06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160039609 | PIPE CONVEYORS - A conveyor system may include a pipe conveyor with a head end, a tail end, and an inclined section. The conveyor system may also include a conveyor belt including a first portion and a second portion. The conveyor belt may form a pipe shape when the first and second portions of the conveyor belt are overlapped. The pipe shape may extend from a pipe closing point to a pipe opening point and may enclose two or more longitudinally spaced-apart centering structures. The centering structures may allow for self-bridging of a bulk material carried in a pipe volume above each centering structure. Means of implementing this material-transport principle within a pipe conveyor system are described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039610 | Fiber Reinforcement Layer for Conveyor Belts - Provided is a fiber reinforcement layer for conveyor belts. Warp threads and weft threads of a fiber reinforcement layer embedded in a conveyor belt are formed from polyester fibers, the weft threads are single-twist threads in which one more multiple filaments are arranged and twisted in a single direction, twist count is from 8 to 10 (twists/10 cm) if the linear mass density of the weft threads is at least 840 dtex but less than 2,200 dtex, from 7 to 8 (twists/10 cm) if the linear mass density is at least 2,200 dtex but less than 4,400 dtex, and from 6 to 7 (twists/10 cm) if the linear mass density is at least 4,400 dtex but less than 6,700 dtex. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039611 | CROSS-BELT SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED ITEM DIVERSION - A sorting method, cross-belt system, and computer-storage media are provided for conveying and sorting items. The cross-belt system includes a plurality of interlocking palettes that form a conveyor belt. Each palette may be engaged by a series of rollers that are triggered to discharge items on the palettes to appropriate loading areas. The rollers are configured to move a belt of the palettes in one of at least two directions to a selected loading area that is positioned on either side of the cross-belt system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039612 | FASTENING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A fastening device includes a base member having a plurality of apertures, wherein the apertures are spaced apart substantially the same distance; and a plurality of nut receiver coupled to the base member at the apertures, wherein the nut receiver includes an alignment member having an aperture corresponding to the aperture of the base member, and a side member, wherein the side member is coupled between the base member and the alignment member. The nut receiver includes an opening between the base member and alignment member to removably receive a nut therein. Once within the alignment member, the alignment member operates to retain the nut in a fixed orientation to allow the securing of a sealing member to the base by use of a bolt that engages the nut after extending through the sealing member and the aperture in the base member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039613 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AN OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor comprising an oscillating rail, at least one electromagnet with a coil, and an armature connected to the oscillating rail, which armature can be moved by activation of the coil to generate an oscillation of the oscillating rail, wherein the coil is part of an oscillator circuit, wherein the oscillator frequency of the oscillator signal of the oscillator circuit depends on the inductance of the coil, which is influenced by the position of the armature relative to the coil, wherein the oscillating conveyor comprises a feedback circuit, which drives the coil by means of a control signal which maps the change over time in the frequency of the oscillator. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039614 | OSCILLATING CONVEYOR FOR 2-DIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF THE OSCILLATING CONVEYOR - An oscillating conveyor for the two-dimensional movement of objects, comprising an oscillating plate, on the conveying surface of which at least one object is movable by the oscillations of the oscillating plate, and at least two excitation elements for exciting oscillations in the oscillating plate, wherein the excitation elements are ultrasound transducers coupled to the oscillating plate at excitation positions spaced a certain distance apart, by means of which transducers the oscillating plate can be excited to oscillate at the excitation position in question as a function of a control signal, which can be sent individually by a control unit to each excitation element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039615 | DISC LANE GATE FUNCTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a transfer apparatus and a transport system which may be used in automated medical laboratory in-vitro diagnostic systems for handling patient samples. The transfer apparatus an embodiment of the invention comprises a rotatable disc and a lane gate. The transport system according to an embodiment of the invention comprises a transfer path arrangement including at least a first input lane and two output lanes at the transfer apparatus (i.e., the rotatable disc and the lane gate). The rotatable disc and the lane gate are cooperatively structured to function together to move at least one laboratory product transport element between the at least one input lane and the two output lanes of the transport system. The laboratory product transport element transports laboratory products, such as patient samples. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING VEHICLE BALANCING WEIGHTS - An apparatus and a method for dispensing vehicle balancing weights are disclosed. The dispenser comprises a plurality of transport units arranged below cartridges for storing and transporting balancing weights. The transport units move balancing weights from a selected section of the cartridges to two belt conveyors for further transporting the balancing weights to a handling device. Each transport unit comprises a feeder, whereas the feeders push selected balancing weights towards belt conveyors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039617 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINES - A conveyor system includes a rotating conveyor element with container holders arranged around a circumference thereof for moving containers between container positions, and a securing installation that suspends the conveyor element. The securing installation includes a structural element that forms an axis of rotation. A projecting portion of the structural element projects beyond the conveyor element's underside. A functional element, which is either a transfer installation or a guiding element is held at this projecting portion so that it can interact with the conveyor element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039618 | DEPALLETISER FOR TRAYS OF EGGS - Described is a depalletiser for trays of eggs, comprising a head movable in space and comprising a plurality of elements for forking a tray of eggs and a unit for controlling means for moving the head designed to control the movement of the head in space. More specifically, the depalletiser comprises image acquisition means which are facing the tray of eggs and designed to acquire at least an image of a predetermined side of the tray to be depalletised. The control unit is designed to process the image for the purpose of identifying the position in space of the empty areas of the predetermined side of the tray for insertion of the forking elements of the head. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039619 | WORKSTATION FOR UNLOADING A PALLET - A workstation to aid in the manual unloading of a pallet. The workstation comprises a work area bounded on tows ides by a pallet load platform, a takeaway conveyor, and two parallel conveyors. An operator standing in the work area removes pallet elements from the top layer of the pallet load to one or the other of the parallel conveyors, which convey them to the takeaway conveyor. The parallel conveyors, which may be tilted gravity conveyors or powered conveyors, are hinged so that they can be raised to an open position allowing operator to enter or exit the work area. The pallet layer may be supported on a tilted scissor lift. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039620 | Unloading a Cylindrical Body from a Pallet - A large cylindrical body such as a paper roll carried on a pallet is transferred to a transfer conveyor by placing the pallet on a platform carried on a platform support recessed in the floor movable to a lowered position in which the top surface of the pallet is level with the floor. A roll pusher with two rollers on a pusher head is moved out of an under floor receptacle across the top surface of the pallet so that the cylindrical body rolls off the pallet to a locating system at the transfer conveyor on one side of the platform. A pallet pusher abutment is moved across the platform in a slot to push the pallet along an edge guide at right angles to the rolling direction off the platform on to the floor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039621 | DISPENSABLE UNIT RETRIEVAL MECHANISM - A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039622 | TRAILER STABILIZER AND LEVELER - A method of leveling a parked freight trailer at a loading dock, the method comprising: (a) positioning a portable stabilizing device at least partially underneath a forward portion of the parked freight trailer; (b) positioning a lift associated with the portable stabilizing device to bear weight of the forward portion of the parked freight trailer; (c) reorienting the parked freight trailer so a floor of the parked freight trailer goes from a substantially non-parallel orientation to an approximately parallel orientation with respect to a floor of the loading dock by repositioning at least one of the jack and a landing gear of the parked freight trailer; and, (e) maintaining the lift in a weight bearing position while goods are at least one of unloaded from or loaded onto the parked freight trailer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039623 | A DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR LOADING SHIP HOLDS - This invention relates to a dust suppression system for positioning in a container for a dusting material which creates a dust when agitated. The system comprises a means for forming an upper mist layer for preventing escape of the dust from the container, and a means for forming a lower mist layer below the upper mist layer for settling the dust into the container. In one form, the container is a hold of a ship, and the opening is a hatch for the hold. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039624 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; a rotatable member supported by the main assembly rotatably about a first rotational center; an openable member supported by the rotatable member rotatably about a second rotational center; and an urging member provided between the openable member and the rotatable member and configured to apply an urging force for suppressing opening of the openable member, wherein the openable member is capable of switching a rotational center between the first rotational center and the second rotational center in opening and closing operation of the openable member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039625 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit, a conveyance roller, a registration roller disposed on a conveyance path extending from the conveyance roller to the image forming unit, the registration roller being configured to perform skew correction for a sheet by contacting a leading end of the sheet in a conveyance direction while rotation of the registration roller is being stopped, and rotating after a lapse of a particular period of time since the rotation of the registration roller has been stopped, a driving source configured to supply a driving force to the conveyance roller and the registration roller, and a controller configured to determine the particular period of time based on a cumulative number of sheets conveyed by the conveyance roller. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039626 | TENSIONING MECHANISM FOR A TEXTILE FEED TO A STEPPED OPERATION DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTER - A textile feed for a stepped operation digital textile printer, comprises a textile feeding mechanism, and a tension storage mechanism. The textile feeding mechanism feeds the textile in a forward direction onto the printer, but is at the same time mechanically connected to a tension storage mechanism which is tensioned by the forward feeding. At the end of the feed step, the tension storage mechanism releases respectively stored tension to cause the feed mechanism to briefly reverse feed, thereby to pull the textile taut and take up any slack caused by the feeding step. The textile is thus kept taut, to allow effective digital printing by the printer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039627 | PRINTING SYSTEM IMPROVED IN SHEET DISCHARGE PROCESSING, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing system capable of properly changing a content of a notification based on occurrence of a full state of a sheet in an output destination. A printing system which is able to output a sheet to any of a plurality of sheet stacking units includes a determining unit configured to determine whether a first setting for selecting a specific sheet stacking unit as an output destination of the sheet is performed or a second setting for automatically selecting any sheet stacking unit from among the plurality of sheet stacking units as the output destination is performed, a notification unit configured to perform a notification according to occurrence of a fully-stacked state in the output destination, and a control unit configured to change a content of the notification based on the determining by the determining unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039628 | TAPE DISPENSER WITH CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND PROTRUSION - A cutter assembly suitable for cutting BOPP adhesive tape and a tape dispenser incorporating the same. The cutter assembly has a row of plastic teeth where each tooth includes left and right front and rear faces, each face being disposed on a different plane, and where the planes intersect each other at the tip of the tooth. A front edge extends between the left and right front faces; a rear edge extends between the left and right rear faces; a left side edge extends between the right front and rear faces; and a right side edge extends between the left front face and the right rear face. The various edges are set at particular angles relative to each other. A protrusion for supporting the tape is provided rearwardly of the teeth and a braking mechanism is also provided on the dispenser. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039629 | TAPE DISPENSER WITH CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND BRAKING MECHANISM - A cutter assembly suitable for cutting BOPP adhesive tape and a tape dispenser incorporating the same. The cutter assembly has a row of plastic teeth where each tooth includes left and right front and rear faces, each face being disposed on a different plane, and where the planes intersect each other at the tip of the tooth. A front edge extends between the left and right front faces; a rear edge extends between the left and right rear faces; a left side edge extends between the right front and rear faces; and a right side edge extends between the left front face and the right rear face. The various edges are set at particular angles relative to each other. A protrusion for supporting the tape is provided rearwardly of the teeth and a braking mechanism is also provided on the dispenser. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039630 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In response to an arrival of a first cleaning region of the cleaning sheet to a pre-registration roller pair, a control portion drives the pre-registration roller pair for a predetermined time and cleans the pre-registration roller pair by the first cleaning region by stopping a fed sheet drawing roller pair and a registration roller pair. Then, after an elapse of the predetermined time, as the cleaning sheet is conveyed and a second cleaning region of the cleaning sheet arrives at the registration roller pair, the control portion cleans the registration roller pair by the second cleaning region. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039631 | UNIVERSAL WINDER - A winder may include a body, a spindle, and a manually actuated winding mechanism. The spindle may be coupled to the body and constructed and arranged to be rotatable with respect to the body and to be removably coupled to at least one spool. The manually actuated winding mechanism may be coupled to the spindle and constructed and arranged to rotate the spindle and the at least one spool. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039632 | HOSE REEL MOUNTING KIT - A hose reel can be attached to a compressed air tank of an air compressor to provide pneumatic hose storage directly at the compressor. The hose reel includes a bracket that attaches to the compressed air tank with a strap. The bracket supports a hose reel about which the pneumatic hose can be wrapped. Once installed, the hose reel keeps the pneumatic hose neatly on the reel and ready for use. If the compressor is a portable compressor, since the hose reel attaches to the compressed air tank of the compressor, the hose reel becomes portable, along with the compressor itself. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039633 | LOW PROFILE DRIVE UNIT FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A drive unit for an elevator system, the drive unit including a multilayer, power circuit board; a first DC link formed in a layer of the power circuit board; a second DC link formed in a layer of the power circuit board; a first switch having a first terminal, the first switch mounted to a surface of the power circuit board; a first via electrically coupling the first terminal to the first DC link; a second switch having a second terminal, the second switch mounted to the surface of the power circuit board; and a second via electrically coupling the second terminal to the second DC link; the first via conducting heat from the first switch to the first DC link; the second via conducting heat from the second switch to the second DC link. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039634 | ELEVATOR CONTROL PANEL, AND AN ELEVATOR - An elevator control panel and an elevator including the elevator control panel are provided. The elevator control panel has an input, via which the main circuit of the elevator is brought to the control panel, and an output, via which the main circuit of the elevator is taken onwards out of the control panel. The control panel includes a main switch, which is connected to the main circuit of the elevator for disconnecting/energizing the main circuit leaving from the control panel. The control panel also includes a bent busbar, which is connected to the main circuit of the elevator, in series with the aforementioned main switch. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039635 | POSITIONING APPARATUS, ELEVATOR AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR - A positioning apparatus for an elevator car, an elevator and also a method for determining the position of an elevator car are disclosed. The positioning apparatus for an elevator car includes a plurality of position identifiers possessing a readable physical property, which position identifiers are disposed by the side of the trajectory of the elevator car and also a reader device installed on the elevator car for reading a physical property of the position identifiers. The aforementioned readable physical property of a position identifier is adapted to classify each position identifier according to the intended use of the position identifier into one of two or more optional classes, and in the position identifiers belonging to at least one aforementioned class the same physical property is additionally adapted to indicate the linear position of the elevator car. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039636 | METHOD AND TEST SYSTEM FOR TESTING FAILURE OF A MACHINERY BRAKE OF AN ELEVATOR - The purpose of the invention is to detect a failure situation wherein the machinery brake of an elevator does not open sufficiently. In the method for testing failure of a machinery brake of an elevator:
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20160039637 | BRAKING APPARATUS, ELEVATOR HOISTING MACHINE THAT USES SAME, AND BUFFERING REACTION FORCE ADJUSTING METHOD FOR A BRAKING APPARATUS - In a braking apparatus, a forcing device forces a movable portion in a direction that places a friction member in contact with a rotating body. A braking force releasing device displaces the movable portion in a direction in which the friction member separates from the rotating body in opposition to the forcing device. A buffering member is disposed between a fixed portion and the movable portion, and is made of a flexible material. A deforming device deforms the buffering member by pressing the buffering member in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the movable portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039638 | ELEVATOR - An elevator includes a first elevator unit vertically movable in a hoistway; a second elevator unit vertically movable in a hoistway; a suspension roping including one or more belt-shaped suspension ropes interconnecting the first elevator unit and the second elevator unit; a drive wheel for moving said one or more belt-shaped suspension ropes; a plurality of cambered diverting wheels; said one or more belt-shaped suspension ropes each passing around the drive wheel and comprising consecutively a first rope section extending between the drive wheel and the first elevator unit; and a second rope section extending between the drive wheel and the second elevator unit wherein both rope sections diverge from the drive wheel towards the same lateral side thereof, the first rope section passing over a first cambered diverting wheel, in particular resting against a cambered circumferential surface area thereof, and therefrom down to the first elevator unit, and the second rope section passing over a second cambered diverting wheel, in particular resting against cambered circumferential surface area thereof, and therefrom down to the second elevator unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039639 | ASYMMETRIC AND STEERED SHEAVES FOR TWISTED MULTI-BELT ELEVATOR SYSTEMS - An elevator system includes an elevator car located in a hoistway. One or more belts are operably connected to the elevator car to drive and/or support the elevator car along the hoistway. The one or more belts are routed over one or more sheaves. The one or more sheaves include an outer surface rotatable about a central axis and a flange located at at least one lateral end of the sheave. The sheave further includes a tracking compensator to limit lateral motion of the belt along the outer surface to prevent the belt from contacting the flange. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039640 | TRACTION SHEAVE FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A traction sheave for an elevator system includes an outer sheave surface having a distance from a sheave axis that varies along a width of the traction sheave. The outer sheave surface includes a first portion having a first coefficient of friction and one or more second portions having a second coefficient of friction less than the first coefficient of friction. An elevator system includes an elevator car, a motor and a traction sheave operably connected to the motor to drive rotation of the traction sheave. The traction sheave includes an outer sheave surface having a distance from a sheave axis that varies along a width of the traction sheave. The outer surface includes a first portion having a first coefficient of friction and one or more second portions having a second coefficient of friction less than the first coefficient of friction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039641 | CHAIN DRIVE SYSTEM WITH POLYGON COMPENSATION - A chain drive ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039642 | BRAKE DEVICE AND CRANE WITH BRAKE DEVICE - Provided is a brake device ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039643 | MULTI FUNCTION HEAVE COMPENSATOR - A heave compensator with adjustable dampening properties includes a length extension device having an inner space divided by a slide-able piston into a vacuum chamber and a liquid filled chamber, a gas accumulator divided by a slide-able piston into a gas filled chamber and a liquid filled chamber, and a gas tank having an expansion chamber. The liquid and gas chamber are fluidly connected to each other with valve controlled conduits. Further, the device includes pressure and temperature sensors that register pressure and temperature in the gas and liquid phases. The device further includes a control unit having a signal receiving unit, a writeable computer memory, a data processing unit, and a signal transmitting unit. The data processing unit contains computer software that calculates suited amounts of gas and gas pressure in the gas accumulator and/or gas tank based on the information of which lifting operation is going to be performed. The data processing unit further engages activation means such that the suited amount of gas and gas pressure are achieved and maintained during the different phases of the lifting operation. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039644 | SUBSEA HEAVE COMPENSATOR - A heave compensator for heavy lifts with adjustable dampening characteristics is able to operate above and below the water line in environmental pressures ranging from the atmospheric up to several hundred atmospheres pressure. A method for automatic regulation of the available stroke length of the heave compensator during the lifting operation, based on the realization that heave compensating devices utilising a slide-able piston as a volume expanding mechanism to reduce the tension forces upon relative movements between crane and load, may obtain a simple compact construction able to execute a range of different compensation functionalities by registering the pressure and temperature in the gas filled chambers of the device, and employing this information to regulate the amount of gas in the single gas filled chambers. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039645 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Rope - A device for controlling movement of a rope has a main part and a bar. The main part defines a central opening, first and second side portions, first and second end portions, first and second pairs of projection portions extending from the first and second end portions, respectively, a first notch defined by the first pair of projection portions, and at least a first end friction surface formed at a juncture of one projection portion of the first pair of projection portions and the first end portion. The bar defines a bar notch. The first side portion pivotably supports the bar for rotation between a first position in which the bar is not in contact the second side portion and a second position in which the bar notch receives the second side portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039646 | Low Profile Drop Table - A lifting apparatus having two rails spaced apart at a distance and two lifting mechanisms, each lifting mechanism supporting one of the two rails. A platform is disposed between the two rails such that movement of the lifting mechanisms causes the rails to displace relative to the platform. A base has the two lifting mechanisms connected thereto and the platform is connected to the base. The base moves horizontally along a floor. Further, the floor may be disposed in a pit and the travel of the rails between minimum and maximum rail heights may be greater than 62.5% of the depth of the pit. The minimum rail height may be less than 50% of the depth of the pit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039647 | LINEAR MOTION LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMOTIVE LIFT - An apparatus for lifting vehicles includes a runway, a base, an actuation assembly, a first armature assembly, a second armature assembly, and a third armature assembly. The runway is designed to vertically lift a vehicle from a lowered position to a raised position. The runway is connected to the third armature assembly. In turn, the third armature assembly is connected to the actuation assembly, which is pivotally fixed to the base. The first and second armature assemblies also connect the base with the third armature assembly. The actuation assembly is configured to lift the third armature assembly, which is guided by both the first armature assembly and second armature assembly. In response to the actuation assembly, the third armature assembly then forces the runway from the lowered position to the raised position, thereby lifting the vehicle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039648 | A LIFT TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH STABILIZER MEANS - A lift truck comprises a chassis ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING LIFT CYLINDER BUCKLING RESISTANCE - A lift truck can include a mast and a lift cylinder. The lift cylinder can include a piston rod and a cylinder housing. The lift truck also can include a piston rod retention mechanism that restricts movement of the lift cylinder in a direction lateral to an axial direction when the mast is in an extended position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039650 | TELESCOPIC HANDLING DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ELEMENTS MOUNTED SO AS TO SLIDE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER - A telescopic handling device includes at least two elements ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039651 | Bag Cutter and Piercer - A bag cutter for opening a sealed package using at least one of a blade and a piercer. Preferably, at least one blade is disposed partially within a cutout of an arm in a manner that exposes an edge of the blade. A piercer can comprise an extension of a cutout edge or be located on any other suitable portion of an arm. Another blade can be provided that is substantially perpendicular to the blade within a cutout, and juxtaposable against a cutting surface. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039652 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHILL DISPENSED BEVERAGES IN REFRIGERATORS - Example methods and apparatus to chill beverages in refrigerators at a faster rate than existing solutions, which use a tank in a refrigerating compartment for chilling, are disclosed. An example refrigerator includes a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment, a dispenser, a first tank in the freezing compartment fluidly coupled to a supply, and a second tank in the refrigerating compartment fluidly coupled to the first tank and to the dispenser. The refrigerator may further include a temperature sensor associated with the first tank, and a controller configured to transfer a beverage in its liquid state from the first tank to the second tank when the temperature sensor indicates the temperature of the beverage in its liquid state in the first tank meets a criterion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039653 | System for Mixing and Dispensing Beverages - A drink vending apparatus comprises a housing, one or more ingredient cartridges removably coupled to the housing, a mixing container, a dispensing nozzle, and a control unit. A user provides user commands from a smart device to the control unit that comprises drink requests from the user. In response thereto, ingredients are dispensed from one or more of the ingredient cartridges into the mixing container, and the mixed ingredients are dispensed from the mixing container into a receptacle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039654 | KEG CLOSURE WITH SAFETY MECHANISM - A closure for a keg comprises a housing and at least one valve element that is movable with respect to the housing, inwardly into an open state and outwardly into a closed state. The closure also comprises a lock mechanism having a locking element that is movable with respect to the housing and is capable of holding the valve element in the open state. The lock mechanism includes first and second couplings at which the locking element and the valve element are mutually engageable. The lock mechanism is arranged such that when the locking element and the valve element are engaged at the first coupling, the locking element moves with the valve element as the valve element moves from the open state into the closed state. This movement of the locking element enables engagement between the locking element and the valve element at the second coupling, which engagement at the second coupling occurring on subsequent movement of the valve element into the open state to prevent the valve element returning to the closed state. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039655 | TAP, SERVER, POURING MEMBER, AND ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT TOOL - A tap to pour beer foam onto a liquid has a flow path through which the beer foam flows. A folded section and a second extension section of the flow path are curved along a liquid surface of the liquid. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039656 | FUEL VERIFICATION SYSTEM - Fuel management systems for a fuel dispensing facility including a fuel delivery system are disclosed. The fuel delivery system includes at least one storage tank configured to contain a fuel, at least one dispenser configured to receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, and a fuel handling system which is configured to one of (1) deliver the fuel to the at least one storage tank, (2) receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, (3) monitor for a leak within the fuel delivery system, and (4) monitor for a fuel inventory within the fuel delivery system. The fuel management system may include installation records of the fuel handling components. The fuel management system may monitor cameras positioned in sumps of the fuel delivery system. The fuel delivery system may include a camera positioned to monitor an interior of a sump, the interior of the sump being provided by a sump basin and a sump cover. The sump cover may be a sump lid. The sump cover may be a dispenser. The sump cover may be another portion of the fuel delivery system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039657 | FLUID DISPENSING DEVICE - A fluid dispensing device is provided. The fluid dispensing device includes a dispensing cylinder and a first inlet and a second inlet configured to facilitate intake of one of or more fluids into the dispensing cylinder. The first inlet is disposed within a first container on which the fluid dispensing device is mounted. The first inlet and the second inlet are configured to facilitate intake of only one fluid into the dispensing cylinder at a given point in time. The fluid dispensing device also includes a first outlet and a second outlet configured to dispense the one or more fluids. The first outlet and the second outlet are configured to dispense only one fluid out of the dispensing cylinder at a given point in time. The fluid dispensing device further includes a valve assembly fluidically coupled to the first inlet and the second inlet, and to the first outlet and the second outlet. The valve assembly is configured to control flow of the fluids within and/or out of the dispensing cylinder. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039658 | FLUID VENDING TECHNOLOGY - A bulk windshield washer fluid vending system. The system includes a storage tank for storing fluid, a controller communicatively connected to the fluid storage tank for managing flow of fluid from the fluid storage tank, a fluid flow line connected to the controller, and a vending mechanism connected to the fluid flow line and disposed at it predetermined location remote from the fluid storage tank for actuation by a customer | 2016-02-11 |
20160039659 | LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEMS ENCOMPASSING GAS REMOVAL - Systems are described for delivery of a wide variety of materials in which liquid and gas or vapor states are concurrently present, from a package preferably including a fluid-containing collapsible liner. Headspace gas is removed from a pressure dispensing package prior to liquid dispensation therefrom, and ingress gas is removed thereafter during dispensation operation. At least one sensor senses presence of gas or a gas-liquid interface in a reservoir or gas-liquid separation region. A gas removal system including an integral reservoir, at least one sensor, and at least one flow control elements may be included within a connector adapted to mate with a pressure dispensing package, for highly efficient removal of gas from the liquid being dispensed from the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039660 | Saddle tree for a saddle - A saddle tree for a saddle, especially a Western saddle, has a fork, a cantle and with two rigid bars, which are joined to one another via the fork and cantle and each of which has not only at least one positive curvature but also a twist on the underside along its centerline in a longitudinal direction. In order to distribute the weight of the rider over the surface of the horse's back and nevertheless permit adequate shoulder freedom for the horse, the bars are each positively curved along their centerline in a longitudinal direction from the front bar end to the rear attachment of the fork, then are curvature-free or negatively curved up to the front attachment of the cantle and then are positively curved up to the rear bar end. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039661 | MICROMACHINED ULTRA-MINIATURE PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF THE SAME - A method of fabrication of one or more ultra-miniature piezoresistive pressure sensors on silicon wafers is provided. The diaphragm of the piezoresistive pressure sensors is formed by fusion bonding. The piezoresistive pressure sensors can be formed by silicon deposition, photolithography and etching processes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039662 | CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A chip package includes a semiconductor chip, an interposer, a polymer adhesive supporting layer, a redistribution layer and a packaging layer. The semiconductor chip has a sensor device and a conductive pad electrically connected to the sensing device, and the interposer is disposed on the semiconductor chip. The interposer has a trench and a through hole, which the trench exposes a portion of the sensing device, and the through hole exposes the conductive pad. The polymer adhesive supporting layer is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the interposer, and the redistribution layer is disposed on the interposer and in the through hole to be electrically connected to the conductive pad. The packaging layer covers the interposer and the redistribution layer, which the packaging layer has an opening exposing the trench. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039663 | CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method includes forming a bump on a lower surface of an interposer. A first insulation layer is formed to cover the lower surface and bump. A trench is formed extending from the lower towards an upper surface of the interposer. A polymer supporting adhesive layer is formed to surround the bump and couples between the interposer and a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has at least a sensing component and a conductive pad electrically connected to the sensing component, and the bump is connected to the conductive pad. A via is formed extending from the upper towards the lower surface. A second insulation layer is formed to cover the upper surface and the via. A redistribution layer is formed on the second insulation layer and in the via. A packaging layer is formed to cover the redistribution layer and has a second opening. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039664 | MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION OF STRESS ISOLATION FEAUTURES IN A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) STRUCTURE - A microelectromechanical (MEMS) structure is provided. In one embodiment, the MEMS structure includes a glass substrate layer containing at least one embedded stress isolation feature. The glass substrate also includes at least one bump bond site configured for coupling the MEMS structure to a package. The MEMS structure also includes a semiconductor device layer, formed on the glass substrate layer, that includes a MEMS sensor. The MEMS structure also includes a top glass layer disposed on the semiconductor device layer | 2016-02-11 |
20160039665 | HERMETICALLY SEALED PACKAGE HAVING STRESS REDUCING LAYER - A sealed package having a device disposed on a wafer structure and slid structure boned to the device wafer. The device wafer includes: a substrate; a metal ring disposed on a surface portion of substrate around the device and a bonding material disposed on the metal ring. The metal ring extends laterally beyond at least one of an inner and outer edge of the bonding material. A first layer of the metal ring includes a stress relief buffer layer having a higher ductility than that of the surface portion of the substrate and a width greater than the width of the bonding material. The metal ring extends laterally beyond at least one of the inner and outer edges of the bonding material. The stress relief buffer layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than the coefficient of expansion of the surface portion of the substrate and less than the coefficient of expansion of the bonding material. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039666 | METHOD TO PACKAGE MULTIPLE MEMS SENSORS AND ACTUATORS AT DIFFERENT GASES AND CAVITY PRESSURES - A semiconductor device having multiple MEMS (micro-electro mechanical system) devices includes a semiconductor substrate having a first MEMS device and a second MEMS device, and an encapsulation substrate having a top portion and sidewalls forming a first cavity and a second cavity. The encapsulation substrate is bonded to the semiconductor substrate at the sidewalls to encapsulate the first MEMS device in the first cavity and to encapsulate the second MEMS device in the second cavity. The second cavity includes at least one access channel at a recessed region in a sidewall of the encapsulation substrate adjacent to an interface between the encapsulation substrate and the semiconductor substrate. The access channel is covered by a thin film. The first cavity is at a first atmospheric pressure and the second cavity is at a second atmospheric pressure. The second air pressure is different from the first air pressure. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039667 | METHOD TO PACKAGE MULTIPLE MEMS SENSORS AND ACTUATORS AT DIFFERENT GASES AND CAVITY PRESSURES - A method for fabricating a multiple MEMS device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first and second MEMS device, and an encapsulation wafer with a first cavity and a second cavity, which includes at least one channel. The first MEMS is encapsulated within the first cavity and the second MEMS device is encapsulated within the second cavity. These devices is encapsulated within a first encapsulation environment at a first air pressure, and encapsulating the first MEMS device within the first cavity at the first air pressure. The second MEMS device within the second cavity is then subjected to a second encapsulating environment at a second air pressure via the channel of the second cavity. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FABRICATE MEMS DEVCE - A MEMS device and fabrication of MEMS device is disclosed. The method includes providing a device layer, disposing a sacrificial layer over a first surface of the device layer, forming at least one MEMS feature in the device layer, wherein the formed MEMS feature is attached to the sacrificial layer. Selective portions of the sacrificial layer are removed so as to permit movement of the formed MEMS feature. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039669 | Method for Producing High-Purity Hydrogen Gas - The disclosure relates to a method for producing hydrogen gas comprising the steps of reacting steel slags with H | 2016-02-11 |
20160039670 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS - For producing a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a starting gas containing hydrocarbons, the starting gas is split up into a first partial stream and a second partial stream, wherein the first partial stream is supplied to a steam reformer in which it is catalytically converted together with steam to obtain a gas stream containing hydrogen and carbon oxides, wherein after the steam reformation the first partial stream is again combined with the second partial stream, and wherein the combined gas stream is supplied to an autothermal reformer in which the combined gas stream together with an oxygen-containing gas is autothermally reformed to a synthesis gas. The first partial stream is guided directly into the steam reformer and the second partial stream is guided through a pre-reformer before passing through the autothermal reformer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039671 | OZONE GENERATOR - An ozone generator includes a transformer, a direct current power supply unit connected to a primary side of the transformer, a reactor connected to a secondary side of the transformer, a semiconductor switch connected between at least one end of a primary winding of the transformer and the direct current power supply unit, and a control circuit for implementing ON-OFF control of the semiconductor switch to thereby apply alternating current voltage to the reactor. The control circuit implements control of a frequency of the alternating current voltage applied to the reactor, so as to minimize electric signal on the primary side of the transformer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039672 | OZONE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF OZONE GENERATOR - An ozone generator includes a transformer, a direct current power supply unit connected to a primary side of the transformer, a reactor connected to a secondary side of the transformer, a semiconductor switch connected between one end of a primary winding of the transformer and the direct current power supply unit, and a control circuit for implementing ON-OFF control of the semiconductor switch to thereby apply alternating current voltage to the reactor. The control circuit implements control to minimize electric signal on the primary side of the transformer by updating a switching frequency by a fixed change width from a reference frequency, and determines that a failure has occurred if the number of updates by the fixed change width exceeds a threshold value. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039673 | PROCESS FOR MAKING PRECISION NANOPARTICLES BY HYDROTHERMAL FLOW MANUFACTURING - A continuous reaction system (CRS) allows a method to prepare quantum dots (QDs) in a continuous manner with high precision. The CRS pumps a plurality of reagent fluids into one or more mixing sites to form a reaction fluid that is carried through a heating chamber at elevated pressures to carry out hydrothermal growth of the QDs. The pumps and heating chamber are controlled with a high precision by employing a detector downstream of the heating chamber to provide a signal that is dependent on the composition and size of the QDs. The signal is provided to a signal processor that provides a signal that control the flow rates and temperature parameters in the system. The QDs produced in this manner are consistent in size and composition and can be of a single semiconductor composition or can be core-shell QDs with a shell semiconductor formed on a core semiconductor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039674 | METHOD FOR OXIDIZING AMMONIA AND SYSTEM SUITABLE THEREFOR - A system suitable for oxidizing ammonia with oxygen in the presence of catalysts is described. The system includes a reactor equipped with at least one supply line for a reactant gas mixture and at least one discharge line for a process gas; a catalyst comprising at least one transition metal oxide that is not an oxide of a platinum metal; and a device for adjusting a molar ratio of oxygen to ammonia of less than or equal to 1.75 mol/mol in the reactant gas mixture by mixing an oxygen-containing gas stream having an O | 2016-02-11 |
20160039675 | NITROUS ACID GENERATOR - A nitrous acid generator includes a treatment vessel having an inner space being capable of holding a liquid; a gas supplier supplying a gas to the inner space such that the gas forms a bubble in the liquid, the gas containing oxygen and nitrogen; a plasma generator including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a power supply for applying a voltage therebetween, the plasma generator generating plasma in the bubble, the plasma producing nitrogen oxide including nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide; a gas-liquid contact member to which the nitrogen oxide and the liquid are introduced from the treatment vessel, the gas-liquid contact member causing the nitrogen oxide to be dissolved in the liquid while the nitrogen oxide and the liquid pass through the gas-liquid contact member; and a cooler cooling the nitrogen oxide and the liquid while the nitrogen oxide and the liquid pass through the gas-liquid contact member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039676 | Fullerene Derivatives and Their Applications in Organic Photovoltaics - The present invention relates to new fullerene derivatives of formulae 1a-d, 2 and 3: | 2016-02-11 |
20160039677 | DIRECT COMBUSTION HEATING - An electrode includes a network of compressed interconnected nanostructured carbon particles such as carbon nanotubes. Some nanostructured carbon particles of the network are in electrical contact with adjacent nanostructured carbon particles. Electrodes may be used in various devices, such as capacitors, electric arc furnaces, batteries, etc. A method of producing an electrode includes confining a mass of nanostructured carbon particles and densifying the confined mass of nanostructured carbon particles to form a cohesive body with sufficient contacts between adjacent nanostructured carbon particles to provide an electrical path between at least two remote points of the cohesive body. The electrodes may be sintered to induce covalent bonding between the nanostructured carbon particles at contact points to further enhance the mechanical and electrical properties of the electrodes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039678 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE DERIVATIVES AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS FROM ASPHALTENES - Embodiments described are directed to methods for the functionalization of asphaltene materials and to compositions made from functionalized asphaltenes. Disclosed is a method for synthesizing graphene derivatives, such as 2D single crystalline carbon allotropes of graphene and functional materials, such as sulfonic acid and its derivatives. Also disclosed is a method for the transformation of asphaltene into a source of graphene derivatives and functional materials, such as, 0D, 1D, 2D and combinations of 0D and 1D by utilizing chemical substitution reaction mechanism, such as, electrophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic aromatic substitution and Sandmeyer mechanism. Also disclosed are novel graphene materials comprising: acetylenic linkage and hydrogenated graphene. These novel materials, which may be produced by these methods, include, e.g.: 2D single crystalline carbon allotropes of graphene with asymmetric unit formulas C | 2016-02-11 |
20160039679 | METHOD OF MAKING GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES BY MULTIPHASE FLUID DYNAMIC DISPERSION - A method of dispersing graphene and graphitic nanomaterials uses multiphase fluid dynamic technique. The method includes a device, incorporating high intensity fluid dynamics technique ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039680 | PROCESS OF CONVERTING TEXTILE OR PLASTIC SOLID WASTE INTO ACTIVATED CARBON - The present description relates to activated carbon and methods of making and using the same. The activated carbon is produced from textile and plastic waste materials. The activated carbon may further include graphitic fibers, carbon fibers, CNTs, metals and metal oxides dispersed in the activated carbon matrix. The activated carbon can be in the form of granular manufactures, powder manufactures, nanoparticles, sheets and any other form. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039681 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING POLYCHLOROSILANES - The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for preparation of polychlorosilanes from monomeric chlorosilanes, by subjecting the chlorosilanes to a thermal plasma. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039682 | SILICA PARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are methods of preparing silica particles having two maximum values in number particle size distribution, wherein in the two maximum values, a particle size ratio (a maximum value of a small-size side/a maximum value of a large-size side) between a maximum value of a large-size side and a maximum value of a small-size side is from 0.02 to 0.3, and a number ratio (a number of silica particles having a maximum value of the small-size side/number of silica particles having a maximum value of the large-size side) is from 1 to 100, and particles within a range of 10% from the large-size side of the silica particles have an average circularity of from 0.65 to 0.90 and an average shrinkage ratio of from 10 to 50. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039683 | Multiple Effect Concentration Swap De-Scaling System - A multistage thermal desalination system, together with its associated method of use, allows de-scaling of subsystems exposed to saturated saltwater by alternating the saturation stage of the process between two neighboring physical desalination stages. The desalination system is provided with at least one transfer conduit, at least one pump, and valving to permit saltwaters being desalinated by higher and lower stage desalination subsystems to be swapped. By replacing the saturated saltwater in a higher salt concentration desalination subsystem with lower salt concentration saltwater, the scaling in higher salt concentration desalination subsystem is reduced while the saturation load is placed on another of the desalination subsystems. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039684 | Water Treating Equipment Providing Coalescence And Flotation Within A Single Vessel - A vessel for treating an oil-in-water inlet stream houses an inlet flow distributor arranged to direct an inlet flow toward a perforated baffle of a coalescing section, the coalescing section housing a packing and being arranged upstream of a second baffle; a flotation section arranged to receive a flow exiting the coalescing section and being divided by one or more perforated baffles; and an outlet water collecting pipe arranged to receive a flow exiting the flotation section, the outlet water collecting pipe having one or more openings located along its length. The coalescing section may be divided into two sections, with one section preferably housing a different pre-selected sized packing than the other section. The flotation section may include one or more gas-inducing devices. A solid baffle may be arranged downstream of the second baffle and ahead of the flotation section to provide single or dual flow through that section. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039685 | RECOVERY OF RETROGRADE SOLUBLE SOLUTE FOR FORWARD OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT - Improved systems and processes for forward osmosis water purification or desalination are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment a process for purifying contaminated water is provided wherein a contaminated feed solution stream comprising water and with a first osmotic pressure is passed through a semipermeable membrane to a draw side having a draw solution stream with a second osmotic pressure on a draw side of the semipermeable membrane. The diluted draw solution stream is heated, agglomerated and cooled to produce a cooled single phase water rich stream that is purified to produce a water product stream. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039686 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD, MEMBRANE DISTILLATION MODULE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - Provided is a method for purifying wastewater containing an oil component, a salt component, and an organic matter produced when extracting petroleum from a stratum or a bedrock layer, including performing membrane distillation using a fluorine-based resin hydrophobic porous membrane made of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride) or PCTFE (polychlorotrifluoroethylene) and having a practical maximum operating temperature exceeding 100° C., and simultaneously removing the oil component, the salt component and the organic matter contained in the wastewater. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039687 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS ELIMINATION OF ORTHOPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM USING ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS - An electrolytic system for treating wastewater by electrocoagulation, electroflotation or a combination of both is disclosed. The electrolytic system comprises a first electrolytic reactor adapted for receiving the wastewater to be treated, the first electrolytic reactor comprising at least one cathode and at least one anode to perform a first electrolytic treatment for eliminating organic matter and calcium present in the wastewater that impact on nucleation of struvite; and a second electrolytic reactor downwardly connected to the first electrolytic reactor, the second electrolytic reactor comprising at least one cathode and at least one magnesium anode to perform a second electrolytic treatment for producing Mg | 2016-02-11 |
20160039688 | WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM AND DEIONIZATION TREATMENT DEVICE, AND WATER RECLAMATION METHOD - An object of the invention is to reliably prevent the precipitation of scale during a reclamation step in a deionization treatment. A water reclamation system and a deionization treatment device of the present invention each comprises a deionization section, a supply section which supplies a scale inhibitor to a water to be treated, and a control section. The control section acquires a supply start time and a supply stop time for at least one of the scale inhibitor and a low ion concentration water based on the concentration of a scale component in the deionization section, and causes the supply section to supply at least one of the scale inhibitor and the low ion concentration water in the interval between the supply start time and the supply stop time. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039689 | LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD AND LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE USED THEREIN - A novel method and device for treating a liquid are provided, wherein a concentrated liquid recovered using a centrifugal separation method can be utilized as ballast water. The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a liquid that comprises a storage step including carrying out a physical treatment using a centrifugal force with respect to a supply liquid to be supplied to a storage means located inside a housing, wherein the method comprises carrying out an aquatic organism-inactivating treatment contained in a concentrated liquid obtained by the physical treatment using a centrifugal force and supplying to the storage means the concentrated liquid subjected to the aquatic organism-inactivating treatment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039690 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING BALLAST WATER - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for treating ballast water, and an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a ballast water treatment apparatus including: a tank; a spray nozzle which supplies ballast water in the form of droplets into the tank; and a gas circulation unit which supplies inert gas to the spray nozzle, and sucks inert gas that is not dissolved in the ballast water in the tank. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039691 | PRESSURE CYCLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A pressure cycling wastewater treatment apparatus can include a confined chamber which encloses an interior volume. The confined chamber can have a wastewater inlet through which wastewater can flow into the confined chamber. In addition, an expansion 5 fluid inlet can receive an expansion fluid into the confined chamber. A treated water outlet can allow treated water to flow out of the confined chamber. Within the interior volume of the confined chamber, a mechanical pressurizing element can be configured to move in a cyclical pattern. Motion of the mechanical pressurizing element can cyclically compress and decompress a mixture of wastewater and expansion fluid inside the confined chamber. 10 The motion of the mechanical pressurizing element can be driven by a driving unit connected to the mechanical pressurizing element through a crankshaft. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039692 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING HIGH PRESSURE OZONE WATER BY USING LOW PRESSURE OZONE GAS SOURCE - A device for generating high pressure ozone water by using a low pressure ozone gas source includes an ozone gas and water mixture bucket. A water inlet of the ozone gas and water mixture bucket is connected with a tap water inlet through a pipe system and a water inlet solenoid valve. A water outlet of the ozone gas and water mixture bucket is connected with a water outlet through the pipe system and a water outlet one-way valve. An ozone gas inlet of the ozone gas and water mixture bucket is connected with an ozone inlet through the pipe system and an ozone gas inlet one-way valve. The ozone gas and water mixture bucket is provided with an off-gas outlet. The off-gas outlet is connected with a discharge outlet through the off-gas destruct bucket. The water inlet solenoid valve is connected with a power control unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039693 | IMPROVED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to improved wastewater treatment systems and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention utilizes biologics and the final effluent of the treated wastewater is remarkably clean, and has low levels of hazardous chemicals, unwanted nutrient values and/or total solids. Advantageously, the wastewater treatment system and method of the present invention reduces the use of chemical compounds in the treatment process. Further, valuable biomasses can be produced or metals recovered from the wastewater using the treatment process of the present invention. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039694 | Iron-Containing Bioreactor & Method for Treating Reducible Compound Residues - An iron containing bioreactor for treating explosive compounds and other organics in contaminated surface water is disclosed. The bioreactor can be located either on-ground or in-ground at a location across which contaminated surface water flows. In one configuration the reactor is made up of (i) indigenous microbes, (ii) acetate, (iii) a low density iron-containing bed, and contains anaerobic zones in at least one portion of the flowpath. The reactor reduces the concentration of explosive compounds to below 10 ppb and also maintains this explosive compound reduction level for a period of at least one year without replenishing the microbes or iron. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TREATING WASTEWATER - A system and a method comprises a chamber configured to receive a flow of a wastewater mixture from an input. A first baffle wall forms a first channel within the chamber. The wastewater mixture flows from an input to an output of the first channel. A second baffle wall forms a second channel and a third channel within the chamber. The wastewater mixture flows from the output of the first channel to an input of the second channel to an output of the second channel to an input of the third channel to an output of the third channel. The output of the third channel is configured to direct the flow to an output from the first chamber. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039696 | DEVICES FOR WATER TREATMENT - A device for use in water comprising a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and a moss contained within the interior cavity in which the carrier completely encloses the moss. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039697 | METHOD OF MITIGATING HYDROGEN SULFIDE OR MERCAPTAN CONTAMINATION WITH AN ENZYME BASED SCAVENGER - Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans may be catalytically removed from a fluid stream by introducing to the fluid stream a sulfide quinone reductase (SQR) enzyme. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039698 | METHOD TO REMEDIATE EFFLUENTS CONTAINING METALS COMPLEXED WITH ORGANIC AND/OR INORGANIC SPECIES - Described is a system and corresponding method for remediating liquid waste streams. The system includes an electro-oxidation (EO) chamber, an electro-deposition (ED) chamber, and an electro-adsorption (EA) chamber. In the method, a waste stream is subjected to electro-oxidation, followed by electro-deposition and/or electro-adsorption. The method removes both organic and inorganic pollutants, as well as metals present as free ions or bound into organic or inorganic complexes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039699 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A BODY OF LIQUID - An apparatus for removing sludge from a reservoir of liquid. A downwardly opening enclosure is positioned atop the floor of a reservoir with the enclosure having inlets for sludge and liquid to flow into the cavity of the enclosure. Gas emitters on the opposite edge portions of the enclosure assist the flow of sludge and liquid into the cavity which is slanted upwardly towards an outlet having a lift pump for pulling the sludge and liquid from the enclosure. An optional additional passage leading from the cavity to a holder beneath the enclosure receives heavy sludge falling there through. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039700 | FERMENTATION RESIDUE CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING FERMENTATION RESIDUES - Fermentation residue conditioner | 2016-02-11 |
20160039701 | Method and Installation for Thermal Digestion of Biomass - The invention relates to a method for thermal digestion of pumpable biomass, like sewage sludge. The method comprises the steps of supplying fresh biomass, preheating the supplied fresh biomass, hydrolysing the preheated biomass, cooling the hydrolysed biomass and discharging the cooled biomass. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039702 | MOLTEN GLASS CONDUIT STRUCTURE, AND DEVICE AND METHOD USING CONDUIT STRUCTURE - There are provided a conduit structure for molten glass, a vacuum degassing apparatus using the conduit structure, and a process for vacuum-degassing molten glass by use of the vacuum degassing apparatus, wherein without using a cooling system, solid thermal insulating materials constituting a backup for the conduit are prevented from being corroded by molten glass oozing out of a joint between adjacent fused cast refractories constituting the conduit, and wherein production cost is reduced. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039703 | GLASS LENS BLANK FOR POLISHING, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORE, AND OPTICAL LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A glass lens blank for polishing in which a thickness of a defect-containing layer is suppressed to a minimum and thus it is possible to shorten the processing time required for grinding and polishing the glass lens blank for polishing after press-molding, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing an optical lens. A glass lens blank for polishing of which at least a main surface is a press-molding surface, wherein a defect-containing layer formed on the main surface has a thickness of 50 μm or less. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039704 | PULL-ROLL CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN GLASS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A cartridge assembly includes a hub portion having a first end and a second end, a first retaining ring portion including a first snap ring and a first retaining ring member, and a second retaining ring portion including a second snap ring and a second retaining ring member. The cartridge assembly further includes a plurality of disc elements positioned between the first retaining ring portion and the second retaining ring portion, where the plurality of disc elements has an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the first retaining ring portion and the second retaining ring portion, and a plurality of fastening members positioned at the first end and the second end of the hub portion, the plurality of fastening members extending radially inward from the hub portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039705 | BENT GLASS PLATE FOR OPTICAL USE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - With conventional bent glass plates and fabricating method thereof, it has been difficult to fabricate bent glass plates with high productivity while achieving both high shape precision and high surface smoothness. According to the present invention directed to a glass plate with | 2016-02-11 |
20160039706 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A GLASS SHEET - A method for supporting a heated glass sheet in connection with a glass processing operation may include adjusting a support structure so that multiple spaced apart support members of the support structure cooperate to define a shape that corresponds to a desired end shape of the glass sheet. The method may further include contacting the glass sheet with the support members until the glass sheet has been sufficiently cooled. Furthermore, the support structure may include a frame and a support assembly associated with the frame, the support assembly including the support members and a support connected to the support members such that at least a portion of each support member is adjustable with respect to the support. The support may further be connected to the frame at two locations on the frame such that the support spans an open area between the two locations on the frame. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039707 | MULTI-COMPONENT ROTARY SPINNER APPARATUSES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FIBER FROM MOLTEN MATERIAL - Rotary spinner apparatuses, systems and methods for producing fibers from molten materials are disclosed. Certain exemplary embodiments include rotary spinners including a hub, a slinger, an annular member, a retaining member, and a plurality of fasteners. In certain embodiments the hub, the retaining member, and the plurality of fasteners are structured to limit axial movement of the annular member relative to the hub member and to allow radial expansion and contraction of the annular member relative to the hub member. In certain embodiments the annular member is structured to contact the hub at a plurality of contact areas and is spaced apart from the hub at a plurality of gap areas. In certain embodiments the slinger is structured to contact the hub at a plurality of contact areas and is spaced apart from the hub at a plurality of gap areas. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039708 | HIGH STRAIN POINT ALUMINOSILICATE GLASSES - Described herein are alkali-free, boroalumino silicate glasses exhibiting desirable physical and chemical properties for use as substrates in flat panel display devices, such as, active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) and active matrix organic light emitting diode displays (AMOLEDs). In accordance with certain of its aspects, the glasses possess good dimensional stability as a function of temperature. | 2016-02-11 |