| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 241001000 | By operations other than force of contact with solid surface | 33 |
| 20080217444 | Waste processing apparatus and method featuring water removal - The present invention includes an apparatus and method for processing solid waste products. The invention features periodic removal of water preferably while the contents are under pressure. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted cylindrical vessel having a first end, a second end and an interior surface, at least one end terminating in a hatch that may be opened to allow access to the interior of the vessel and sealably closed to allow pressurization of the vessel; a steam inlet for injecting stem disposed at one or both ends; and one or more valves for exhausting water periodically as the waste mass is being processed. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080217445 | Method for producing fullerene suspension - The present invention provides a fullerene suspension and a method for producing a fullerene suspension having high dispersion stability without any chemical compound. Also, the fullerene suspension and its producing method makes it possible to be applied in various fields including the field of medical and pharmaceutical science and the field of foods and environment, in which the fullerene suspension obtained by the prior methods had not been applied. The fullerene is ground to form nanoparticles by irradiating a fullerene in a poor solvent with a laser. The pulse laser having a width of several-ten femtoseconds to several-hundred nanoseconds is appropriately applied. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080237376 | Method of producing medicinal nanoparticle suspension - A method of producing a medicinal nanoparticle suspension is provided, wherein a medicinal ingredient added in a suspending solution is ground to form nanoparticles of the medicinal ingredient by irradiating the suspending solution with a laser. The process is implemented after adding a poorly water-soluble or water-insoluble medicinal ingredient of a drug in a poor solvent to form the suspending solution. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080277508 | Virtual Electrode Mineral Particle Disintegrator - The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for breaking mineral particles comprising suspending the particles in a liquid flowing in a conduction path, the liquid comprising a dielectric constant higher than the particles and wherein an electric voltage pulse is sent to electrodes to pass an electric field in the mineral particles with sufficient stress to fracture the mineral particles. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090194614 | Device and Method for Improving Power Feed Efficacy for Comminuting Machines - A waste fragmenting machine comprising a power feed system comprising a power feed wheel, an angular yoke connected to the power feed wheel and at least one, preferably two, sets of upper and lower linkage arms, the linkage arms being operatively connected with the machine frame and the angular yoke. The upper and lower arms of each set of linkage arms being arranged within the same vertical plane, but in a non-parallel relationship to each other and the upper arm being shorter in length than the lower arm. The linkage arms adjust the position of the power feed wheel to accommodate the size of feed material, thus maintaining a generally constant downward pressure thereon. Raising the power feed wheel under the present invention maintains the proximity between the power feed wheel and fragmenting rotor by moving the power feed wheel laterally in the direction of the rotor, thus promoting fragmenting efficiency by maximizing feed stability and maintaining steady feed rates. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100051730 | High frequency disintegrator - A high frequency disintegrator includes a plurality of high frequency vibration generators, a plurality of connectors, and at least a heat exchanger. The high frequency vibration generators each have an operational portion that axially outputs high frequency vibration energy. The connectors are respectively connected to the high frequency vibration generators, and each include an action portion for allowing the operational portion to axially output the high frequency vibration energy, an inlet, and an outlet, wherein the inlet and the outlet are connected to the action portion. The connectors are connected in series. The heat exchanging device dissipates heat from the connectors. The high frequency disintegrator eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional techniques. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100213292 | DISPOSAL OF HUMAN REMAINS - A coffin for use in an alkaline hydrolysis processes described. The coffin comprises a dissolvable receptacle for a cadaver, the dissolvable receptacle being dissolvable in the alkaline hydrolysis process. A method of disposing of a cadaver is also described. The method includes the steps of placing the cadaver into a coffin comprising a dissolvable receptacle; placing the coffin in an alkaline hydrolysis unit; and adding water and a chemical into the alkaline hydrolysis unit with the cadaver, to break down the cadaver into a fluid component and a bone residue component and to dissolve the dissolvable receptacle of the coffin by alkaline hydrolysis. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100264241 | ULTRASONIC CRUSHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - One aspect is an ultrasonic crusher including a pipe system having at least one elutriator. A pump is configured to pump a slurry through the pipe system and the at least one elutriator. A first ultrasound sonotrode is configured proximate to the at least one elutriator. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110101136 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BREAKING DOWN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for breaking down biological material, especially for obtaining biomolecules by ultrasound, the biological material being arranged, in a container together with a liquid. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114765 | COMMINUTION AND DENSIFICATION OF BIOMASS PARTICLES - A method is disclosed for reducing the mechanical strength of solid biomass material, in particular ligno-cellulosic biomass. The method comprises heating the solid biomass material to a temperature in the range of 105° C. to 200° C. The heat treatment, which is referred to as “toasting”, significantly reduces the mechanical energy required for reducing the particle size of the solid biomass material. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110139908 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS FROM SULFOPOLYESTERS - Disclosed are water-dispersible fibers derived from sulfopolyesters having a Tg of at least 25° C. The fibers may contain a single sulfopolyester or a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water-dispersible or water-nondispersible polymer. Also disclosed are multicomponent fibers comprising a water dispersible sulfopolyester having a Tg of at least 57° C. and a water non-dispersible polymer. The multicomponent fibers may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the water-dispersible fibers, multicomponent fibers, and microdenier fibers. The fibrous articles include water-dispersible and microdenier nonwoven webs, fabrics, and multilayered articles such as wipes, gauze, tissue, diapers, panty liners, sanitary napkins, bandages, and surgical dressings. Also disclosed is a process for water-dispersible fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs. The fibers and fibrous articles have further applications in flushable personal care and cleaning products, disposable protective outerwear, and laminating binders. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110278382 | Virtual Electrode Mineral Particle Disintegrator - The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for breaking mineral particles comprising suspending the particles in a liquid flowing in a conduction path, the liquid comprising a dielectric constant higher than the particles and wherein an electric voltage pulse is sent to electrodes to pass an electric field in the mineral particles with sufficient stress to fracture the mineral particles. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120000997 | SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE FOUNDRY SAND BINDER USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - The present invention provides a separation system for a waste foundry sand binder using ultrasonic waves, which can minimize the number of surface treatment processes by inducing interface separation between a foundry sand and a binder, and which further optimizes the working process and reduces the recycling cost of waste foundry sand. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120132731 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REUSING MATERIALS AND/OR PRODUCTS BY PULSED POWER - The invention relates to a method for reusing materials and/or products by pulsed power according to which a series of electrical discharges are generated between at least two electrodes in a reactor containing an ambient liquid as well as the materials and/or products to be reused, characterised in that the energy of said electric discharges, the voltage between the electrodes, the switching time and the frequency of the discharges are selected such that said discharges generate electric arcs that pass through the materials and/or products to be reused, and mechanical shock waves that propagate across the materials and/or products to be treated in the reactor. The result is fragmentation, pulverisation, dispersion and separation of the elements that make up the materials and/or products to be reused. The invention also relates to it device for implementing said method. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REUSING MATERIALS AND/OR PRODUCTS BY PULSED POWER - The invention relates to a method for reusing materials and/or products according to which, in a first step, a series of electrical discharges are generated between at least two electrodes in a reactor containing an ambient liquid as well as the materials and/or products to be reused, in which the series of said electric discharges produces, due to the energy, the frequency of the electric discharges as well as the voltage between the electrodes and the switching time, a mechanical shock wave which propagates across the materials and/or products to be treated in the reactor, characterised in that after a first step of embrittlement by the mechanical shock wave thus produced, the products and/or materials are exposed to a series of electric discharges in which the energy, the voltage between the electrodes that generate said discharges, the switching time and the frequency of the discharges are selected so that said discharges perform selective fragmentation of the material by the effect of an electromagnetic field. The invention also relates to a device for implementing said method. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120205472 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REUSING MATERIAL AND/OR PRODUCTS BY PULSED POWER - The invention relates to a method for reusing material by pulsed power, according to which a series of electrical discharges are generated between at least two electrodes in a reactor receiving an ambient liquid as well as the materials to he reused, characterized in that the series of said electrical discharges produce, as a result of the energy, the frequency of the electrical discharges, as well as, as a result of the voltage between the electrodes and the switching time, a mechanical shockwave which propagates over the materials to be processed in the reactor, and in that, during the implementation of said method, said ambient liquid is cooled by a continuous or carousel cooling system, said method enabling the production of nanoparticles. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130020419 | MILL AND METHOD OF MILLING - A milling apparatus in which at least two independently driven axiaily mounted elements are eccentrically mounted one within the other so as to define a processing chamber ( | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020420 | Sorting Mined Material - A method of sorting mined material for subsequent processing to recover valuable material, such as valuable metals, from the mined material is disclosed. The method includes a combination of selective breakage of mined material, for example, by using microwaves and/or high pressure grinding rolls, subsequent size separation, and then particle sorting of a coarse fraction of the separated material based on differential heating and thermal imaging. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130056565 | FINE-PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FINE-PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A microparticle dispersion liquid manufacturing apparatus | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130153691 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DISPERSING SOMATIC PLANT EMBRYOS - Methods and devices for dispersion of clusters of somatic plant embryos suspended in a liquid are disclosed. The methods comprise i) subjecting the clusters of embryos to fluid dynamics forces causing axially extensional strain and radially compressional strain and ii) subjecting the clusters of embryos to fluid dynamics forces causing axially compressional strain and radially extensional strain fluid dynamics and iii) repeating said steps in sequence until the individual embryos are separated from each other. The devices may comprise a flow channel including at least one constriction, such that clusters of embryos flowing through the flow channel are first subjected to axially extensional strain and radially compressional strain, and then to axially compressional strain and radially extensional strain from fluid dynamics forces. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130277464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PULVERIZING A SUBSTANCE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a fuel preparation system. The feedstock preparation system includes an acoustic chamber configured to receive a fuel and at least one acoustic wave generator configured to generate acoustic waves to at least partially break up the fuel in the acoustic chamber. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130313343 | PLASTIC MATERIAL SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and process for separating plastic material from aggregate material. The system and process may utilize airflow through a venturi to dry the plastic and aggregate materials. The plastic particles may then be electrically charged and collected by a grounded drum. In some instances, the separated plastic may then be further processed, for example to produce energy sources. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140034760 | HYDROXYALKYLCELLULOSE MICROPARTICLES - Provided is a method of producing hydroxyalkylcellulose microparticles, the method including generating a pulse shock wave, and supplying a hydroxyalkylcellulose aqueous solution to the pulse shock wave generation region, thereby crushing and drying the hydroxyalkylcellulose aqueous solution. According to the production method, hydroxyalkylcellulose microparticles having a volume-average particle size of at least 0.1 μm but less than 15 μm are obtained. By mixing the hydroxyalkylcellulose microparticles with a principal agent and subjecting the resulting mixture to a tablet compression, a solid preparation having excellent tensile strength and disintegration properties can be obtained. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140070033 | METHOD OF BREAKING DOWN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - In various embodiments, a method of breaking down biological material is provided. The method may include providing a sample comprising the biological material in a liquid. The method may further include providing a gas such that the gas forms an interface with the liquid. The method may also include breaking down the biological material by applying acoustic waves in a plurality of sequential bursts to the interface. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140326809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECOMPOSING A RECYCLATE - The invention relates to a method and a device for disintegrating a recyclable item in a material-selective manner and using the electrohydraulic effect, an electric discharge being generated, in a container filled with a liquid, using a pulsed current source and within an underwater spark gab between a container base-side electrode and at least one container cover-side electrode that points towards the first electrode, with electric discharge having an average field strength of less than or equal to 5 kV/mm and a pulse or discharge energy of greater than 10 J, and being generated at least substantially in the liquid. In the container, the recyclable item lies partially in the underwater spark gab on the container base-side. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150069153 | Method of Fragmenting and/or Weakening of Material by Means of High Voltage Discharges - The invention concerns a method of fragmenting and/or weakening of material by means of high voltage discharges. The material is together with a process liquid introduced into a process area, in which two electrodes face each other at a distance, and is arranged therein in such a manner that the area between the two electrodes is filled with material and process liquid. Between the two electrodes high voltage discharges are generated for fragmenting or weakening, respectively, of the material. According to the invention, during the fragmenting or weakening, respectively, of the material, process liquid is discharged from the process area and process liquid is fed into the process area. The process liquid which is fed has a lower electrical conductivity than the process liquid which is discharged. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150083830 | SPIRAL JET MILL APPARATUS FOR MICRONISATION OF A POWDERED MATERIAL OR A MATERIAL CONTAINING PARTICLES IN GENERAL, WITH A NOVEL SYSTEM FOR FEEDING AND DISPENSING THE POWDERED MATERIAL TO BE MICRONISED, AND CORRESPONDING PROCESS FOR MICRONISATION OF A POWDERED PRODUCT - Apparatus ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150352558 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SOLID MATERIALS USING SHOCKWAVES PRODUCED IN A SUPERSONIC GASEOUS VORTEX - Solid materials may be processed using shockwaves produced in a supersonic gaseous vortex. A high-velocity stream of gas may be introduced into a reactor. The reactor may have a chamber, a solid material inlet, a gas inlet, and an outlet. The high-velocity stream of gas may be introduced into the chamber of the reactor through the gas inlet. The high-velocity stream of gas may effectuate a supersonic gaseous vortex within the chamber. The reactor may be configured to facilitate chemical reactions and/or comminution of solid feed material using tensive forces of shockwaves created in the supersonic gaseous vortex within the chamber. Solid material may be fed into the chamber through the solid material inlet. The solid material may be processed within the chamber by nonabrasive mechanisms facilitated by the shockwaves within the chamber. The processed material that is communicated through the outlet of the reactor may be collected. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150375234 | Encapsulated and/or powderized materials, systems, & methods - New, unique and nonobvious materials for wellbore operations produced by pulse combustion, including coating, encapsulating, and/or powderizing; and systems and apparatuses to effect such methods. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160082402 | METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPERSION AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING DISPERSION - A method of producing a dispersion according to the invention includes preparing a mixed liquid containing a dispersoid and a dispersion medium, and dispersing the dispersoid in the dispersion medium by subjecting the dispersoid in the mixed liquid to an in-liquid plasma processing while subjecting the dispersoid to a pulverization processing. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160166956 | SEPARATION OF MATERIALS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160377217 | System and Method for Thermal Ablation of Pigging Devices - The present disclosure provides for a novel pig design and method of retrieval based on thermal ablation. The pig comprises an external layer and an inner core, where the inner core further comprises at least one incendiary charge comprising at least one exothermic material. When ignited via an ignition source, the incendiary charge releases the exothermic material into one or more thermal dispersion channels. The exothermic material melts the interior of these thermal dispersion channels thereby distributing the exothermic material throughout the pig device causing its destruction via thermal ablation. The destroyed pig can then be easily retrieved from its location in a pipe, as detected via radio signals, without the need for costly excavation of large sections of the pipe. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170233718 | CONTINUOUS SONICATION FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION | 08-17-2017 |
