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20080275143 | Catalytic Partial Oxidation Reforming for Syngas Processing and Products Made Therefrom - Systems and methods for producing syngas are provided. A first hydrocarbon can be partially oxidized in the presence of an oxidant and one or more first catalysts at conditions sufficient to partially combust a portion of the first hydrocarbon to provide carbon dioxide, non-combusted first hydrocarbon, and heat. The non-combusted first hydrocarbon can be reformed in the presence of the heat generated in the partial oxidation step and the one or more first catalysts to provide a first syngas. Heat can be indirectly exchanged from the first syngas to a second hydrocarbon to reform at least a portion of the second hydrocarbon in the presence of steam and one or more second catalysts to provide a second syngas. A syngas, which can include the at least a portion of the first syngas, at least a portion of the second syngas, or a mixture thereof can be converted to provide one or more Fischer-Tropsch products, methanol, derivatives thereof, or combinations thereof. | 11-06-2008 |
20090064582 | Catalytic Partial Oxidation Reforming - Systems and processes for producing syngas are provided. A first hydrocarbon can be partially oxidized in the presence of an oxidant and one or more first catalysts at conditions sufficient to partially combust a portion of the first hydrocarbon to provide carbon dioxide, non-combusted first hydrocarbon, and heat. At least a portion of the non-combusted first hydrocarbon can be reformed in the presence of at least a portion of the heat generated in the partial oxidation step and the one or more first catalysts to provide a first syngas. The first syngas can comprise hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. Heat can be indirectly exchanged from the first syngas to a second hydrocarbon to reform at least a portion of the second hydrocarbon in the presence of steam and one or more second catalysts to provide a second syngas. The second syngas can comprise hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. | 03-12-2009 |
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20110210292 | Gasification System And Process For Maximizing Production Of Syngas and Syngas-Derived Products - A gasification system and method. The system can include a gasifier and a purification unit fluidly coupled to the gasifier, with the purification unit receiving raw syngas from the gasifier and producing waste gas and a syngas product. The system can also include a first reformer fluidly coupled to the purification unit, with the first reformer receiving a first portion of the waste gas and producing reformed hydrocarbon. The system can further include a second reformer having a first inlet fluidly coupled to the purification unit, a second inlet fluidly coupled to the first reformer, and an outlet fluidly coupled to the purification unit. The second inlet can receive the reformed hydrocarbon from the first reformer, and the first inlet can receive a second portion of the waste gas from the purification unit. The second reformer can produce a recovered raw syngas that is directed to the purification unit. | 09-01-2011 |
20120070364 | High Pressure Cyrogenic Process and System for Producing Ammonia Products - Systems and methods for producing ammonia and/or ammonia products. The ammonia and/or ammonia products can be produced by compressing a gas mixture comprising nitrogen, hydrogen, methane, and argon to produce a compressed gas mixture having a pressure of from about 1,000 kPa (130 psig) to about 10,400 kPa (1,495 psig). All or a portion of the compressed gas mixture can be selectively separated at cryogenic conditions to produce a first gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen, and a second gas comprising methane, argon, residual hydrogen and nitrogen. At least a portion of the first gas can be reacted at conditions sufficient to produce an ammonia product. | 03-22-2012 |
20130099165 | Reforming Exchanger With Integrated Shift Conversion - Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20130099166 | Reforming Exchanger System With Intermediate Shift Conversion - A reforming exchanger system for syngas production is provided. The reforming exchanger system can have a first and a second reforming exchanger, each with a shell-and-tube configuration, and a shift reactor located intermediate to the first and second reforming exchangers to reduce carbon monoxide concentration in the outlet gas. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchanger systems described herein are also provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20150224463 | REFORMING EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRATED SHIFT CONVERSION - Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided. | 08-13-2015 |
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20110071893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVELY CONNECTING USERS AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS TO INDIVIDUAL OR AGGREGATED TO-DO LIST TASK ITEMS OF USERS WITHIN THE TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for delivering advertising, solicitation for offers, or offers of assistance to a user based on a user created to-do list task items wherein the user has requested such advertising, solicitation or assistance to be telephonically, wirelessly or electronically delivered and associated with said to-do list task items thereby aiding the user in the performance of his or her to-do list task items. The user to-do list task items may consist of calendared events, appointments, tasks, solicitations for offers, or other requests for assistance or information as the user may desire from other users of the task management system or third party providers. The present invention allows third party providers to connect to user authorized portions of said user's to-do list task items for the purposes of linking advertising, solicitation or assistance through, in part, a unique identifier (a contact information depository of record “CIDOR”). | 03-24-2011 |
20110112881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER ENGAGEMENT IN TO-DO LIST TASK MANAGEMENT - A system and method for helping users perform and manage actions on their to-do lists tasks by making it fun, rewarding and engaging. The system and method will help users make the task of performing and managing to-do lists tasks fun by providing tools, rewards and incentives for the user, encouraging them in a socially connected way to do the tasks. The present invention further embodies a Recognition Factor for rewarding users who complete tasks in accordance with the Offer Database and Rewards Engine, and further includes a Content Database for associating media to a to-do-list task. | 05-12-2011 |
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20140103546 | SILICONE POLYMERS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDICES AND EXTENDED POT LIFE - Novel compositions and methods of using those compositions to form high refractive index coatings are provided. The compositions comprise a mixture of two silicone polymers, a catalyst, and an inhibitor for the catalyst. The preferred catalyst comprises platinum. Unlike prior art silicone systems, the inventive composition can be provided in a one-part form due to a substantially improved pot life. The compositions can be spin- or spray-applied, followed by baking to crosslink the polymers and form a cured layer. The inventive cured layers have high refractive indices and light transmissions. | 04-17-2014 |
20140124898 | CVD-FREE, SCALABLE PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILICON MICRO- AND NANOSTRUCTURES - Manufacturing-friendly and scalable methods for the production of silicon micro- and nanostructures, including silicon nanotubes, are described. The inventive methods utilize conventional integrated circuit and MEMS manufacturing processes, including spin-coating, photolithography, wet and dry silicon etching, and photoassisted electrochemical etch processes. The invention also provides a novel mask, for maximizing the number of tubes obtained per surface area unit of the silicon substrate on which the tubes are built. The resulting tubes have thick and straight outer walls, as well as high aspect ratios. | 05-08-2014 |
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20110153528 | PROVIDING COMPARISON EXPERIENCES IN RESPONSE TO SEARCH QUERIES - Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices facilitate providing a comparison experience to a user in response to a search query. Upon receiving a search query from the user, entities are extracted from the query. The entities are associated with entity classes. The entities, entity classes, previous user behavior, and other information are used to infer whether the user likely is engaging in a comparison task. If the inference indicates that the user likely is engaging in a comparison task, a comparison experience is generated and access to the comparison experience is provided to the user. | 06-23-2011 |
20110258149 | RANKING SEARCH RESULTS USING CLICK-BASED DATA - Methods and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitate generating a machine-learned model for ranking search results using click-based data are provided. Data is referenced from user queries, which may include search results generated by general search engines and vertical search engines. A training set is generated from the search results and click-based judgments are associated with the search results in the training set. Based on click-based judgments, identifiable features are determined from the search results in a training set. Based on determining identifiable features in a training set, a rule set is generated for ranking subsequent search results. | 10-20-2011 |
20110320440 | PLACEMENT OF SEARCH RESULTS USING USER INTENT - Technologies are described herein for placing search results on a search engine results page (SERP). A query may be received. The query may be transmitted to a plurality of search result providers. A first set of search results and a second set of search results may be received from the search result providers. Intent features may be extracted from the first set of search results. User intent of the second set of search results may be inferred based on the extracted intent features. The first set of search results and the second set of search results may be ranked based on the inferred user intent. The SERP may be rendered according to the ranked first set and second set of search results. | 12-29-2011 |
20130117297 | DOMAIN SPECIFIC QUERY-COMPLETION SUGGESTIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing query-completion suggestions configured to be searched against vertical information domains in response to receiving a general web search query are provided. At least a portion of a general web search query is received. As the portion of the general web search query is received, query-completion suggestions are determined as is a likely primary intent associated with at least a portion of the determined query-completion suggestions. If the likely primary intent associated with a particular query-completion suggestion is for information associated with a particular vertical information domain other than the general web domain, the query-completion suggestion is provided such that selection thereof causes searching of the query-completion suggestion against the particular information domain for search results. | 05-09-2013 |
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20110030635 | FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE FOR REDUCED COKING - The present invention modifies the outlet holes of a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. In the present invention, the outside opening of the outlet holes are modified in a manner that increases the outside opening, making the outside opening larger than the inside opening and creating an intermediate opening, which is recessed with the needle housing. | 02-10-2011 |
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20140261321 | FUEL SYSTEM HAVING ROTARY DISTRIBUTOR - A fuel system is disclosed for use with an engine having a plurality of cylinders. The fuel system may have a fuel supply, and a fuel distributor configured to selectively connect the fuel supply with the plurality of cylinders. The fuel system may also have a fuel valve fluidly connected between the fuel supply and the fuel distributor. The fuel valve may be movable to affect a fueling parameter of individual cylinders of the plurality of cylinders. | 09-18-2014 |
20150040858 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An improved fuel system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel system includes an engine having at least one cylinder, comprising: a liquid fuel injector configured to inject liquid fuel into the at least one cylinder; and a gaseous fuel injector having a nozzle configured to inject gaseous fuel into at least one cylinder, wherein the gaseous fuel injector is positioned outside an airbox associated with at least one cylinder. | 02-12-2015 |
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20140059012 | Management of Database Deployment - Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for provisioning of databases, which may include processing a request to generate a database, wherein the request comprises a database parameter; determining a lease term for the database; generating the database based on the database parameter; and communicating a notification containing information regarding the database and the lease term. | 02-27-2014 |
20140122666 | Automatic Deployment, Configuration, and Lifecycle Management of Applications and Infrastructure Components - Apparatuses, computer readable media, methods, and systems are described for automatic deployment of applications and infrastructure components, which may include processing selection of an operating system, processing selection of a stack, creating a stencil based on the operating system and the stack, and publishing the stencil. | 05-01-2014 |
20140143406 | Dynamically Scalable Real-Time System Monitoring - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for dynamically scalable real-time system monitoring are presented. For example, according to one aspect, multiple performance metrics are received from multiple performance metric collection agents. At least some of the performance metrics are identified based on an association with a common entity. The identified performance metrics are utilized to evaluate whether performance conditions specified by rules associated with the common entity have been satisfied. Responsive to evaluating that a performance condition has been satisfied, an alert is generated and communicated to one or more subscriber devices associated with the common entity. | 05-22-2014 |
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20140088052 | CHALCONE DERIVATIVES AS NRF2 ACTIVATORS - Compounds and methods for treating or preventing a disease, disorder or condition associated with an Nrf2-regulated pathway, including those associated with an autoimmune disease, comorbidity associated with diabetes, such as retinopathy and nephropathy, bone marrow transplant for leukemia and related cancers, bone marrow deficiencies, inborn errors of metabolism, and other immune disorders, oxidative stress, respiratory infection, ischemia, neurodegenerative disorders, radiation injury, neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, autoimmunity, and congenital neutropenic disorders, and for restoring a corticosteroid responsiveness, in a subject are provided. | 03-27-2014 |
20140171503 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR MODULATORS AND THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCER - Disclosed are compounds which are nuclear receptor modulators that can act as antagonists to the androgen receptor, for example, a compound of Formula I: wherein R | 06-19-2014 |
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20080235790 | SECURE ISOLATION OF APPLICATION POOLS - A secure web hosting system is provided. In various embodiments, the secure web hosting system identifies an application that is to be loaded, creates a security token that is unique to the computer system and based on a name of the identified application, receives a request to load the identified application, and creates a process in which to load the identified application, the process having security attributes associated with the created security token. In various embodiments, the secure web hosting system includes an isolation service component that creates a security token based on an application name of an application identified by the configuration file. | 09-25-2008 |
20110099609 | ISOLATION AND PRESENTATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA - Architecture that provides a secure environment in which data (e.g., code, instructions, files, images, etc.) can be opened and run by a client application. Once opened the data can be viewed (in a “protected view”) by the user without incurring risk to other client processing and systems. Accordingly, the architecture mitigates malicious attacks by enabling users to preview untrusted and potentially harmful data (e.g., files) in a low risk manner. Files opened in the protected view are isolated from accessing key resources on the client computer and provides the user a safer way to read files that can contain dangerous content. The protected view also provides a seamless user experience. The user is unaware that the client is operating on data in a different mode and allows for the reduction of security prompts. | 04-28-2011 |
20150347771 | ISOLATION AND PRESENTATION OF UNTRUSTED DATA - Architecture that provides a secure environment in which data (e.g., code, instructions, files, images, etc.) can be opened and run by a client application. Once opened the data can be viewed (in a “protected view”) by the user without incurring risk to other client processing and systems. Accordingly, the architecture mitigates malicious attacks by enabling users to preview untrusted and potentially harmful data (e.g., files) in a low risk manner. Files opened in the protected view are isolated from accessing key resources on the client computer and provides the user a safer way to read files that can contain dangerous content. The protected view also provides a seamless user experience. The user is unaware that the client is operating on data in a different mode and allows for the reduction of security prompts. | 12-03-2015 |
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20120264549 | Sporting Devices and Structures Having Dynamic Visual Indicia - An on-field vision training system is disclosed that provides a visual identifier near the athlete during game play and training exercises and other visual identifier positioned away from the athlete, but so as to still be seen by the athlete during game play and training exercises. The athlete uses the visual identifiers during game play and training exercises to improve vision, focus, and concentration. An American football having unique visual identifiers for use as an in-flight visual training tool is also disclosed. | 10-18-2012 |
20130130848 | Sporting Devices and Structures Having Dynamic Visual Indicia - Sporting devices having the ability to provide dynamic indicia are disclosed. Further aspects relate to systems and methods for altering the output of at least one light-emitting/light reflecting device of a sporting device. In one aspect, the selective utilization of dynamic indicia may be implemented in the training or coaching of athletes. In one embodiment, a user input may be received by manipulating a structure traditionally located on a particular type of sporting device or from an external electronic device, including for example, a portable communication device, such as a wireless telephone, media player, tablet, netbook, or notebook computer. Further aspects relate to utilizing sensors to detect a motion parameter of the sporting device and/or an athletic parameter during a selected athletic routine. Certain implementations may utilize data from multiple sporting devices and/or other structures. | 05-23-2013 |
20150059214 | Article of Footwear With Color Change Portion and Method of Changing Color - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion includes composite material including a photonic lattice. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 03-05-2015 |
20160027325 | Feedback Signals From Image Data of Athletic Performance - Aspects of this disclosure relate to improving an athlete's ability to synchronize the movement of their body in time. Certain embodiments provide a feedback system that allows an athlete (or another individual, such as a trainer) to comprehend and optimize the timing of one or more components or features of an athletic movement. Image data such as video, of an athlete performing physical activity may be utilized (alone or in combination with non-image data) may be used to generate and emit real-time feedback signals to provide an indication of tempo to the athlete. Still further aspects relate to using image and/or other sensor data to detect improper timing and/or movements of an athlete, and in response generating real-time feedback signals. | 01-28-2016 |
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20100242402 | POLYESTER RESIN BINDER - The present invention relates to a composition of at least one cation of an element selected from Group IIA elements, transition metals, Group IIB elements, Group IIIA elements, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, As, Sb, Bi, Te, and Po and at least one polyester resin, which can be used as a low VOC binder for the manufacture of fibrous insulation. | 09-30-2010 |
20120046424 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE TRIAZINE-ARYLHYDROXY-ALDEHYDE CONDENSATES WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY - Compositions and methods for forming condensates and resin compositions are provided. In one embodiment, a condensate is formed from a reaction mixture including a triazine monomer, an arylhydroxy monomer, an aldehyde monomer and an acid catalyst having a pKa value of greater than 3.8. The condensates contain up to 28 wt. % of nitrogen and have a melt viscosity of 3,000 cps or less at 175° C. The condensates may have a solubility of at least 80 wt. % solids dissolved in an organic solvent for 120 hours or greater. Also disclosed are methods for the manufacture of the condensate as well as the condensate's use in fire-retardant epoxy resin compositions suitable for the manufacture of laminates for electronic applications. There is also disclosed a glycidylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate of this invention. | 02-23-2012 |
20130337272 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING POLYESTERS AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - Polyester materials, methods for making polyesters materials, and uses of the polyester materials in binder materials and articles of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process is provided for preparing a polyester solution, including mixing monomers of at least one organic acid containing at least three carboxylic groups and at least one multi-hydroxyl alcohol containing at least three hydroxyl groups to form a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to a first temperature, polymerizing the monomers at the first temperature until reaching an acid value from about 200 to about 400 mg KOH/g, adjusting the temperature to a second temperature less than the first temperature, and forming the polyester solution. The polyester materials may be mixed with cross-linking materials to form binder materials. The binder material may then be used to form articles of manufacture. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337712 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING POLYESTERS AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - Polyester materials, methods for making polyesters materials, and uses of the polyester materials in binder materials and articles of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process is provided for preparing a polyester solution, including mixing monomers of at least one organic acid containing at least three carboxylic groups and at least one multi-hydroxyl alcohol containing at least three hydroxyl groups to form a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to a first temperature, polymerizing the monomers at the first temperature until reaching an acid value from about 200 to about 400 mg KOH/g, adjusting the temperature to a second temperature less than the first temperature, and forming the polyester solution. The polyester materials may be mixed with cross-linking materials to form binder materials. The binder material may then be used to form articles of manufacture. | 12-19-2013 |
20150148487 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING POLYESTERS AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - Polyester materials, methods for making polyesters materials, and uses of the polyester materials in binder materials and articles of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, a process is provided for preparing a polyester solution, including mixing monomers of at least one organic acid containing at least three carboxylic groups and at least one multi-hydroxyl alcohol containing at least three hydroxyl groups to form a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to a first temperature, polymerizing the monomers at the first temperature until reaching an acid value from about 200 to about 400 mg KOH/g, adjusting the temperature to a second temperature less than the first temperature, and forming the polyester solution. The polyester materials may be mixed with cross-linking materials to form binder materials. The binder material may then be used to form articles of manufacture. | 05-28-2015 |
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20120117496 | DECLARATIVE AND MULTI-MODE WIZARD FRAMEWORK - A user interface mechanism may be defined by a story from which a wizard engine may create a user interface. The engine may present the story using various user interface containers that define a layout and general functions of a user interface, along with styles that may define the ‘look and feel’ of the user interface. The story may define an action performed once data are collected from the user. The story may also define data passed to the action, as well as the data collected from a user. The story may further define translation routines or other actions that may be launched in response to receiving user action and used to generate data that may be passed to the action. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117498 | SECONDARY OUTPUT GENERATION FROM A PRESENTATION FRAMEWORK - A secondary output of a user interface created using a presentation framework may be created by making a clone of the user interface, then modifying the cloned user interface by expanding various components. The cloned user interface may also be configured to the output characteristics of the secondary output, which may be a printer or other hardcopy device. The user interface may be created with callbacks or other actions that may be executed when the cloned user interface is configured. The callbacks may cause certain user interface components to be changed on the cloned version of the user interface. | 05-10-2012 |
20140040788 | DECLARATIVE AND MULTI-MODE WIZARD FRAMEWORK - A user interface mechanism may be defined by a story from which a wizard engine may create a user interface. The engine may present the story using various user interface containers that define a layout and general functions of a user interface, along with styles that may define the ‘look and feel’ of the user interface. The story may define an action performed once data are collected from the user. The story may also define data passed to the action, as well as the data collected from a user. The story may further define translation routines or other actions that may be launched in response to receiving user action and used to generate data that may be passed to the action. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040795 | SECONDARY OUTPUT GENERATION FROM A PRESENTATION FRAMEWORK - A secondary output of a user interface created using a presentation framework may be created by making a clone of the user interface, then modifying the cloned user interface by expanding various components. The cloned user interface may also be configured to the output characteristics of the secondary output, which may be a printer or other hardcopy device. The user interface may be created with callbacks or other actions that may be executed when the cloned user interface is configured. The callbacks may cause certain user interface components to be changed on the cloned version of the user interface. | 02-06-2014 |