05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160030851 | VIRTUAL WORLD PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed are a virtual world processing device and method. By way of example, data collected from the real world is converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, or is converted to XML data, or the converted XML data is further converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, thereby allowing the data transmission rate to be increased and a low bandwidth to be used, and, in the case of a data-receiving adaptation RV engine, the complexity of the adaptation RV engine can be reduced as there is no need to include an XML parser. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030852 | Collectable Gift Holders - A gift holder of a container caddy or like receptacle attached to or detachably coupled with a stuffed animal, doll or figurine, with which a gift card, prepaid gift certificate, cash, check or other endearment is presentable as a collectable item. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030853 | SUCTION CUP TEETHER TOY - The present invention relates to a new type of suction cup toy for children and associated methods of use thereof, and, more particularly, to a teether, a play toy, a construction toy, and/or a combination teether and toy. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030854 | CONSTRUCTIVE MUSIC - Musical toy building elements to make a plurality of combination of sounds comprising of a plurality of walls, a top lid and a bottom cap to make an inner space between them, wherein at least two of said walls, said lid and said cap having releasable couplers, and wherein said releasable couplers selected from a group of male and female couplers, hook and loop couplers or magnetic connectors, and wherein said block having percussion musical instruments to produce sounds, said musical instrument being installed on the lid, or on the walls or in the inner space of the block and said musical instrument being detachably mounted on the block or being an integral element of the building block. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030855 | PLAY CENTER - A play center including a number of frames secured to each other to at least partially define substantially vertical walls of the outdoor play center, each frame having two or more openings, and a number of panels, each panel having a body thereof, the panels being receivable in selected ones of the openings. Each of the openings is partially defined by one or more elongate side walls of each frame. Each panel includes one or more flanges extending from the body over at least a receiving portion of the side wall. The play center also includes a number of fasteners for fastening the flanges to the receiving portions. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030856 | DISTILLATION REACTOR MODULE - The distillation reactor consists of a reactor apparatus with corresponding method of upstream distilling and purification of carbon based liquid or liquidized streams for use as fuels, lubricating oils and or gaseous energy and electricity production. The distillation reactor consolidates the atmospheric and vacuum distillation processes along with desalting, defueling, deasphalting, fractionation, thin/wiped film evaporation and Hydro finishing into an advanced high velocity, high volume single reactor system. Carbon based feed streams include either a single stream or preferably, a combined stream of liquefied coal slurries, crude oils, spent oils, Pyrolyic oils and or peat or other plant carbon derived liquids, vapors, mists or gases. The method further consists of controlling the mix ratio, flow velocity, sequential fractionation and filtration technology and processing atmospheres of the carbon feeds with the reactor apparatus. The combined apparatus and method allows for a refinery to consistently produce a finished barrel of oil well below traditional costs and at a higher efficiency than current art and prior art. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030857 | Component Recovery Process - The present disclosure provides a method for separating a mixture comprising a compound of formula I: | 2016-02-04 |
20160030858 | Atmospheric Water Generation Systems - An atmospheric water generation system, including a casing into which an air treatment unit and a chiller unit are located, the air treatment unit being provided with a first air inlet for ambient air and a first air outlet, the chiller unit being provided with a second air inlet and a second air outlet, wherein a respectively closing member is directly associated to each first and second air inlet and outlet. The system thus can additionally be used as an air conditioning unit, when the cooled and demoistured air from the air treatment unit is directed to a closed work space. The system may additionally include a water treatment unit and a power generating unit for stand alone purposes. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030859 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SALT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing salt, and more particularly to an apparatus for manufacturing salt, which is capable of obtaining mineral salt containing a high concentration of minerals, manufacturing salt at relatively low cost in a relatively small space, and exhibiting maximum efficiency of drying or evaporation since seawater is heated and sprayed onto a cloth or net. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030860 | EXTRACTION AUTOMATION - The invention provides a system that automates the extraction of a liquid substance from a material. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030861 | Apparatus and Method for Trapping Sand Present in an Input Fluid Stream - Separating sand from an input stream comprising a mixture of oil, gas, water and sand. A unitary vessel comprises a spherical portion and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a proximal end and a distal end and the spherical portion and cylindrical portion joined at the proximal end of the cylindrical portion. An inlet for the input stream is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel. A first outlet for an outlet stream comprising oil, water, and natural gas is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel and below the inlet. A second outlet is positioned adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical portion of the unitary vessel. Sand can be removed from the unitary vessel via the second outlet. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030862 | WATER FILTERING SYSTEM - A water filtrating system may include a plurality of filters vertically disposed inside a shell, which is used to protect the filters therein. The shell can be single-layered or multi-layered. In one embodiment, the water filtrating system may be coupled with an RO system having controls, a plurality of membranes. The water filtered by the filtering system can be further purified by the RO system. The present invention is advantageous because the filters are vertically disposed inside the shell, so the filters are protected from being damaged and able to survive extreme weather conditions and/or external environmental conditions such as moisture, vibration, shock, etc. Moreover, the size of the entire system is significantly reduced because the filters or filtering components are all vertically disposed inside the shell, so the user can use more than one systems to increase the water output or filtration efficiency. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030863 | PORTABLE PRE-FILTERING FUEL FILLER DEVICE - A portable pre-filtering fuel filler device is described herein. The portable pre-filtering fuel filler device includes a fuel inlet opening, an interior fuel conduit in fluidic communication with the fuel inlet opening, and a water chamber positioned vertically below the interior fuel conduit. The portable pre-filtering fuel filler device further includes a fuel filter in fluidic communication with the water chamber and positioned vertically above the water chamber and a fuel outlet opening in fluidic communication with the fuel filter. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030864 | SUSPENDED SOLIDS FILTER SYSTEM - A suspended solids filter system including a container for receiving contaminated liquid, and a filter assembly disposed within the container for filtering the contaminated liquid so that contaminants separated from the liquid remain in the container. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030865 | Spherical Contact Ball Joint Style Spool Relief Valve for Filter Applications - A cartridge forming part of a fluid filter includes a filter element, an end cap overlying one end of the filter element, a central tube having one end secured to the end cap, a biasing element, and a relief valve having a valve piston with a head that is biased by the biasing element into engagement with a valve seat formed by an underside of the end cap. The valve seat is configured so that it has a curvature that is larger than that of the head of the valve piston. In the particular arrangement disclosed, a second end cap overlies another end of the filter element, axially opposite the end cap mentioned, and is also secured to the central tube. Preferably, at least one of the central tube and the valve piston defines a depending pilot for supporting an end of the biasing element. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030866 | WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM AND WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM HOUSING WITH CLOSING ASSEMBLY - A water filtration system utilizes a housing configured to utilize various types of filter media and having a press-sealed closing system. The closing system includes a head portion defining a head opening, a lock member, and a lid member. The lock member releasably engages the head portion such that an abutment section of the lock member projects into the head opening. The lid member is received by the head portion to cover the head opening, and has an outward-facing press section configured to abut an inward facing portion of the abutment section of the lock member when the lid member is covering the head opening. Pressure generated within the housing during water filtration presses the lid member in an outward direction and causes the lid member press section to press against the abutment section of the lock member to substantially prevent disengagement of the lock member from the head portion. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030867 | SEDIMENT FILTRATION DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A filtration system comprises a malleable compartment and a handle. The malleable compartment has a permeable fabric forming an exterior of the malleable compartment. The exterior at least partially faces a contaminated fluid. The permeable fabric has a pore size that defines the permeability of the fabric. The malleable compartment also has an interior that holds an interchangeable microfiltration medium. The microfiltration medium has a pore size that is smaller than the pore size of the permeable fabric. The filtration system also comprises a handle that is affixed to the malleable compartment. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030868 | PERIPHERALLY ENRICHED FIBROUS MEDIA AND METHOD OF MAKING - Described herein are peripherally enriched fibrous media. The peripherally enriched fibrous media are nonwoven media including at least one peripheral region that is enriched in one or more binder resins, and at least one bulk region that is significantly or substantially free of binder resin, the regions being present in a single fibrous media layer. Methods of making the media and performance advantages of the media in one or more filtration applications are also described. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030869 | AIR FILTER DEVICE AND AIR FITLER ELEMENT HAVING AN INTEGRATED BYPASS - A filter element has a filter media hollow body with a hollow interior circumferentially enclosing an outflow passage. A second filter as a bypass filter element is arranged at or integrated into the end cap the filter element. The bypass filter element is configured as an ambient airflow restriction device providing a significantly higher pressure drop relative to the in the filter media of the filter element, the significantly higher pressure drop is operable to limit or prevent airflow through the auxiliary inflow path. When the primary inflow path is obstructed, the ambient airflow restriction device operates to provide auxiliary airflow into the outflow passage, bypassing filtering of the filter media hollow body of the filter element. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030870 | Housing, Housing Cover and Connecting Part of a Device for Separating at Least One Fluid From a Gas and a Device for the Separation of a Fluid - Described is a housing ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160030871 | FILTER WITH MAGNETIC SEAL - An air filtration system that comprises a filter assembly having a magnetic seal mounted in a holding frame. The magnetic seal is disposed between the filter assembly and the holding frame to prevent air from bypassing a filter media of the filter assembly. The magnetic seal is disposed between an outer shoulder of a filter frame of the filter assembly and an inner shoulder of the holding frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030872 | AIR FILTER - An air filter has a housing, a filter core, a resilient abutting element, a sleeve, a threaded rod bracket, a threaded rod and a nut. The axial sealing is achieved by axially compressing the resilient abutting element, such that the user does not have to apply much physical effort to compress the resilient abutting element. The user can easily push the filter core into the housing, and then rotates and tightens the nut, which can axially compress the resilient abutting element. It is easy to apply force on rotating the nut, and better still, the nut can be rotated by an electric tool, which further facilitates the convenience in assembling. Besides, the nut only abuts the sleeve, and the threaded rod bracket does not abut the filter core. Consequently, the filter core is not blocked, thereby making the air smoothly pass through the filter core. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030873 | DUST FILTER BARREL - A dust filter barrel includes a sheet filter cylinder, a mesh cylinder and a fixation base. The sheet filter cylinder has two end faces, an inner layer and an outer layer laminated on the inner layer; wherein the inner layer has a plurality of pores having a first pore diameter, the outer layer has a plurality of pores having a second pore diameter, and the second pore diameter is smaller than the first pore diameter. The mesh cylinder is non-contact with the outer layer of the sheet filter cylinder and sleeved outside the sheet filter cylinder and has two end faces. The fixation base has a first and second cover bodies disposed on the two end faces of the sheet filter cylinder and the mesh cylinder respectively, and the second cover body is formed with at least one opening communicated with the sheet filter cylinder. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030874 | AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY - An improved air filter assembly for removing particles from air flow across the filter assembly utilizing a tackifier material. The air filter assembly comprises a peripheral frame adapted to be supported in communication with an intake opening in a residential return air duct; and a filter media mounted within the frame for removing particulate from air flowing from an upstream side of the filter assembly to a downstream side of the air filter assembly. The downstream side of the filter media comprises a layer of filter media treated with a tackifier material or a sticky oil. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030875 | Rotating Separator with Housing Preventing Separated Liquid Carryover - A rotating separator has a housing preventing separated liquid carryover. A plenum between the annular rotating separating filter element and the housing sidewall has one or more flow path separating guides minimizing the flow of separated liquid to the outlet. The flow path guides may include one or more fins and/or swirl flow dampers and/or a configured surface. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030876 | AIR FILTER UNIT - An air filter unit has a pleated filter medium with a zigzag shape in which a fibrous filter medium has been folded multiple times. The coefficients of linear expansion of the space-supporting members provided in each of the multiple folded spaces of the pleated filter medium are equal to or greater than the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal filter frame of the filter unit. The linear expansion coefficients of first space-supporting members are smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of a second space-supporting member. The first space-supporting members are provided in side portion regions including both side portions positioned at outermost sides of the pleated filter medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second space-supporting member is provided in a central portion region sandwiched between the side portion regions. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030877 | End of Service Life Indicating Systems For Layered Filter Cartridges - Layered filtered cartridge systems with an End of Service Life Indicating system include a filter cartridge that includes filter media. The filter media includes a multi-layer construction, of a first sorbent layer, a second sorbent layer, and a sensing element adjacent to the first and second sorbent layers such that an indicating element of the sensing element is located at the interface between the first and second sorbent layers. The first sorbent layer has a higher adsorption capacity and/or higher adsorption rate than the second sorbent layer. The sensing element indicates the passage of an adsorption wavefront through the filter cartridge. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030878 | Ethylene Separation with Temperature Swing Adsorption - A process for component separation in a polymer production system, comprising (a) separating a polymerization product stream into a gas stream and a polymer stream, (b) contacting the polymer stream with a purge gas to yield a purged polymer and a spent purge gas comprising purge gas, ethylene, and ethane, (c) contacting the spent purge gas with a temperature swing adsorber contactor (TSAC) to yield a loaded TSAC, wherein at least a portion of the ethylene is adsorbed by the TSAC at a first temperature to yield TSAC-adsorbed ethylene, wherein a portion of the ethane is adsorbed by the TSAC at the first temperature to yield TSAC-adsorbed ethane, (d) heating the loaded TSAC to a second temperature to yield a regenerated TSAC, and (e) contacting the regenerated TSAC with a sweeping gas stream to yield a recovered adsorbed gas stream comprising sweeping gas, recovered ethylene and recovered ethane. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030879 | CARBON PYROLYZATE ADSORBENT HAVING UTILITY FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A particulate form carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent, having the following characteristics: (a) CO | 2016-02-04 |
20160030880 | CO2 CAPTURE WITH AMINES AND ACIDIC MATERIALS - An improved method of CO | 2016-02-04 |
20160030881 | PROCESS FOR CAPTURING CO2 FROM A CO2-CONTAINING GAS STREAM USING A THERMORESPONSIVE COPOLYMER - A process capturing CO | 2016-02-04 |
20160030882 | GAS ABSORPTION TOWER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GAS ABSORPTION TOWER, AND VESSEL - A gas absorption tower for performing gas absorption with improved efficiency by bringing a gaseous matter and fluid into contact with each other, the gas absorption tower includes an introducing portion into which the gaseous matter and the fluid are introduced from outside; an absorbing portion for performing gas absorption by bringing the gaseous matter and the fluid, which are supplied from the introducing portion, into contact with each other, the absorbing portion having defined therein an internal space into which the gaseous matter is supplied from the introducing portion; and a spray device for spraying the fluid into the gaseous matter in the internal space; and a discharge portion for discharging the gaseous matter, subjected to the gas absorption, outside of the gas absorption tower. Preferably the absorbing portion has a cylindrical piping component which is divided into a plurality of parts in a central axis direction thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ACIDIC TAIL GAS BY USING AMMONIA PROCESS FLUE GAS - A flue gas-treating method for treating acid tail gas by using an ammonia process, comprising the following steps of: 1) controlling the concentration of sulfur dioxide in an acid tail gas entering an absorber to be ≦30,000 mg/Nm | 2016-02-04 |
20160030884 | Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Chemoautotrophic Microorganisms Systems and Methods - Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160030885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST WITH DECREASED SO3 EMISSIONS - A diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) catalytic converter for at least the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, removal of a fraction of particulate matter, and decrease of sulfur trioxide emissions within exhaust gases from an engine and consequently of sulfuric acid, is disclosed. The DOC may include any suitable configuration including at least a substrate and a washcoat, where the substrate has a plurality of channels, suitable porosity, offers a three-dimensional support for the washcoat, and is made of any suitable material. The washcoat may be deposited on the substrate by any suitable method, and may include a mixture of at least one or more carrier material oxides and one or more catalysts. Suitable materials for the carrier material oxides may include titanium dioxide, tin dioxide, and zirconium dioxide, among others, excluding aluminum oxide (Al | 2016-02-04 |
20160030886 | A TANK FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION PURIFICATION OF THE EXHAUST GASES OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A VEHICLE - A tank for selective catalytic reduction purification of exhaust gases of a combustion engine of a vehicle, the tank is mounted on the vehicle and includes: a container configured to contain an ammonia precursor, and a system configured to decompose the ammonia precursor of the container into ammonia gas and storing it, the system being located at least partially inside the container and/or on a wall of the container. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030887 | SEAWATER DESALINATION SYSTEM AND ENERGY RECOVERY APPARATUS - An energy recovery apparatus which is used in a seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P | 2016-02-04 |
20160030888 | Filter Module for Dead-End and Cross-Flow Filtration - A filter module for dead-end and cross-flow filtration processes is provided comprising: a frame element comprising two substantially planar faces defining first and second openings at opposite sides thereof; a first and a second filter medium in the form of a sheet material, said filter media each having a first side and a second side; the first and second filter media being attachable in a fluid tight manner to the frame element and fully cover its first and second openings, respectively, a space defined and delimited by the frame element and the two filter media, said second sides of the filter media being arranged to face said space; and said frame element comprising one or more frame sections accommodating one or more ports providing a fluid flow path from said space to the exterior of the filter module. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030889 | Cartridge-Type Hollow Fiber Membrane Module Comprising Submerged Hollow Fiber Membrane Unit Module with Free End and Submerged Apparatus for Water Treatment Comprising Air Diffuser Apparatus Capable Of Intermittent/Continuous Aeration and Its Aeration Method - Provided is a cartridge-type hollow fiber membrane module including a hollow fiber membrane unit module with a free end and a cartridge frame and a submerged water treatment apparatus including an air diffuser apparatus capable of intermittent and continuous aeration disposed below the hollow fiber membrane module, wherein the cartridge-type membrane module with the free end using the coarse bubble generating air diffuser apparatus capable of intermittent/continuous aeration in conjunction with an air accumulation pipe may control aeration/non-aeration cycles through adjustment of the volume of an air chamber and an amount of inflow air and carry out continuous aeration based on changes in raw water load and a concentration of solids in a membrane separation tank. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030890 | CONTAINER WITH BIOFILM FORMATION-INHIBITING MICROORGANISMS IMMOBILIZED THEREIN AND MEMBRANE WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a technique for inhibiting biofouling of the surface of a membrane caused by a biofilm, through immobilizing biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms to a container in a membrane water treatment process. The present disclosure provides a non-hollow/hollow columnar or sheet-like permeable carrier with flowability owing to submerged aeration and a container with biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms immobilized therein, comprising biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms immobilized in the carrier. The present disclosure also provides a membrane water treatment apparatus comprising a reactor accommodating water to be treated, a membrane module for water treatment and a container with biofilm formation-inhibiting microorganisms immobilized therein placed in the reactor. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030891 | SINGLE-STAGE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A single-stage water treatment system may include a fine filtration module configured for receiving process material with a high suspended and/or dissolved solids content and for producing a concentrate and a permeate. The fine filtration module may include an elongate housing member, a plurality of tubular membranes arranged within the elongate housing member and comprising elongate tubular members having membranous sidewalls with a selected permeability, a pair of end caps configured for controlling the flow of the process material within the plurality of tubular membranes, and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the elongation of the plurality of tubular membranes thereby adjusting the permeability thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030892 | POLYMER MEMBRANE FOR WATER TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAME, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A polymer membrane for water treatment, characterized in comprising a hollow fiber membrane having a self-supporting design composed of the substantially single principal structural material, with an outer diameter of 3.6 mm to 10 mm and a ratio of outer diameter to thickness, SDR, of 3.6 to 34. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030893 | Nanocomposite Membranes - A membrane ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160030894 | Resilient Anion Exchange Membranes Prepared By Polymerizing A Composition - A resilient anion exchange membrane including a homogeneous cross-linked ion-transferring polymer substantially filling pores and substantially covering surfaces of a porous substrate, wherein the resilient anion exchange membrane is prepared by polymerizing a composition including a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant monomer, a crosslinking monomer including two or more ethylenic groups, a free radical initiator, and a solvent. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030895 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATION AND COLLECTION OF PLASMA - A substrate for positioning a separation membrane and a collection membrane for separating and collecting plasma is disclosed. The substrate includes an inner flexure disposed proximate to a first peripheral portion of the substrate and an outer flexure disposed surrounding at least a portion of the inner flexure. The inner flexure is formed from a plurality of first slots in the substrate and the outer flexure is formed from a plurality of second slots in the substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030896 | COPOLYMER HAVING AMPHIPHILIC BLOCKS, AND USE THEREOF FOR MANUFACTURING POLYMER FILTRATION MEMBRANES - A copolymer having amphiphilic blocks includes at least one first hydrophilic block, obtainable from n-butyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomers, and a second hydrophobic block likely to be obtained from a methyl methacrylate monomer. The copolymer is found to be particularly advantageous for use as an additive for manufacturing a polymer filtration membrane, particularly a PVDF membrane, particularly via a phase inversion method. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030897 | HYBRID NANOPARTICLE TFC MEMBRANES - Reverse osmosis membranes made by interfacial polymerization of a monomer in a nonpolar (e.g. organic) phase together with a monomer in a polar (e.g. aqueous) phase on a porous support membrane. Interfacial polymerization process is disclosed for preparing a highly permeable RO membrane, comprising: contacting on a porous support membrane, a) a first solution containing 1,3-diaminobenzene, and b) a second solution containing trimesoyl chloride, wherein at least one of solutions a) and b) contains nanoparticles when said solutions are first contacted, and recovering a highly permeable RO membrane. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030898 | Within Bottle Aerator - An in-bottle aerator for mixing the oxygen in the air with wine as the wine is poured from its bottle. The aerator has at least one air ingress channel extending from one end of the aerator to the other allowing air into the bottle to displace wine exiting the bottle. Air mixing channels draw air from outside the bottle and direct that air to lateral channels that intersect a central flow channel extending from one end of the bottle to another. The air mixing and air ingress channels are preferably arranged to allow the user to pour and aerate wine at the same time and with the bottle in any orientation about its axis. The aerator may be a separately formed component that can be inserted into the bottle by the bottle manufacturer, by a wine bottler or by an enduser. Alternatively, the aerator may be wholly or partly formed as part of the neck of the bottle. A completely and integrally formed aerator may be formed a part of a plastic wine bottle. For or plastic or glass wine bottles aeration channels may be formed on the internal surface of the neck of the bottle and an insert can be used to complete the within bottle aerator by the insertion (by the bottle manufacturer, by a wine bottler or by an enduser) of an aerator component having additional channels formed therein, | 2016-02-04 |
20160030899 | MIST GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for generating a mist is provided. The apparatus has at least one working fluid supply conduit having an inlet in fluid communication with a supply of working fluid and an outlet in fluid communication with a first mixing chamber. The apparatus also includes a plurality of transport fluid passages, each of which has an inlet adapted to receive a supply of transport fluid and an outlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber. Downstream of the mixing chamber is a nozzle having an inlet in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, an outlet, and a throat portion intermediate the nozzle inlet and outlet. The throat portion of the nozzle has a cross sectional area which is less than that of either the nozzle inlet or the nozzle outlet. The apparatus enhances the atomization of the working fluid to generate the mist. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030900 | MILK FOAMER - The present invention provides a milk foamer that implements simplification of a configuration of a cup lid, and reduces contamination and corrosion to a drive mechanism or a junction. A milk foamer includes a base body | 2016-02-04 |
20160030901 | MIXING DEVICE FOR CREATING AN OUTPUT MIXTURE BY MIXING A FIRST MATERIAL AND A SECOND MATERIAL - A mixing device for mixing a first and second material together to create an output mixture. The device includes a first chamber containing the first material coupled to a mixing chamber defined between a rotor and a stator. The rotor is disposed inside the stator and rotates therein about an axis of rotation. The first chamber houses an internal pump configured to pump the first material from the first chamber into the mixing chamber. The pump may be configured to impart a circumferential velocity into the first material before it enters the mixing chamber. At least one of the rotor and stator have a plurality of through-holes through which the second material is provided to the mixing chamber. Optionally, a second chamber is coupled to the mixing chamber. The second chamber may house an internal pump configured to pump the output material from the mixing chamber into the second chamber. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030902 | Rotary Impeller for Mixing and Grinding Materials - A rotary impeller having a solid disk-shaped body with a center bore, a first major face, an opposed major face, and an outer peripheral side edge face that is circular in plan and that extends along an outer diameter of the body is provided. A plurality of separate, circumferentially-spaced apart, radially-extending grooves are formed in the first major face, and each of the grooves extends through the outer peripheral side edge face and is of a depth that terminates a spaced distance from the opposed major face of the disk-shaped body such that the grooves do not extend fully through the disk-shaped body. An array of separate, upstanding, circumferentially-spaced teeth project from the first major face adjacent the grooves along the outer peripheral side edge face of the disk-shaped body. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030903 | SYNCHRONOUS SINGLE- AND DOUBLE-ACTING PISTON FEEDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mechanism applies necessary forces for the creation of one or more plugs of compressible material to be supplied to a reactor. The plugs are capable of forming a seal between inlets for the plugs and the reactor. The mechanism includes two double-acting hydraulic piston cylinder assemblies coupled with two single-acting hydraulic piston cylinder assemblies. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030904 | DISTRIBUTING SECONDARY SOLIDS IN PACKED MOVING BED REACTORS - A system and method for distribution and treatment of secondary solids in packed moving bed reactors is provided. The system includes a packed moving bed reactor and a regeneration reactor downstream of the packed moving bed reactor. The packed moving bed reactor having a primary solid introduction section configured to receive a primary solid material, a primary solid constriction section downstream of the primary solid introduction section, a secondary solid inlet, and a mixing section for primary solid material and secondary solid material downstream of the primary solid constriction section. The primary solid constriction section has a recessed zone, wherein the secondary solid inlet is configured to deliver secondary solid material into the packed moving bed reactor at the recessed zone. The regeneration reactor is operable to regenerate the primary solid material reduced in the packed moving bed reactor. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030905 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR A FLUID CATALYST CRACKING REGENERATOR - A regenerator for an FCC apparatus. The regenerator includes a riser inside of a shell. The riser includes a cone and a cone skirt. An annulus is formed between the riser and the shell. A sealing system for keeping catalyst out of a portion of the annulus comprises a first sealing element and a second sealing element disposed above the second sealing element. The second sealing element comprises a ring having one or more plates being movable to accommodate the thermal expansion of the riser. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030906 | FCC UNITS, SEPARATION APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING REGENERATED CATALYST - Apparatuses and methods for separating regenerated catalyst are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for separating regenerated catalyst includes a regeneration vessel including a catalyst bed section. The apparatus includes a catalyst settler physically separated from the catalyst bed section by a wall extending within the regeneration vessel. The catalyst overflowing the catalyst bed section flows over the wall and enters the catalyst settler. The apparatus further includes a pipe in fluid communication with the catalyst settler and configured to deliver regenerated catalyst from the regeneration vessel to another vessel. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030907 | STABILIZATION OF SUSPENDED SOLID PARTICLES AND/OR GAS BUBBLES IN AQUEOUS FLUIDS - This invention relates to compositions that have utility, amongst others, in the stabilization of suspension particles or gas bubbles in fluid water-based compositions and/or in conferring shear thinning behavior to such fluid water-based compositions. The inventors have developed parenchymal cellulose based materials, which comprise cell wall derived networks of cellulose based fibers and nanofibrils, can advantageously be used for stabilization of suspended solid particles in fluid water-based compositions. Specific aspects of the invention concern the parenchymal cellulose based materials, their production and their use in fluid water-based compositions, as well as the resulting fluid water-based compositions per se. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030908 | TITANIUM OXIDE AEROGEL COMPOSITES - The invention relates to titanium oxide aerogels, in particular to titanium oxide binary or ternary (e.g. titanium oxide-carbon) aerogel monoliths possessing ordered meso- and macroporosity. The porous scaffold can be made with or without addition of binders and/or surfactants. The aerogel obtained by this method has a specific surface area greater than 60 m2/g and porosity larger than 60%. The surface area ranges from 60 to 300 m2/g. The porosity can reach as high as 99.6%. The size of the titanium oxide crystals are between 5 nm and 100 nm. The aerogel contains 100% titanium oxide. The composite (binary or ternary) aerogel can be prepared by adding at least 10% carbon in the form of (carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, carbon microfibers, exfoliated graphene, cellulose fibers, polymer fibers, metallic and metal oxide nano and microfibers etc.). The aerogel can be prepared with a predeterminable shape. It can be shaped in a mold having a shape of a cylinder, cube, sheet or sphere. The aerogel can be also transformed into a supported or self-standing film with a thickness. The material can be used as a self-cleaning filter e.g. in a solar-thermal water and air purification system, in mesoscopic solar cells e.g. dye sensitized solar cells, multifunctional filler in polymer composites, in ceramics, in metals, thermoelectric material to convert (waste) heat into electricity, heat insulation material and electrode material in lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030909 | Deposition Tool for Combinatorial Thin Film Material Libraries - A system for combinatorial deposition of a thin layer on a substrate is described. The system comprises at least one deposition material source holder and a substrate holder. The system also comprises a rotatable positioning system for subsequently positioning the at least one substrate in parallel and in non-parallel configuration with at least one deposition material source. The system comprises at least one mask holder arranged for positioning a mask between at least one of the target holder and the positioning system, for allowing variation of the material flux across the at least one substrate when the combinatorial deposition is performed. The mask holder is in a fixed arrangement with respect to the at least one deposition material source holder during the combinatorial depositing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030910 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT PARTICLE PRODUCTION USING A PLASMA SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a nanoparticle production system and methods of using the system. The nanoparticle production system includes a plasma gun including a male electrode, a female electrodes and a working gas supply configured to deliver a working gas in a vortexing helical flow direction across a plasma generation region. The system also includes a continuous feed system, a quench chamber, a cooling conduit that includes a laminar flow disruptor, a system overpressure module, and a conditioning fluid purification and recirculation system. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030911 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARATION OF POLYSILANES - The invention relates to a process for preparing polysilanes by converting monosilane in the presence of hydrogen in a plasma, and to a plant for performing the process. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030912 | Generator Device of Cold Plasma and Related Method for Producing Chemical Substances - The present invention relates to a device for generating cold plasma to be used in the process chemical industry, in particular for producing chemical substances, above all acids such as for example nitric acid and sulphuric acid. The invention also relates to reactors and plants involving said cold plasma generator device and to corresponding chemical processes based thereupon. The device and the associated method of the present invention allow producing with high efficiency several chemical substances, in particular acids. The invention also keeps the several advantages of using the cold plasma technology, in particular the one of not requiring catalysts and/or high reaction temperatures. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030913 | METHOD OF IRRADIATING A MAGNETIC FLUID CONTAINING A SEMICONDUCTOR PIGMENT AND METAL MICROPARTICLES WITH MICROWAVES, THEREBY CREATINGMIXED-PHASE FLUID, AND AMPLIFYING THE SUPERFLUID STATE ENERGY BY MEANS OF THE QUANTUM TURBULENCE PHENOMENON. - A method of amplifying the energy of a superfluid by irradiating a paramagnetic body, diamagnetic body, ferromagnetic and ferromagnetic metal microparticles with microwaves, thereby creating a superfluid phenomenon to generate superfluid energy, wherein a mixed phase electromagnetic fluid containing a semiconductor pigment is created and irradiated with microwaves, and when an external magnetic field is applied thereto, quantum chaos occurs, generating quantum turbulence phenomenon, thereby amplifying the energy of superfluid. Microparticles of an element, an oxide or a compound that creates a superfluid phenomenon in microwave band, are sorted from a diamagnetic or a paramagnetic material according to microwave frequency, and introduced into a mixed liquor containing a surfactant and a liquid characterized by containing an organic polyphenol. By activating the reaction of surface electrons, the mixed liquor is converted into a structure having a certain degree of magnetization. Superfluid energy is generated by ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic microparticles, metal microparticles, and carbon material at ambient temperature and ambient pressure, quantum chaos occurs in the mixed phase electromagnetic fluid with mixed phase semiconductor pigment, and the energy of the superfluid is amplified by quantum turbulence phenomenon. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030914 | GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR ABSORPTION OF HARMFUL GASES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A granular sorption material including a plurality of porous granules formed by buildup agglomeration for separation, especially absorption, of harmful gases, especially of SO | 2016-02-04 |
20160030915 | Supported Sulfides for Mercury Capture - Herein are described methods and materials for capturing mercury from, for example, the gases produced by the combustion of coal. The composition for the removal of mercury from the fluid includes a polysulfide selected from the group consisting of a calcium sulfide and a bromosulfide; the polysulfide supported by or carried on a surface of a silicate particulate. Disclosed methods include a process for manufacturing the bromosulfide or calcium-sulfide mercury-removal composition and a process of capturing mercury from a fluid, the process can include admixing a bromosulfide or calcium-sulfide mercury-removal composition and a fluid that includes mercury; wherein the bromosulfide mercury removal composition includes a bromosulfide supported by or carried on a surface of a silicate particulate; wherein the calcium-sulfide mercury-removal composition includes a calcium sulfide supported by or carried on a surface of a silicate particulate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030916 | METHOD OF SCAVENGING HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND MERCAPTANS USING WELL TREATMENT COMPOSITES - Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans may be removed from a fluid or gaseous stream by introducing a composite to the fluid or gaseous stream containing a hydrogen sulfide scavenger adsorbed onto a water-insoluble adsorbent. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030917 | ADSORBENT FOR HALOGENATED ANAESTHETICS - An adsorbent for halogenated anaesthetics includes: an inorganic material; and an organic material providing a framework for the inorganic material. The inorganic material may be chromium and the organic material may be terephthalic acid. The adsorbent may be formed or configured such that the adsorbent includes coordinatively unsaturated sites or such that the inorganic material may form octahedral structures. The adsorbent is formed or configured to be substantially regenerated at approximately room temperature and to provide selectivity for sevofluorane in water vapour of approximately 1.0. A method of producing an adsorbent includes: selecting an appropriate chemical containing an inorganic material; selecting an organic material to provide a framework for the inorganic material; dissolving the base chemical in water; mixing the organic material with the dissolved base chemical; heating the mixture; filtering the mixture to remove excess organic material; and drying the filtrate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030918 | MOISTURE-ABSORBING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL - Provided is a moisture-absorbing material having, in the following order: a moisture-permeable polymer layer; a moisture-absorbing layer having a porous structure and containing amorphous silica with an average secondary particle diameter not exceeding 10 μm, a water-soluble resin and a moisture-absorbing agent; and a moisture-proof layer. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030919 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN - The present invention provides a process for producing a water-absorbent resin, characterized in that a reverse-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer is carried out in a hydrocarbon dispersion medium comprising a dispersion stabilizer while an azo-based compound and a peroxide are combined in the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent, in that the following formulae are satisfied, | 2016-02-04 |
20160030920 | Programmable pH Buffers - A programmable pH buffer comprises a copolymer that changes pK | 2016-02-04 |
20160030921 | SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof. The super absorbent polymer includes surface crosslinked polymer particles prepared by surface crosslinking of particles of a base resin, wherein the base resin is polymerized from a monomer composition including water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomers, and a water-soluble component, wherein the water-soluble component has a ratio (dwt/d(log M)) of 0.9 or less over molecular weights (M) ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 when measured from an eluted solution after swelling the super absorbent polymer for 1 hour, and wherein the content of the water-soluble component is 5% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the super absorbent polymer, when measured after swelling the super absorbent polymer for 1 hour. The super absorbent polymer has excellent liquid permeability even when swollen without a reduction in centrifuge retention capacity or absorbency under load while having improved permeability. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030922 | BIOCHAR PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method for producing charcoal particles or pellets which use different additives as binders for the biochar pellets. The method includes producing a mixture with charcoal and additives selected from nanocrystalline cellulose, bentonite, and polyvinyl acetate. The mixture is created by mixing one or more of the additives with charcoal and water. The mixture is then processed in a pelletizer device. While processing, the surface of the mixture is sprayed with a liquid. Once turned into pellets by way of the pelletizer device, the resulting pellets are then dried by applying heat to the pellets. The liquid can be water or a solution of water and sodium borate. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030923 | Porous Media Compositions and Methods for Producing the Same - The present invention relates to porous substrate compositions and methods for producing such compositions. In one embodiment, the porous substrate composition of the present invention comprises sintered spherical particles of a substantially uniform size. The porous media compositions of the present invention comprise relatively randomly-ordered particles with a void fraction significantly higher than compositions with a more ordered, close-packed configuration. The present invention further relates to composite porous media compositions comprising two or more relatively discrete layers of sintered particles. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030924 | POROUS COMPOSITE PARTICULATE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME, AND RELATED APPARATUSES - In an embodiment, a porous composite particulate material includes a plurality of composite particles. Each composite particle includes an acid-base-resistant core particle at least partially surrounded by one or more layers of acid-base-resistant shell particles. The shell particles are adhered to the core particle by a polymeric layer. The shell particles and/or core particles may be made from an acid-base-resistant material that is stable in harsh chemical conditions. For example, the shell particles may be made from diamond, graphitic carbon, silicon carbide, boron nitride, tungsten carbide, niobium carbide, zirconia, noble metals, combinations of the foregoing, or other acid-base-resistant materials and the core particle may include at least one exterior layer of non-diamond carbon. The porous composite particulate materials disclosed herein and related methods and devices may be used in separation technologies, including, but not limited to, chromatography and solid phase extraction. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030925 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING CATALYTIC ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED CATALYTIC ASSEMBLIES - A method of forming a catalytic assembly comprises forming a support structure comprising at least one surface comprising at least one catalyst material. At least one mounted nanocatalyst is formed on the at least one support structure, the at least one mounted nanocatalyst comprising a nanoparticle of the at least one catalyst material bound to a nanostructure. A catalytic assembly and system for producing a catalytic assembly are also described. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030926 | Compositions of Matter Comprising Nanocatalyst Structures, Systems Comprising Nanocatalyst Structures, and Related Methods - Methods of forming and producing nanocatalysts mounted on or within nanofiber or nanotube structures are disclosed. The mounting structures prevent the nanocatalysts from agglomerating and retain the nanocatalysts in a reactor. The nanocatalysts may be grown over a bulk catalyst material without treating the nanotubes after forming the nanotubes. The resulting nanocatalysts remain catalytically active immediately after formation of the mounting supports and are effective in a wide variety of reactions. Systems are disclosed for reacting reaction gases to form mounting structures with at least one embedded nanocatalyst in the growth tips. The mounting structures may catalyze a different, subsequent reaction than the nanofiber formation reaction, which may take place in the same or a different reactor. Methods of forming a mass of nanocatalysts and catalyzing a reaction with the mass of nanocatalysts are disclosed. Systems are disclosed for forming a mass of nanocatalysts and catalyzing another reaction with the mass of nanocatalysts. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030927 | MONOLITH CATALYST FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REFORMING REACTION, PREPARATION METHOD FOR SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS GAS USING SAME - The present invention relates to a monolith catalyst for a carbon dioxide reforming reaction and to a preparation method for same, and more specifically the invention provides a preparation method for a monolith catalyst for a methane reforming reaction using carbon dioxide, the method comprising a step of mixing and impregnating a support in a metal precursor solution, coating a monolith substrate with the solution resulting from the mixing and impregnating, drying same and then calcining the monolith substrate coated with the solution resulting from the mixing and impregnating. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030928 | METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROGENATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DIOLS FROM LACTONES USING THE HYDROGENATION CATALYST - A method for preparing a hydrogenation catalyst by mixing a copper salt with colloidal silica to form a precipitate, washing the formed precipitate to remove anions of the copper salt from the precipitate, and impregnating the anion-removed precipitate with an alkali metal to form a hydrogenation catalyst; and a method for preparing a diol from a lactone using the hydrogenation catalyst. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030929 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST FOR GLYCERIN DEHYDRATION, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ACROLEIN - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for glycerin dehydration, a catalyst for glycerin dehydration prepared thereby, and a method for preparing acrolein. More particularly, the catalyst for glycerin dehydration prepared by the preparation method is able to minimize by-product formation to improve acrolein selectivity and to maintain high catalytic activity during the reaction. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030930 | STRUCTURALLY ENHANCED CRACKING CATALYSTS - A cracking catalyst contains a substantially inert core and an active shell, the active shell containing a zeolite catalyst and a matrix. Methods of making and using the cracking catalyst are also described. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030931 | MESOPOROUS MFI-ZEOLITE CATALYSTS, METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME AND USES - The invention relates to a novel zeolite catalysts, methods of producing the zeolite catalysts and a methods of using such catalyst, including for production of BTEX with improved yield, product selectivity and reduced char production. The present invention relates to novel mesoporous zeolite catalysts, as well as methods of producing the same. The present invention also relates to methods of producing renewable aromatic hydrocarbons using such catalysts. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030932 | METAL COMPLEX AND SUPPORTED METAL COMPLEX HAVING DISILOXANE AS LIGAND, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREFOF, AND SUPPORTED METAL CATALYST PREPARED BY USING THE SAME - A metal complex represented by the following Formula (1): | 2016-02-04 |
20160030933 | HYDROCARBON REFORMING/TRAPPING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR REMOVING HYDROCARBON - To provide a hydrocarbon reforming/trapping material which is capable of adsorbing and reforming a hydrocarbon. A hydrocarbon reforming/trapping material of the present invention has an SiO | 2016-02-04 |
20160030934 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST AND HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a hydroprocessing catalyst containing at least one catalyst support, one or more metals, optionally one or more molecular sieves, optionally one or more promoters, wherein deposition of at least one of the metals is achieved in the presence of a modifying agent. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030935 | MICROENCAPSULATED CATALYST-LIGAND SYSTEM - A microencapsulated catalyst-ligand system is provided comprising a catalyst and a ligand microencapsulated within a permeable polymer microcapsule shell, wherein the ligand is a polymeric ligand. Processes for the preparation of said microencapsulated catalyst-ligand system are also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030936 | METATHESIS CATALYSTS AND REACTIONS USING THE CATALYSTS - The invention relates to a method of forming an olefin from a first olefin and a second olefin in a metathesis reaction, comprising step (i): (i) reacting the first olefin with the second olefin in the presence of a compound that catalyzes said metathesis reaction such that the molar ratio of said compound to the first or the second olefin is from 1:500 or less, and the conversion of the first or the second olefin to said olefin is at least 50%, characterized in that as compound that catalyzes said metathesis reaction a compound of formula (A) is used: wherein M is Mo or W; R | 2016-02-04 |
20160030937 | Removable Protective Coating For The Receipt Of A Dust Free Catalyst - The invention pertains to a stabilized catalyst mould comprising a catalyst body formed of a catalyst material, said catalyst material comprising a catalytically active material or a precursor material of the catalytically active material, characterized in that at least parts of the surface of the catalyst mould are provided with a protective coating comprising an organic binder. Further, the invention pertains to a method for obtaining a stabilized catalyst mould. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030938 | CLOSING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF CLOSING TUBE - Closing arrangement for a cap of a tube in a carrier, wherein the arrangement comprises at least a first, a second and a third moveable engagement member, the first member being adapted to induce a first part of the cap rotation and the second member being adapted to induce a second part of the cap rotation and the third member being adapted to induce a third part of the cap rotation for closure. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030939 | SAMPLE PREPARATION PAPER CARTRIDGE - A sample preparation cartridge is described having a lower portion having four integrally-formed leaf springs, and a raised lower base part which is slightly below the level of the leaf springs. An upper portion of the cartridge engages with the lower portion, via four paired pins and holes formed in the lower and upper portions. The upper portion includes three well-shaped openings formed in the central region of the upper portion. Between the upper and lower portions is placed a sheet of sample preparation paper, resting on the leaf springs, which raise the lower face of the paper away from the raised lower base part, leaving a small air gap between the base and the paper. The upper face of the paper is in contact with the well-shaped openings of the upper portion. The user loads a liquid sample into the openings, and the paper wicks the liquid sample away from the loading location, leaving cellular debris in the place of application. Applying pressure to the upper portion of the cartridge urges the paper into contact with the raised base portion, so providing a firm base which allows the user to remove sections of the paper, using for example a biopsy needle, for further processing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030941 | MANIPULATION HOLDER FOR CRYOMICROSCOPY - In a manipulation container ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160030942 | TWIN ROLLER CRUSHER - The invention relates to a dual-roller crusher ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160030943 | Continuous Meat Grinding Reclaiming System - An continuous meat grinding reclaiming system that provides a primary meat grinder unit and a secondary meat grinding unit for continuously and simultaneously processing a meat batch in a single processing run. The primary meat grinder unit is designed to grind a batch of meat by initially separating or extrapolating pure meat from the meat that contains bone; collecting the pure meat into a container; and transferring the meat that contains the bone to the secondary meat grinder unit. The secondary meat grinder unit is designed further grind the batch of meat by separating additional pure meat from the meat that contains the bone; collecting this additional pure meat into the container with the original pure meat; and discard any remaining “undesireables”. The meat grinding reclaiming system also provides an inventive variable valve reducer for controlling the flow of the undesireables through the secondary transfer pipe. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030944 | ATTRITOR - The present application provides an attritor for reducing particles in size. The attritor may include a tank, one or more screens therein, a number of arms rotating therein, and a grinding media therein. The screens define a number of chambers therein such that the arms and the grinding media reduce the size of the particles in a first chamber to a first predetermined size and reduce the size of the particles in a second chamber to a second predetermined size. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030945 | WOOD CHIPPER, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREOF - A wood chipper includes a frame, an infeed system, a rotatable cutting system, and at least one feed wheel disposed between the infeed system and the cutting system to feed wood material to the cutting system. The wood chipper also includes a winch which includes a winch line having a first end, and a collar disposed adjacent the first end of the winch line. The wood chipper further includes a detector adapted to detect a first and a second position of the winch line, wherein the detector is adapted to allow operation of the at least one feed wheel and prohibit operation of the winch when the first position of the winch line is detected, and to allow operation of the winch and allow operation of the at least one feed wheel in a predefined manner when the second position is detected. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030946 | WOOD CHIPPER, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREOF - A wood chipper includes a frame, an infeed system, a rotatable cutting system, and at least one feed wheel disposed between the infeed system and the cutting system to feed wood material to the cutting system. The wood chipper also includes a winch which includes a winch line having a first end, and a collar disposed adjacent the first end of the winch line. The wood chipper further includes a detector adapted to detect a first and a second position of the winch line, wherein the detector is adapted to allow operation of the at least one feed wheel and prohibit operation of the winch when the first position of the winch line is detected, and to allow operation of the winch and allow operation of the at least one feed wheel in a predefined manner when the second position is detected. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030947 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING MAGNETIC MATERIAL FROM A SLURRY - A method and apparatus for separating magnetic material from a slurry is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a first moving surface, depositing the slurry onto the first moving surface, attracting at least a portion of the magnetic material of the slurry onto the first moving surface by first magnetic means, arranging the first moving surface such that liquid from the slurry is removed due to the portion of the magnetic material being attracted to the moving surface by the first magnetic means to form a magnetic material cake, separating an inner portion of the magnetic material cake from an outer portion of the magnetic material cake, with respect to the first moving surface, such that the inner portion has a lower liquid content than the outer portion. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030948 | MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL MATERIALS - A process and system for the separation of materials from electrochemical cells is disclosed. Electrode materials are removed from electrochemical cells and separated into constituent active materials using magnetic separation. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030949 | Systems and Methods for Cleaning Air - An air cleaning system has a field charger comprising a plurality of bars comprising a conductive inner core and a non-conductive overmold, and a plurality of pins attached to the bars and extending out of the non-conductive overmold. The conductive inner core is molded over the plurality of pins, conductively connecting the pins, and the non-conductive overmold is molded over the conductive inner core. A method of manufacturing the field charger includes placing a plurality of metal pins in a mold, placing contact points in the mold, molding a conductive resin over at least a portion of the plurality of pins and contact points, molding an insulating resin over the inner core, plurality of pins, and contact points, wherein at least a portion of the pins and contact points extend from the non-conductive overmold, and mounting an earthplate to the conductive overmold. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030950 | CELL SORTING APPARATUS, CELL SORTING CHIP AND CELL SORTING METHOD - A cell sorting apparatus includes a flow channel through which fluid including cells flows, an electric-field application section capable of applying an electric field having a gradient in a direction different from the flowing direction of the fluid at a first position on the flow channel in accordance with a cell sorting signal requesting an operation to sort the cells, and a flow splitting section configured to split the cells changing their flowing directions due to a dielectrophoretic force caused by application of the electric field at a second position on the downstream side of the first position on the flow channel. | 2016-02-04 |
20160030951 | PROGRAMMABLE FLUIDIC PROCESSORS - Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for programmable fluidic processors. In one embodiment, the invention involves manipulating droplets across a reaction surface of the processor substantially contact-free of any surfaces. The reaction surface and the electrodes of the processor may include a coating repelling the droplets. Further, the present invention provides for a suitable suspending medium for repelling droplets away from fixed surfaces. | 2016-02-04 |