12th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200086260 | A DUST COLLECTOR FOR GASEOUS FLUIDS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DUST COLLECTOR - The invention relates to a dust collector for gaseous fluids and to a method for manufacturing the dust collector. The dust collector, used for removing dust from gaseous fluids containing fine dust, is equipped with a periodic cleaning system and comprises one or more filtering assemblies ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200086261 | Variable Efficiency Filtration Media - A variable efficiency filter media. The variable efficiency filter media is a composite media formed of at least two different types of filter media, such as standard efficiency media and high efficiency media. The variable efficiency filter media has at least two different efficiency levels. The different efficiency levels can be spread across different zones. The filter media types for both the standard and high efficiency media can be spun media, melt blown media, nanofiber media, micro-glass media, cellulose media, carded staple fiber media, and the like. The variable efficiency filter media may be produced by any of an air laid or wet laid process. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086262 | AIR FILTER HAVING PULLING ELEMENTS - An air filter includes a filter frame, a filter cloth, a plurality of wires, and one or more pulling elements directly attached to a surface of the filter frame. The air filter is characterized by an installed condition in which a majority portion of the air filter is disposed in a housing and an uninstalled condition in which another majority portion of the air filter is out of the housing. The one or more pulling elements facilitate a user's pulling the air filter out of the housing. The one or more pulling elements comprises a flap, a recess region, a thread, a split pin type pulling element, a patch, a loop, a letter L-shape dual hook tool, and a tool with a self lock tool. An other air filter is wider than a housing. A first member of a filter frame of the other air filter serves as a handle for a user to pull. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086263 | GASKETS AND DIAPHRAGMS FOR FILTRATION SYSTEMS - Specialized dust collection systems are provided that comprise a pulsed air system; at least one diaphragm valve assembly, which functions as the pulsed air valve; and a controller for controlling the diaphragm valve assembly and pulsed distribution of the pressurized air. The diaphragm valve assembly may be controlled by the controller and is operable to selectively deliver pressurized air to the air distribution assembly in short pulses or bursts. The disclosed diaphragm valve assembly can be utilized to improve the functionality of the pulsed air system and the dust collection system. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086264 | Method for enhancing anti-oxidation activity of a solution containing gold nanoclusters binding with ligands and its making process - A method for enhancing anti-oxidation activity of a solution containing gold nanoclusters binding with ligands and its making process are disclosed, The method for enhancing anti-oxidation activity of a solution containing gold nanoclusters binding with ligands comprises: Treat a solution containing gold nanoclusters binding with ligands by UV light, and a wavelength range of the UV light is 300˜400 nm. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086265 | ACIDIC GAS ABSORBENT, ACIDIC GAS REMOVAL METHOD AND ACIDIC GAS REMOVAL APPARATUS - The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and hardly diffuses in air. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound having a sulfonyl group and two or more amino groups. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086266 | ACIDIC GAS ABSORBENT, ACIDIC GAS REMOVAL METHOD AND ACIDIC GAS REMOVAL APPARATUS - The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent having low diffusibility, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises: an amine compound having a vapor pressure of 0.001 to 10 Pa at 20° C.; a water-soluble polymer compound having a mass-average molecular weight of 900 to 200000 and not containing a functional group having a pKa value greater than 7 except for hydroxy; and water. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086267 | AQUEOUS CO2 ABSORBENT COMPRISING 2-AMINO-2-METHYL-1-PROPANOL AND 3-AMINOPROPANOL OR 2-AMINO-2-METHYL-1-PROPANOL AND 4-AMINOBUTANOL - An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086268 | GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A gas purifying apparatus is used to receive chemical liquid mixing with a gas, and used to clean the gas. The gas purifying apparatus includes a plurality of liquid status detection sensors, a plurality of gas status detection sensors, a plurality of pumping motors, a gas driving motor and a controller. The liquid status detection sensors are disposed in a chemical liquid transmission path, and detect a plurality of liquid status information of the chemical liquid. The gas status detection sensors are disposed in a gas transmission path, and detect a plurality of gas status information of the gas. The controller performs an operation on the liquid status information and the gas status information to adjust a first setting value and a second setting value. The first setting value and the second setting value are respectively used to drive the pumping motors and the gas driving motor. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086269 | AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM - An air purifying system is a system for purifying air in a room, and the air purifying system includes: a carbon dioxide removing device including a first space and a second space that are divided from each other by a separation membrane that selectively allows carbon dioxide to permeate therethrough; a feed passage that leads the air in the room to the first space; a return passage that leads purified air from which carbon dioxide has been removed from the first space to the room; a supply passage that supplies sweep gas to the second space, the sweep gas having a carbon dioxide partial pressure that is lower than a carbon dioxide partial pressure in the air in the room; and a discharge passage that discharges the sweep gas from the second space after the sweep gas is mixed with the carbon dioxide that has permeated through the separation membrane. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086270 | VORTEX TUBE LINED WITH MAGNETS AND USES THEREOF - A magnetic/energetic apparatus for purifying gas mixtures comprises a vortex tube and magnetic elements. Such an apparatus can include an inlet valve configured to receive a gas mixture having one or more disposed paramagnetic gas species and one or more diamagnetic gas species; a high-shear environment energetic separation chamber coupled to the inlet valve; a plurality of magnetic elements coupled to an outer wall of the high-shear environment separation chamber, wherein each of the plurality of magnetic elements are arranged so as to have a respective pole alternating in polarity with respect to an adjacently positioned magnetic element so as to induce a field gradient between each of the adjacently positioned magnetic elements and within the inner wall of the high-shear environment separation chamber; and at least one exit valve so as provide a substantially separated one or more paramagnetic gas species from the one or more diamagnetic gas species. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086271 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM COMPOUNDS USING FORWARD OSMOSIS - Systems, methods and apparatuses to concentrate lithium containing solutions using forward osmosis units are provided, which, for example, can include providing at least one forward osmosis unit having at least one lithium containing solution chamber having at least one first inlet and at least one first outlet, at least one brine chamber having at least one second inlet and at least one second outlet, and at least one selectively permeable membrane positioned between the at least one lithium containing solution chamber and the at least one brine chamber, and conveying a lithium containing solution through the at least one lithium containing solution chamber and a concentrated brine solution through the at least one brine chamber, said conveying causing water from the lithium containing solution to be drawn through the at least one selectively permeable membrane and into the concentrated brine solution, such that a concentrated lithium containing solution exits through the first outlet and a less concentrated brine solution exits through the second outlet. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086272 | REMOVAL OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF FROM A BIOMASS MATERIAL - A method for providing a SCP product from a biomass material is shown wherein the SCP product includes a reduced amount of nucleic acids relative to the naturally occurring amount of nucleic acids in the biomass material, the method including: (i) providing the biomass material; (ii) subjecting the biomass material to a process of cell disruption, providing a disrupted biomass material; (iii) applying the disrupted biomass material to a first separation process resulting in a first retentate comprising proteins and/or cell debris, and a first permeate comprising nucleic acids; (iv) subjecting the first permeate to a second treatment separating the nucleic acids from vitamins, minerals and/or amino acids; (v) optionally, combining the first retentate obtained in step (iii) with the vitamins, minerals and/or amino acids obtained in step (iv), providing the SCP product comprising a reduced amount of nucleic acids relative to the naturally occurring amount of nucleic acids. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086273 | PROCESSING MATERIALS - Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086274 | ADVANCEMENTS IN OSMOTICALLY DRIVEN MEMBRANE SYSTEMS INCLUDING MULTI-STAGE PURIFICATION - An example water purification system for purifying high concentration feed solutions includes a high rejection forward osmosis module, one or more low rejection modules, and a high rejection reverse osmosis module. The low rejection modules may have different rejection levels. The system may be pressurized by one or more pumps. One or more of the low rejection modules may include one or more nanofiltration (NF) membranes. The draw solution may comprise a monovalent salt, a multivalent salt, or a combination of both. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086275 | Membrane Pocket Module Having Rotationally Secured Deflection Discs - The invention relates to membrane modules, in particular membrane pocket modules, which comprise membrane pocket stacks which are disposed in a housing having at least one feed inlet, at least one retentate outlet, and at least one permeate outlet. The invention also relates to the use of the membrane module according to the invention for separating mixtures of liquids and/or gases. The membrane of the previously known type, also referred to as a GS module, comprises a housing which for forming a container interior space by means of finisher discs at two end sides is closed in a pressure-tight manner. The finisher discs comprise at least one feed inlet, at least one retentate outlet, and one permeate outlet, wherein at least one membrane pocket stack which has a plurality of membrane pockets which are lined up beside one another and are mutually separated by seals and which are push-fitted onto a permeate tube is disposed in the container interior space. The permeate tube protrudes beyond the at least one permeate outlet of the finisher discs. The membrane module according to the invention is characterized in that the permeate tube and the permeate outlet of the finisher discs are aligned in an alternating manner by way of a key-and-groove connection. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086276 | FEED SPACER HAVING THREE-LAYERED STRUCTURE, AND REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE FILTER MODULE INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a feed spacer having a three-layer structure, in which a set forming the feed spacer is formed in a three-layer structure, so that the set, which is in contact with a reverse osmosis membrane, convects raw water to a center of the structure of the feed spacer and a laminar flow velocity gradient is generated at the center to decrease a polarization phenomenon of a reverse osmosis filter module and minimize pressure loss, and a reverse osmosis membrane filter module including the feed spacer. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086277 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSTRUCTURE ARRAYS ON THE SURFACE OF THIN FILM MATERIAL - Methods are provided for growing a thin film of a nanoscale material. Thin films of nanoscale materials are also provided. The films can be grown with microscale patterning. The method can include vacuum filtration of a solution containing the nanostructured material through a porous substrate. The porous substrate can have a pore size that is comparable to the size of the nanoscale material. By patterning the pores on the surface of the substrate, a film can be grown having the pattern on a surface of the thin film, including on the top surface opposite the substrate. The nanoscale material can be graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, molybdenum disulfide, hexagonal membrane boron nitride, tungsten diselenide, molybdenum trioxide, or clays such as montmorillonite or lapnotie. The porous strate can be a porous organic or inorganic membrane, a silicon stencil membrane, or similar membrane having pore sizes on the order of microns. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086278 | Method for Treating a Microporous Membrane - A method for treating a surface of a microporous membrane includes: (1) contacting at least one surface of the membrane with a treatment composition including: (a) an acrylic polymer prepared from a mixture of vinyl monomers including: (i) a (meth)acrylic acid monomer and (ii) a silane-functional acrylic monomer; and (b) a base, where the acrylic polymer is in contact with the filler present in the matrix; and (2) subjecting the membrane of (1) to conditions sufficient to effect a condensation reaction between the filler and the acrylic polymer. A treated microporous membrane and an aqueous treatment composition are also disclosed. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086279 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE FOR FILTRATION OF LIQUIDS - The present invention provides an intrinsically anti-microbial hollow fiber membrane for filtration of liquids. The membrane comprises a plurality of porous hollow bilayer membrane fibers wherein the liquid enters from outside of the fiber, passing through the porous membrane into the lumen of the fiber and coming out from the hollow ending of the fiber, wherein this configuration provides a liquid outside-in arrangement and retains the filtrate outside. It means that membrane of the invention has built in characteristics to act against microbes in order to provide the use with a safe liquid free from microbes. The outer side or outer wall of the hollow fibers may be configured to become hydrophobic whereas inner side or inner wall of the hollow fiber membrane may be configured to become hydrophilic to enhance the water permeability to a great extent. The hollow fiber membrane may be configured to give it an intrinsic anti-microbial capability. A device containing above said membrane has also been disclosed. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086280 | FILTER ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A filter element includes a porous membrane and a metallic glass material. The porous membrane is made of a polymer material. The metallic glass material is formed on two opposite surfaces of the porous membrane. The metallic glass material is coated on a plurality of fibrous structures of the porous membrane to improve the strength and the characteristics of the porous membrane. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086281 | LITHIUM ION CONDUCTING MEMBRANES - A lithium ion conducting membrane and methods of making the same. The membrane includes a polymeric matrix and a plurality of ion-conducting particles disposed within the polymeric matrix. An inorganic coating deposited in the polymeric matrix. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086282 | POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEMBRANE, AND WATERPROOF AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND WATERPROOF AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBER INCLUDING THE SAME - A porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane of the present disclosure has a water vapor permeability, as measured according to Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) L 1099 (method B-1), of 150000 g/(m | 2020-03-19 |
20200086283 | POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEMBRANE, AND WATERPROOF AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND WATERPROOF AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBER INCLUDING THE SAME - A porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane of the present disclosure is a membrane having an average fibril length of 50 μm or more, having an average node length 5 or more times larger than the average fibril length, and having an average node area ratio of 5% or less. The porous PTFE membrane of the present disclosure, when attached as a waterproof air-permeable membrane to a housing of an electrical component or electrical device, allows water vapor residing inside the housing to be quickly discharged out of the housing. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086284 | GAS NANOBUBBLES FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION - Fire extinguishing/suppression liquids (with superior fire extinguishing efficacy) use gas nanobubbles in the liquids creating an extinguishing material for fire suppression that can be utilized for any of types of fire suppression applications. The gas nanobubbles may be infused into any type of fire suppression material, which can then be stored in a receptacle for subsequent use by any apparatus, device, or system adapted for delivering such a material to a fire or a location where a fire hazard is imminent. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086285 | BUCKET MIXER INSERT - Apparatuses and methods based thereon are provided for mixing utilizing mixer inserts. A mixer insert may be adapted to enclose a space in a container, with the mixer insert having one or more securing components for securing the mixer insert to the container, and one or more mixing components, adapted to fit within the enclosed space when the mixer insert is secured to the container, with the one or more mixing components being configured to mix material placed within the enclosed space when the container is subject to a rotational force or movement. The mixer insert may have a closing section that has a shape matching an opening of the container, with the mixer insert being configured such that the closing section engages the opening of the container. At least one of the mixing components may be a blade, which may be twisted along the length of the blade. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086286 | TURBULENT MIXING BY MICROSCOPIC SELF-ASSEMBLED SPINNERS - A system for mixing particles that includes a liquid comprising inert particles and defining a liquid and air interface; magnetic microparticles suspended at the liquid and air interface; and a magnetic source configured to apply a uniaxial alternating magnetic field parallel to the liquid and air interface, wherein the uniaxial alternating magnetic field promotes a turbulent motion of the magnetic microparticles, which in turn promotes a diffusive motion of the inert particles. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086287 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MASS FLOW OF A CATALYTICALLY REACTIVE GAS IN A MIXED GAS STREAM - Provided herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for measuring and/or controlling mass flow/concentration of a catalytically reactive gas within a mixed gas stream by determining thermal rise due to decomposition. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086288 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING OF CARBONACEOUS COMPOSITIONS - Provided herein are methods, devices and systems for processing of carbonaceous compositions. The processing may include the manufacture (or synthesis) of oxidized forms of carbonaceous compositions and/or the manufacture (or synthesis) of reduced forms of oxidized carbonaceous compositions. Some embodiments provide methods, devices and systems for the manufacture (or synthesis) of graphite oxide from graphite and/or for the manufacture (or synthesis) of reduced graphite oxide from graphite oxide. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086289 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIPOSOME PREPARATION BY CENTRIFUGATION - Methods and devices for producing a population of liposomes are provided. Aspects of the methods include applying a centrifugal force to a suspension of liposomes in a manner sufficient to pass the liposomes through a porous membrane to produce a population of liposomes. Aspects of the invention further include devices, systems and kits useful for performing the methods. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086290 | Neutralization and Containment of Redox Species Produced by Circumferential Electrodes - There is disclosed an electrode array architecture employing continuous and discontinuous circumferential electrodes. There is further disclosed a process for the neutralization of acid generated at anode(s) by base generated at cathode(s) circumferentially located to each other so as to confine a region of pH change. The cathodes can be displayed as concentric rings (continuous) or as counter electrodes in a cross pattern (discontinuous). In this way reagents, such as acid, generated in a center electrode are countered (neutralized) by reagents, such as base, generated at the corners or at the outer ring. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086291 | PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS - A plasma treatment apparatus which performs uniform plasma treatment on a liquid. A plasma treatment apparatus includes a coaxial waveguide having an inner conductor, a first outer conductor, and a second outer conductor; a microwave generation unit; an outside tube which is located on the outer side of the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor and which in cooperation with the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor forms a flow path through which a liquid flows; and a plasma generation region. A first protrusion of the first outer conductor and a second protrusion of the second outer conductor face each other in a non-contacting state. The plasma generation region is a region extending along a facing location where the first protrusion of the first outer conductor and the second protrusion of the second outer conductor face each other. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086292 | LOW-TEMPERATURE REMOVAL OF H2S USING LARGE-SURFACE-AREA NANO-FERRITES OBTAINED USING A MODIFIED CHEMICAL COPRECIPITATION METHOD - The present invention relates to H | 2020-03-19 |
20200086293 | Process for Manufacturing a Sorbent for a Flue Gas Treatment Process, Sorbent and Use of Said Sorbent in Such Flue Gas Treatment Process - The present invention is related to a process for manufacturing a sorbent suitable for a use in a circulating dry scrubber device comprising the steps of: providing quicklime and water in an hydrator; slaking said quicklime via a non-wet route in the hydrator; collecting a lime based sorbent at an exit of the hydrator. The process is characterized in that it comprises a further step of adding at least a first additive comprising: a compound comprising silicon, and/or, a compound comprising aluminum, and/or a compound comprising silicon and aluminum before or during said slaking step, at a molar ratio between silicon or aluminum or a combination thereof and the calcium provided to said hydrator equal to or below 0.2 and equal to or above 0.02. In some other aspects, the present invention is related to a sorbent, a premix, and a flue gas treatment process. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086294 | ADSORBENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING ADSORBENTS - An absorbent composition having a bismuth material on a support containing at least one of a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide or an activated carbon and methods of making and using the same. The adsorbent composition is usful for adsorbing arsine from a fluid stream. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086295 | ANIONIC SUBSTANCE-ADSORBING AGENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANIONIC SUBSTANCE-ADSORBING AGENT, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ANIONIC SUBSTANCE-ADSORBING AGENT, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING ANIONIC SUBSTANCES - An anionic substance-adsorbing agent having an excellent ability to adsorb anionic substances; a method for producing the anionic substance-adsorbing agent; an apparatus for producing the anionic substance-adsorbing agent; and a method for recovering anionic substances. The present invention pertains to an anionic substance-adsorbing agent which contains foam glass, wherein, as determined by XPS analysis, the concentration of Ca2P is at least 4.0 at % or the concentration of Na1s is at most 8.0 at % on the surface of the adsorbing agent, and the full width at half maximum of the Si2p peak is at least 2.4 eV. The adsorbing agent can have a specific surface area of 15 m2/g or greater or a pore volume of 1.7 cm3/g or greater as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086296 | PORTION OF AN ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE FORMED OF AN OXYGEN SEQUESTERING AGENT - An electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, the reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a heater in the housing, the heater configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation, at least one portion formed of a material including at least one polymer and at least one oxygen sequestering agent, and a power supply. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086297 | PRECISION RECHARGING BASED ON SORBENT EFFLUENT ANALYSIS - The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for precision recharging of sorbent materials in a sorbent module. The devices, systems, and methods use sensor-based analysis of an effluent of the sorbent module during recharging to set recharge parameters used in recharging the sorbent material. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086298 | RECOVERY OF ADSORPTION CAPACITY OF BEADED ACTIVATED CARBON USING GAS-PHASE ORGANIC SOLVENTS - Methods for desorbing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from beaded activated carbon (BAC) that is loaded with VOCs, during the VOC abatement process using the fluidized carbon bead system include transferring the loaded BAC in an adsorber to a desorber, where a stream of organic solvent passes over the BAC to dissolve at least a portion of the adsorbed VOCs into the organic solvent to regenerate BAC. The regenerated BAC is returned to the adsorber. The organic solvent containing dissolved VOCs may be transferred to a distiller to separate the organic solvents from the dissolved VOCs and may be reused as the organic solvent in the desorber. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086299 | CATALYST AND PROCESS USING THE CATALYST FOR MANUFACTURING FLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS - A catalyst comprising one or more metal oxides, wherein the catalyst has a total pore volume equal to or greater than 0.3 cm | 2020-03-19 |
20200086300 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING OLEFIN HAVING ENHANCED STABILITY, CONVERSION RATE AND SELECTIVITY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a catalyst for producing olefin and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst for producing olefin includes: a support including an alumina and a sub-support component; and a catalytic component comprising a metal component and an alkali metal impregnated on the support. The preparation method includes: providing a support comprising a sub-support component and an alumina; preparing pre-catalyst by dipping a metal component oxide in the support and calcining it; and dipping a metal component oxide and an alkali metal oxide in the pre-catalyst and calcining it. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086301 | CATALYST - A catalyst for producing unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the cumulative pore volume (A) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, in the catalyst, is 0.12 ml/g or more and 0.19 ml/g or less, and the ratio (A/B) of the cumulative pore volume (A) to the cumulative pore volume (B) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, in a pulverized product not passing through a Tyler 6 mesh, in a pulverized product obtained by pulverization of the catalyst under a particular condition is 0.30 or more and 0.87 or less. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086302 | CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for electrochemical ammonia synthesis and a method for producing the same. The catalyst has an ammonia synthesis activity up to several times to several tens of times of the activity of the existing single metal or metal oxide catalysts. Thus, when using the catalyst, it is possible to provide a method for electrochemical ammonia synthesis having an improved ammonia production yield and rate. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086303 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST - A catalyst includes LTA zeolite including copper ions, wherein a Si/Al ratio of the LTA zeolite is 2 to 50. The catalyst is coated on a honeycomb carrier or a filter. The catalyst removes NOx from a reaction gas at 100° C. or above. The catalyst has an NOx conversion rate of 80% at 450° C. or above. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086304 | CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING YIELD OF OLEFINS IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS (FCC) - The present invention provides a catalyst composition comprising rare earth exchanged USY zeolite (REUSY); pentasil zeolite; phosphorous compound; clay, silica, alumina, and spinel to enhance the catalytic activity and selectivity for light olefins in FCC operation conditions. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of Light olefin enhancing catalyst composition with high propylene yield and coke selectivity. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086305 | DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF A SAPO MATERIAL WITH AFX STRUCTURE COMPRISING COPPER AND USE OF THIS MATERIAL - The invention concerns a process for preparing a copper-comprising SAPO material with AFX structure, comprising at least the steps of mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one aluminum source, at least one silicon source, at least one copper source, at least one phosphorus source, a TETA complexing agent and a TMHD structuring agent, in order to obtain a gel, and hydrothermal treatment of said gel with a shear rate of less than 50 s | 2020-03-19 |
20200086306 | A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MOLDING COMPRISING ZINC AND A TITANIUM-CONTAINING ZEOLITE - A process for preparing a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW, comprising (i) providing a molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (ii) preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a zinc source and the molding comprising a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW prepared in (i); (iii) heating the aqueous suspension prepared in (ii) under autogenous pressure to a temperature of the liquid phase of the aqueous suspension in the range of from 100 to 200° C., obtaining an aqueous suspension comprising a molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW; (iv) separating the molding comprising zinc and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW from the liquid phase of the suspension obtained in (iii). | 2020-03-19 |
20200086307 | Modified Supported Chromium Catalysts and Ethylene-Based Polymers Produced Therefrom - Supported chromium catalysts with an average valence less than +6 and having a hydrocarbon-containing or halogenated hydrocarbon-containing ligand attached to at least one bonding site on the chromium are disclosed, as well as ethylene-based polymers with terminal alkane, aromatic, or halogenated hydrocarbon chain ends. Another ethylene polymer characterized by at least 2 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 g/mol and at least 1.5 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight less than 1000 g/mol is provided, as well as an ethylene homopolymer with at least 3.5 methyl short chain branches and less than 0.6 butyl short chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086308 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC DEHYDROCHLORINATION OF HYDRCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS - A dehydrochlorination process is disclosed. The process involves contacting R | 2020-03-19 |
20200086309 | RECHARGE SOLUTION FOR ZIRCONIUM OXIDE - The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for mixing one or more solutions to generate a recharge solution having specified concentrations of hydroxide and free chlorine for recharging and disinfecting zirconium oxide in reusable sorbent modules. The devices, systems, and methods can generate a recharge solution by a sorbent recharger that is introduced through the sorbent module to recharge the zirconium oxide. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086310 | HOLDING APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A PIPETTING CONTAINER AT A PIPETTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a holding apparatus for holding a pipetting container, in particular a serological pipette, at a pipetting apparatus, comprising a tubular connecting section that is configured to hold the tube-shaped end of a pipetting container in a pipetting position by means of a clamping connection, a clamping connection device that is arranged at the connecting section and that comprises a spring device for the establishment of the clamping connection and an air chamber device for releasing the clamping connection by means of a vacuum. Furthermore, the invention relates to a pipetting apparatus with that holding apparatus. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086311 | MICROTITER PLATE AND USES THEREOF - Provided herein are microtiter plates, systems, and uses thereof. In particular, provided herein are microtiter plates with diffusion channels and their use in co-culture applications (e.g. in high throughput screening). | 2020-03-19 |
20200086312 | DETECTION METHOD FOR A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID - Method of detecting a target nucleic acid. In an exemplary method, at least two thermal zones of different temperature may be created using a heating assembly. A first emulsion and a second emulsion may be formed. The first and second emulsions may be thermally cycled by passing them through tubing in a spaced relation to one another, with the tubing being wound around a central axis of the heating assembly and extending through each thermal zone multiple times. Thermally cycling may promote amplification of the target nucleic acid in droplets of each emulsion. Droplets of each emulsion may be passed through a detection channel located downstream of the tubing. Fluorescence may be detected from the droplets being passed through the detection channel. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086313 | REACTION PROCESSOR - A reaction processor is provided with a reaction processing vessel in which a channel is formed, a liquid feeding system, a temperature control system for providing a high temperature region and a low temperature region to the channel, and a fluorescence detector for detecting the sample passing through a fluorescence detection region of the channel, and a CPU for controlling the liquid feeding system based on a signal that is detected. A target stop position X | 2020-03-19 |
20200086314 | CHIP FOR SAMPLE DETECTION AND PACKAGING METHOD THEREOF - A chip for sample detection includes a substrate, an upper covering plate disposed above the substrate and a lower covering plate disposed under the substrate. A gap between an upper end face of the substrate and the upper covering plate is sealed, a gap between a lower end face of the substrate and the lower covering plate is sealed, and the substrate is provided with a via hole penetrating the upper end face and the lower end face. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086315 | VENTED CONVERGING CAPILLARY BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PORT AND RESERVOIR - This disclosure relates to an assembly for loading a sample liquid. The assembly comprises an entry port comprising an inlet and a gas vent, and a reservoir. The reservoir comprises a distal wall, a fin, and a continuous fluidic pathway. The fin comprises first and second surfaces and extends from the inlet towards the distal wall. The continuous fluidic pathway comprises a converging channel that is in fluidic communication with the inlet and is defined by the second surface of the fin, and a diverging channel that is defined by the first surface of the fin and is in fluidic communication with the gas vent. At a distal end of the fin, a width of the converging channel at most equals a width of the diverging channel, and the width of the converging channel at most equals a distance between the distal end of the fin and the distal wall. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086316 | CASSETTES WITH A PROUD DIE - A cassette may include, in an example, a substrate, a die coupled to the substrate, and a reservoir defined in the substrate exposing a proximal side of the die to an external atmosphere wherein at least a portion of the die is proud relative to at least one surface of the substrate. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086317 | FLUIDICS SYSTEM FOR SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY OF REAGENTS - The invention provides a passive fluidics circuit for directing different fluids to a common volume, such as a reaction chamber or flow cell, without intermixing or cross contamination. The direction and rate of flow through junctions, nodes and passages of the fluidics circuit are controlled by the states of upstream valves (e.g. opened or closed), differential fluid pressures at circuit inlets or upstream reservoirs, flow path resistances, and the like. Free diffusion or leakage of fluids from unselected inlets into the common outlet or other inlets at junctions or nodes is prevented by the flow of the selected inlet fluid, a portion of which sweeps by the inlets of unselected fluids and exits the fluidics circuit by waste ports, thereby creating a barrier against undesired intermixing with the outlet flow through leakage or diffusion. The invention is particularly advantageous in apparatus for performing sensitive multistep reactions, such as pH-based DNA sequencing reactions. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING QUANTIFIABLE SIGNALS - Disclosed herein is a system that relies upon an assay card employing only capillary action and no outside energy source containing cargo-loaded gated porous nanoparticles, an optional device cartridge, an optional reagent container, and optional software for detection and/or quantitation of at least one target analyte of a liquid sample. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086319 | Methods for Controlling Fluid Flow in a Microfluidic System - A microfluidic device includes a microchannel having an interior bounded by a side wall, an inlet, a switching region, and a plurality of outlet channels downstream of the switching region. The microchannel is formed in a microfluidic chip substrate and configured to accommodate a flow of liquid through the microchannel. The microfluidic device includes a valve operatively coupled to the switching region comprising a sealed reservoir. A side passage extends between the reservoir and the interior of the microchannel via an aperture in the side wall and is configured to accommodate a volume of liquid between the interior of the microchannel and the reservoir. The microfluidic device includes an actuator integrated into the microfluidic chip and configured to increase an internal pressure of the reservoir and move at least a portion of the volume of the liquid from the side passage into the microchannel to deflect a portion of the liquid flowing through the microchannel. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086320 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD - A particulate matter detection device and a detection method, in particular, a detection device and detection method based on a dielectrophoresis and electrical impedance measurement technology is provided, and more in particular, an electrical impedance detection device utilizing a microfluidic chip, and an application thereof for detecting target particles are provided. The device comprises a sample introducing part, a main channel ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200086321 | Method and Device for Encapsulating Cell in Liquid Droplet for Single-Cell Analysis - Provided are a method and a device for encapsulating a cell in droplet for single-cell analysis, or a method and a device for forming droplet for single-cell analysis. According to the method and the device of one aspect, by using the effects of inertial ordering, not only a ratio at which one cell is encapsulated in one droplet is increased, but also a yield of generating droplet is improved. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086322 | INERTIAL DROPLET GENERATION AND PARTICLE ENCAPSULATION - Described are microfluidic devices and methods for providing a predetermined number of microspheres or beads, together with a cell, within a fluid droplet being processed. The system may provide each droplet with a single bead and a single cell, and the bead may contain DNA or other reagents for later identifying the specific cell associated with that bead. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086323 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING LIQUID MEMBRANE AND CHEMICAL SENSOR - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for maintaining a liquid membrane includes a liquid supply mechanism which supplies a liquid to the liquid membrane for wetting a biological substance and a liquid discharge mechanism which discharges the liquid in the liquid membrane. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086324 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for preparing a sample of nucleic acid molecules from a biological sample. The methods and devices may perform similarly to or better than standard sample preparation methods. The nucleic acid molecules prepared using the methods and devices provided herein may be utilized for downstream applications, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR). | 2020-03-19 |
20200086325 | RAPID SAMPLE TEMPERATURE CHANGING FOR ASSAYING - The present invention provides, among other things, the devices and methods that can rapidly change or cycle (i.e. heat and cool) a sample temperature with high speed, less heating energy, high energy efficiency, a compact and simplified apparatus (e.g. handheld), easy and fast operation, and/or low cost. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086326 | HEAVY DUTY MATERIAL PROCESSOR - Heavy-duty material processors (e.g., shears, concrete crushers) include a jaw that pivotally connects to another jaw. A hydraulic cylinder extends between the jaws to open and close the jaws in a shearing motion. Cutting/shearing/crushing blade inserts mount to detachable blade holders, which in turn mount to one of the jaws. Wedge blocks securely and detachably attach the blade inserts to the remainder of their associated jaw, and rely on force-amplifying wedge surfaces to ensure a secure attachment. The detachable blade holders may include lateral flanges that extend across an otherwise exposed face of their respective underlying jaw bodies to protect the jaw bodies during use. A blade on one of the jaws is laterally adjustable, which helps to free a jam if one of the jaws gets jammed into the space between blades in the other jaw. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086327 | GOLD PANNING MACHINE - An apparatus and method for for separating heavy metals and precious stones from alluvial material wherein the apparatus comprises a frame, a gold pan supported on the frame and a vibration means supported on the frame adapted to provide a vibration to the gold pan. The apparatus may further comprise a water pump supported on the frame operable to introduce a quantity of water to the gold pan. The apparatus may further comprise a screen supported above the gold pan. The method comprises providing a gold pan supported on a frame, introducing a quantity of an alluvial material to the gold pan and vibrating the gold pan so as to remove lighter material leaving the heavy metals and precious stones therein. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086328 | Cleaning Equipment for Use with Precipitator - Systems and methods for cleaning a precipitator including plates and wires associated therewith using dry ice blasting equipment are described. The dry ice blasting equipment primarily includes an elongate wand. The elongate wand is configured to blast dry ice at a high level of pressure to ensure that debris and biproduct that is caked or coated onto the plates and wires is disengaged from the plates and wires. For instance, the dry ice may be blasted at pressures of at least 100 pounds per square inch, and more preferably at least 400 pounds per square inch. To achieve this pressure, the wand may be at least 2 feet in length, and more preferably at least 6 feet in length. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086329 | Flotation Separation Device - A flotation separation system for partitioning a slurry comprises a flotation separation cell that comprises a sparger unit and a separation tank. The sparger unit comprises a slurry inlet for receiving a slurry and a gas inlet for introducing a gas into the slurry. The sparging mechanism disperses the gas bubbles within the slurry. A high shear element comprising a rotating shaft and a rotating high shear element mounted to it located within the sparging mechanism shears the gas into a bubble dispersion within the slurry. A slurry outlet discharges the slurry containing the bubble dispersion into the separation tank. An adjustable distributor plate at the slurry outlet restricts the flow of slurry through the slurry outlet. The distributor plate is mounted to the rotating shaft and rotates with the high shear element. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086330 | FILTER UNIT AND PLATING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a filter unit including: a cyclone body member which receives fluid introduced thereinto in one direction and has a circular internal sectional shape to form a rotational flow of the fluid; and a discharge member which is disposed on a central upper end portion of the cyclone body member and has a cross section, at least a part of which has a noncircular shape, so as to reduce the rotational flow and then discharge the fluid. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086331 | Dust-proof computer display - A dust-proof computer display includes a display and a screen disposed on the display, the display has a bracket on a lower side thereof, a main cavity is disposed in the display, the main cavity is open to the front, and the main cavity is topped the wall is provided with an upper sliding slot; the invention has the advantages of simple structure and simple use. After the display is used, the invention can automatically wipe the screen to remove the dust on the screen, and after the wiping is completed, the screen is covered with a dust cloth. Enclosed to prevent image display distortion caused by dust accumulation when the display is not in use, greatly improving work efficiency. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086332 | PUSH-BUTTON SWITCHING SHOWER HEAD STRUCTURE - A push-button switching shower head structure includes a shower head body, a water inlet seat, a button, a push rod, a push block, a return spring, a ratchet wheel, a water distribution disc, and an outlet disc. The button pushes the push rod to move, and the push rod drives the push block to move and drive the ratchet wheel to rotate, and then the ratchet wheel drives the water distribution disc to rotate synchronously to cooperate with the outlet disc to perform waterway switching. The shower head has the advantages of long service life and stable and reliable switching function by providing a guiding groove on the water inlet seat. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086333 | Shower Head - The present invention is a shower head for which a plurality of spout modes can be switched. The shower head includes: a storage chamber configured to store water supplied from a water supply source; a secondary-side flow-path member provided on a spout-surface side with respect to the storage chamber, the secondary-side flow-path member having a plurality of flow paths, each of which corresponds to each of the plurality of spout modes; and a plurality of diaphragm valves, each of which is configured to control a communicated/blocked state between each of the plurality of flow paths and the storage chamber. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086334 | SHOWERHEAD FOR CONSISTENT SHOWER EXPERIENCES OVER A RANGE OF INLET PRESSURES - One variation of a system includes: a mount defining an inlet configured to couple to a water supply; a body defining a fluid circuit and coupled to the mount; and a pressure regulator interposed between the inlet and the fluid circuit and configured to regulate water supplied at the inlet over a range of inlet pressures to a range of internal pressures less than and narrower than the range of inlet pressures. A set of nozzles arranged on the body and coupled to the fluid circuit are configured to, in response to the pressure regulator regulating a first inlet pressure down to a first internal pressure, discharge water droplets: exiting the body with kinetic energies in a range of kinetic energies; exiting the body in a first spray pattern defining a first width at a target distance below the body, and exhibiting a first volumetric ratio of water to air. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086335 | WATER OUTFLOW DEVICE - The disclosure discloses a water outflow device, which comprises a shell, a movable plate and a driving mechanism. The shell is provided with a water outflow part comprising a water outlet, the water outlet comprises a first inner sidewall, the driving mechanism is connected to the movable plate to drive the movable plate to move repeatedly between a first position and a second position in a moving direction, a distance between the movable plate and the at least one water outlet when the movable plate is in the first position is less than the distance between the movable plate and the at least one water outlet when the movable plate is in the second position, the movable plate has at least one insertion part fixedly disposed on the movable plate, and the insertion part is at least partially inserted into the water outlet. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086336 | SPINNING SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead including an inlet fluid channel, a flow adaptor, an impeller, and an outer body having a plurality of first outlets. The outer body is rotatably supported such that the first outlets rotate about the inlet fluid channel. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086337 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FOAM COMPOSITE ELEMENTS - The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for applying a foamable reaction mixture to a moving outerlayer, the reaction mixture being applied from discharge openings on the outerlayer, and the outerlayer moves at a speed of ≥15 meters per minute relative to the discharge openings. The | 2020-03-19 |
20200086338 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED NOZZLE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a way to dispense a variety of liquids, such as paint tinting liquids, while mitigating some problems associated with such systems. A system can help to mitigate these issues by adjusting the temperature at the nozzle tip to match dew point temperature conditions of the ambient air. In controlling the nozzle temperature and environment at the nozzle tip, for example, drying and condensation may be mitigated. A nozzle can be coupled with a nozzle block and temperature controller to control the temperature of the nozzle. A variety of sensors can be used to detect environmental conditions, and a system controller can use the sensor readings to adjust the temperature of the temperature controller to match an ambient dew point. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086339 | DISPENSER SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE APERTURE TO IMPROVE DROP PLACEMENT AND RESIDUAL LAYER THICKNESS - A fluid dispenser apparatus includes a fluid dispenser having plurality of nozzles aligned in a first longitudinal direction. A dispenser shield is positioned relative to the plurality of nozzles, the dispenser shield configured to form an aperture aligned in the first longitudinal direction with the plurality of nozzles. The plurality of nozzles are configured to dispense fluid towards a substrate. The dispenser shield is further positioned such that fluid dispensed from a first subset of the plurality of nozzles passes through the aperture while fluid dispensed from a second subset of the plurality nozzles is captured by the dispenser shield. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086340 | APPLICATION NOZZLE - An application nozzle for applying viscous material to a workpiece includes a nozzle body which has a material inlet opening and material outlet openings which are arranged in at least one row in a material outlet face. An inlet channel extends in the nozzle body from the material inlet opening to at least one branch point. At each branch point, two distributor channels extend in the nozzle body in opposite directions from the inlet channel, wherein the distributor channels are each arranged over their entire length at a distance from the material outlet face, and at least one outlet channel extends in the nozzle body from each of the distributor channels in each case to one of the material outlet openings. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086341 | MULTI-MATERIAL DISPENSING AND COATING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for dispensing liquid materials as may be used in applications for coating flexible films and the like. Such a film may be coated by dispensing a rheological material onto its surface while drawing the film through a gap between a pair of rollers. The gap defines the thickness of a layer of the material applied to the film and is maintained at a desired width by microwires positioned through the gap. Another film across the gap from that to which the rheological material is applied aids in the coating of the layer and a contact area of the second film may be adjusted relative to the gap, e.g., when changing materials or when the coating film becomes abraded or deformed. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086342 | Methods and Formulations for Durable Superhydrophic, Self-Cleaning, and Superhydrophobic Polymer Coatings and Objects Having Coatings Thereon - An object has a durable superhydrophic, self-cleaning, and icephobic coating includes a substrate and a layer disposed on the substrate, the layer resulting from coating with a formulation having an effective amount of hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticles, liquid silane having one or more groups configured to graft to a hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticle and at least another group that results in hydrophobicity. The hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticles are dispersed in the liquid silane. Another effective amount of synthetic adhesive, selected from thermosetting binders, moisture curing adhesives or polymers that form a strong interaction with a surface, is in solution with a solvent. Upon curing, the layer has a contact angle greater than 90° and a sliding angle of less than 10° and, less than 5% of an area of the layer is removed in a Tape test. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086343 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LACQUER-COATED ELECTRIC SHEET STRIP, AND LACQUER-COATED ELECTRIC SHEET STRIP - In a process for producing a lacquer-coated electric sheet strip a first insulation lacquer layer is applied wet across at least one side of an electric sheet strip. Across the wet first insulation lacquer layer a wet second insulation lacquer layer is applied. In a drying oven drying of the first insulation lacquer layer and the second insulation lacquer layer is performed. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086344 | FLOORCOVERINGS STABILIZED WITH WARPS OF FILAMENTS OR YARNS - One or more parallel arrays or warps of stabilizing filaments or yarns are introduced into the back of a floorcovering without losing the planar uniformity of the warp, with some of the filaments or yarns optionally reoriented during or after the application to secure multi-directional planar stabilization. Variations include cutting into staple as the warp is introduced, embossing the deposited staple with reorienting patterns, and combining rectilinear and planarly-undulating continuous-filament arrays overlapping to provide multi-directional planar stabilization. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086345 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR HOUSING - A processing method for a housing includes: providing a housing; forming a color layer on the housing; forming an ultraviolet curable layer on the color layer and executing a photo-curing process on the ultraviolet curable layer, materials of the ultraviolet curable layer including a light sensitive resin and a nano metal material; and forming an optical coating layer on the ultraviolet curable layer. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086346 | SELF-CLEANING USING TRANSPARENT ULTRASONIC ARRAY - An active self-cleaning device for transparent substrates includes a transparent substrate, a piezoelectric transducer array formed on essentially entire transparent substrate surface, including a central area of the transparent device, and an electronic system configured to actuate the piezoelectric transducer array to clean a surface of the substrate. Such a device may be used for applications such as LIDAR, radar and camera enclosures, solar cell panel cover glasses, vehicle windshields, windows, sunroofs and headlamps, street lighting and information displays. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086347 | SONIC DEVICE - A sonic device in an embodiment includes a sonic transducer unit and a sonic propagation unit. The sonic transducer unit performs at least one of transmitting and receiving a sonic wave, and has a sonic function surface to configure at least one of a wave transmitting surface and a wave receiving surface. The sonic propagation unit includes: a substrate having a pair of electrodes; an electroadhesive element expressing body including a resin crosslinked body arranged on the substrate, and particles dispersed in the resin crosslinked body; and a power supply to apply voltage to the pair of electrodes. The sonic propagation unit is provided on the sonic function surface of the sonic transducer unit, and the electroadhesive element expressing body in the sonic propagation unit comes into contact with a test object. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086348 | SEPARATING APPARATUS FOR POLYSILICON - A separating apparatus for polysilicon has at least one screen plate, comprising a feed region for polysilicon, a profiled region having peaks and valleys, a region having screen apertures which adjoins the profiled region, and a takeoff region, wherein the screen apertures widen in the direction of the takeoff region, and a separating plate which is horizontally and vertically displaceable is arranged below the screen apertures. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086349 | SORTING PLATFORM, SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING FOR SORTING SYSTEM - Provided is a sorting platform. The sorting platform includes a body having a first main surface and a second main surface backing onto the first main surface; a supply region disposed in a middle of the first main surface; and a delivery region disposed along an edge of the body. A conveying device receives goods in the supply region and moves along the first main surface of the body to the delivery region so that the conveying device delivers a parcel in the delivery region. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086350 | A SHUTTLE TROLLEY HAVING A DECK STRUCTURED FOR SORTING NON-STANDARD PARCELS - A shuttle trolley for a parcel-sorting logistics center, which trolley has a deck for carrying a non-standard parcel to be sorted, wherein the deck has a central portion in the shape of a trough of V-shaped cross-section, and two side portions on either side of the central portion and that both extend in the same horizontal plane. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086351 | EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING PARCELS USING SHUTTLE ROBOTS THAT MOVE BAGS OR THE LIKE - Equipment for handling parcels between loading points at which said parcels are loaded and drop-off points at which the parcels are dropped off in a logistics center, the equipment having sorting receptacles placed at the loading points and into which the parcels are poured loosely in bulk, further having trolleys, each of which is configured to carry a removable receptacle, and shuttle robots configured to dock with the trolleys and to move them automatically, and a monitoring and control unit for automatically and remotely controlling the movement of the shuttle robots as a function of a sorting plan so as to place trolleys with empty receptacles at the loading points and so as to place each of the trolleys with a receptacle loaded with parcels at a drop-off point where the receptacle loaded with parcels is replaced with an empty receptacle. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086352 | EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY SORTING NON-STANDARD PARCELS - Equipment for sorting parcels in a logistics center, the equipment comprising an automated sorting conveyor mounted at a height over a platform and with sorting outlets equipped with sorting chutes in the form of ramps sloping downwards from respective sorting outlets of the conveyor to the platform below the conveyor, and shuttle trolleys mounted on wheels and for automatically moving non-standard parcels that cannot be machine-sorted on the sorting conveyor, the shuttle trolleys travelling along travel aisles passing under the ramps so as to optimize the footprint of the equipment. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086353 | SEED SORTER - A seed sorting system for sorting seeds includes a seed transfer station configured to move seeds through the system. An imaging assembly includes a | 2020-03-19 |
20200086354 | SORTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR THE SORTING OF OBJECTS - A sorting installation sorts objects and contains a sorter for conveying objects and also an end station facility accepting objects. The sorter is configured to bring at least a few of the objects conveyed on the sorter in an object introduction direction, which is different from a local direction of object conveyance of the sorter in an area of the sorter adjoining the end station facility, into the end station facility. In order to make possible a fine distribution of the objects that is favorable in terms of the effort involved, the end station facility has a first object store, a second object store and also a transport facility. The transport facility is configured to transport the objects brought by the sorter into the end station facility optionally along a first transport path to the first object store or along a second transport path to the second object store. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086355 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CLEANING INTERPROXIMAL AREAS - A device for cleaning interproximal spaces between teeth. The device includes a coupling body having a coupling portion for removably coupling with a handle apparatus. An interdental member extends from the handle apparatus. Energy is transferred from the handle apparatus to the interdental member. The interdental member has a profile for fitting within and cleaning an interproximal area. The interdental member is formed from a flexible polymer material. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086356 | WIPING MECHANISM AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - A wiping mechanism is provided for wiping a substrate during transmission. The wiping mechanism comprises an upper wiping unit and a lower wiping unit moving back and forth for separately wiping an upper side and a lower side of the substrate. The moving directions of the upper wiping unit and the lower wiping unit are parallel to a loading plane for disposing the substrate and vertical to a transmission direction of the substrate, and the moving directions of the upper wiping unit and the lower wiping unit are opposite to each other, thereby to prevent the substrate being shifted due to wiping, to guarantee the effect of cleaning foreign particles from the surface of the substrate and to avoid scratching the surface of the substrate, to prevent the cleaning apparatus from being damaged, and to avoid affecting the substrate transmission. A substrate cleaning apparatus is also provided. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086357 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED GASOLINE CLEANER - A remote-controlled gasoline cleaner including a main unit, sprayer, and remote control. The main unit includes a controller, start switch device, stop switch device, and gasoline engine start/stop apparatus. The remote control sends a start remote control signal or stop remote control signal to the main unit. The controller controls the start switch device in response to the start remote control signal received, and controls the stop switch device in response to the stop remote control signal received. The start switch device receives a start command of the controller to connect to a power supply circuit of a starter motor in the gasoline engine start/stop apparatus. The starter motor starts a gasoline engine. The stop switch device receives a stop command of the controller to connect to a short circuit of an ignition coil in the gasoline engine start/stop apparatus, thereby blowing out the gasoline engine. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086358 | LIQUID DISPERSER - Liquid dispersers having a receiver fitting sized to receive a pipe or hose at an inlet and having an outlet through which liquids from the pipe or hose are expelled and dispersion head operably attached to the fitting receiver and spaced from and opposite to the outlet of the receiver fitting designed to disperse the liquid laterally away from the liquid disperser and systems and methods incorporating the same are described herein. | 2020-03-19 |
20200086359 | Keyboard cleaning accessory - A keyboard cleaning accessory of the present invention includes a shell body, a first cavity is disposed in the shell body, a second cavity is disposed in a left end wall of the first cavity, and a left cavity wall is disposed in the second cavity The invention has a third cavity; the keyboard cleaning accessory of the invention has simple and clear operation, is sensitive to reaction and has high cleaning efficiency; meanwhile, the device of the invention has a storage function, is safe and reliable, and has strong practicability. | 2020-03-19 |