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20090280035 | BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING AND/OR SUPPRESSION - Ultraviolet radiation is shone within an area and detected. The detected ultraviolet radiation is monitored over a period of time to determine a set of biological activity dynamics for the area. Ultraviolet radiation detected during a calibration period can be used to provide a baseline with which analysis of subsequently detected ultraviolet radiation is compared and analyzed. When the presence of biological activity is determined within the area, ultraviolet radiation and/or one or more other approaches can be utilized to suppress the biological activity. | 11-12-2009 |
20090297404 | PLASMA REACTOR WITH HIGH SPEED PLASMA IMPEDANCE TUNING BY MODULATION OF SOURCE POWER OR BIAS POWER - A plasma reactor, having source and bias RF power generators of different frequencies, is provided with a controller responsive to fluctuations in plasma load impedance measured at one of the generators to modulate the output of the other generator to compensate for the fluctuations. | 12-03-2009 |
20100055001 | REACTION ANALYSIS APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention is capable of determining that a reaction region is in an abnormal reaction state precisely with high reproducibility, executing proper analysis processing in accordance with the determined state of the reaction region, and efficiently analyzing a characteristic of the reaction region. The present invention obtains intensity values of first and second wavelength components by measurement of light emitted from the reaction region with a spectrometer. A relative intensity calculator calculates relative intensity of the first wavelength component relative to the second wavelength component from the intensity values of the first and second wavelength components. The apparatus determines whether or not the calculated relative intensity is a value within a predetermined range. An output portion provides notification that the state of the reaction region is a predetermined state when it is determined that the relative intensity is within the predetermined range. | 03-04-2010 |
20100074804 | APPARATUS FOR DEACTIVATING A PATHOGENIC CHEMICAL AGENT - Hydrogen peroxide is vaporized ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100172804 | SOLID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A dispenser ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100226829 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL STICK - A hydrogen generator includes a plurality of fuel sticks each of which includes a hydrogen release compound configured to generate hydrogen by a chemical reaction, a pressure-resistant container configured to store therein the plurality of fuel sticks, and a controller configured to carry out control in such a manner that hydrogen is generated selectively from the plurality of fuel sticks. | 09-09-2010 |
20110064619 | Apparatus for arbitrary peptide synthesis - Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110116975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ACHIEVE FORMULATION AND REACTIVE POLYMERIZATION UTILIZING A THERMALLY AND ATMOSPHERICALLY CONTROLLED FEEDING SYSTEM FOR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - A continuous process wherein a mechanized and automated feeding system provides precision delivery of thermally and atmospherically conditioned components to a pelletization process including extrusion, pelletization, thermal processing, drying, and post-processing of the polymeric pellets formed. The components can be combined to form solutions, dispersions, emulsions, formulations, and the like. These components can further be reacted and thermally modified to form oligomers, pre-polymers, polymers, copolymers, and many combinations thereof. | 05-19-2011 |
20110150707 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet irradiation system that sterilizes, disinfects, and inactivates raw water such as city water or underground water, includes a plurality of ultraviolet irradiation devices connected in series, and a controller configured to control output and non-output of the ultraviolet irradiation devices. The ultraviolet irradiation device includes a water processing vessel through which the raw water flows, an ultraviolet lamp configured to irradiate the raw water in the water processing vessel with ultraviolet rays, and an ultraviolet sensor configured to measure an amount of ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet lamp. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150708 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet irradiation device that sterilizes, disinfects, and inactivates raw water such as city water or underground water, includes a water processing vessel, an ultraviolet sensor, and a controller. The water processing vessel includes a water supply port into which the raw water flows, at least a pair of ultraviolet lamps configured to irradiate the raw water that flows into the water processing vessel with ultraviolet rays, and a water discharge port from which the raw water irradiated with the ultraviolet rays is discharged. The ultraviolet sensor is configured to measure an amount of ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet lamps. The controller is configured to control turnon and turnoff of the ultraviolet lamps. | 06-23-2011 |
20110171073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING INFECTIOUS WASTE MATTER - In accordance with the present invention, a system and method is provided for producing a safely disposable end product from waste matter containing undesirable materials, such as infectious, biohazardous, hazardous, or radioactive elements. The method comprises the steps of providing a highly basic solvent, immersing the waste matter containing the undesirable materials within the highly basic solvent, and heating the solvent. The waste matter containing the undesirable materials is allowed to remain within the solvent until digested, thereby forming a solution void of any infectious or biohazardous elements and/or containing a concentration of radioisotope below the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) for release to a sanitary sewer as defined in applicable federal regulations. The invention further provides a system for producing a safely disposable end product void of any infectious or biohazardous elements and/or containing only a concentration of radioisotope below the MPC for release to a sanitary sewer as defined in applicable federal regulations from waste matter containing such materials. The system comprises a tank or vessel capable of containing a highly basic solvent during a closed digestion reaction, heating means for heating the solvent within the vessel, filtering means, and means for removing the post-digestion aqueous solution and solid waste materials from within the vessel. The post-digestion product in both aqueous and solid form can then by disposed of by conventional means. | 07-14-2011 |
20110268613 | APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING TEMPERATURE STATE OF CARRIER OF CATALYST CONVERTER - An apparatus is used for diagnosing the temperature state of a catalyst converter. The catalyst converter includes a catalyst for cleaning an emission, and a conductive carrier for carrying the catalyst. The conductive carrier is energized for temperature rise of the catalyst, and the conductive carrier has a characteristic in which resistance drops with temperature increase. In the apparatus, a first obtaining unit obtains a first parameter having a first correlation with supply power to the conductive carrier for energization of the conductive carrier. A second obtaining unit obtains a second parameter having a second correlation with a temperature of the conductive carrier. A diagnosing unit diagnoses the temperature state of the conductive carrier based on a comparison between the first parameter and the second parameter. | 11-03-2011 |
20120156102 | WASTE REMEDIATION - A system including a steam generation system and a chamber. The steam generation system includes a complex and the steam generation system is configured to receive water, concentrate electromagnetic (EM) radiation received from an EM radiation source, apply the EM radiation to the complex, where the complex absorbs the EM radiation to generate heat, and transform, using the heat generated by the complex, the water to steam. The chamber is configured to receive the steam and an object, wherein the object is of medical waste, medical equipment, fabric, and fecal matter. | 06-21-2012 |
20120321521 | Magnetically Susceptible Particles and Apparatuses for Mixing the Same - The present invention includes a magnetically susceptible polymer component, a method of making the same, and apparatuses and systems for mixing, separating or localizing a magnetically susceptible polymer compound in a reaction. The magnetically susceptible polymer component includes a polymer and a magnetically susceptible particle of a predetermined size, which yields a component having a much-improved magnetic reactivity due to the increase in magnetic material by mass percentage. The apparatuses and systems of the present invention employ controllable magnetic fields distributable in perpendicular directions in order to precisely control the orientation, position and relative motion of any magnetically susceptible components within a reaction vessel. | 12-20-2012 |
20130064717 | ENGINE EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE - An engine exhaust purification device comprises: a selective reduction type NOx catalyst; an oxidation catalyst disposed on an upstream side of the NOx catalyst; a reducing agent adding device which adds an NOx reducing agent to an exhaust gas of an engine; a control device which controls the reducing agent adding device; and an NO | 03-14-2013 |
20130064718 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM - An SCR system that can detect a NO | 03-14-2013 |
20130064719 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM - A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that can suppress thermal damage in operation of a dosing valve resulting from crystallization of urea solution and corrosion of the dosing valve to perform proper urea solution injection control, and includes an SCR device provided in an exhaust pipe of an engine; a dosing valve that injects urea solution at an upstream side of the SCR device; a minimum injection quantity setting unit that if temperature of the dosing valve is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, sets a minimum injection quantity according to the temperature of the dosing valve; and an urea solution injection control unit that if injected quantity of urea solution according to quantity of NO | 03-14-2013 |
20130078152 | Device for Conditioning Process Gases for the Heat Treatment of Metallic Work Pieces in Industrial Furnaces - In a device for preparing process gases ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130156648 | Power Supply Including Transformer-Less High Voltage Power Oscillators for Ozone Generation - A transformer-less power supply is provided for ozone generation. The power supply advantageously reduces costs and increases reliability of ozone generators. The power supply provides a first AC voltage from a power source to a resonant circuit and the resonant circuit provides a second AC voltage to the ozone generating unit, the second AC voltage being greater than the first AC voltage. A controller for the power supply that adapts to the resonance of the circuit to provide control with a wide tolerance for the high Q circuit component values of the circuit. | 06-20-2013 |
20130189161 | Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals by Laser Pyrolysis - The invention relates to the synthesis of silicon-containing nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis. For this purpose: a precursor (SIH | 07-25-2013 |
20140044599 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND COMPENSATING FOR BLEACH CONCENTRATION CHANGES - Systems and methods for monitoring and compensating for bleach concentration changes within a disinfection system may be provided. A bleach concentration monitor may be introduced into a disinfection system to measure the percentage concentration of a bleach precursor that may be introduced into a mixer and then report the measurements to pump controls within the disinfection system. Data relating measurements of the concentration of the bleach precursor may be transmitted to pump controls within the disinfection system so that adjustments may be made to a control algorithm within the pump controls to compensate for any changes that may be observed related to bleach concentration in the system. | 02-13-2014 |
20140186220 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In cases where an NOx selective reduction catalyst is provided at a location downstream of an NOx storage reduction catalyst, NOx purification performance in an exhaust gas purification apparatus as a whole is maintained, irrespective of deterioration of the NOx storage reduction catalyst. For this purpose, the reduction of NOx in the NOx storage reduction catalyst is promoted more when the degree of deterioration of the NOx storage reduction catalyst or the NOx selective reduction catalyst is low than when it is high, and the reduction of NOx in the NOx selective reduction catalyst is promoted more when the degree of deterioration of the NOx storage reduction catalyst or the NOx selective reduction catalyst is high than when it is low. | 07-03-2014 |
20140205504 | OZONE-BASED CONTAMINANT ERADICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and method is provided for converting oxygen within air into ozone. The device has a portable housing with an air inlet and an enhanced ozone air outlet. A lamp housing is positioned within the portable housing and has a plurality of UV lamps for emitting UV radiation, the plurality of UV lamps extending from one end of the lamp housing to the other in a generally parallel configuration. The device also has a blower positioned within the portable housing for moving the air into contact with UV radiation from the plurality of UV lamps. The device further includes a plurality of baffles positioned within the lamp housing for dispersing the air as the air moves through the lamp housing. The device can be used to eliminate odors and contaminants found in the air, as well as to eliminate oils and contaminants found in water and to kill insects. | 07-24-2014 |
20140271371 | EFFICIENT IN-SITU CATALYST SULFIDING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A system and method is disclosed for efficiently sulfiding metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module and a hydrogen sulfide detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and sulfiding process. | 09-18-2014 |
20140286827 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER - An oxidation catalyst, an ozone injection nozzle, a urea-based fluid injection nozzle, and a selective reduction catalyst are arranged in an exhaust pipe of an engine in this order towards its outlet. An exhaust gas purifier includes an air flow sensor that detects an air intake amount of the engine, a NOx sensor that detects a NOx concentration in the exhaust pipe, and first and second temperature sensors that detect inlet temperatures of the catalysts. An ozone generation device to which the ozone injection nozzle is connected includes a compressor, a dryer that dries compressed air, a flow rate sensor that detects a flow rate of this air, an ozone generator that converts this air into ozone, and an ozone concentration sensor that detects a concentration of the ozone. A controller controls the compressor and the ozone generator based on respective detection outputs of the respective sensors. | 09-25-2014 |
20140322082 | AIR FRESHENING NETWORK - An air freshening network in a home or office environment is more energy efficient and intelligent than conventional devices. | 10-30-2014 |
20140348710 | CHAIN DRAG SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF CARBANEOUS WASTE FEEDSTOCK AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - A drag chain carbonizer is provided with a system and methods for anaerobic thermal transformation processing to convert waste into various solid carbonized products and varied further co-products. The drag-chain carbonizer includes an adjustable bed depth mechanism, a heating mechanism, a pressure management mechanism, and a chain tensioning mechanism containing at least one position sensor for communication of an actuator position to at least one programmable logic controller (PLC). Carbonaceous waste is transformed into useful co-products that can be re-introduced into the stream of commerce at various economically advantageous points. Depending upon the input materials and the parameters selected to process the waste, including real time economic and other market parameters, the system adjusts co-products output to reflect changing market conditions. | 11-27-2014 |
20150017069 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM - An exhaust gas treatment system includes an exhaust line through which exhaust gas flows. A nitrogen oxide purification catalyst is disposed at one side of the exhaust line to reduce the nitrogen oxide. A diesel particulate filter is disposed at a downstream side of the nitrogen oxide purification catalyst, filters a particulate material, and eliminates the material in a set condition, wherein a set amount of oxygen storage material is included in the diesel particulate filter. | 01-15-2015 |
20150056101 | IN-SITU CATALYST SULFIDING, PASSIVATING AND COKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for efficiently treating metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module, a sulfur source, an ammonia source, and/or a coking source, a hydrogen sulfide detection module, a hydrogen gas detection module, a pH detection module, an ammonia gas detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and process so that catalyst may be sulfided, passivated and/or soft-coked in situ. | 02-26-2015 |
20150086426 | Soot Load Determination System - An aftertreatment system for treating exhaust gas discharged from a combustion engine may include a particulate filter, a reductant-injection system, an ammonia sensor and a control module. The particulate filter may be configured to filter exhaust gas discharged from the combustion engine. The reductant-injection system may be configured to inject a reductant into a stream of the exhaust gas upstream of the particulate filter. The ammonia sensor may be configured to sense a concentration of ammonia in the stream of exhaust gas downstream of the particulate filter. The control module may be in communication with the ammonia sensor and may determine a soot load of the particulate filter based on data received from the ammonia sensor. | 03-26-2015 |
20150118112 | SCR FILTER WASHCOAT THICKNESS EFFICIENCY COMPENSATION SYSTEM - An exhaust treatment system includes an SCRF device, a reductant delivery system, and an SCR storage module. The SCRF device includes a filter portion having a washcoat formed thereon that defines a washcoat thickness (WCT). The reductant delivery system is configured to inject a reductant that reacts with the washcoat based on a reductant storage model. The SCR storage module is in electrical communication with the reductant delivery system to provide the reductant storage model the amount of reductant to be injected based on the reductant storage model. The exhaust treatment system further includes a WCT compensation module configured to electrically communicate a WCT compensation value to the SCR storage module. The SCR storage module modifies the reductant storage model according to the WCT compensation value such that the amount of ammonia that slips from the SCRF device is reduced thereby increasing a storage efficiency of the SCRF device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150147233 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - Provided is an exhaust gas purifying apparatus capable of purifying exhaust gas by using water. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an electrolyzed alkaline water generator which includes a cathode and an anode formed of Mg or an Mg alloy, and in which water is electrolyzed through application of voltage across the cathode and anode, to generate electrolyzed alkaline water. The purifying apparatus includes an exhaust gas absorption tower into which exhaust gas is introduced. Spray nozzles spray the electrolyzed alkaline water in the exhaust gas absorption tower. | 05-28-2015 |
20150300226 | EM ENERGY APPLICATION FOR TREATING EXHAUST GASES - An apparatus for applying electromagnetic (EM) energy to a device (e.g., an exhaust treatment device) is disclosed. The apparatus may include at least one radiating element positioned to apply EM energy to the device at a plurality of Modulation Space Elements (MSEs), at least one processor configured to determine a first spatial distribution of EM energy to be achieved during application of EM energy to the device for selectively heating a target material associated with a first portion of the device in fluid communication with exhaust gas, and cause application of EM energy, such that the first spatial distribution of EM energy is applied to the target material. | 10-22-2015 |
20160060030 | Garbage Disposer for Multistory Building - A claimed useful model relates to the structures intended for utilization of domestic garbage in multistory buildings with an installation for disinfection and ozone odor control. The technical result by application of the useful model consists in the elevation of an ozone application safety by disinfection and odor control of the garbage disposers in a multistory building because of an automatic stop of an ozone supply. The technical result is attributable to the fact that the garbage disposer for a multistory building comprising the dust-collecting shaft, the disposer hopper, the dust-collecting chamber with the dustbin, the ozone generator, the methane concentration detectors, one of which is located in the dust-collecting chamber, and another one—in the exit of the airflow out of the dust-collecting shaft, is provided, in accordance with the useful model, with at least one ozone concentration detector, which is located in communal facilities adjoining with the garbage disposer and connected with the ozone generator through the regulating relay. | 03-03-2016 |
20160121295 | PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTION SYSTEM - A photocatalytic reaction system by collecting sunlight, the system including: a light collector, a light conduction device, and a photoreactor. A transparent protective cover is disposed on the top of a housing of the light collector. A light-collecting convex lens group is disposed beneath the protective cover in the transmission direction of the sunlight. The housing of the light collector is provided with a solar radiation measuring device. An azimuthal main shaft and the pitch main shaft are separately provided with the servo motors and are rotatable in relation to each other by tracking the sunlight under the drive of the separate servo motors. The sunlight collected by the light-collecting convex lens group is converged into a convergent light when passing through the light conduction device and the convergent light is directed to the photoreactor. The photoreactor functions to transmit full-spectrum rays of sunlight. | 05-05-2016 |
20160167002 | Efficient In-situ Catalyst Sulfiding Methods and Systems | 06-16-2016 |