18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200129825 | WEDGE GOLF CLUB FITTING SYSTEM - A system and methods of fitting golf clubs, and more particularly, the systems and methods related to wedge type golf clubs, having multiple sole configurations and/or bounce angles. More specifically, the present invention is directed to system and methods that enable a player to quantify the performance of the golf club's sole interaction with the ground and to determine the sole configuration and bounce angle that provides the most optimal shot performance. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129826 | MODULAR CROSSBAR - A frame assembly comprising: at least two frame members each comprising an internal channel defined by a respective frame member casing and an external channel formed upon the casing; wherein the frame member casings comprises a plurality of apertures extending between the internal and external channels; an insert disposable within the internal channel, having a plurality of apertures alignable with the plurality of apertures of the frame member casings; a first plurality of fixing members configured to extend through the plurality of apertures of the frame member casings and insert thereby connecting the frame members and insert; a second plurality of fixing members disposable within the external channel of the frame members; a plate, disposable within the external channel, having a first plurality of apertures alignable with the second plurality of fixing members and a second plurality of apertures configured to receive a connection means for supporting a goal net. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129827 | Tackleball - A method and a court for playing a sporting match are provided. The court includes a springboard floor in a generally rectangular shape. A wall surrounds the floor and has a lower portion of padded material and an upper portion of transparent material. Sidelines and baselines are disposed around the periphery of the floor. Tackle zones is disposed between the base lines and the sidelines. An o-zone is in the center of the floor. A pair of goals are on opposing sides of the court, each goal comprising a backboard, central hoop, and two backboard goals defined by the backboard. Aa pair of goalie boxes are disposed on opposing sides of the court under each of the goals. Pairs of three-, four-, and five-point lines disposed on opposite sides of the floor. Penalty boxes disposed in the wall. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129828 | EYE GAZE TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD - An eye gaze training device is disclosed, including associated methods to record an impact and to provide a cue or feedback with a proper delay between action and instinctual eye tracking, improve hand-eye coordination, and thereby to improve one's performance in a sport, athletic event, or the like. This training device and associated methods provides for detection, recording, classification, translation, transmission, and learning, all associated with teaching and learning the proper way of striking an object with another object with proper hand-eye coordination. In various embodiments associated systems and methods of the eye gaze training device are included. In at least one embodiment, the eye gaze training device includes a microcontroller, impact sensor, power source, feedbacks, alert device, control settings and switches, accelerometers, position detectors, any one or more of which may be used in an eye gaze training device, as well as additional devices such as headbands, waist devices, leg devices. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129829 | BATTING TEE - A kit for a batting tee includes a ball holder including a first prong and a second prong, the first prong at a first distal end of the ball holder and including a first recess, the second prong at the first distal end of the ball holder and including a second recess. The ball holder further includes a holder connector disposed at a second distal end of the ball holder, the second distal end of the ball holder opposing the first distal end of the ball holder, the first prong and the second prong extending from the holder connector in a planar fashion with each other. The kit includes a shaft including a first distal end to be attached to the holder connector, and a base including a top surface, the top surface including a mount to which a second distal end of the shaft is to be mounted. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129830 | Baseball/Softball Hitting Training Device - The baseball/softball hitting training device includes a base, a frame body, and a ball suspension system. The ball suspension system is supported by the frame body. The frame body includes a vertical stem portion and an offset portion. An upwardly-projecting arm of the vertical stem and a downwardly-projecting arm of the offset portion define a vertical axis between them. The ball suspension system is supported between the upwardly-projecting arm and downwardly-projecting arm, with the ball held vertically intermedially via a tether in alignment with the vertical axis and positioned to allow the player to practice hitting. In some aspects, a height-adjustment mechanism and/or coupling assemblies are also disclosed. The tethered-ball training device can optionally be converted to a tee-ball training device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129831 | HORSE TRAINING GOGGLE ASSEMBLY - A horse training goggle assembly includes a pair of goggles that may be worn by a jockey riding a horse during race training. The goggles have a frame and a lens that is removably positioned in the frame. A tracking unit is coupled to the goggles and the tracking unit is in electrical communication with a global positioning system (GPS) to identify a physical location of the jockey. Moreover, the tracking unit calculates a speed and direction of the horse during the race training. A display is embedded within the lens and the display is visible to the jockey when the goggles are worn. The display displays indicia in the lens and the display is electrically coupled to the tracking unit to display data relating to the speed and direction of the horse. A communication unit is coupled to the goggles for verbal communication between the jockey and the trainer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129832 | Tackle Training Apparatus - A tackle training apparatus includes a padded body member and two padded elongate leg members in which each leg member has a first end for abutting the body member and a second end for contacting the ground. The two leg members are arranged in relation to the body member to extend from and to be resiliently movable relative to and/or separable from the body member, and in one configuration where the second end of each of the two leg members is placed on the ground, the two leg members can support the body member such that the apparatus is in a standing position, provides an effective training apparatus for improvements in collisions and especially tackles in rugby. Use of the apparatus facilitates improvement in point of contact, height of approach, grip technique and grip strength. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129833 | DEVICES FOR A GOLF PUTTING SYSTEM - A golf putting system is provided including a platform, a platform holder, a golf mat, an incline, a golf cup, a ball return, a flap, an inlay, and a ball return extension. The platform can either be inserted into the holder, or at a golf mat's aft end. Two or more golf mats can be connected on to each other with a tongue and groove or snapping system allowing the golfers to add and remove golf mat sections to their desired length. A flap can cover seams between sections allowing the golf ball to roll to a golf cup without any obstruction. The platform and holder can move linearly down a golf mats axis allowing the golfer to set any distance from a golf cup. Alternatively, putting training device can be inlaid into a golf mat, and can be either covered with an inlay or covered with an inlay allowing smooth transition from golf mat to golf mat. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129834 | Hygienic Covering Assembly - A hygienic covering assembly for exercise equipment includes a first panel and a second panel. A connector that is coupled to a back of the first panel is configured to selectively and removably couple the first panel to a contact element of a respective piece of exercise equipment so that the first panel substantially covers an upper surface of the contact element. A plurality of first couplers is coupled to a front, proximate to a circumference, of the first panel. The second panel comprises cloth and is configured to absorb sweat and oils. A plurality of second couplers is coupled proximate to a perimeter of the second panel. Each second coupler is positioned to selectively couple to a respective first coupler to removably couple the second panel to the first panel, positioning the second panel to absorb the sweat and oils from a body of a user. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129835 | Stabilizer System for Gameboard - A stabilizer system includes first and second base members each forming a passage; first and second rod members; each passage being sized for receipt of a corresponding one of the first and second rod members; each of the first and second base members forming a T-shaped receptacle; first and second barrel fasteners; each T-shaped receptacle being sized for selective engaged receipt of a corresponding one of the first and second barrel fasteners for securing the base members to corresponding ones of the first and second support legs of a target gameboard; first and second spike members each having a threaded tip; and each of the first and second rod members forming a threaded cavity that is sized for engaged receipt of the threaded tip of a respective one of the first and second spike members, wherein a second end of the spike member is sized for engaging the ground surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129836 | FOOT PLACEMENT TRAINING SYSTEM - A training device that is a rigid and substantially flat, thin platform is described. The outline of the platform is about the size and shape of a user's foot or footprint to provide visual and tactile feedback regarding the position and orientation of the user's foot. The platform may have surface features on the upper surface, which along with edges of the platform can be sensed by the user for providing the tactile feedback while the user is stepping and/or standing and exercising on the platform. The platform may have a non-slip lower surface using high friction material and/or or spikes or pegs extending from the lower surface for gripping a training surface and removably securing the platform laterally to the training surface. The platform may be lifted from the training surface with minimal effort and repositioned on the training surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129837 | SLAT-BELT TREADMILL - A slat-belt treadmill is provided. The slat-belt treadmill includes a treadmill frame, a front shaft pivotally coupled to the treadmill frame, and a rear shaft pivotally coupled to the treadmill frame; a plurality of slats constituting a slat-belt, collaboratively rotating about the front and rear shafts, and forming an exercise surface on which a user of the treadmill may walk or run; a driving apparatus coupling to the slats and driving the slats to rotate about the front and rear shafts; and a light-emitting unit disposed under the exercise surface to provide a light source. When the slats are rotating, light from the light-emitting unit is intermittently visible as the slats intermittently block and reveal the light. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129838 | TRAINING METHOD, TRAINING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A training method, training system and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided in this disclosure. The training method includes the following operations: receiving a training script; wherein the training script includes at least one training stage corresponding to a timeline, and a training time and a training goal corresponding to the least one training stage; generating a voice information according to the training script, and outputting the voice information by an audio outputting unit; receiving a physiological signal sensed by a physiological signal sensor in the at least one training stage, and analyzing the physiological signal utilized an analyzing module to obtain an analysis result; and determining whether the analysis result meets the training goal corresponding to the at least one training stage; if not, outputting a voice reminding by the audio outputting unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129839 | TOE-PIECE OF A SKI BINDING - A toe-piece of a ski binding has a base fixable to a ski, a first jaw, a second jaw, a first pin on the first jaw for inserting in a first lateral hole a ski boot tip, and a second pin on the second jaw for inserting in a second lateral hole opposite the first lateral hole in the ski boot tip. The toe-piece also has a first guide and a second guide on the base, each with a portion extending away from a longitudinal axis of the ski and another second portion extending towards the front of the ski. Two sliding elements on the first jaw engage slidably along the first guide and two sliding elements on the second jaw engage slidably along the second guide. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129840 | Systems, Methods, and Devices for Snowboard Binding Assemblies - A snowboard binding with magnetic assistance for aligning a ladder with a buckle is provided, the snowboard binding comprising an ankle guard attached to a first side of the snowboard binding, the ankle guard comprising an ankle strap and an ankle buckle configured to receive an ankle ladder for securing a boot to the snowboard binding, wherein the ankle buckle comprises a binding extension comprising a first magnetic material; and the ankle ladder attached to a second side of the snowboard binding, the ankle ladder comprising a ferromagnetic material, wherein the ferromagnetic material is attracted by the first magnetic material to align the ankle ladder with the ankle buckle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129841 | TRACKED PERSONAL SNOW TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a snow transport system with a frame comprising a base plate, a pair of opposed side plates mounted on opposed sides of the base plate, and a plurality of cross members extending between the side plates. A pair of convex lower track slides are mounted on lower portions of the pair of opposed side plates, and a pair of convex upper track slides are mounted on upper portions of the pair of opposed side plates. A drive wheel is mounted at an upper front portion of the frame, and an idler wheel mounted at a lower rear portion of the frame. A continuous track is wrapped around the drive wheel, the convex lower track slides, the idler wheel and the convex upper track slides. A motor assembly is mounted within the frame, and connected to the drive wheel through a transmission assembly. A push arm assembly is mounted to one side of the frame, the push arm assembly extending forwardly from the frame and having a push bar portion and user controls at a forward end thereof. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129842 | Skateboard Top With Integral Anti-Chipping / Anti-Delamination Reinforcement Layers - A skateboard top includes a laminate structure of a plurality of adhesive and press bonded wood veneers, with specified sections of some of the wood veneer layers removed and replaced with non-wood reinforcement layers integrated within the structure at both ends to increase durability through the prevention of wear and tear and impact related chipping and delamination. The usable life span of a typical skateboard comprising a plurality of wood veneer layers adhesively bonded into a single laminate structure is shortened by the impact chipping and following delamination of the skateboard which occurs during regular use. The disclosure discloses that by removing certain layers of wood and replacing with non-wood fiber reinforced layers comprised of a matrix of thermoset resin and multi-layer multi axial fiber reinforcements of glass or carbon or Kevlar, impact chipping is reduced and the durability and useable life span is increased. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129843 | A Method and Device for Control of a Mobility Device - A system for control of a mobility device comprising a controller for analyzing data from at least one sensor on the mobility device, wherein the data is used to determine the gait of user. The gait data is then used to provide motion command to an electric motor on the mobility device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129844 | A Method and Device for Control of a Mobility Device - A system for control of a mobility device comprising a controller for analyzing data from at least one sensor on the mobility device, wherein the data is used to determine the gait of user. The gait data is then used to provide motion command to an electric motor on the mobility device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129845 | CARD SHOOTER DEVICE AND METHOD - A card shoe apparatus including a card housing unit for housing a plurality of cards; an opening in the card housing unit for manually withdrawing the cards one by one from the card housing unit in a card reading direction; a card reading unit that reads information on the cards as the cards are manually withdrawn from the card housing unit in the card reading direction; a control unit that stores rules of a card game and determines the results of the card game based on the information read by the card reading unit and the rules of the card game; an optical device that detects movements of the cards relative to the card reading direction; and a card entry/exit restriction unit provided in the opening. The card entry/exit restriction unit restricts the entry or exit of any of the cards when the cards are improperly withdrawn from the opening. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129846 | METHOD OF TEACHING THE SCRIPTURES EMBODIED IN A BOARD GAME - A method of teaching a path to salvation according to the New Testament of the King James Version of the Bible is provided. The method is embodied in a board game having a plurality game squares, each game square having a citation from Christian Scriptures. Each of the game squares is organized in one of five sacramental sections associated with the citation. Each sacramental section has a plurality of staggered columns, and each column is formed by the game squares. Players help each other navigate their game pieces through the columned game squares, by answering Scripture-related questions, to reach an uppermost or top portion of the columns of each sacramental section. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129847 | BOARD GAME SIMULATING A BATTLE TO CAPTURE AN ENEMY BASE - One embodiment is directed to a gaming system for allowing players to experience a simulated battle scenario, comprising: a plurality of gamepieces for each of the players comprising a base gamepiece for each player and being configured such that each gamepiece has operational characteristics selected to determine movement and impact upon other gamepieces, as dictated by a multifactorial lookup table; a gameboard; and a points accounting module; wherein when one of the players has a turn, such player is able to make operational decisions regarding the gamepieces controlled by such player based upon interoperability between the multifactorial lookup table, positions of the gamepieces on the gameboard, and an operating points budget provided by the points accounting module for the turn. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129848 | Word Game - A word game played among players includes a series of word challenges having at least one round. A first round includes randomly selecting a first and a last letter, each player attempting to generate a valid word that begins with the first letter and ends with the last letter, and awarding points to each player based on a length of the corresponding valid words and a default value per letter of the valid words. A bonus round may include randomly selecting an intermediate letter, each player attempting to generate a valid bonus word that includes the first, last, and intermediate letters, awarding points to each player based at least on a length of the corresponding valid bonus words and a default value per letter of the valid bonus words, and resetting all points awarded in the word challenge for each player that fails to generate a valid bonus word. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129849 | CHILD'S GAME AND INTERACTIVE BOOK - A matching game for a young child to play with a supervising adult. The game comprises a game board having a plurality of differently-sized and shaped recesses, each recess including a realistic or cartoon-like mother farm animal depiction and part of a sound switch pairing specific for the mother farm animal depiction with a plurality of differently sized and shaped baby farm animal game pieces, each having part of a sound switch pairing adapted for matching with the sound switch pairing for the mother farm animal depiction so that, when properly matched and joined together, will cause a sound indicative for the mother farm animal to be emitted. The game further includes means for storing the plurality of farm animal sounds from the game board and powering the sound playing means. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129850 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device obtains information regarding the position of each fingertip of a user in a real space, and determines contact between a virtual object set within a virtual space and a finger of the user. The information processing device sets the virtual object in a partly deformed state such that a part of the virtual object, the part corresponding to the position of the finger determined to be in contact with the object among the fingers of the user, is located more to a far side from a user side than the finger, and displays the virtual object having the shape set thereto as an image in the virtual space on a display device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129851 | INTERACTIVE VOICE-CONTROLLED COMPANION APPLICATION FOR A VIDEO GAME - Using voice recognition, a user can interact with a companion application to control a video game from a mobile device. Advantageously, the user can interact with the companion application when the video game is unavailable because, for example, of the user's location. Moreover, machine learning may be used to facilitate generating voice responses to user utterances that are predicted to improve or maintain a user's level of engagement with the companion application, or its corresponding video game. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129852 | DIAL ASSEMBLY, REMOTE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A dial assembly comprises a dial base, a rolling wheel, a dial handle, a reset elastic member, and a sensor. The dial base includes a first rotation channel and a second rotation channel. The rolling wheel is seated on the first rotation channel and rotatable along the first rotation channel. The dial handle is rotatably connected with the dial base and rotatable along the second rotation channel. The dial handle is connected with the rolling wheel and configured to rotate along with the rolling wheel. The reset elastic member is connected with the dial handle and configured to provide a restoring force to the dial handle. The sensor is connected with the dial handle and configured to obtain a rotation angle of the rolling wheel by sensing a rotation of the dial handle and convert the rotation angle into a control signal to transmit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129853 | CHOOSE YOUR OWN PATH GAME - A game using cards or virtual cards that are used by players during game play to dynamically create a board representing a territorial expanse. Game play takes place within the context of a narrative or story line for the characters playing the game wherein the narrative develops and unfolds according to explicit choices the player makes at multiple opportunities to choose among several options. The player choices that direct the game play and narrative are intended to ultimately resolve a goal-oriented quest or attain an objective assigned to the player's character. The game play and the assembly of the cards or virtual cards to form the territory arise from the characters' exploration of territory represented by a plurality of numbered cards and by the characters' interaction with other features of the cards and with the features of non-numbered cards. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129854 | Haptic Safety Harness - The present invention provides a haptic system including a haptic safety harness worn by a user and a haptic support structure. The haptic safety harness includes an adjustable belt with magnets. The haptic support structure includes an upper platform, a lower platform on which the user stands, and a communication interface. The upper platform includes electromagnets and has an annular shape that defines an inner space in which the haptic safety harness is disposed. The communication interface is coupled to the electromagnets, and is configured to receive a haptic control signal from a computer and transmit the haptic control signal to the electromagnets. The haptic control signal is configured to render a haptic effect to the user by generating a magnetic field that interacts with the magnets. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129855 | PLAYER BIOFEEDBACK FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A VIDEO GAME STATE - Various embodiments are directed towards employing one or more physical sensors arranged on or in proximity to a video game player to obtain biofeedback measures that are then useable to dynamically modify a state of play of a video game. The sensors may be connected or even unconnected to the game player, replace, or otherwise augment traditional physical game controllers. The sensors gather various biofeedback measures and provide such measures to a biofeedback application programming interface (API). Before and/or during video game play, the video game queries the biofeedback API to request inferences about the game player's state of arousal. The response to the query is then used to modify the state of the video game play. Where the video game is a multi-player video game, biofeedback measures from other game players may also be obtained and used to further modify the state of the video game play. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129856 | PLAYER BIOFEEDBACK FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A VIDEO GAME STATE - Various embodiments are directed towards employing one or more physical sensors arranged on or in proximity to a video game player to obtain biofeedback measures that are then usable to dynamically modify a state of play of a video game. The sensors may be connected or even unconnected to the game player, replace, or otherwise augment traditional physical game controllers. The sensors gather various biofeedback measures and provide such measures to a biofeedback application programming interface (API). Before and/or during video game play, the video game queries the biofeedback API to request inferences about the game player's state of arousal. The response to the query is then used to modify the state of the video game play. Where the video game is a multi-player video game, biofeedback measures from other game players may also be obtained and used to further modify the state of the video game play. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129857 | SPLIT CONTROL USING TEMPLATES FOR DYNAMIC ALLOCATION IN A VIDEO GAME - A method includes: executing a video game by a cloud gaming computer; streaming, by a video server over a network, video generated from the executing video game to a primary client device and to one or more secondary client devices; accessing a template defining an allocation of commands mapped to a first controller device operably connected to the primary client device, the allocation assigning different portions of the commands for control via the first controller and via one or more second controllers associated with the one or more secondary client devices; receiving, over the network by an input aggregation server, input data from the primary client device and the secondary client devices, and generating combined input data using the input data, that defines the commands for the video game; applying, by the cloud gaming computer, the combined input data to drive the execution of the video game. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129858 | PASSING CONTROL OF CLOUD GAMEPLAY - A method includes: executing a video game by a cloud gaming machine; streaming, by a video server over a network, video generated from the executing video game to a plurality of client devices; enabling gameplay of the video game that includes control of a virtual object of the video game by one of the client devices, and passing the control of the virtual object to each of the client devices in turn, wherein passing the control is responsive to detecting a predefined condition during the gameplay of the video game. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129859 | GAME STATE SAVE, TRANSFER AND RESUME FOR CLOUD GAMING - A system and method of pausing a game in a cloud gaming system including playing a game on a first game computer included in the cloud gaming system, pausing the game at a selected point in the game and capturing game state data for the paused game. The paused game can be resumed by retrieving the game state data and applying the game state data to a selected game computer and resuming the game at the selected point in the game on the selected game computer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129860 | ACTION DESCRIPTION FOR ON-DEMAND ACCESSIBILITY - A system enhances existing audio visual content with audio describing the action and setting of the visual content. The system may also provide subtitle content describing the important sound or sounds occurring within audio. Accommodation for color or visual impairments may be implemented by selective color substitution. A Graphical Style Modification module may apply a style from one image to another to adapt the style of a video per a gamer's preference. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129861 | GAMING OBJECT WITH ORIENTATION SENSOR FOR INTERACTING WITH A DISPLAY AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A gaming object includes an orientation sensor that generates orientation data in response to the orientation of the gaming object. An actuator that generates interaction data in response to an action of a user. A transceiver sends an RF signal to a game device that indicates the orientation data and the interaction data. The game device generates display data for display on a display device that contains at least one interactive item, and wherein the at least one interactive item is interactive in response to the orientation data and the interaction data. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129862 | TERRAIN GENERATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein provide game terrain generation system that can generate height field data from a sketch of graphical inputs from a user via a graphical user interface. The game terrain generation system can use a model, such as a trained neural network, to apply macro and micro topological features on top of the height field data to generate game terrain data. The game terrain generation system can identify boundaries between different styles of terrain and generate transitions between the styles to create a more realistic terrain boundary. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129863 | CROSS-PLATFORM CONSUMPTION OF IN-GAME OBJECTS - Computer implemented systems and methods for cross-platform consumption of in-game objects are provided herein. An exemplary method includes receiving by a data platform from at least one first device game object data discovered by a user while playing a video game associated with the data platform; attributing by the data platform a cross-platform identifier to the game object data; storing by the data platform metadata associated with the game object data to a database associated with the data platform, and receiving by the data platform from a second device associated with the data platform a request for access to the game object data and the metadata. The request may include the cross-platform identifier. The exemplary method further includes authenticating by the data platform the request based on the cross-platform identifier; and based on the authentication selectively providing by the data platform access to game object data and the metadata. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129864 | DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING IMPROPER ONLINE GAME USAGE - Methods, systems, and computer products for identifying improper online game usage are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, online gaming data associated with an online gaming environment, the online gaming environment having a plurality of users, analyzing the online gaming data to identify a user from the plurality of users improperly interacting with the online gaming environment, accessing a user profile for the user responsive to identifying the user, determining a rating for the improper interaction of the user based on the online gaming data and the user profile, comparing the rating for the improper interaction of the user to one or more threshold ratings, and enacting a penalty for the user based at least in part the rating of the improper interaction exceeding at least one of the one or more threshold ratings. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129865 | Simulation Game Using Actual Organization Data - A technology is described for a simulation game. In one example of the technology, organization data can be obtained from an actual organization, and success metrics and derivative metrics that impact the success metrics may be identified. Organization roles may be assigned to players and a simulated scenario that is based on the organization data may be provided to the players. The players may be instructed to make decisions regarding the simulated scenario based on the roles assigned to the players, and the decision may be used to calculate values for the derivative metrics. The values of the derivative metrics may be aggregated to generate a value of a success metric for the organization. In the process, player behaviors, actions, and inactions may be used to build demonstrated performance-based behavioral profiles for each player within an organizational context. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129866 | Electronic device with random number generator - Techniques employing an electronic device configured to activate a random number generator to generate random data. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129867 | AUTOMATIC FANTASY SPORTS DATA ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic fantasy sports data analysis, including analysis of data to equalize player attractiveness in contestant composition of a fantasy sports team. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129868 | METHOD FOR CREATING A MINI-GAME - Methods and systems are disclosed for using and generating a mini-game from a game. One example method includes detecting an instruction to generate the mini-game for the game. The instruction is configured for a starting location for the mini-game from the game. An end location for the mini-game is determined. The mini-game includes an event of the game that occurs between the starting location and the end location of the mini-game. A snapshot is generated for the mini-game to enable play of the mini-game at the starting location. The starting location of the mini-game is selectable to be at a point that is after a start of the game. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129869 | MOTORIZED SMART SWING - A swing set is presented. The swing set is motorized by a motor. The motor is useful in powering and automating the swing seats of the swing set. The motor is also coupled to a control panel for controlling whether the motor is on and also for determining which of the swing seats is activated or none of them are activated. All swing seats may be activated simultaneously and may be individually turned on and off. Energy is attainable by a battery stored underground or by a solar panel. The swing set may also contain lamps, such as LED, to light the swing set for safety and fun. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129870 | SWINGING DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a swinging drive control apparatus, including a controller and a motor, where the controller detects a counter-electromotive force of the motor and drives the motor according to the detection result. Also disclosed is a corresponding method, including: measuring a counter-electromotive force of a motor in a previous cycle; and comparing a maximum counter-electromotive force value with a preset value, and calculating a PWM pulse duty factor in a next cycle. By directly detecting the counter-electromotive force of the motor without using a sensor, the present invention implements swinging frequency and phase tracking as well as swinging amplitude control, and simplifies a control system. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129871 | LINEAR MOTOR DRIVEN SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle motion control system comprising: a sliding surface; a vehicle adapted to slide on said gliding surface; and a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129872 | SPINNING TOP LAUNCHING DEVICE - The spinning top launching device includes a rotary drive mechanism being configured to be rotated by the operation member and configured to apply rotary force to the spinning top, a rotation speed detection mechanism including a centrifugal clutch mechanism being configured to be rotated by the operation member, and an operation body being engaged with an output side of the centrifugal clutch mechanism to be moved in a first direction from a predetermined position. The operation body includes an indication part configured to indicate the rotation speed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129873 | SPINNING TOP TOY AND SPINNING TOP TOY SET - A spinning top toy for spinning on a surface includes a shaft part and a body. The shaft part includes a shaft part body and a ground contact part being integrally formed with the shaft part body. The shaft part extends in an axial direction. The body is configured on the shaft part. The ground contact part includes a wheel-shaped body being slidably configured on the shaft part body. The wheel-shaped body is configured to be moved to a first position, and is configured to be moved to a second position. The second position is closer to the surface than the second position in the axial direction. The wheel-shaped body is configured to be in contact with the surface when at the second position. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129874 | SOFT PRODUCTS WITH ELECTROMECHANICAL SUBSYSTEM - A soft product having an electronic subsystem system that enables transmission and reception of signals and data, a speech recognition subsystem for processing speech signals, a video recognition subsystem for processing images received from a camera subsystem, electromechanical components in the member parts controlled by a microprocessor to activate in a specific way in response to at least one of speech or a gesture communicated from the user to the soft product, a storage subsystem and power subsystem. The soft product can be provided with cup-holders embedded into limbs as the stuffed animal is oriented in an upright position. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129875 | ROBOT HAVING A CHANGEABLE CHARACTER - A character skin for a toy robot has an outer cover having an inner surface that is shaped to conform to an outer surface of a robot body housing of a self-propelled, toy robot. The outer cover can be fitted onto the robot body housing to cover an outer surface thereof and then removed from the housing, preferably with requiring a tool. The outer cover has an identification mechanism that provides an identification of a robot character software program, wherein the identification is electronically detected by the toy robot and in response the robot character software program is executed by the toy robot which changes behavior of the toy robot, whenever the outer cover is fitted onto the robot body housing. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129876 | RETRACTABLE AIR INFLATABLE DISPLAY - A continuous-air-inflatable display includes an air blower to cause the air-permeable display body to rise from a container and then remain in its expanded state while air flows into the body. After the airflow is terminated, the body gradually collapses back into the container as the air escapes from the body. A motor-retracted cord attached to the display body assists in causing the display body to fall back into the container as the air in the body gradually escapes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129877 | Curiosity revealing or animating a shaped cavity - The present invention comprises two or more rotatable three-dimensional bodies and a linkage between the bodies. By means of the linkage, the rotation of a first body causes a second body to rotate. In at least one of the rotational positions of the two or more bodies, the shapes of the bodies are designed to create a shaped cavity between a first body and a second body. The shaped cavity may be a tunnel, or the shaped cavity may be a recess or niche. As the at least two bodies are rotated, the shaped cavity may appear or disappear or may change shape, position, or orientation as the bodies are rotated. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129878 | SPECIAL EFFECTS VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES - A method may include acquiring, via a capture system, a dataset associated with a user at a first location, detecting, via a control system, the user at a second location, displaying, via an environmental system, one or more images generated from the dataset at the second location in response to detecting the user at or past the second location, and triggering, via a special effect system, a special effect during the displaying at the second location in response to detecting the user at or past the second location. The dataset may include image data of the user. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129879 | LABORATORY DEVICE FOR EVAPORATING A SUBSTANCE - A laboratory device, in particular a rotary evaporator, serves for evaporating a substance, preferably under reduced pressure, and comprises an evaporation flask for receiving the substance to be evaporated, a condenser for condensing the evaporated substance and a vapor passage for passing through the evaporated substance, which vapor passage is arranged in a vapor path between the evaporation flask and the condenser. The laboratory device further comprises a detection unit for foam detection, which detection unit is provided outside of the vapor passage and/or the evaporation flask. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129880 | OIL DEHYDRATOR, A SYSTEM FOR DEHYDRATING OIL COMPRISING AN OIL DEHYDRATOR AND A METHOD FOR DEHYDRATING OIL WITH AN OIL DEHYDRATOR - An oil dehydrator, comprising; a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump arranged at an upper end region of the vacuum chamber for establishing a negative pressure within the vacuum chamber and for fluid transportation of water and air out from the vacuum chamber through an outlet opening, and a pipe for fluid transportation of oil into and/or out from the vacuum chamber, where the pipe is connected to a lower end region of the vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum chamber at the lower end region has at least one flow channel fluidly connecting the vacuum chamber and the pipe, wherein an orifice check valve is arranged between the vacuum chamber and the pipe for controlling the flow of oil into and out from the vacuum chamber through the at least one flow channel. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129881 | VERTICAL DESUBLIMATION APPARATUS FOR CRYSTALLINE IODINE PRODUCTION - Vertical desublimation apparatus for crystalline iodine production, comprising: a gas intake, through which vapor can be fed into the apparatus, and a gas exhaust, through which residual air can be discharged; at least one downstream duct comprising a downstream duct inlet and a downstream duct outlet, wherein the intake is fluidically connected to the downstream duct inlet; at least one upstream duct comprising an upstream duct inlet and an upstream duct outlet, wherein the exhaust is fluidically connected to the upstream duct outlet; at least one downstream condenser pipe arranged adjacent to the downstream duct and at least one upstream condenser pipe arranged adjacent to the upstream duct, wherein a cooling medium can be fed through the condenser pipes; a collecting receptacle for collecting crystallized iodine and liquid water arranged at the bottom of the apparatus, fluidically connecting the downstream duct outlet and the upstream duct inlet, the collecting receptacle having a bottom outlet. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129882 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING BOTANICAL OILS - An apparatus for extracting an oil from plant material includes an extraction chamber for plant material. The plant material is exposed to a heated gas stream with a temperature sufficient to volatilize on oil from the plant material. The gas stream is rapidly cooled to liquefy the oil into entrained droplets. The oil is collected with a collection solvent. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129883 | PACKED INCOMPRESSIBLE CHROMATOGRAPHY RESINS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - This disclosure provides chromatography columns that are packed with incompressible media such as ceramic hydroxyapatite particles, which exhibit high separation performance that is robust to transportation and multiple uses. The columns can be made by applying axial compression using rigid bodies, such as porous frits and/or flow regulators. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129884 | CHEMICAL LIQUID MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CHEMICAL LIQUID - A chemical liquid manufacturing apparatus is provided. The manufacturing apparatus includes at least one filtration medium selected from an ion exchange medium and an ion medium, and a temperature control unit configured to control the temperature of a material to be processed by the at least one filtration medium. A method of manufacturing a chemical liquid using the apparatus is also provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129885 | Method and Apparatus for Promoting Droplets Coalescence in Oil Continuous Emulsions - Separation apparatuses for the separation of a mixture of two fluids, such as a water-in-oil emulsion, via electrocoalescence, are provided. A separation apparatus may include a series of flow conditioners each having a different permittivity, such that the flow conditioner having a permittivity that is similar or equal to the permittivity of the flowing medium is selected. Another separation apparatus may include a flow conditioner having a frequency-dependent permittivity, such that the frequency of the electric field generated is selected so that the permittivity of the flow conditioner is as similar as possible to or equal to the permittivity of the flowing medium. Another separation apparatus may include a replaceable flow conditioner that may be replaced with a flow conditioner having a permittivity that is as similar to or equal to the permittivity of the flowing medium. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129886 | Aqueous Two-Phase System For The Separation And Recovery Of Mammalian Cells From Contaminated Cultures - A method is directed to separating contaminants from mammalian cells in an aqueous multiphase system, and includes loading a container with a liquid having a top liquid phase and a bottom liquid phase. A cover medium is inserted in the container with a mixture of cultured mammalian cells and contaminants. The container is incubated and centrifuged for respective periods of time. In response to the centrifuging, the cells are separated from the contaminants in accordance with the respective density of the cells, the contaminants, and each liquid phase, resulting in the cells being located at a liquid-to-liquid interface between the top liquid phase and the bottom liquid phase and the contaminants being located at the bottom of the container. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129887 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A DEWATERING PROCESS - An arrangement and a method for controlling a dewatering process including measuring values representing operating parameters of the gravitational sedimentation device and using the values as input values for a predictive multivariable model for predicting an operating state of the gravitational sedimentation device. The disclosure further relates to obtaining reference values for the operating parameters, determining at least one predicted output for an operating parameter of the gravitational sedimentation device, and comparing the predicted output to at the reference values to determine control values that will affect changes in operation of the gravitational sedimentation device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129888 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129889 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129890 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129891 | Filter Element for Liquid Filtration - A filter element for liquid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium body and an end disk covering an end face of the filter medium body. A central cutout axially penetrates the end disk. An outflow channel for liquid to be filtered or filtered liquid is arranged at the end disk and connects to a liquid collecting space. The outflow channel extends from a radially outward wall surface of the filter medium body to the central cutout of the end disk. The outflow channel is controlled by a drainage device. A filter device with a filter housing provided with such a filter element has a drainage device that controls the outflow channel. A filter device with a drainage device having a first drainage position for draining only water and a second drainage position draining water from a water collecting space and liquid from a liquid collecting space is provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129892 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129893 | FIXING DEVICE AND A WATER FILTER HAVING THE SAME - A fixing device is adapted for installing on a water filter which includes a base seat and an outer shell. The fixing device includes first and second curved members adapted to be clipped on a junction between the base seat and the outer shell, and a fixing module. The fixing module includes a hook member and a fastener unit that includes a handle member and a ring member which is removably engaged with the hook member. The handle member is pivotable between a fastened position and a released position, where the ring member is permitted to be disengaged from the hook member to release the first and second curved members from the junction between the base seat and the outer shell. A water filter including the fixing device is also provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129894 | ADJUSTABLE RECEPTACLES - An effluent collector includes a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening, and a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening. The effluent collector includes a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion. The diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129895 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING MAGNETIC FIELD TO A FILTER FOR REDUCING METALLIC CONTAMINANTS - A filter is used for removing metallic contaminants in a solvent used in microcircuit fabrication. The filter includes a filter housing including a filter membrane for filtering solvent including metallic contaminants, and a magnet arranged about the filter housing and configured to generate a magnetic field to attract the metallic contaminants prior to the metallic contaminants entering the filter membrane. The magnet is arranged such that the magnetic field of the magnet is greater in a periphery of the filter housing compared to a central portion of the filter housing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129896 | ACTIVE FILTER SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A plurality of active filter devices ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200129897 | FILTER BASE FOR ELECTRONIC CONNECTION TO MATING FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A filter base for receiving a mating filter housing assembly having a base platform having fluid ingress and egress stanchions, and a wire harness assembly including a connector housing integral with or connected to the base platform for establishing an electrical connection between the filter base and the mating filter housing assembly. The wire harness assembly having conductors extending between first and second connectors, with one or more resilient contacts provided on the second connector. The contacts are flexible from a first position to a second position when curved contact sections of the one or more contacts engage a mating connection surface of the complementary mating filter housing assembly. The mating connection surface may be a circuit pad of a printed circuit board, wherein the contact curved contact sections are configured to be positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with the circuit pads when the filter housing assembly is received within the filter base. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129898 | FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - A filter assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes a filter housing and a filter locking mechanism pivotally mounted at least partially within the filter housing. The filter locking mechanism includes a locking arm defining a retention clip and a resilient arm that extends from the locking arm at an extension angle of less than 90 degrees. As a filter cartridge is inserted into the filter housing, the resilient arm acts like a spring to urge the filter cartridge out of the housing. After the filter cartridge passes or engages the retention clip, the spring force from the resilient arm urges the filter cartridge against the retention clip to secure the filter cartridge within the housing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129899 | FILTER BASE FOR ELECTRONIC CONNECTION TO MATING FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A filter base for receiving a complementary mating filter housing assembly. The filter base includes a base platform having fluid ingress and egress stanchions, and a wire harness assembly including a connector housing integral with or connected to the base platform for establishing an electrical connection between the filter base and the filter housing assembly. The wire harness assembly includes conductors extending between first and second connectors, with one or more resilient contacts provided on the second connector. The connector housing has an upper surface and an oppositely facing lower surface and is dimensioned to receive a first end portion of the one or more contacts. The contacts are flexible from a first position to a second position when a mating portion of the one or more contacts engages a mating connection surface of the filter housing assembly. The mating connection surface may be a circuit pad of a printed circuit board, wherein the contact mating portions are configured to be positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with the circuit pads when the filter housing assembly is received within the filter base. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129900 | HYBRID FILTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTICLE, VAPOR AND MOLECULAR COLLECTION - A novel integrated filter device for the concurrent capture, filtration or separation of particle, chemicals, vapors and or/gasses from liquid or solid flows. The device has a filtration macrostructure substrate and a thin film coating over the macrostructure substrate which allows for compact and efficient capture, filtration and separations. Device may serve as a platform for chemical reactions. The device minimized problems associated with traditional filters, chemical sorbents or reactors and provided for enhanced collection and analysis of target materials. The methodology for construction also allows for modular assembly in various arrangements including a stacked configuration. The devices may be used collaboratively and cooperatively with other collection and separation technologies. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129901 | HIGH CAPACITY COMPOSITE DEPTH FILTER MEDIA WITH LOW EXTRACTABLES - A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129902 | FILTER HOLDING FRAME - A filter holding frame that may be used agricultural environments. The filter holding frame may include a plurality of interconnecting members with an upstream hemmed edge and downstream opposing flanges. The opposing flanges of the members may define a sealing face configured for a plurality of air filters. The members of the outer periphery of the filter holding frame may include the mounting surface and the sealing face. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129903 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT - A filter arrangement may include a filter housing and a ring filter element arranged in the filter housing. The ring filter element may include an upper end plate, a lower end plate, and a filter material arranged therebetween. An axially projecting pin may be disposed on the lower end plate and may engage into a channel on a filter housing side. The filter arrangement may also include a tubular dome which may engage into an interior of the ring filter element. The tubular dome may have a guide contour. The guide contour may cooperate with a guide element arranged on the ring filter element and may have an axial groove. The guide contour may be configured as at least one of a circular ramp and a chamfered cannula. On the upper end plate, an axial stop may project into the interior of the ring filter element. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129904 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129905 | SUPPORT AND DRAINAGE MATERIAL, FILTER, AND METHOD OF USE - Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129906 | BLACK AIR FILTER OIL COMPOSITION - An air filter oil composition is provided for enhancing airflow and filtration of air passing through an air filter. The composition includes a first portion comprising paraffinic oil, a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin (PAO), and a third portion comprising black dye. Applying the air filter oil composition to a cotton air filter material causes tackiness throughout the air filter material, thereby enhancing airflow and filtration of air passing through the air filter. The composition generally is substantially non-reactive, has an excellent oxidation stability, possesses good thermal stability, and retains a suitable viscosity at normal operating temperatures of an automobile engine. In an embodiment, the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% PAO by volume, and 0.06% black dye by volume. A viscosity of the composition at 100 degrees-C ranges between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs). | 2020-04-30 |
20200129907 | AIR FILTER MEDIA WITH POST-PLEAT-DEPOSITED SORBENT PARTICLES - An air filter media ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200129908 | FILTER ASSEMBLY AND DRYER FOR THE SAME - A f filter assembly includes a primary filter; a secondary filter into which the primary filter is detachably inserted; a case detachably coupled to the primary filter and comprising a plurality of air inlet holes; and at least one blade being rotatably coupled to the secondary filter and configured to compresses first foreign substances collected in the primary filter based on the primary filter moving in a first direction in which the primary filter is drawn out from the secondary filter. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129909 | AIR PURIFIER INCLUDING BI-DIRECTIONAL FANS HAVING DIFFERENT DISCHARGE DIRECTIONS - The present invention provides an air purifier including a plurality of bi-directional fans, which are arranged to be misaligned in a vertical direction such that the discharge directions of discharge ports are different from each other. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129910 | AIR FRESHENING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - An air freshening system, including: an air compressor, for flowing air; a water inlet, for supplying water; a central pipe, for receiving the air from the air compressor, and for receiving the water from the water inlet; and a plurality of end devices, each including: a water dripper, including an inlet, for communicating with the central pipe; a filter, for filtering the air; and an outlet, for supplying filtered air, thereby allowing cleaning the filters of the plurality of end devices by supplying the water thereto. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129911 | FILTER WITH SEPARATOR PLATES WITH SPECIAL FOLDING - A filter for purifying air includes a frame, layers of a filter medium, and separator plates. The layers of the filter medium and the separator plates are arranged in the frame. The layers of the filter medium are aligned at a distance from each other and one of the separator plates is arranged between each two layers of the filter medium. The separator plates are folded and are provided with folding in such a way that the separator plate is designed with a number of fold peaks and fold valleys on its first side and a multiple number of fold peaks and fold valleys on its other, second side. The fold peaks and fold valleys extend from the first side to the second side. The folding, as viewed in the flow direction, causes a trapezoidal cross-section of a respective separator plate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129912 | HYDROCARBON ABSORBING AIR FILTER BOX - A hydrocarbon absorbing air filter box is provided for absorbing evaporative hydrocarbon emissions from an air intake duct of an internal combustion engine. A combined mass airflow sensor and hydrocarbon trap comprising the hydrocarbon absorbing air filter box includes a duct supporting a hydrocarbon absorbing sheet within an interior of a housing. The duct communicates an airstream from an air filter to the air intake duct during operation of the internal combustion engine. An opening in the housing receives a mass airflow sensor into the duct, such that the mass airflow sensor is disposed within the airstream. Guide vanes extending across the duct reduce air turbulence within the airstream passing by the mass airflow sensor. Ports disposed along the duct allow the evaporative hydrocarbon emissions to be drawn into the interior and arrested by the hydrocarbon absorbing sheet when the internal combustion engine is not operating. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129913 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK WITH TWO ACCESSIBLE BINDING SITES PER METAL CENTER FOR GAS SEPARATION AND GAS STORAGE - The separation of ethane from its corresponding ethylene is a very important, challenging and energy-intensive process in the chemical industry. Herein we report a microporous metal-organic framework Fe | 2020-04-30 |
20200129914 | FILTRATION APPARATUS WITH CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY - A filtration apparatus for filtering a fluid stream includes a vessel housing. At least one cartridge assembly is arranged within the vessel housing. The cartridge assembly includes filtration material arranged between at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The filtration material treats the fluid stream to form a filtered fluid stream. In use, the fluid stream is received a feed port of the vessel housing, flows through the filtration material in the cartridge assembly between the inlet and the outlet, and the filtered fluid stream is discharged from a discharge port of the vessel housing. The filtration apparatus can be used to remove siloxanes from the fluid stream. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129915 | PROCESS FOR CONDITIONING A CONTAINER COMPRISING A GRANULAR MATERIAL - Process for conditioning a container including a granular material A enabling the adsorption of the nitrogen contained in a feed gas stream, including a step of injecting, into the container, a gas or a gas mixture G such that the adsorption capacity of the material A with respect to G is less than 10 Ncm | 2020-04-30 |
20200129916 | Direct Air Capture (DAC) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration Methods and Systems - Methods of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO | 2020-04-30 |
20200129917 | COLUMN FOR CARRYING OUT MASS EXCHANGE PROCESSES, IN PARTICULAR DESORPTION AND ABSORPTION PROCESSES, MASS EXCHANGE APPARATUS WITH THE SAME AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING IODINE FROM DRILLING AND/OR FORMATION WATER OF OIL OR GAS FIELDS BY AIR - Column for carrying out mass exchange processes, in particular desorption and absorption processes, said column comprising: a vertical cylindrical container comprising a first cylindrical container section having a first height hi and a first diameter d | 2020-04-30 |
20200129918 | VERTICAL COLUMN APPARATUS FOR MASS EXCHANGE PROCESSES - The present invention relates to a vertical column apparatus ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200129919 | PROCESS FOR DEHYDRATING A HYDROCARBON-BASED GAS - The present invention proposes to use a dry stream which is rich in C4 to C10 hydrocarbons as stripping agent for improving the regeneration of the liquid desiccant according to the invention. This dry stream rich in C4 to C10 hydrocarbons is extracted from the gas derived from the dehydration, for example during a step of extraction of NGL located downstream of the gas dehydration unit. The stream of stripping agent recovered at the outlet of the liquid desiccant regeneration unit may be recycled into the process of the invention or sent to a unit external to the process according to the invention. For example, this stream of stripping agent recovered at the outlet of the regeneration unit is sent to a unit which can receive wet condensates, such as a three-phase separation unit at the inlet of a crude gas processing plant, a condensate stabilization unit, etc. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129920 | Method for Determining Process Conditions to Remove Volatile Organic Compounds From Polymer - The present application relates to a method for determining process conditions to remove volatile organic compounds from a polymer product through blowing. According to the method of the present application, time and energy can be saved. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129921 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE GAS TREATMENT - An apparatus for the gas treatment including a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber including an inlet opening of a flow of gas to be treated; means for the formation of ionizing electrical discharges adapted to interact with the gas to be treated to form a plasma state for obtaining a flow of treated gas which includes at least a high-added value fraction and at least a waste fraction; an outlet opening of the high-added value fraction arranged downstream of the means for the formation with respect to the direction of forward movement of the flow of gas to be treated inside the reaction chamber; reintroduction means for reintroducing the waste fraction inside the reaction chamber, and the reintroduction means being arranged downstream of the means for the formation with respect to the direction of forward movement. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129922 | METHOD OF REDUCING CONCENTRATION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND IN SAMPLE - Provided is a method of reducing a concentration of a fluorine-containing compound in a sample using a biocatalyst and an ionic liquid. | 2020-04-30 |
20200129923 | Method For Simultaneously Removing SO2 And NOX In Flue Gas - The invention discloses a method for simultaneously removing SO | 2020-04-30 |
20200129924 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A FLUE GAS STREAM USING CATALYTICALLY-ENHANCED SORBENT COMPOSITIONS - A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound. | 2020-04-30 |