LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140314613 | Methods and Apparatus for Selectively Combining Particulate Material - A method of selectively combining particulate material, comprising: (i) providing a layer of particulate material to a part bed; (ii) providing radiation to sinter a portion of the material of the layer; (iii) providing a further layer of particulate material overlying the prior layer of particulate material including the previously sintered portion of material; (iv) providing radiation to sinter a further portion of the material within the overlying further layer and to sinter said further portion with the previously sintered portion of material in the prior layer; (v) successively repeating blocks (iii) and (iv) to form a three-dimensional object; and wherein at least some of the layers of particulate material are pre-heated with a heater prior to sintering a portion of the material of the respective layer, the heater being configured to move relative to, and proximate, the particulate material. | 10-23-2014 |
20140252668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL - An apparatus ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140202353 | Train Suspension System - A suspension system for a train vehicle includes at least one inerter to minimize track wear. Track wear may be measured by direct measures such as wear work, or indirect measures such as yaw stiffness. “Minimizing” track wear means that such measures are reduced below values which are achievable with conventional technology while maintaining acceptable values of other performance metrics, such as ride comfort or least damping ratio. The suspension system may comprise at least one damper connected in series with the at least one inerter. The suspension system may be the primary or the secondary suspension system of a train vehicle. | 07-24-2014 |
20140166391 | Attenuators, Arrangements of Attenuators, Acoustic Barriers and Methods for Constructing Acoustic Barriers - An arrangement comprising a plurality of attenuators for attenuating acoustic waves, each attenuator of the plurality of attenuators comprising: a first body defining a cavity therein and at least one open aperture extending across a portion of the first body, the first body being configured to attenuate acoustic waves over a resonant frequency band. | 06-19-2014 |
20120152650 | ATTENUATORS, ARRANGEMENTS OF ATTENUATORS, ACOUSTIC BARRIERS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING ACOUSTIC BARRIERS - An attenuator for attenuating acoustic waves, the attenuator comprising: a first body defining a cavity therein and an elongate open aperture extending across a substantial portion of the first body, the first body being configured to attenuate acoustic waves over a resonant frequency band. | 06-21-2012 |
20120009426 | Loaded Polymer - A polymer composition that is loaded with clay is made by a process comprising the steps of: providing a mixture of a liquid, such as water, and clay, in which the clay is dispersed in the liquid, and treating the mixture to ensure that the clay is exfoliated; contacting particles of polymer with the mixture of liquid and exfoliated clay, at an elevated temperature at which the surface of the polymer particles is modified to enhance adhesion of the clay to the polymer particles; then separating the resulting polymer particles from the liquid; and then subjecting the separated polymer particles to a processing step to form a polymer/clay composition. The exfoliation of the clay may be ensured by ultrasonic treatment of the liquid and clay mixture, and by having a low concentration of clay in the liquid. The final composition, which may be formed by extrusion, has clay platelets distributed throughout the polymer. | 01-12-2012 |
20110197582 | EXHAUST ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust arrangement ( | 08-18-2011 |
20100267902 | Process - The present invention provides a process for producing a treated or modified polymer, which process comprises the steps of: (I) providing a mixture comprising a liquid, an additive and a polymer, wherein the additive is dispersed in the liquid; and (II) heating the mixture obtained in step (I) to soften the surface of the polymer so that the additive attaches to the polymer. | 10-21-2010 |
20080241583 | High Chromium Ferritic Steel With 0.5 Atomic % Hafnium, Part Of Which Is Ion Implanted - The application relates to the problem of improving the corrosion resistance and creep properties of standard Cr-steels like E911 (table 1) at high temperatures. To solve this problem, a method of adding up to 0.5 atomic % Hf both during casting or molding and by ion implantation is provided. The addition of Hf improves the corrosion resistance and creep properties inter alia, as it forms a finely distributed stable second phase and as the harmful M23C6 disappears, because all carbon is taken by Hf to form HfC. | 10-02-2008 |