| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 422186010 | Magnetic | 35 |
| 20080286168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE STERILIZING OBJECTS - Method and apparatus for surface sterilizing objects and for the elimination of bacterial film thereon using an electric and/or magnetic field. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090041640 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber for containing a substrate to be processed, a gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas into the chamber, and a microwave introducing unit for introducing plasma generating microwaves into the chamber. The microwave introducing unit includes a microwave oscillator for outputting a plurality of microwaves having specified outputs, and an antenna section having a plurality of antennas to which the microwaves outputted from the microwave oscillator are respectively transmitted. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090291035 | VACUUM CHAMBER - A vacuum chamber | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100239471 | CASSETTE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION - A cassette for preparing a sample is disclosed herein. The cassette includes a housing, which encloses the structures and the processes used to prepare the sample. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100329938 | BIOMASS AND WASTE PLASTICS TO NEODIESEL AND VALUABLE CHEMICALS VIA SUPERCRITICAL WATER - A supercritical fluid polymer depolymerization machine is disclosed herein, which machine is capable of converting a wide range of biomass and/or waste plastic materials into a plurality of reaction products (liquid and gaseous) including fermentable sugars, hydrocarbons, and various aromatic substances that, in turn, are readily convertible into liquid transportation fuel known as “neodiesel.” In one embodiment, a supercritical fluid reaction apparatus for transforming a selected polymeric material flowstream into a plurality of reaction products is disclosed and comprises, in fluidic series: an extruder; a supercritical fluid reaction zone fluidicly connected to the extruder, the supercritical fluid reaction zone being proximate to a circumferentially positioned heater, with the heater being configured to transfer heat to the selected polymeric material flowstream admixed together with water to supercritical conditions to thereby facilitate chemical reaction; and a reaction products separation chamber fluidicly connected to the supercritical fluid reaction zone. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110262313 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE PLASMA - A device includes a chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a high-frequency wave injector to inject a high-frequency wave inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate plasma along the magnetic field lines, a module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate the water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation. The magnetic mirror configuration is such that the module of the magnetic field presents a nonpoint-shaped minimum, substantially constant, and substantially equal to the magnetic field corresponding to electron cyclotron resonance and at least partially extending along the chamber, such that the plasma has the form of a plasma surface; the water vapor injector injecting the vapor in the form of a supersonic jet and including a planar nozzle and a divertor. The device also includes a selective cryogenic condenser to freeze the oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing the hydrogen coming from the dissociation and a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110262314 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM A PLASMA WITH ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE - A device for producing hydrogen from electron cyclotron resonance plasma, includes a sealed vacuum chamber to contain plasma, a water vapor injector to inject water vapor into the chamber, a generator to generate a high-frequency wave that is provided inside the chamber, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chamber and to generate a plasma surface along the magnetic field lines, the module of the magnetic field presenting a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance zone to at least partially dissociate water molecules introduced in vapor phase and to at least partially ionize the products of dissociation, a cryogenic condenser, placed in the sealed chamber to freeze oxygen coming from the dissociation without freezing hydrogen coming from the dissociation, a hydrogen recovery unit to recover the hydrogen coming from the dissociation, the oxygen being trapped by the cryogenic condenser. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120014844 | DEVICE FOR ALTERING MOLECULAR BONDS IN FLUIDS - A device for altering molecular bonds in fluids ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120177542 | MICROWAVE-EXCITED PLASMA DEVICE - A microwave-excited plasma device is proposed. The device comprises of a plurality of microwave plasma reaction units which are capable of generating plasma independently such that a large-area plasma is able to be generated by all of the units. Besides, the high cost of the large-area microwave coupling window and its deformation together with possible breakage caused by atmospheric pressure can be prevented. Moreover, when a plurality of permanent magnets is assembled upon each of the plasma reaction units, the microwave-excited plasma device is improved to be a large-area electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma device. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120321526 | Apparatus for the Sublimation or Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons Using RF Energy - High power RF energy supplied to a reaction chamber at a resonant frequency is used to break the covalent bonds of a hydrocarbon material without heat. An RF signal generator may be used to supply RF energy to a resonant ring through a four port coupler. The phase of the RF energy passing through the resonant ring may be adjusted to achieve an integral multiple of a resonant wavelength. Wavelength and intensity may be adjusted to sublimate or pyrolyze the hydrocarbon material to yield a useful gaseous product. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130149209 | DEVICE FOR ALTERING MOLECULAR BONDS IN FLUIDS - A device for altering molecular bonds in fluids ( | 06-13-2013 |
| 20140248190 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD - An improved system for generating graphene involves producing a plurality of ionized carbon atoms in a plasma generation chamber and providing the plurality of ionized carbon atoms to a graphene generation chamber having a magnetic structure. The graphene generation chamber generates graphene from said plurality of ionized carbon atoms over said magnetic structure such that said graphene floats over said magnetic structure due to said graphene being diamagnetic. The rate at which the plurality of ionized carbon atoms is produced is controlled to control the rate of graphene generation. The magnetic field of the magnetic structure can be controlled to control the rate at which the generated graphene moves through the graphene generation chamber until it exits as a recovered graphene product. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150010439 | PLASMA GENERATING DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a plasma generation device including: a plasma generation part which generates plasma; diluent gas supply means which supplies a diluent gas for diluting the plasma generated by the plasma generation part; and a spray port through which a plasma gas resulting from the dilution of the plasma with the diluent gas is sprayed, in which the characteristics of the plasma gas are changed and controlled so as to enlarge the plasma gas and enhance the activity of the plasma gas, without controlling the power input from a power source to the plasma generation part. The plasma generation device of the present invention includes an electromagnetic wave production device which irradiates at least one of a region where the plasma is generated and a region where the plasma gas passes with an electromagnetic wave from an antenna. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150315025 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD - An improved system for generating graphene involves producing a plurality of ionized carbon atoms in a plasma generation chamber and providing the plurality of ionized carbon atoms to a graphene generation chamber having a magnetic structure that includes a two-dimensional array of alternating polarity magnetic sources that produce a magnetic field having a gradient sufficient to float graphene over the magnetic structure. The graphene generation chamber generates graphene from said plurality of ionized carbon atoms over said magnetic structure such that said graphene floats over said magnetic structure due to said graphene being diamagnetic. The rate at which the plurality of ionized carbon atoms is produced is controlled to control the rate of graphene generation. The magnetic field of the magnetic structure can be controlled to control the rate at which the generated graphene moves through the graphene generation chamber until it exits as a recovered graphene product. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150336076 | Fuel treatment apparatus - An apparatus for treating a fuel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a channel for fuel to be treated, a photocatalyst situated within the channel so as to be in contact with the fuel passing therethrough, electromagnetic radiation source means for irradiating the catalyst and magnetic field source means for providing a magnetic field to which the fuel is exposed. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160023909 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD - An improved system for generating graphene involves a liquid reaction chamber configured to receive a working liquid source, a carbon atom source, and a catalyst to cause a chemical reaction in the reaction chamber and a resulting reactant liquid comprising ring structures having starved carbon atoms. The ring structures are provided to a graphene generation chamber having a magnetic structure that includes a two-dimensional array of alternating polarity magnetic sources that produce a magnetic field having a gradient sufficient to float graphene over the magnetic structure. The graphene generation chamber generates graphene from said ring structures over the magnetic structure such that the graphene floats over the magnetic structure due to said graphene being diamagnetic. The rate at which the ring structures are produced is controlled to control the rate of graphene generation. The magnetic field of the magnetic structure can be controlled to control the rate at which the generated graphene moves through the graphene generation chamber until it exits as a recovered graphene product. | 01-28-2016 |
| 422186030 | With electrical discharge | 19 |
| 20080286169 | Device and Method for Destroying Liquid, Powder or Gaseous Waste Using an Inductively Coupled Plasma - The invention relates to a thermal destruction process for at least one organic or halogenated organic product in liquid, gaseous or powder form. The process includes
| 11-20-2008 |
| 20090035196 | DEVICE FOR GASEOUS PLASMA STERILIZATION - A device for producing a gas plasma by ionisation of a gas using a microwave source of determined nominal power (P | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100074807 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PLASMA - An apparatus for generating a plasma includes a vacuum chamber having a wall and a plasma source including one or more devices for exciting the plasma, and elements for generating a constant magnetic field around the plasma to couple microwave energy into plasma at electron cyclotron resonance, each of the devices for exciting the plasma including a coaxial microwave connector able to be connected to a microwave energy source and a loop antenna able to emit a microwave energy for exciting the plasma. The loop antenna of the one or more devices is positioned inside the vacuum chamber in order to be in contact with the plasma and the elements for generating a constant magnetic field include at least two magnetic dipoles placed on the wall of the vacuum chamber, each of the one or more devices for exciting the plasma having the two magnetic dipoles placed on both sides. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100209311 | PLASMA REACTOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOWER-ENERGY HYDROGEN SPECIES - The present disclosure provides for a plasma reactor to generate power and novel hydrogen species and compositions of matter comprising new forms of hydrogen via the catalysis of atomic hydrogen and to generate a plasma and a source of light, the reactor comprising: a plasma forming energy cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form novel lower-energy hydrogen species and compositions of matter comprising new forms of lower-energy hydrogen, a source of catalyst for catalyzing the reaction of atomic hydrogen to form the lower-energy hydrogen and release energy, a source of atomic hydrogen, and a source of intermittent or pulsed power to at least partially maintain the plasma. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100226831 | Plasma generating nozzle based on magnetron - The present invention provides a plasma generating system including a magnetron for generating microwave energy, a resonator attached to the magnetron and having a cavity to contain the microwave energy generated by the magnetron, and at least one nozzle secured to the resonator. The nozzle includes a housing having a generally cylindrical space formed therein, wherein the space forms a gas flow passageway; and a rod-shaped conductor disposed in the space and operative to transmit microwave energy along a surface thereof so that the microwave energy transmitting along the surface excites gas flowing through the space. A portion of the rod-shaped conductor extends into the cavity to capture the microwave energy in the cavity. The nozzle includes gas inlet structure configured to introduce gas into the cylindrical space to be excited into plasma | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110020189 | Dual-mode plasma reactor - A dual-mode non-thermal plasma reactor includes an air-buffering chamber, a magnetic element provided on the air-buffering chamber, a first electrode disposed in the air-buffering chamber, a second electrode disposed in the air-buffering chamber opposite to the fist electrode, a high-voltage power supply connected to the first and second electrodes and an air-swirling chamber located between the first and second electrodes. The air-swirling chamber includes a first isolating film covering on an internal side of the first electrode, a second isolating film covering on an internal side of the second electrode and an isolating tube placed between the first and second isolating films. An air passageway is defined through the first and second isolating films. An air-swirling space is defined by the first and second isolating films and the isolating tube. The isolating tube includes at least one tunnel in communication with the air-swirling space. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110250098 | Triple helical flow vortex reactor improvements - Improvements to a triple helical flow vortex reactor improve the radio-transparent portion of the reactor. A central part is added thereto consisting of an electrically conductive, non-magnetic material. A movable electrode configured to controllably extend into a zone, discharge and retract. A protrusion on the wall optionally aids in the discharge. A feedstock injection unit includes nested pipes: an outer pipe conveys coolants and the inner pipe conveys feedstock. An additional fuel inlet may be connected to an additional reaction chamber connected in series to the reaction chamber. The central part may be porous permitting inward flow of fuel. Slots penetrating the inner wall of the central part enhance the introduction of magnetic and electric fields. An outer shell over the reaction chamber is configured to flow coolant over the outer wall of the reaction chamber. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120034135 | PLASMA REACTOR - A reaction vessel has a reaction chamber, and two or more plasma nozzles coupled to the reactor chamber. Each plasma nozzle has a microwave plasma generator powered by a magnetron, and a feed tube for directing a flow of material via the plasma generator to a respective inlet to the reaction chamber whereby the plasma generator at least partly ionises the material to form a plasma prior to entry of the at least partly ionised material into the reaction chamber. The plasma-generating region of each nozzle is separated from the reactor chamber at a distance between 0.005 to 1 m. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20130171038 | MAGNETIC FLUX CHANNEL COUPLED PLASMA REACTOR - A magnetic flux channel coupled plasma reactor includes a hollow reactor body having a plasma discharge space coupled to magnetic flux channels, a magnetic flux channel coupled plasma source including magnetic cores having two or more magnetic flux entrances forming the magnetic channel and primary winding coils wound in the magnetic cores and generating magnetic flux channel coupled plasma in the plasma discharge space, and an AC switching power supply for supplying plasma generation power to the primary winding coils and the capacitively coupled electrodes. The magnetic flux channel coupled plasma reactor independently generates the magnetic flux channel coupled plasma or hybrid plasma through capacitively coupled electrodes or inductive antenna coils in the inside of the reactor body. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140161680 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE CONTROLLED REDUCTION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL VIA MICROWAVE RADIATION - A controllable, continuous-feed system and process for the reduction or depolymerization of organic materials using microwave energy in a reducing, substantially oxygen-reduced atmosphere. The microwave energy is generated by a plurality of magnetrons in a microwave tunnel. Gaseous products may be extracted from the microwave tunnel for recycling and/or analysis. A collector such as a liquid trap may be used to separately collect floating and sinking constituents of the solid products while preventing the escape of the reducing atmosphere from the system. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140161681 | Device for Processing Domestic and Industrial Organic Waste - The invention relates to waste processing and to producing hydrocarbons from domestic and industrial organic waste by pyrolysis. The inventive waste processing method involves carrying out the first and second pyrolysis stages, fractionating pyrolysis products and processing each fraction for producing useful products. The second pyrolysis stage is carried out simultaneously with the electromagnetic action produced on the pyrolysis products. The device for carrying out said method comprises a two-sectional pyrolysis reactor. An electromagnetic source is arranged on the second section of the reactor. The output of the second section is connected to a system for dividing the vaporous pyrolysis products. The technical result consists in increasing the waste processing effectiveness and producing solid, liquid and vaporous fuel components. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140205511 | SYSTEM TO CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCE CARBON FIBER VIA MICROWAVE ASSISTED PLASMA PROCESSING - A method for continuously processing carbon fiber including establishing a microwave plasma in a selected atmosphere contained in an elongated chamber having a microwave power gradient along its length defined by a lower microwave power at one end and a higher microwave power at the opposite end of the elongated chamber. The elongated chamber having an opening in each of the ends of the chamber that are adapted to allow the passage of the fiber tow while limiting incidental gas flow into or out of said chamber. A continuous fiber tow is introduced into the end of the chamber having the lower microwave power. The fiber tow is withdrawn from the opposite end of the chamber having the higher microwave power. The fiber to is subjected to progressively higher microwave energy as the fiber is being traversed through the elongated chamber. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140356245 | DYNAMIC FILTRATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Dynamic filtration systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a filtration system can include a filter device having a body portion positioned between first and second end portions and a filter media in a cavity defined by the body portion. The filter media can be configured to filter a predetermined substance from a ferrofluid. The filter device can further include a coil at the body portion, a first magnetic plate proximate the first end portion and a second magnetic plate proximate the second end portion. The coil can generate a first magnetic field across the body portion, and the first and second magnetic plates interact to form a second magnetic field across the body portion. The first and second magnetic fields can be configured to drive filtration of the ferrofluid. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140356246 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING GREENHOUSE GASES INTO SYNTHETIC FUELS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for converting carbon dioxide and/or methane into higher alkanes and hydrogen gas in a single reaction chamber using a catalyst and microwave radiation. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140356247 | Cell System - High-purity silicon is collected, and the amount of carbon dioxide is effectively curtailed. Oxygen is released from the first or second oxide by irradiating a mixture or compound of a first oxide such as magnesium oxide, potassium oxide, or calcium oxide and a second oxide such as carbon dioxide or silicon monoxide with a laser. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140363348 | CHEMICAL REACTION APPARATUS - A chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor inside of which has been partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates, and a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and at least one waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor. The content flows over each of the partition plates, and, in each chamber, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140363349 | HYDROCARBON CRACKING ANTENNA - An aspect of at least one embodiment of the present invention is a device for cracking heavy hydrocarbons. A linear applicator is positioned within heavy oil containing aromatic molecules. A radio frequency electrical current source is electrically connected to the applicator at a first connection point and a second connection point to create a closed electrical loop. The radio frequency source is configured to apply a signal to the applicator that is sufficient to create a magnetic field and an electric field relative to the axis of the linear applicator. The device also includes a chamber positioned around the applicator generally between the first connection point and the second connection point to concentrate the magnetic field within a region surrounding the applicator and containing the heavy hydrocarbons. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150050193 | SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE NANORIBBON BY CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE - A system for manufacturing graphene nanoribbon by continuous microwave is disclosed. The system comprises a microwave heating tank for heating carbon nanotube through microwave, a reaction tank for adding an oxidizing or reducing agent and a pipeline for connecting all devices of the system. A feed rate is controlled by a pump to enter raw material into the system via the pipeline, the nanotube is made to be a graphene nanoribbon by heating, adding the oxidizing agent, reheating, adding the reducing agent and reheating. Therefore, the graphene nanoribbon could be mass produced automatically in a short time. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150321165 | Carbon chain polymerization of coal combustion emissions - An electrochemical procedure for the synthesis of carbon chain polymers from coal combustion emissions is presented. A coulostatic current surge is electrochemically generated at 1 second intervals by oxidation of finite quantities of reduced alkaline metal electrolytic fuels. The oxidation procedure occurs within a flowing circuit of heated CO | 11-12-2015 |
