles, and controlling the plurality of conveying units to move each article in accordance with its motion profile as the plurality of articles move through the material handling system. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336749 | BAGGAGE JAMMING PREVENTION STRUCTURE AND BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A structure for suppressing a baggage jam, includes: a jam suppressing unit which is provided at a gap between a first conveyor and a second conveyor to suppress baggage transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor from being jammed in the gap, and the jam suppressing unit may be provided to be protruded to a position higher than a jam threshold point having the narrowest space in the gap and to a position lower than a transport surface on which the baggage is transported by the first and second conveyors. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336750 | IN-FEED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING CAN BODIES TO A DECORATOR - An infeed system for a can body decorator in which undecorated can bodies are transported from an upstream supply in a conveyor ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336751 | LEVITATION AIR PLATE - To provide a levitation air plate that can be easily manufactured and can float a substance being conveyed such as a glass while maintaining its high rigidity and controlling a floating amount in high accuracy. A levitation air plate | 2015-11-26 |
20150336752 | STACKING STATION FOR A THERMOFORMING PLANT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CUP-SHAPED PRODUCTS AND THERMOFORMING PLANT - The invention relates to a stacking station for a thermoforming installation, to a method for producing cup-shaped products in a thermoforming installation and to a thermoforming installation equipped therewith. Ejecting products out of a film plane onto an additional conveyor belt using a pusher is known. The additional conveyor belt first brings the products to a tilting device. After actuation of the tilting device, the products lie on their side and are conveyed onward from there. The present invention provides first pre-stacking the products coming from the ejector, to then tilt them, preferably by way of their own weight, and to stack them only once they are lying. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336753 | METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING AIRPORT BAGGAGE - In order, e.g., to improve distribution of baggage in an airport, a solution comprises positioning two or more empty totes above each other, so that the two or more empty totes are supported by a tote station by support members | 2015-11-26 |
20150336754 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR LAYER DEPALLETIZING - The problem of potentially damaging a pallet layer that is gripped by clamps of a depalletizing tool is solved i) by detecting the real position of the layer using a pad on the tool that is movable with the clamps towards the pallet layer and whose detected stopping position determines the real position of the layer, and ii) while the layer is gripped by the clamp, by inserting under the layer curtains; the pressure on the layer by the clamps being adapted to the ease to go underneath the layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336755 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED FILLLING OF A MAIL TRAY FROM A VERTICAL STACKER - An automated mail tray filling apparatus for taking envelopes from a vertical stacker output of an inserter machine and placing them in mail trays. A vertical stack of envelopes rests on a long stacker table. The mail tray filling apparatus has a track positioned next the vertical stacker table parallel to the length of the vertical stacker table. A mail tray transport is positioned beneath the track and arranged to transport mail trays beneath the track in a direction parallel to the vertical stacker table. A movable mail tray filler is movably mounted on the track to travel in parallel next to the vertical stacker table and above the mail tray transport, and is arranged to withdraw envelopes from the end of the vertical stack in a sideways direction. Envelopes are then redirected into a downward direction and fed into a mail tray positioned beneath the movable mail tray filler. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336756 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MULTI-FUNCTION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image reading apparatus includes a document tray, and an automatic document feeding unit disposed at an upper side of the document tray to transport documents as to pass through the upper side of the document tray. The automatic document feeding unit includes a body; a document supplying tray having a first width corresponding to a width of a first document to be scanned and at which the first document to be scanned is loaded; and an auxiliary guide having a second width that is smaller than the first width to correspond to a second document having a width smaller than the width of the first document and is installed at the document supplying tray. The auxiliary guide includes a guide portion to support both widthwise sides of the document to be scanned while entered toward an upper side of the mounting unit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336757 | MULTI-FEED DETECTION DEVICE, AND SHEET-SHAPED-OBJECT HANDLING DEVICE - A multi-feed detection device is provided with: a base; an arm rotatably supported on the base; a magnet affixed to the arm; a Hall element which is affixed to the base, and which outputs an electric signal corresponding to the strength of the magnetic field; a differentiation circuit which outputs a voltage corresponding to the differential value of the output of the Hall element; and an integration circuit which outputs a voltage corresponding to the integral value of the output of the differentiation circuit. The arm applies a force against a conveyance path by way of a spring. One or more sheets of paper conveyed on the conveyance path raise the arm, separating the magnet from the Hall element. Accordingly, the output of the integration circuit varies, and the number of sheets of paper is detected on the basis of this variation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336758 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system according to the present invention includes a jam detection unit | 2015-11-26 |
20150336759 | SHEET FEEDER - A sheet feeder includes a delivery roller that contacts a sheet on a sheet supply tray to deliver the sheet; a first detection sensor disposed upstream of the delivery roller so as to detect the sheet on the sheet supply tray; and a second detection sensor disposed downstream of the delivery roller so as to detect a leading end portion of the sheet on the sheet supply tray. The delivery roller is activated in a state where the first detection sensor detects the sheet on the sheet supply tray while the second detection sensor does not detect the leading end portion of the sheet on the sheet supply tray. Thus, all the actually feedable sheets placed on the sheet supply tray can be fed, thereby reducing a sheet setting failure on the sheet supply tray, which reduces trouble of performing a re-set operation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336760 | Removal Equipment for an Electric Conduction Plate of Electric Double Layer Capacitors Battery for Electric Vehicle - The present invention relates to a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle which can manufacture electric rolls by conveying and winding an electrode from the electric rolls without breakage when the electrode rolls are manufactured by using electrode rolls in which an electrode is configured in a direction to fill the electrode rolls in a box at a high integration in a manufacturing process of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle that is configured by stacking electrode rolls in a sealed (cylindrical or angular) box. The present invention provides a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle, which can prevent a breakage when an electrode is conveyed, by providing a guide roller at a moving position of the electrode on an external surface of a conveying roller. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336761 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSER AND AN ADHESIVE TAPE ROLL - The present disclosure relates to an adhesive tape dispenser, for an adhesive tape roll having a core element, said dispenser essentially consisting of or comprising a carrier unit, in particular a housing, at least one grip member being connected, in particular via a connecting member, to the carrier unit for handling of the adhesive tape dispenser, a first bearing member essentially consisting of or comprising a rotatable bearing shaft arranged and adjusted for receiving the core element of an adhesive tape roll and for rotatably supporting said roll which is directly or indirectly arranged on and/or fastened to the carrier unit, a second bearing member essentially consisting of or comprising an, in particular non-rotatable, bearing shaft, which is directly or indirectly arranged on and/or fastened to the carrier unit, and a receiving member arranged and adjusted for receiving the core element of an adhesive tape roll that is rotatably arrangeable or supported on said second bearing shaft, an, in particular rotatable, applicator unit for attaching the adhesive tape to objects which is directly or indirectly joined to the carrier unit or which is integral with said carrier unit, at least one fastening means for a cutting blade, which is directly or indirectly joined to the carrier unit or which is integral with said carrier unit, and optionally a cutting blade held by said fastening means, wherein the grip member and applicator unit are located on opposite sides of the first or second bearing member and/or of the center of gravity of the dispenser. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336762 | PAPER DUST REMOVAL DEVICE - A method and apparatus for removing excess paper dust from paper fed from a high capacity feeder module that includes blades positioned after an exit of the high capacity feeder module that are configured to physically remove paper dust from sheets generated during feeding of the sheets by a fully active retard feeder from the high capacity feeder module. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336763 | SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT FOLDS A SHEET, AND IMAGE-FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In a saddle-stitching apparatus, when a sheet is transported to a center-folding unit, a folding blade moves from a retrieved position to a nip position between a pair of folding rollers. A forward end of the folding blade comes into contact with a fold of the sheet, so that the sheet is folded along the fold. When the sheet is attached to the nip position between the folding rollers, the folding rollers start rotating and then, the folding blade inserts the center-folded sheet between the folding rollers. After the center-fold finishing is completed, the rotations of the folding rollers stop in timing at which the folding blade is pulled out of the nip position between the folding rollers. When pulling the folding blade out of the nip position between the folding rollers, the rotations of the folding rollers restart. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336764 | FOLDING ROLLER WITH RUBBER-ELASTIC INSERTS - A folding roller for use in a folding device for folding a fold is disclosed. At the folding device a substrate to be folded is pushed into an inlet roller nip of folding rollers rotating in opposite directions by a folding knife for forming a fold. The folded-away substrate is transferred from the folding rollers to a belt line guided about the folding rollers and consisting of transport belts for the purpose of onward transporting the folded product. The folding roller in the regions in axial extension in which at least one transport belt at least partially wraps the folding roller includes at least one rubber-elastic insert. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336765 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus that forms a folding line on a sheet includes first and second folding rollers that form a folding line on the sheet by rotating a bent sheet while pinching from sheet surfaces and a first pressing unit that presses the second folding roller against the first folding roller in an arbitrary portion in a rotating shaft direction of the second folding roller. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336766 | MACHINE FOR THE FORMATION OF NUMBERED PACKS OF INTERLEAVED SHEETS OF PAPER - A machine for the formation of numbered packs of interleaved sheets of paper ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336767 | WIRE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A wire guidance system includes a wire guide and a compressed air feeder. The wire guide has a wire guide channel extending between a wire entrance and a wire exit. The wire guide channel receives a wire through the wire entrance. A segment of the wire extends beyond the wire exit. The compressed air feeder supplies compressed air to the wire guide. The compressed air is supplied to the wire guide channel around the wire. The compressed air is discharged from the wire exit with the wire to support the segment of the wire extending beyond the wire exit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336768 | ELEVATOR APPARATUS - In an elevator apparatus, a plurality of storage media are arranged in a hoistway so as to be spaced from one another in a hoisting direction of a car. In the car, reading device that reads information stored in the storage media is mounted. The storage media are arranged in the hoisting direction at intervals different from one another. A safety monitor is configured to: execute an operation for detecting two storage media; measure an interval between the detected storage media based on a signal from movement detector; compare the measured interval between the storage media with stored intervals of the storage media: and to grasp the position of the car by using a result of the comparison and the information of the storage media, when a position of the car cannot be grasped. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336769 | MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELEVATOR SUPPOT - An elevator installation includes a car and at least one support device supporting the car. The support device has a plurality of electrically conductive tensile carriers that are arranged parallel to one another and which are substantially enclosed by a casing. The elevator installation further includes a monitoring device that connects the tensile carriers or groups of the tensile carriers in an alternating configuration as electrical resistances in a measuring bridge so that electrical resistances of different tensile carriers can be compared with one another by sensing a bridge voltage. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING LANDING DOOR ROLLERS - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for adjusting landing door rollers in an elevator comprising at least an elevator car having at least a car door, a door operating assembly and a landing door coupler with its two vanes, and the elevator comprising an elevator shaft equipped with a landing door at each landing level. For adjusting the landing door rollers the mutual horizontal distance of the vanes of the landing door coupler is copied mechanically into the location further up in the elevator car than the location of the vanes. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336771 | ELEVATOR REFURBISHING METHOD - In an elevator refurbishing method in which a hydraulic elevator in which a hydraulic jack is installed in an equipment installation zone is refurbished into a machine-roomless elevator that uses a two-to-one (2:1) roping method, the equipment installation zone being a region inside a hoistway on either a left side or a right side of a car when viewed from directly above, at least one guide rail from a pair of counterweight guide rails is installed in the equipment installation zone while leaving the hydraulic jack in position, the hydraulic jack is removed from the hoistway, the hoisting machine is installed in a lower portion of the equipment installation zone using a space that is created by removal of the hydraulic jack, and a car return sheave and a counterweight return sheave are installed on an upper portion of the counterweight guide rails. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336772 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS/GOODS - A conveyor system for displacing passenger/goods formed by a moving endless belt comprising a plurality of pallet assemblies and drive means to transmit a drive movement to the pallet belt. The pallets have a functional surface opposite to the support surface and having first meshing means. The drive means comprise second meshing means designed to interact with the first meshing means, so that the drive pallets, are driven by the drive means by means of a meshing between the first meshing means and the second meshing means and to drive said pallet belt in the movement direction D. The drive means have a linear motor aligned with the movement direction D. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336773 | TURNING SYSTEM FOR BELT TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A turning system for a belt transport system, wherein the belt of the same is formed by a plurality of pallets and the transport system has a turn input stretch and a turn output stretch, arranged on the same horizontal plane. The turning system has a curved stretch, which connects the turn input and output, the curved stretch being arranged on the same horizontal plane as the turn input and output. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336774 | ENDLESS ESCALATOR HANDRAIL AND ESCALATOR - The endless escalator handrail is made up of a thermoplastic resin member having a first and a second curved portions and a joint section; a flat woven fabric bonded to an inner surface of the thermoplastic resin member; a first patch cloth having a base portion and a divergent portion, for being placed on the first curved portion side in the joint section; and a second patch cloth having a base portion and a divergent portion, for being placed on the second curved portion side in the joint section. The divergent potion of the first patch cloth is bonded onto the flat woven fabric at an inward side of the first curved portion, and the divergent potion of the second patch cloth is bonded onto the flat woven fabric at an inward side of the second curved portion. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336775 | HOISTING SYSTEM AND ACCOMPANYING CONNECTOR CATCH ASSEMBLY - A hoisting system, including: a hoisting crane including a hoisting cable, a craft, and a connector catch assembly for interconnecting the hoisting crane and the craft or a load/cargo on the craft. The connector catch assembly includes: a connector body, and a connector catch having a funnel-shaped trap-cage, whereby one of the connector body and the connector catch is attached to the hoisting cable and the other of the connector body and the connector catch is attached to the craft or the load on the craft. A wide side of the funnel shaped trap-cage is directed toward the connector body on approaching one another, whereas an opposite narrow side of the funnel shaped trap-cage has the connector catch mounted therein for releasably holding the connector body. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336776 | UTILITY TRUCK WITH BOOM AND DEFORMATION MONITORING SENSORS - A utility truck including a boom with telescoping segments, and pistons connected to two pivot points on a base bracket of the boom, for raising and lowering the boom. The truck includes first and second sensors each mounted at different locations on the extension bracket. Both sensors monitor deformations of the extension bracket. An average of measurements of the sensors provide a first load value representative of an axial deflection of the boom. A difference between the measurements of the sensors provide a second load value representative of a lateral deflection of the boom. A control system receives signals from the sensors and controls power delivered to the pistons based on the received signals. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336777 | CRANE ARRANGEMENT - A crane arrangement primarily designed for the repair and replacement of power poles is described. The arrangement includes a truck having two cranes deployed on the truck bed: one crane to hold power lines and the other to manipulate the power pole. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336778 | BOOM APPARATUS WITH NOSE BODY - A boom apparatus comprises at least one flexible line and a boom. The boom comprises a nose body. The nose body comprises a passageway through which the at least one flexible line is routed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336779 | Slack Line Detection Systems for Winches - In at least one illustrative embodiment, a winch may include first and second end frames, a drum coupled between the first and second end frames and configured to rotate to wind or unwind a cable, a brake configured to resist rotation of the drum when engaged, a switch configured to cause the brake to engage the drum when the switch is activated, a slack arm frame having a first end engaged with the cable and a second end pivotally coupled between the first and second end frames, where the slack arm frame is configured to pivot between a first position when the cable is taut and a second position when the cable is slack, and a cam coupled to the slack arm frame and configured to rotate with the slack arm frame to activate the switch when the slack arm frame is in the second position. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336780 | AUTOMATIC LIFT STAND AND CASE - An automatic lift stand and case. The automatic lift stand and case includes a body having an opening and containing a platform. A latch mechanism is configured to maintain the platform in a lower position within the body. One or more resilient stored force devices are configured to move the platform from the lower position towards the opening of the body when the latch mechanism is released. One or more springs are pivotably coupled to the body and the platform, the length of each spring is substantially parallel to the platform when the platform is in the lower position and pivots to lift the platform as the platform is lifted towards the opening of the body by the one or more resilient stored force devices. Each spring is configured to lift the platform to a higher position when the resilient stored force devices pull the platform towards the opening of the body. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336781 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK WITH RAMP LIFT FUNCTION - Industrial truck with a drive part and a load part with two wheel arms that is height-adjustable relative to the drive part, wherein each of the wheel arms has a wheel arm lever, which has at least one load roller and is pivotably articulated on the wheel arm, and a rod, via which a height adjusting movement of the load part is coupled with a pivoting movement of the wheel arm lever, wherein the rod has a hydraulic cylinder, with which a length of the rod is adjustable and which has an operating volume, characterized in that the two rods are push rods, and the industrial truck has a pressure accumulator, which is connectable with the operating volumes of the two hydraulic cylinders. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336782 | CONTAINER OPENER - A container opener is configured to remove a lid from a container. The container opener has a housing configured with a top slot and a front slot. An adjustable blade is inserted into the housing through the front slot and mechanically coupled to a movable jaw member. A slider and locking unit inserted into the top slot and attached to the adjustable blade such that movement of the slider within the top slot moves the adjustable blade in and out of the front slot. A stationary jaw member is attached to the housing. The movable jaw member is configured to be placed a distance from the stationary jaw member in order to hold the lid such that rotating the housing removes the lid from the container. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336783 | Wine Savor - The Wine Savor is a pump that conserves the remaining wine in a bottle just opened to maintain its freshness and prevent the damaging impacts of oxidization on the taste and quality of the wine. The Wine Savor solves the wine oxidation in a bottle by preventing a large amount of contact with oxygen when the bottle is first opened and subsequently poured out. Though the bottle will endure some oxidization, the only direct contact with oxygen when using this device is at the exact moment of un-corking the bottle for the first time. The pump will be inserted into the bottle prior to dispensing any liquid for drink. This liquid dispensing pump is combined with an airtight stopper ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336784 | WINE BLENDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for wine blending using a wine dispensing system of the type that has a pour spout. Wine is dispensed through each of a plurality of pour spouts from a each of a plurality of component wine sources, such as bottles or kegs of wine. From each dispense head the wine flows into a hose joined to a mixing manifold. The mixed wine then flows to an air excluded container, from which it may then be bottled. A user specifies a recipe, which dictates the proportion of each component wine in a blend. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336785 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND VARIABLE PRESSURE REGULATOR CAP ASSEMBLY - A beverage dispenser with a variable pressure regulator cap assembly that includes a high pressure cavity defined by a cap body. The high pressure cavity receives pressurized gas from a compressed gas reservoir. A low pressure cavity is connected to the high pressure cavity via a high pressure gas passageway. The low pressure cavity defines a low pressure gas passageway that penetrates the cap body. A piston seat is positioned on a high pressure cavity side of the high pressure gas passageway. A piston regulates introduction of the pressurized gas into the high pressure gas passageway. A diaphragm is positioned between an ambient pressure cavity and the low pressure cavity and translates the piston relative to the piston seat. A main spring is positioned between a diaphragm and a spring hat. Rotation of the drive screw translates the spring hat to affect compression of the main spring against the diaphragm. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336786 | REFRIGERATORS FOR PROVIDING DISPENSING IN RESPONSE TO VOICE COMMANDS - Generally the present disclosure is directed to refrigerators and other appliances configured to provide dispensing in response to a voice command. One example appliance includes a sensor configured to provide an output signal indicating whether a receptacle is present in a dispensing area of the appliance. The appliance includes a microphone for receiving a human speech signal. The appliance includes a speech-to-text module configured to convert the human speech signal into textual information. The appliance includes a feature processing module configured to determine one or more requested actions based on the textual information. When the one or more requested actions comprise dispensing, the appliance is configured to perform the dispensing only when the output signal from the sensor indicates that the receptacle is present in the dispensing area. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336787 | Ice Machine Risers - This disclosure includes ice machine riser apparatuses and methods of using the same. Some of the present riser apparatuses include a housing that defines an interior channel and has a first end defining a first opening and configured to be coupled to an ice machine, a second end defining a second opening and configured to be coupled to a drink dispenser, and sidewall(s) extending between the first end and the second end and defining at least a third opening, and in some riser apparatuses a fourth opening, in direct communication with the interior channel, a door configured to selectively cover the third opening, and a removable cover configured to cover at least a portion of the fourth opening. Some riser apparatuses elevate an ice machine relative to a drink dispenser. Some riser apparatuses include a third opening disposed at a non-parallel angle relative to the first opening. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336788 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING AND DISPENSING - A system and method for mixing and dispensing two substances are provided. The system includes: a first substance a first container for containing a first substance, a second container for containing a second substance, a feeding tube, and a pumping system connected to the first container, the second container, and the feeding tube; wherein the system comprises at least three modes of operation: combining the first and second substances into one combined substance, mixing the combined substance, and dispensing the mixed substance; and wherein the pumping system is adapted to perform the at least three modes of operation and dispense the mixed substance to the feeding tube. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336789 | BARIUM TITANATE NANOWIRE THEIR ARRAYS AND ARRAY BASED DEVICES - A nano-electromechanical system comprises piezoelectric vertically aligned BaTiO | 2015-11-26 |
20150336790 | Fabrication of Tungsten MEMS Structures - Thick (i.e., greater than two microns), fine-grained, low-stress tungsten MEMS structures are fabricated at low temperatures, particularly for so-called “MEMS last” fabrication processes (e.g., when MEMS structures are fabricated after electronic circuitry is fabricated). Means for very accurately etching structural details from the deposited tungsten layer and for strongly and stably anchoring the tungsten layer to an underlying substrate are disclosed. Also, means for removing a sacrificial layer underlying the mobile tungsten layer without damaging the tungsten or allowing it to be drawn down and stuck by surface tension is disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336791 | MOTION CONVERSION SYSTEM - A motion conversion system is described. The motion conversion system comprises a first torsional member operative for rotating in a first direction. A second torsional member is offset a distance from the first torsional member, wherein the second torsional member is operative for rotating in a direction opposite from the first direction. And, a lateral member has a lower surface connected to the first and second torsional members. Wherein, translational movement of the lateral member results from rotational movement of the first and second torsional members. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336792 | INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR ENCLOSED MEMS DEVICES - A method of fabricating electrical connections in an integrated MEMS device is disclosed. The method comprises forming a MEMS wafer. Forming a MEMS wafer includes forming one cavity in a first semiconductor layer, bonding the first semiconductor layer to a second semiconductor layer with a dielectric layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and etching at least one via through the second semiconductor layer and the dielectric layer and depositing a conductive material on the second semiconductor layer and filling the at least one via. Forming a MEMS wafer also includes patterning and etching the conductive material to form one standoff and depositing a germanium layer on the conductive material, patterning and etching the germanium layer, and patterning and etching the second semiconductor layer to define one MEMS structure. The method also includes bonding the MEMS wafer to a base substrate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336793 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEMS STRUCTURE - A method for creating MEMS structures comprises depositing and patterning a first mask on a wafer in order to define desired first areas to be etched in a first trench etching and desired second areas to be etched in a second trench etching. A first intermediate mask is deposited and patterned on top of the first mask. Recession trenches are etched on parts of the wafer. After the first intermediate mask is removed, first trenches are etched with further etching the recession trenches. The first trenches and the recession trenches are filled with a deposit layer. Part of the deposit layer is removed on second areas. A remainder is left on certain areas, to function as a second mask. A third mask is deposited. The third mask defines the final structure. The parts of the wafer on the second areas are etched in the second trench etching. The masks are then removed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336794 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEMS STRUCTURE AND USE OF THE METHOD - A method creates MEMS structures by selectively etching a silicon wafer that is patterned by using a masking layer. The method comprises depositing and patterning a first mask on a silicon wafer to define desired first areas on the wafer to be etched. First trenches are etched on parts of the wafer not covered by the first mask. The first trenches are filled with a deposit layer. A part of the deposit layer is removed on desired second areas to be etched and a remainder is left on areas to function as a second mask to define final structures. Parts of the wafer on the desired second areas is etched, and the second mask is removed. A gyroscope or accelerator can be manufactured by dimensioning the structures. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336795 | PARALLEL PREPARATION OF HYDROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE AND A CARBON-COMPRISING PRODUCT - The invention relates to a process for the parallel preparation of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and a carbon-comprising product, wherein one or more hydrocarbons are thermally decomposed and at least part of the pyrolysis gas formed is taken off from the reaction zone of the decomposition reactor at a temperature of from 800 to 1400° C. and reacted with carbon dioxide to form a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (synthesis gas). | 2015-11-26 |
20150336796 | Method for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide - The present invention relates to a method for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide using a catalyst comprising at least one catalytically active metal selected from elements in Groups 7 to 11, wherein the catalytically active metal is supported on a carrier comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfates and phosphates of alkaline-earth metals, wherein said compound is precipitated on the carrier. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336797 | POROUS CARBON COMPOSITIONS - A curable liquid carbon precursor formulation for preparing a porous carbon composition including (a) at least one aromatic epoxy resin; (b)(i) at least one aromatic co-reactive curing agent, or (b)(ii) at least one catalytic curing agent, or (b)(iii) a mixture thereof; and (c) at least one porogen; wherein the liquid composition has a neat viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa-s, at 25° C. prior to adding porogen, prior to adding optional components, prior to curing, and prior to carbonizing; and wherein the liquid composition being cured has a carbon yield of at least 35 weight percent disregarding the weight of the porogen and any optional components present in the composition; a process for preparing the porous carbon composition from the above formulation including the steps of curing the formulation, and carbonizing the cured product resulting from curing the formulation such that a porous carbon composition is produced; and a porous carbon composition made by the above process. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336798 | DEVICES FOR CARBON NANOTUBE LENGTH CONTROL - A method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube (CNT) of a predetermined length is disclosed. The method includes generating an electric field to align one or more CNTs and severing the one or more aligned CNTs at a predetermined location. The severing each of the aligned CNTs may include etching the predetermined location of the one or more aligned CNTs and applying a voltage across the one or more etched CNTs. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336799 | SIMPLE PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GRAPHENE BY MICROORGANISMS - Systems and methods are provided for producing graphene from graphene oxide in an environmentally friendly, cost effective and simple process, which uses microorganisms as a reducing agent to achieve the desired result. The systems and methods avoid the use of toxic or environmentally harmful reducing agents commonly used as reducing agents in the chemical reduction of GO to obtain graphene. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336800 | WAFER SCALE EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE TRANSFER - A method for transfer of a two-dimensional material includes forming a spreading layer of a two-dimensional material on a substrate, the spreading layer having a monolayer. A stressor layer is formed on the spreading layer, and the stressor layer is configured to apply stress to a closest monolayer of the spreading layer. The closest monolayer is exfoliated by mechanically splitting the spreading layer wherein the closest monolayer remains on the stressor layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336801 | METHODS OF FORMING GRAPHENE-COATED DIAMOND PARTICLES AND POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS - Coated diamond particles have solid diamond cores and at least one graphene layer. Methods of forming coated diamond particles include coating diamond particles with a charged species and coating the diamond particles with a graphene layer. A composition includes a substance and a plurality of coated diamond particles dispersed within the substance. An intermediate structure includes a hard polycrystalline material comprising a first plurality of diamond particles and a second plurality of diamond particles. The first plurality of diamond particles and the second plurality of diamond particles are interspersed. A method of forming a polycrystalline compact includes catalyzing the formation of inter-granular bonds between adjacent particles of a plurality of diamond particles having at least one graphene layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336802 | METHOD OF PURIFYING SILICON - A method comprises forming a first molten liquid from a solvent metal and sodium carbonate, contacting the first molten liquid with silicon to form a second molten liquid, cooling the second molten liquid to provide silicon crystals and a mother liquor, and separating the silicon crystals from the mother liquor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336803 | ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - An active material precursor having a hollow structure is represented by Formula 1: | 2015-11-26 |
20150336804 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING COPPER-CONTAINING PAPER AND USES THEREOF - The invention comprises an environmentally benign method for the direct in situ preparation of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) in paper by reducing sorbed copper ions with ascorbic acid. Copper nanoparticles were quickly formed in less than 10 minutes and were well distributed on the paper fiber surfaces. Paper sheets were characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Antibacterial activity of the CuNP sheets was assessed for by passing | 2015-11-26 |
20150336805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATER DESALINIZATION - An apparatus includes a set of atomizers, a housing and a separator. Each atomizer includes an inlet portion that receives an inlet flow of a solution and an outlet portion that produces an atomized flow of the solution. The housing defines a flow path. Each atomizer is disposed at least partially within the housing such that the outlet portion of each atomizer is in fluid communication with the flow path. The housing is configured such that a gas flowing within the flow path can be sequentially mixed with the atomized flow of the solution produced by the outlet portion of each atomizer to produce a mixture of the gas and the solution. The separator produces a first outlet flow including a portion of the gas and a vaporized portion of a solvent, and a second outlet flow including a liquid portion of the solvent and a solute. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336806 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Purifying Liquids - Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatuses for purifying liquids. One illustrative method includes generating an aerosol from a contaminated liquid. The illustrative method also includes generating a vapor from the aerosol by applying a negative pressure to the aerosol. The illustrative method further includes separating at least one type of contaminant particle from the vapor and converting the vapor into a liquid. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336807 | HYDROGEN-POWERED DESALINATION PLANT - The hydrogen-powered desalination plant is a multi-stage flash desalination system using hydrogen fuel to power the top brine heater of the plant. The hydrogen-powered desalination plant includes a plurality of flash distillation stages, which each include a flash chamber and a condenser. The top brine heater in the hydrogen-powered desalination plant is powered by the carbon-free combustion of hydrogen gas with oxygen gas. The combustion of the hydrogen gas with the oxygen gas creates a flame, which is used directly to generate steam from atomized seawater, any seawater not converted to steam being collected as preheated brine and passed to the multi-stage flash desalination system for successive stages of flash distillation. Preferably, the flame is generated as a vortex. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336808 | TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER - The present invention provides systems, methods and devices for removing contaminants from an aqueous stream. In embodiments, these systems and methods may be applied to particular applications, for example removal of contaminants in aqueous streams associated with the petroleum industry. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336809 | A Radiation Reactor - The present invention relates to radiation reactors for sanitising fluids. In particular the present invention concerns a radiation reactor for a fluid, whereby the radiation reactor comprises a tubular casing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and, the radiation reactor also comprises a radiating element, with the radiation element being arranged within the tubular casing. As a fluid is passed into the tubular casing through the fluid inlet, a first direction of rotation is imparted to the fluid. The fluid is discharged from the tubular casing through the fluid outlet, after the fluid has been irradiated by the radiating element. In order to improve the efficiency of the irradiation process whilst maintaining flow rate through the radiation reactor, the tubular casing also comprises at least one protrusion on the inner wall of the casing and the protrusion extends into a flow path of the fluid such that the protrusion interrupts the first direction of rotation imparted to the fluid by directing the fluid out of the first direction of rotation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336810 | Ultraviolet Water Disinfection System - A solution for treating a fluid, such as water, is provided. An ultraviolet transparency of a fluid can be determined before or as the fluid enters a disinfection chamber. In the disinfection chamber, the fluid can be irradiated by ultraviolet radiation to harm microorganisms that may be present in the fluid. One or more attributes of the disinfection chamber, fluid flow, and/or ultraviolet radiation can be adjusted based on the transparency to provide more efficient irradiation and/or higher disinfection rates. In addition, various attributes of the disinfection chamber, such as the position of the inlet(s) and outlet(s), the shape of the disinfection chamber, and other attributes of the disinfection chamber can be utilized to create a turbulent flow of the fluid within the disinfection chamber to promote mixing and improve uniform ultraviolet exposure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336811 | Particle Separator - A particle separator includes a particle separation member having a plurality of conical cavities for separating particles from unclean liquid; a fluid distribution member for distributing the unclean liquid to the cavities; a particle collection member for collecting the separated particles; and a fluid guiding member for guiding cleaned liquid to an outlet. Each cavity has a narrow open end and a wide open end. A vortex finder is disposed in each of the cavities. An entry channel for the liquid has an inlet section arranged between two adjacent cavities of the particle separation member. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336812 | REMOVAL OF URANIUM FROM WATER - A method for removing uranium from an uranium-containing aqueous solution having a salinity of at least 0.5 ppt, comprise the step of passing the solution through a bed of anion exchange resin impregnated with polyphenol. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336813 | ULTRAPURE WATER PRODUCTING APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrapure water producing apparatus equipped with fewer reverse osmosis membrane separation units. The ultrapure water producing apparatus includes a primary water purification system | 2015-11-26 |
20150336814 | Reverse Osmosis Systems with Built In Pressure Regulation - Systems for counter top and under the counter use having a self contained reverse osmosis filter system having a manifold assemble under which parts of the self contained reverse osmosis filter system are attached, and a raw water pressure regulator also attached under the manifold assembly, the raw water pressure regulator having an inlet for coupling to a source of raw water and an outlet coupled to the inlet for the self contained reverse osmosis filter system, whereby the ratio of product water to waste water may be maximized under normal operating conditions without clogging the self contained reverse osmosis filter system if the pressure of the source of raw water is high. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336815 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATER - A method of treatment of radioactive wastewater. The method includes: allowing radioactive wastewater to undergo reverse osmosis treatment and continuous electrodeionization treatment in sequence. The continuous electrodeionization treatment is carried out in a continuous electrodeionization unit including a continuous electrodeionization membrane stack including a dilute chamber and a concentrate chamber. The dilute chamber is filled with between 30 and 60 vol. % of a first strong-acid cation exchange resin, between 40 and 60 vol. % of a first strong-base anion exchange resin, and between 0 and 30 vol. % of a weak-base anion exchange resin. The concentrate chamber is filled with between 20 and 50 vol. % of a second strong-acid cation exchange resin, and the rest is a second strong-base anion exchange resin. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336816 | DRAW SOLUTES AND FORWARD OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT APPARATUSES, AND METHODS USING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING DRAW SOLUTES - A draw solute may include a photosensitive oligomer that includes a first repeating unit and a second repeating unit. The first repeating unit includes a side chain having at least one functional group configured to undergo a photocrosslinking reaction. The second repeating unit includes an ionic moiety and a counter ion to the ionic moiety. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336817 | A LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - A liquid treatment apparatus comprises a liquid flow channel ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336818 | Drop-In Chlorinator For Portable Spas - An oxidizer generating apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing and an electrode assembly attached at one end of the housing comprising at least three vertically disposed electrodes, the electrodes being spaced apart so as to define a water flow path between them, the electrodes comprising titanium outer electrodes and at least one inner diamond electrode | 2015-11-26 |
20150336819 | ION ABSORPTION/DESORPTION DEVICE AND A METHOD THEREOF AS WELL AS A PH ADJUSTOR - The present invention provides an ion absorption/desorption device and a corresponding method. The ion absorption device may comprise: an electrode pair ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150336820 | ELECTRO-DEIONIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for operating an electro-deionization (EDI) module produces purified water using a power supply controller to provide more efficient and accurate operation. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336821 | SEPARATION OR REMOVAL OF CONSTITUENTS FROM A FLUID - Apparatus and method for removing ions of a common charge type from a fluid. In one embodiment of the method a fluid is passed through a flow region. A magnetic field is applied to the region while the fluid is flowing through the region to provide a magnetic field gradient in the flow region. An electric field is applied across the flow region while the fluid is flowing through the region and while applying the magnetic field to the region. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336822 | NOZZLE MIXING METHODS FOR SHIP BALLAST TANKS - A system, method, and apparatus for treating ship or barge ballast water. The system includes a ballast tank storing ballast water and one or more nozzles located in the ballast tank. One or more pumps supply a chemical into the ballast tank and water to the nozzles. The nozzles are strategically located in the ballast tank to circulate the ballast water and mix the chemical with the ballast water without removing the ballast water from the ballast tank to a separate mixing and treatment area located outside the tank either onboard or off of the ship or barge. | 2015-11-26 |
20150336823 | NUTRIENT RECOVERY METHODS AND USES THEREOF - Provided herein is an efficient solid-liquid separation method for bio-waste material treatment. The method contemplates the addition of certain cationic polyelectrolytes (or “polymers” as used herein) to the bio-waste materials prior to solid-liquid separation, such as centrifugation, thus greatly facilitate the subsequent solid-liquid separation step. The liquid portion, once separated from solid portion using the subject methods, can be subjected to further downstream nutrient recovery manipulations (such as phosphate precipitation and ammonia stripping) with potentially better efficiency, or may be used directly in a number of operations, such as a liquid diluent for feedstocks in an ethanol plant. | 2015-11-26 |