18th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210130146 | WEIGHING AND FILLING APPARATUS - Weighing and filling apparatus for controlling filling device based on a container weight. A linear actuator for driving a drive shaft coupled to container support unit is included, a weight measuring unit determines the container weight from a detected height of the drive shaft detected by a height detecting unit and a drive signal of the linear actuator at the detected height. A first acceleration signal is calculated from a specified height of the container support unit set in advance and the height detected by the height detecting unit, a second acceleration signal is calculated from the container weight and an expected weight expected to be applied to the container support unit. The container support unit is kept at the specified height by a drive signal calculated from the first and second acceleration signals. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130147 | VENT TUBE FOR BOTTLING MACHINE AND RELATED METHODS - A method of connecting a vent tube to a bottling machine comprising providing a vent tube having a vent tube alignment mechanism, a receiver defining a through-opening and a receiver alignment mechanism, and a biasing mechanism for biasing against at least a portion of the vent tube. Aligning the vent tube with the through-opening and the vent tube alignment mechanism with the receiver alignment mechanism, inserting the vent tube into the receiver against the biasing mechanism, rotating the vent tube such that the vent tube alignment mechanism is not aligned with the receiver alignment mechanism, and locking the vent tube to the receiver using the biasing mechanism to bias the vent tube alignment mechanism out of alignment with the receiver alignment mechanism to form a positive locking feature that keeps the vent tube connected to the receiver throughout bottling machine operations. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130148 | MIXED BEVERAGE DISPENSERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A beverage dispenser includes a source of a base fluid, a source of a concentrate, and an assembly configured to receive and dispense the base fluid and the concentrate together as a mixed beverage having a predetermined base fluid-to-concentrate ratio. An actuator is configured to control flow of the base fluid and the concentrate to the assembly. The assembly is configured to premix a first portion of the base fluid with the concentrate to form a premixed concentrate, and to then dispense a combination of the premixed concentrate and a second portion of the base fluid as the mixed beverage having the predetermined base fluid-to-concentrate ratio. The actuation of the actuator causes an uninterrupted dispense of the base fluid and the concentrate from the source of the base fluid and the source of the concentrate, respectively, to the assembly, and from the assembly to a consumer of the mixed beverage. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY DETECTING A SOLD-OUT STATE FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSERS - A detection device for detecting that a source is sold-out for a beverage dispenser, the beverage dispenser dispensing from the source via a valve controlled by a solenoid. A circuit board is configured to be positioned on the valve proximal to the solenoid. A detector is coupled to the circuit board, where the solenoid creates a magnetic field when dispensing from the valve, and where the detector detects the magnetic field created by the solenoid and consequently produces an electrical output. A control system is coupled to the circuit board in communication with the detector. The control system is configured to access threshold data and to compare the electrical output of the detector to the threshold data. The control system indicates that the source is sold-out based upon the comparison of the electrical output to the threshold data. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130150 | Motor and Pump System - The present system generally relates to a fluid flow system where a controller and motor pump assemblies are used to optimize the control of fluid flow through the system. The controller samples the back electromotive force of the motor and pump assemblies and is able to utilize the sampled back electromotive force in conjunction with predefined target back electromotive force values, preferably empirically determined and tuned to an induvial motor and for a select fluid, to tune the voltage applied to the system, control the back electromotive force of the system and, by extension, control the flow of fluid. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130151 | HOT-LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention provides a hot-water supply device comprising: a flow control valve for controlling the flow rate of water supplied from the outside; a heating module for heating water passed through the flow control valve and guided thereto; a hot-water discharge valve for opening or closing a channel through which the water heated by the heating module is discharged; an input unit for receiving a hot-water discharge signal; and a controller for controlling the flow control valve, the heating module, and hot-water discharge valve such that the flow rate of water supplied to the heating module is controlled step by step by the flow control valve according to signals received by the input unit. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130152 | SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZED FORMULATION AND PRODUCTION OF CLEANING PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Introduced here are systems for customized formulation and production of cleaning products and associated methods for using those systems. A system may include a computer-implemented platform (also referred to as a “formulation platform” or “production platform”) that is communicatively connected to an interactive dispensing machine responsible for making cleaning products. An individual or company may be permitted to select, create, or modify formulas via the production platform, while the interactive dispensing machine can produce cleaning products in accordance with those formulas. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130153 | SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY FOR REFILLING A LIQUID RESERVOIR - The present invention relates to a system and assembly for refilling a reservoir with liquid dispensed from a dispenser, in particular, but not exclusively, to a system and assembly for the substantially leak-free refilling of the reservoir of a smoking-substitute device with a liquid comprising nicotine from a refill dispenser. The assembly is configured to provide a gas communication pathway through the assembly and physically separate from the liquid communication pathway for venting gas from an end of the assembly proximal the first aperture to an exterior of the assembly responsive to the movement of the assembly to the secured and open configuration, the assembly configured to close the gas communication pathway in the unsecured and closed configuration. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130154 | Fuel Delivery Tracking Assembly - A fuel delivery tracking assembly includes a fuel pumping unit that is fluidly coupled to a fuel tank for pumping fuel from the fuel tank. A monitoring unit is fluidly coupled to the fuel pumping unit. The monitoring unit records the flow of fuel through the fuel pumping unit for determining the fluid quantity of the fuel delivered from the fuel pumping unit. A data storage unit is included and the data storage unit is in wireless electrical communication with the monitoring unit. The data storage unit receives the fluid quantity of fuel delivered from the monitoring unit for the purposes of analysis and cost accounting with respect to the fuel delivered. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130155 | COMPOSITE CUSHIONS - A composite cushion includes a first cushioning element and a second cushioning element. The second cushioning element is formed in a manner that engages a peripheral engagement are of the first cushioning element to interlock the second cushioning element onto the first cushioning element. The second cushioning element may surround an outer periphery of the first cushioning element. In addition, a portion of the second cushioning element may be superimposed over a central cushioning area of the first cushioning element. Superimposed portions of the first and second cushioning elements may have an unsecured relationship (i.e., they are not directly secured to each other). | 2021-05-06 |
20210130156 | Method Of Upholstering Truss - An apparatus for upholstering a truss allows an operator to staple a fabric web to the truss, rotate the truss, further staple the semi-finished truss and cut the fabric web. The truss is fully upholstered after the end surfaces of the truss are wrapped up in fabric and the fabric stapled in place. The apparatus may accommodate different size trusses. A web of fabric is pulled around at least one roller in the apparatus by rotation of two vise mechanisms on opposite sides of the truss. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130157 | EXTREMAL MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACES - The present application relates to multifunctional hierarchically microstructured surfaces and three-dimensional anchored interfacial domain structures. The multifunctional properties are extremal. In one aspect the microstructured surfaces may be super-adhesive. Examples of super-adhesive mechanisms may include gas trapping, fluid trapping, and solid wrinkle trapping. In another aspect the micro structured surfaces may be nearly adhesive-less. Examples of adhesive-less mechanisms may include inter-solid surface lubrication, energy conserving fluid flows, and super-low drag phase-phase lateral displacement. The extremal structures may be obtained by anchoring mechanisms. Examples of anchoring mechanisms may include Wenzel-Cassie formation, contact angle confusion, and capillary effects. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130158 | MICRODEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO MOVABLE ELEMENTS - A microdevice ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210130159 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device includes a base that includes a main surface, a movable unit that includes an optical function unit, an elastic support unit that supports the movable unit so that the movable unit is movable along a predetermined direction perpendicular to the main surface, a fixed comb electrode that includes a plurality of fixed comb fingers, and a movable comb electrode that includes a plurality of movable comb fingers which are disposed alternately with the plurality of fixed comb fingers. At least one of the movable unit and the elastic support unit includes an electrode support portion that supports the movable comb electrode. The electrode support portion includes a rib portion that is formed so that the thickness of the electrode support portion in the predetermined direction is larger than the thickness of the movable comb fingers in the predetermined direction. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130160 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical device includes: a base; a movable portion including an optical function portion; an elastic support portion supporting the movable portion so that the movable portion is movable along a first direction; a first comb electrode provided to the base and including a plurality of first comb fingers; and a second comb electrode including a plurality of second comb fingers. The elastic support portion includes a torsion bar extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a lever. The second comb electrode is provided to a portion of at least one of the movable portion and the elastic support portion, the portion being located on the optical function portion side with respect to the torsion bar. The first comb finger and the second comb finger adjacent to each other face each other in a direction in which the movable portion has higher external force resistance, of the second direction and a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130161 | MICROMECHANICAL PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - In micromechanical pressure sensor device and a corresponding production method, the micromechanical pressure sensor device is provided with a first diaphragm; an adjacent first cavity; a first deformation detection device situated in and/or on the first diaphragm for detecting a deformation of the first diaphragm as a consequence of an applied external pressure change and as a consequence of an internal mechanical deformation of the pressure sensor device; a second diaphragm; an adjacent second cavity; and a second deformation detection device situated in and/or on the second diaphragm for detecting a deformation of the second diaphragm as a consequence of the internal mechanical deformation of the pressure sensor device, where the second diaphragm is developed in such a way that it is not deformable as a consequence of the external pressure change. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130162 | MEMS DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF - In a non-limiting embodiment, a MEMS device may include a substrate having a device stopper. The device stopper may be integral to the substrate and formed of the substrate material. A thermal dielectric isolation layer may be arranged over the device stopper and the substrate. A device cavity may extend through the substrate and the thermal dielectric isolation layer. The thermal dielectric isolation layer and the device stopper at least partially surround the device cavity. An active device layer may be arranged over the thermal dielectric isolation layer and the device cavity. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130163 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device package includes a redistribution layer structure, a semiconductor component, an encapsulant and a sensing component. The semiconductor component is disposed on a top surface of the RDL structure. The encapsulant covers the semiconductor component, the RDL structure, and an electrical connection member. The sensing component is disposed on a top surface of the encapsulant. The electrical connection member is in contact with a pad of the semiconductor component and has a first surface exposed from the top surface of the encapsulant, and the semiconductor component package includes a wire connecting the sensing component and the first surface of the electrical connection member. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130164 | MEMS SENSOR DETECTION DEVICE AND MEMS SENSOR SYSTEM - The invention discloses a MEMS sensor detection device and a MEMS sensor system, wherein the MEMS sensor detection device comprises: a readout circuit used for analog signal processing of the output signal of the MEMS sensor to generate detection voltage; a cancellation voltage generation circuit used for generating a gravity cancellation voltage according to the detection voltage, wherein the gravity cancellation voltage and the gravity acceleration are in a positive proportional relationship; a selection circuit used for selecting the detection voltage output in a feedback phase and selecting the gravity cancellation voltage output in a gravity cancellation phase, wherein in one detection period, the feedback phase is located after the gravity cancellation phase; and a feedback circuit used for generating a feedback voltage according to the output voltage of the selection circuit, wherein the feedback voltage is in a positive proportional relationship with the output voltage of the selection circuit. The MEMS sensor detection device and the MEMS sensor system disclosed by the invention can cancel the influence of gravity acceleration and improve the sensitivity of the MEMS sensor system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130165 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device package includes a redistribution layer structure, a lid, a sensing component and an encapsulant. The lid is disposed on the redistribution layer structure and defines a cavity together with the redistribution layer structure. The sensing component is disposed in the cavity. The encapsulant surrounds the lid. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130166 | STACKED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stacked structure includes a polymer layer and a metal layer. The metal layer is disposed on the polymer layer. A burr length on a surface of the polymer layer is about 0.8 μm to about 150 μm, and a burr length on a surface of the metal layer is about 0.8 μm to about 7 μm. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130167 | DUAL MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) includes a circuit substrate, a first MEMS structure disposed over the circuit substrate, and a second MEMS structure disposed over the first MEMS structure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130168 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE HAVING A REGION MECHANICALLY DECOUPLED FROM A SUPPORT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AT LEAST ONE SPRING, AND A SUBSTRATE - A method for manufacturing a substrate including a region, which is mechanically decoupled from a support and has at least one component situated on the region; at least one recess being introduced on a front side of the substrate; an etching pattern being prepared on a back side of the substrate and etched anisotropically in such a manner, that vertical channels are produced on the back side of the substrate; and subsequently, a cavity being introduced at the back side of the substrate; the at least one recess on the front side of the substrate being connected to the cavity on the back side of the substrate; and in at least one region between the front side of the substrate and the cavity, at least two recesses or at least two segments of a recess being interconnected by at least one channel. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130169 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING AN OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL (ORP) IN WATER WITH MULTI-PATH MANIFOLD FOR MIXING AND DISTRIBUTION - A system for creating an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) in water employs a manifold. The manifold includes an enclosure containing a plurality of fluid paths and having one or more ozone intake ports. The ozone intake ports are fluidically coupled to one or more ozone output ports of an ozone supply unit housed in a separate enclosure. A plurality of flow switches are disposed within the enclosure and configured to transmit control signals to one or more controllers of the ozone supply unit in response to sensing a flow of water through the fluid paths in order to cause the ozone supply unit to generate ozone. A plurality of fluid mixers are also disposed within the enclosure. The fluid mixers are fluidically coupled to the ozone intake ports and configured to introduce the ozone generated by the ozone supply unit into the water flowing through the fluid paths. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130170 | HOMOGENEOUS ANAEROBICALLY STABLE QUANTUM DOT CONCENTRATES - The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130171 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING RESIDUAL SOLUTIONS COMPRISING PHOSPHORUS AND DEVICE FOR SUCH A METHOD - A method and device for the purification of phosphoric acid contained in a residual solution is provided that includes undesirable volatilizable materials. The residual solution is mixed with a solution of enriched phosphoric acid and is sprayed into a flame of a combustion chamber in order to form a combustion solution P3 of phosphoric acid purified of the undesirable volatilizable materials. The combustion gases resulting from the combustion chamber are contacted with a feed solution in a gas-acid contactor in order to increase the temperature and concentration of P | 2021-05-06 |
20210130172 | METHOD OF OBTAINMENT OF NANOMATERIALS COMPOSED OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL AND METAL OXIDES - Method of obtainment of nanomaterials composed of carbonaceous material and metal oxides. The present invention refers to a method of obtainment of nanomaterials composed of two or more components, wherein at least one of these components is a carbonaceous material and at least another of the components is a metal oxide. The method of the present invention permits preparing these nanomaterials in liquid medium at moderate pressures and temperatures, in industrial quantities, and controlling the physicochemical properties of said nanomaterials by means of control of the parameters of synthesis. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130173 | SUPER-FLEXIBLE HIGH ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY FLEXIBLE BASE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a super-flexible high electrical and thermal conductivity flexible base material and a preparation method thereof, wherein the method comprises the steps of: S | 2021-05-06 |
20210130174 | AMORPHOUS SILICON-BASED FILMS RESISTANT TO CRYSTALLIZATION - Deposition methods may prevent or reduce crystallization of silicon in a deposited amorphous silicon film that may occur after annealing at high temperatures. The crystallization of silicon may be prevented by doping the silicon with an element. The element may be boron, carbon, or phosphorous. Doping above a certain concentration for the element prevents substantial crystallization at high temperatures and for durations at or greater than 30 minutes. Methods and devices are described. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130175 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF MG2SI/MGO NANOCOMPOSITES - The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of a composite material comprising steps of:
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20210130176 | Multimodal Particles for Retention and Drainage for Paper-Making Machines - A colloidal silica solution which includes two or more colloidal silica compositions or suspensions having differing particle sizes and specific surface areas, the compositions or suspensions resulting in a multimodal particle size distribution in which the solution or suspension can be bimodal in nature and composed of, but not limited to, particles with a mode of 4 nm and 20 nm or composed of particles 7 nm and 12 nm. The solution or suspension can also be trimodal and composed of, but not limited to, 4 nm, 7 nm and 15 nm or 3 nm, 5 nm, and 20 nm. The solution or suspension can also include other multimodal systems which would give superior water drainage and fiber and ash retention on paper machines. The colloidal silica solution is a drainage and retention aid in the making of paper. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130177 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROPHILIC AEROGEL GRANULE AND APPLICATION OF THE PRODUCT THEREOF - A method for producing a hydrophilic aerogel granule is provided, which includes the steps of: mixing for the siloxane solvent mixture preparation, hydrolysis with proper acid catalyst, condensation dispersion by introducing a proper alkali catalyst into the mixture and dispersing it with hydrophobic dispersion solvent to obtain wet gel, aging under a specific temperature, disintegration dispersion for disintegrating the wet gel and dispersing it in the dispersion solvent, high temperature solvent exchange under ambient temperature with dispersion solvent, and solvent evaporation for removing the dispersion solvent. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING NANO-SIZED CRYSTALS OF BEA ZEOLITE WITH METAL OXIDE FOR HYDROCARBON CONVERSIONS - Methods and systems for production of consistently-sized BEA zeolite nano-crystals incorporating at least one metal oxide, the method including removing an organic template from a BEA zeolite comprising an organic template via calcination; desilicating the BEA zeolite following the step of removing the organic template; incorporating at least one metal oxide into the structure of the BEA zeolite after the step of desilicating; protonating the BEA zeolite after the step of incorporating the at least one metal oxide; and calcining the BEA zeolite after the step of protonating to form a modified BEA zeolite product. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130179 | CU-SAPO MOLECULAR SIEVE, SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREFOR AND CATALYTIC USE THEREOF - Disclosed are a Cu-SAPO molecular sieve with coexisting crystal phases of CHA and GME, a synthesis process therefor and the use thereof in a denitration reaction. A XRD diffraction pattern of the Cu-SAPO molecular sieve shows the characteristic of broad peaks and narrow peaks coexisting. An inorganic framework has the following chemical composition: wCu—(Si | 2021-05-06 |
20210130180 | Production & Protection Compositions (PPC) - The present invention introduces natural and environmentally acceptable (friendly) chemical compositions for fire-fighting liquids and additives, as well as additives for enhanced oil recovery, oil & gas operation facilities and ships, oil refineries and petrochemical industry, drilling and drilling operations, corrosion protection, de-scaling and scaling prevention, cleaning of raw wool, cotton, textile and fabrics, general industrial cleaning and paint/coating removal, leather, fur and skin industries, sewage and effluent treatment, agriculture, meat, fish and poultry industries, olive oil, vegetable oils, and fruit juice industries, health and beauty and pharmaceutical industries, microbial control and insecticide/biocide, soil remediation, and heat and energy conducting fluids. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130181 | PREPARATION OF ACID-DEFICIENT URANYL NITRATE SOLUTIONS - A solution of acid deficient uranyl nitrate has a formula of UO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130182 | NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - The invention is directed to a composition of metal particles and methods of manufacturing and using the composition in the treatment of microbial infections and cancer. The particles can be nanoparticles having coupled thereto at least one of a surfactant, an antibiotic, and a drug. The particles of the invention achieve enhanced stability, enhanced cytotoxicity, and enhanced antimicrobial activity through novel combinations of metals, surfactants, antibiotics, and drugs. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130183 | COMPOSITE OXIDE AND TRANSISTOR - A novel material and a transistor using a novel material are provided. A composite oxide includes at least two regions, one of which includes In, Zn and an element M1 (the element M1 is one or more of Al, Ga, Si, B, Y, Ti, Fe, Ni, Ge, Zr, Mo, La, Ce, Nd, Hf, Ta, W, Mg, V, Be, and Cu), and the other of which includes In, Zn, and an element M2 (the element M2 is one or more of Al, Ga, Si, B, Y, Ti, Fe, Ni, Ge, Zr, Mo, La, Ce, Nd, Hf, Ta, W, Mg, V, Be, and Cu). The proportion of the element M1 to In, Zn, and the element M1 in the region including the element M1 is less than that of the element M2 to In, Zn, and the element M2 in the region including the element M2. In an analysis of the composite oxide by X-ray diffraction, the diffraction pattern result in the X-ray diffraction is asymmetric with the angle at which the peak intensity of X-ray diffraction is detected as the symmetry axis. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130184 | Method for Producing Calcium Zincate - Provided is a method for producing calcium zincate. The method comprises: an extraction step: mixing a ground zinc-containing raw material with an extracting agent, followed by filtration to obtain an extract, wherein the extracting agent is a mixed aqueous solution of ammonia and {NH | 2021-05-06 |
20210130185 | Hexagonal 6H Barium Germanium Oxide, Method For Producing Same, Sintered Body, And Target - Provided are a barium germanium oxide having a 3-4 eV band gap, a method for producing the same, a sintered body thereof, and a target thereof. The barium germanium oxide includes at least Ba, Ge, and O, includes a crystal represented by a general formula of ABO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130186 | CONDUCTIVE, ANTICORROSIVE MAGNESIUM TITANIUM OXIDE MATERIAL - An anticorrosive, conductive material includes a first oxide having oxygen vacancies and a formula (I): MgTi | 2021-05-06 |
20210130187 | DIELECTRIC FILM, DIELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD - A dielectric film includes a main component of a complex oxide represented by a general formula of (Sr | 2021-05-06 |
20210130188 | QUANTUM MATERIAL/VANADIUM OXIDE HETEROSTRUCTURES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF - The subject invention pertains to the synthesis and characterization of V | 2021-05-06 |
20210130189 | HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM NICKEL COBALT MANGANESE OXIDE PRECURSOR, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM NICKEL COBALT MANGANESE OXIDE CATHODE MATERIAL - A high voltage lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor is provided in the present disclosure. Primary particles of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor are in a clustered “petals” configuration. The “petal” has a sheet shape. A secondary particle of the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor has a spherical structure with a loosened interior. A method for making the high voltage lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor is further provided in the present disclosure. In the method, through the unique design of the reaction atmosphere in combination with advantages of high-low pH phase separation as well as the appropriate matching between the output power and flow rates, the lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor having “petal-like” and sheet shaped primary particles and spherical and porous secondary particles is made. Compared to the conventional precursor, the primary particle of the present precursor has a unique structure and the secondary particle of the present precursor has a loosened and porous interior, which provide an important guiding significance for a morphology study of small particle sized lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor and a preparation process optimization. A high voltage lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide cathode material made from the nickel cobalt manganese oxide precursor has a single-crystal structure. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130190 | DOPED LITHIUM POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention relates to a lithium positive electrode active material for a high voltage secondary battery, where the cathode is fully or partially operated above 4.4 V vs. Li/Li+. The lithium positive electrode active material comprises at least 95 wt % spinel having a chemical composition of Li | 2021-05-06 |
20210130191 | Indicator for filtering cartridge management for a filtering bottle, a filtering bottle comprising such an indicator for filtering cartridge management and a set comprising a filtering bottle and such an indicator for filtering cartridge management - The invention relates to an indicator ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210130192 | PERFORATED SCREEN CONVERSION KIT - A wastewater filter conversion kit for replacing filter elements connected to a shaft includes first and second conveyor segments. Each conveyor segment includes a perforated panel. At least one first tube is secured to a first end of the panel. At least one second tube is secured to a second end of the panel. The least one first tube on the first conveyor segment and the at least one second tube on the second conveyor segment are aligned along a common centerline for receiving the shaft to replace the filter elements on the shaft. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130193 | Method of Controlling Salinity of a Low Salinity Injection Water - An integrated system includes a desalination plant including a reverse osmosis (RO) array to produce an RO permeate blending stream and a nanofiltration (NF) array to produce an NF permeate blending stream. The integrated system also includes a blending system. Further, the integrated system includes a control unit. Still further, the integrated system includes an injection system for one or more injection wells that penetrate an oil-bearing layer of a reservoir. Moreover, the integrated system includes a production facility to separate fluids produced from one or more production wells that penetrate the oil-bearing layer of the reservoir and to deliver a produced water (PW) stream to the blending system. The blending system is configured to blend the RO permeate and NF permeate blending streams with the PW stream to produce a blended low salinity water stream. The control unit is configured to dynamically alter operation of the blending system to adjust amounts of at least one of the RO permeate blending stream and the NF permeate blending stream to maintain a composition of the blended low salinity water stream within a predetermined operating envelope. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130194 | SATURATOR AND WATER TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A saturator, configured for use in a water treating apparatus, includes a chamber, in which a first flow path through which first fluid flows is formed, and a plurality of porous membranes disposed in the first flow path, a second flow path formed within the plurality of porous membranes, through which second fluid flows. The first fluid is dissolved in the second fluid, or the second fluid is dissolved in the first fluid. Accordingly, a contact area between the first fluid and the second fluid is enlarged, and thus, a dissolving speed increases. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130195 | Heavy Metal Separating Device and Parameter Determining Method - The present invention discloses a heavy metal separating device and a parameter determining method. The device includes a plurality of pipe sections and a plurality of adsorbents; the pipe sections each include multilayer pipes; the plurality of pipe sections are connected end to end; each of the pipe sections is coated with one adsorbent; and the adsorbent is coated onto the multilayer pipes of the pipe section. According to the present invention, the adsorbents are coated onto the pipes and supporting plates, so that heavy metals are separated in the wastewater conveying process, the area occupied by wastewater treatment facilities can be greatly reduced, and heavy metal ions in the wastewater can be efficiently separated. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130196 | ACCURATE BIOCIDE DOSING FOR LOW CONCENTRATION MEMBRANE BIOFOULING CONTROL APPLICATIONS - Biocide can be controllably added to a feed stream for a membrane. In some examples, the feed stream is separated into a primary feed stream and a secondary feed stream, for example, with the secondary feed stream having a lower flow rate than the primary feed stream. The secondary feed stream may be used to monitor and control the addition of the biocide, which is then diluted when the secondary feed stream is combined with the primary feed stream to form a combined stream for delivery to the membrane. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HARMFUL BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS IN HVAC SYSTEMS - Harmful biological contaminants are treated using plasma fields. The inventive techniques offer improved results over existing devices and methods. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130198 | WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS FILTER AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A filter for a water treatment apparatus includes: a current collector; activated carbon electrodes including an active carbon coating layer that is disposed on one or both sides of the current collector and that has an uneven pattern; spacers disposed between the activated carbon electrodes; electrode plates connected to side ends of the activated carbon electrodes; and a power supply configured to supply currents through the electrode plates to the activated carbon electrodes such that neighboring activated carbon electrodes alternatively form an anode and a cathode. The filter can decrease water hardness and has a high ion removing performance because the uneven pattern increases the specific surface area and water permeability, and an ion exchange membrane is not used and the current collector has a minimized volume, leading to the minimal thickness of the electrode. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130199 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL WITH BIPOLAR ELECTRODES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - An electrolytic cell for treating wastewater comprises an anode assembly, a cathode assembly and at least one bipolar electrode assembly placed between the anode and the cathode assembly such that the anodes of the anode assembly and the cathodes of the cathode assembly are interleaved with the bipolar plates of the bipolar electrode assembly. Each bipolar electrode assembly comprises a series of bipolar electrodes which operate as an anode or as a cathode, stacked in a vertical direction along a threaded bolt made of an electrically conductive material such that the bipolar electrodes operating as anodes are oriented in an opposite direction to the bipolar electrodes operating as cathodes and have their ends overlapping over a predetermined portion and being separated by conductive spacers. In preferred embodiments, only the anodes and the bipolar electrodes operating as anodes are coated with catalyst which saves costs and simplifies the manufacturing process. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130200 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC MONITORING, ANALYSIS AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT IN SWIMMING POOLS - The present invention provides a method for comprehensive monitoring, analysis and maintenance of water and equipment in swimming pools said method implemented by one or more processing devices operatively coupled to a non-transitory storage device, on which are stored modules of instruction code that when executed cause the one or more processing devices to perform: —acquiring continuous data from acoustic sensors; —propagating said data to an online remote server, —applying machine learning algorithms at the online remote server configured to incorporate the acquired data and provide recommendations and control parameters, and —providing an online interface to access said recommendations for at least one of: pool owners, pool servicemen, pool maintenance companies, pool vendors and pool retail dealers, wherein applying said machine learning algorithms comprising applying an acoustic model trained to learn the behavior of said data acquired from said acoustic sensors and to identify at least one of a device failure, location of a failure, type of failure, and the mutual effect between/among devices/instruments undergoing failures and other devices/instruments in said pool system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-SITU REMOVAL OF PER- AND POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and method for removing PFAS compounds from contaminated groundwater or soil includes a well having diffusers for injecting gaseous ozone as bubbles into water in the groundwater or soil formation, a catalytic adsorption canister having an inlet and at least one outlet coupled to the groundwater or soil formation; a control mechanism for supplying gaseous ozone to the well and the catalytic adsorption canister, and a pump in the well, the pump having an inlet for receiving groundwater from an upper portion of the well, a first outlet coupled to a lower portion of the well and a second outlet coupled to the inlet of the catalytic adsorption canister. The catalytic adsorption canister, which can also be used as a stand-alone system for ex-situ treatment of groundwater, includes a mineral catalyst to adsorb PFAS compounds, which are thereafter mineralized and decomposed by exposure of ozone bubbles. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130202 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM USING OZONE - A water treatment system using ozone is disclosed. The system includes a container for holding water, an ozone supply configured to supply ozone, and a water treatment device secured at a lower portion of the container. The water treatment device is configured to disinfect the water using ozone in the container. The water treatment device includes a housing having a plurality of openings and a tortuous porous tube in the housing. The tortuous porous tube is configured to receive the ozone from the ozone supply and distribute the ozone into the water. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130203 | METHOD FOR ATOMIZER-BASED LIQUID DISINFECTION - The efficiency of water disinfection can be significantly increased by supplying the ozone in combination with oxygen to an inlet of a cavitation pump or a line atomizer. A compressor can be introduced at an inlet of the cavitation pump or the line atomizer, compressing the gas mixture at a pressure higher than the pressure within pump or the atomizer. The compressed gases are provided to the inlet of the atomizer or the pump, where the compressed gases mix with the water and enter the cavitation pump or the line atomizer (where most of the dissolution of the gases happens). The compressor allows to increase the amount of oxygen and ozone provided to the pump or the line atomizer, increasing their dissolved concentration. In addition to the disinfecting properties, the higher level of oxygen correlates to an improved taste of the water. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130204 | BACTERIA-BASED CATALYSTS AND METHOD OF MAKING - Bacteria-based catalysts including a bacterium and one or more metal oxides are disclosed. The metal oxides are dispersed on the surface of the bacterium. The bacterium can be an electrogenic bacterium, which employs an extracellular electron transport pathway to transfer metabolically generated electrons to cell-exterior. The bacteria-based catalysts can be made by: (a) oxidizing a substrate molecule by a bacterium to generate electrons; (b) transporting the electrons to one or more metal oxide precursors; and (c) reducing the metal oxide precursors to metal oxides. The bacteria-based catalysts disclosed herein can be used in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, or chemical catalysis. For example, they can catalyze oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and outperform commercial metal oxide catalyst for OER with superior operational stability. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130205 | RECOVERY SYSTEM OF COMPOSITE POWDER CARRIER IN HPB MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A recovery system of composite powder carrier in HPB municipal wastewater treatment includes a biochemical tank and a concentration tank. The composite powder carrier is added to the biochemical tank for biochemically treating on the wastewater. The mixed liquid is then made to flow into the concentration tank. The supernatant obtained after filtration is then discharged. The concentrated sludge is returned to the biochemical tank, and the excess concentrated sludge is transported to a separator. The separator separates the substances with large specific gravity from those having smaller specific gravity, and the substances with large specific gravity are recycled to the biochemical tank for reuse. Matter having smaller specific gravity is discharged. The separator can be used to separate the composite powder carriers for recycling, which improves the utilization rate of the composite powder carriers and reduces the operation cost of the HPB technology for wastewater treatment. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130206 | BIOLOGICAL REMEDIATION OF GROUNDWATER USING AN ALGAL PHOTOBIOREACTOR SYSTEM - A method and system for reducing the concentration of nitrogen-bound nitrate from at least one of groundwater, surface water, or waste water is disclosed. The system includes an algal photobioreactor system. The photobioreactor includes a transparent tubular structure, a medium disposed inside the transparent tubular structure, and alga configured to adhere to the medium. The photobioreactor further includes a pump, and a light source. The method includes providing contaminant-containing water, adding the water to the algal photobioreactor system, adjusting at least one of temperature, ion concentration, CO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130207 | MICROORGANISM PREPARATION FEEDING METHOD, MICROORGANISM PREPARATION AUTOMATIC FEEDING APPARATUS, AND WASTEWATER PROCESSING SYSTEM - The microorganism preparation feeding method of the invention employs an automatic microorganism preparation feeding apparatus which includes a cold storage apparatus for refrigeration-storing a seed microorganism belonging to the aerobic microorganism group including at least one species of aerobic microorganisms capable of decomposing oil and fat contained in oil/fat-including wastewater and a growth tank for growing the seed microorganism so as to produce the microorganism preparation, wherein the seed microorganism belonging to the aerobic microorganism group is maintained in a live state by means of the cold storage apparatus, the seed microorganism is periodically grown by means of the growth tank so as to produce a predetermined microorganism preparation, and the produced predetermined microorganism preparation is fed to the oil/fat-including wastewater. The method includes refrigeration-storing, as the seed microorganism, a microorganism whose population density is 1×10 | 2021-05-06 |
20210130208 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE SODIUM AND SULFUR BALANCE IN A PULP MILL - The present invention relates to a process for the controlling the sodium and sulfur levels in a pulp mill, comprising the steps of:
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20210130209 | BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ALKALINE STREAMS - The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of industrial alkaline streams comprising sulfide and carbonate, comprising the steps of:
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20210130210 | ORGANIC COMPOSITE POWDER CARRIER AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present invention relates to microbial carriers for wastewater treatment, and in particular, relates to an organic composite powder carrier and its application for strengthening biological denitrification in municipal wastewater treatment. The organic composite powder carrier is compounded by a microbial carrier with a relatively large equivalent particle size and an organic alternative carbon source in the form of ultrafine powder. The composite powder carrier in the present invention includes a dedicated organic alternative carbon source, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The organic alternative carbon source can exclude the competitive relationship between microorganisms to ensure that denitrifying bacteria exclusively obtain electron donors required for denitrification. The composite powder carrier strengthens biological denitrification in municipal wastewater treatment, significantly improves denitrification efficiency, realizes deep biological purification of wastewater and ensures that the subject effluent complies with the strictest domestic discharge standards. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130211 | WATER TREATMENT PROCESS - A process for removing silica and reducing total hardness of a natural or waste water containing silica and scale-forming ions comprises adding (i) magnesium hydroxide or a precursor of magnesium hydroxide and (ii) a soluble aluminate compound or a precursor of aluminate to said water while maintaining the pH of said stream at pH>8 to produce a layered double hydroxide in situ, wherein the layered double hydroxide contains the scale-forming ions in a lattice of the layered double hydroxide and silica is incorporated in the lattice of the layered double hydroxide as an interlayer anion and/or bound by the layered double hydroxide via one or more binding modes, wherein the process further comprises a recycling and regeneration step and/or a hydroxide addition step. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130212 | RESOURCE TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR URINE AND FECES SEPARATION AND RECOVERY IN URINE DIVERSION DEHYDRATION TOILETS - A resource treatment system for urine and feces separation and recovery in urine diversion dehydration toilets, includes a urine-faeces division toilet, a urine and gray water treatment system, and a fermentation and biodegradation fecal system. The urine-faeces division toilet is configured to separate and recover urine and feces discharged by users. The urine and gray water treatment system includes an adjusting pool, a microalgae culture device and a metal-based electrogenerated dynamic membrane. The adjusting pool is configured to receive the urine in the urine-faeces division toilet and domestic sewage, and adjust a urine-to-domestic sewage ratio. The metal-based electrogenerated dynamic membrane includes a metal microfiltration membrane, a stainless-steel mesh and a power supply. The fermentation and biodegradation fecal system includes a collection and adjusting device, a fermentation bed and a biodegradation chamber. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130213 | METHOD FOR DECREASING BUBBLE LIFETIME ON A GLASS MELT SURFACE - A method of reducing bubble lifetime on the free surface of a volume of molten glass contained within or flowing through a vessel including a free volume above the free surface, thereby minimizing re-entrainment of the bubbles back into the volume of molten glass and reducing the occurrence of blisters in finished glass products. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130214 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS ARTICLE, AND MELTING FURNACE - Provided is a manufacturing method for a glass article, including a melting step of generating molten glass (Gm) in a melting furnace ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210130215 | INSULATED TUCKSTONE - An insulated tuckstone that includes a basic tuckstone and an insulating layer exhibiting a thermal conductivity lower than 2.0 Wm 1.K−1 between 20° C. and 500° C., exhibiting enough rigidity to be self-supporting and covering an insulated surface of the basic tuckstone. The insulated surface is included in the lower surface of the basic tuckstone, extending into the lower transition surface and representing more than 20% of the lower transition surface. The insulating layer has a chemical composition, as a percentage by mass on the basis of the oxides, such that Al | 2021-05-06 |
20210130216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING GLASS RIBBON COOLING - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes flowing a glass ribbon through a transition region, heating the glass ribbon with a heating mechanism housed in the transition region, cooling the glass ribbon with a cooling mechanism housed in the transition region, wherein the cooling mechanism extends between the heating mechanism and the glass ribbon, and shielding the glass ribbon with a shielding mechanism that extends between the cooling mechanism and at least one of first and second bead regions of the glass ribbon. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130217 | GLASS ROLL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of manufacturing a glass roll includes separating unnecessary portions from a glass ribbon by cutting the glass ribbon along a longitudinal direction while conveying the glass ribbon. The method also includes passing the glass ribbon, from which the unnecessary portions are separated, through a looseness conveyance region on a conveyance path where the glass ribbon is loosened, and taking up the glass ribbon around a roll core at a downstream end of the conveyance path. A suction conveyor is provided between the looseness conveyance region and the downstream end on the conveyance path. While the glass ribbon is conveyed by the suction conveyor, the glass ribbon is tensioned between the suction conveyor and the downstream end on the conveyance path along with taking up the glass ribbon around the roll core. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130218 | CONTINUOUS METHODS OF MAKING GLASS RIBBON AND AS-DRAWN GLASS ARTICLES FROM THE SAME - A method for making a glass ribbon that includes: flowing a glass into a caster having a width (W | 2021-05-06 |
20210130219 | DEVICE FOR EDGE FINISHING BRITTLE MATERIAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR EDGE FINISHING BRITTLE MATERIAL SUBSTRATE - An edge finishing device for a glass substrate as a brittle material substrate includes a first heating part and a second heating part. The first heating part heats an edge of the glass substrate to melt the edge for smoothing an unevenness. The second heating part heats near a position to be smoothed by the first heating part of a plate surface of the glass substrate at a temperature lower than a heating temperature of the first heating part. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130220 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM, AND OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM - A production method and others according to the present embodiment are provided with a structure for effectively preventing occurrence of accidental spiking during drawing of a preform. In order to control the residual He-concentration in the center part of the preform, a transparent glass rod that has a predetermined outer diameter and is already sintered but is not doped with an alkali metal yet is annealed in in the atmosphere not containing He gas for an annealing time determined by referring to result data in which the relationship between the annealing time and the residual He-concentration is previously recorded for each outer diameter. In the result data, actually measured data of the residual He-concentration in a produced optical fiber preform and the annealing time are accumulated as annealing treatment results. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130221 | ELONGATION METHOD AND PREFORM FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL GLASS COMPONENT - Method of producing glass components and preforms for use in the method. The preform includes a primary rod having a constant outside diameter and a flat bottom portion, wherein the primary rod comprises a core rod surrounded by at least one outer cladding layer; and a cylindrical sacrificial tip having a first end attached to the flat bottom portion of the primary rod, a second end opposite the first end, and a hollow interior region extending fully from the first end to the second end, wherein the sacrificial tip is circular in cross section and the first end of the sacrificial tip has a constant inside diameter and outside diameter along its entire length from the first end to the second end, and wherein the constant outside diameter is equal to the outside diameter of the primary rod. When the preform is heated in a furnace, the sacrificial tip melts and collapses into a drawing bulb which either draws the primary rod directly into the glass fiber or results in a tapered (i.e. tipped) preform for subsequent fiber draw. Material waste as well as the drip time is reduced and the cladding-to-core ratio, crucial for waveguide properties, is maintained for the whole preform compared to a square cut preform without the sacrificial tip. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130222 | NEAR INFRARED ABSORPTION FILTER GLASS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX - A CuO-containing glass has a refractive index n of at least 1.7, a minimum absorption coefficient in a visible wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm is located between 450 nm and 550 nm, a difference of the absorption coefficient normalized to CuO weight percent at a wavelength of 700 nm and the minimum absorption coefficient normalized to CuO weight percent in the visible wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm is at least 10/cm. The glass includes the following components (in % by weight based on oxide): 0-70 wt-% La | 2021-05-06 |
20210130223 | BIOACTIVE GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY REMEDIATION - A dental formulation including: a bioactive glass composition as defined herein, in an effective amount; and a suitable carrier as defined herein, in an effective amount. Also disclosed is a method of making and using the dental formulation to treat, for example, dentin sensitivities. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130224 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANABLE AND SLIP RESISTANT TILE - Disclosed herein are floor tiles comprising, for instance, a substrate and a surface coating provided on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein the surface coating comprises (i) a base formula comprising a glaze and (ii) solid particles comprising tabular alumina. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130225 | TRANSPARENT HEXAGONAL STUFFED B-QUARTZ GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES HAVING LARGE GRAIN SIZE - A glass-ceramic article includes 50 mol. % to 80 mol. % SiO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130226 | ELECTRONIC-GRADE GLASS FIBER COMPOSITION, AND GLASS FIBER AND ELECTRONIC FABRIC THEREOF - An electronic-grade glass fiber composition includes the following components with corresponding amounts by weight percentages: 54.2-60% SiO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130227 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL JOINED BODY - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a heterogeneous material joined body. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130228 | GLASS SUBSTRATES INCLUDING UNIFORM PARTING AGENT COATINGS AND METHODS OF CERAMMING THE SAME - Glass stack configurations including a carrier plate, setter plates, and glass sheets for thermal treatment of the glass sheets to form glass ceramic articles are provided. The glass stacking configurations and components described herein are selected to improve thermal uniformity throughout a glass stack during ceramming processes while maintaining or even reducing the stresses in the resultant glass ceramic article. Accordingly, the glass ceramic articles made according to the various embodiments described herein exhibit improved optical qualities and less warp than glass ceramic articles made according to conventional processes. Various embodiments of carrier plates, setter plates, parting agent compositions, and methods of stacking glass sheets are described. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130229 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR FORMING A SILICON OXIDE COATING - A chemical vapor deposition process for forming a silicon oxide coating includes providing a moving glass substrate. A gaseous mixture is formed and includes a silane compound, a first oxygen-containing molecule, a radical scavenger, and at least one of a phosphorus-containing compound and a boron-containing compound. The gaseous mixture is directed toward and along the glass substrate. The gaseous mixture is reacted over the glass substrate to form a silicon oxide coating on the glass substrate at a deposition rate of 150 nm*m/min or more. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130230 | COATINGS HAVING CONTROLLED ROUGHNESS AND MICROSTRUCTURE - An article includes a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate including a primary surface. A functional coating is disposed over the primary surface of the substrate. The coating includes a first portion disposed over the primary surface. One or more interrupting layers are disposed over the first portion. A second portion is disposed over the one or more interrupting layers. The one or more interrupting layers includes a microstructure different than one of the first and second portions and the coating has an average optical transmittance greater than about 10% over the visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130231 | STRESS PROFILES OF HIGHLY FRANGIBLE GLASSES - Glass-based articles are frangible, comprising a peak central tension (CT) in a tensile region that is greater than: (E/68 GPa)*75 MPa*1 mm | 2021-05-06 |
20210130232 | STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES EXHIBITING IMPROVED HEADFORM IMPACT PERFORMANCE AND AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Embodiments of this disclosuer pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CS | 2021-05-06 |
20210130233 | GLASSES AND GLASS CERAMICS INCLUDING A METAL OXIDE CONCENTRATION GRADIENT - A glass-based article may include from about 45 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO | 2021-05-06 |
20210130234 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING LOW-ALKALINITY SULPHOALUMINATE CEMENT WITH NEW MINERAL SYSTEM USING STEEL SLAG - A method and system for producing low-alkalinity sulphoaluminate cement with a new mineral system using steel slag. The method includes the following steps: evenly mixing and homogenizing ground steel slag with dry desulfurization gypsum, aluminum ash and carbide slag according to a set ratio; and conveying the homogenized raw meal to a rotary kiln for calcination to obtain cement clinker, where the calcination temperature is 1200° C.-1270° C., and the calcination time is 20-60 min; the alkalinity modulus of the homogenized cement raw meal is 0.81-0.9, and the Fe | 2021-05-06 |
20210130235 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING FURFURYL SILICATES AND FURFURYL ALCOHOL - Described are a composition comprising furfuryl silicates and furfuryl alcohol, especially for use as acid-curable binder, and processes for producing such a composition. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130236 | NANOZEOLITE-MODIFIED GREEN CONCRETE - A nanozeolite modified green concrete contains alkali-activated natural pozzolan. Natural pozzolan is a green and sustainable material, potentially useful in green concrete, e.g., to curb greenhouse gas emissions associated with ordinary Portland cement production. Nanozeolite (NZ) is present as an additive to the green concrete, e.g., at 3 to 5 wt. %, of natural pozzolan to improve strength development and microstructural properties, resulting in superior strength and denser microstructure compared to a green concrete without nanozeolite. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130237 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLD ADHESIVE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLD, AND MOLD - A manufacturing method for a mold adhesive according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a step of preparing aqueous solution containing water glass, a step of heating the aqueous solution to 90° C. or higher but not exceeding 100° C., and a step of extracting gelled water glass as the mold adhesive, the gelled water glass being separated on a liquid surface of the heated aqueous solution. A solid component of the prepared aqueous solution falls within a range of 25 mass % or higher but not exceeding 35 mass %. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130238 | BUILDING MATERIALS COMPRISING DIGESTATE - The present invention relates to a process for producing building materials, such as bricks, lightweight aggregates and concrete, which building materials comprise digestate obtained from municipal solid waste (MSW) which has been added one or more enzymes to liquefy the organic fraction of MSW. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130239 | High-strength prestressed composite ceramic and preparation method thereof - The present invention discloses a high-strength prestressed composite ceramic and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to a ceramic reinforcing technology in the field of high-performance structural ceramics. Firstly, more than two kinds of bondable ceramics need to be determined to form a composite ceramic of a matrix material and a surface layer material, the matrix material should have sufficient strength and a higher expansion coefficient, and the surface layer material should have a lower expansion coefficient and a higher elastic modulus, realizing the balance of the surface layer compressive stress and the matrix tensile stress are formed after high-temperature co-sintering; and the surface layer compressive stress can greatly improve the bending strength of the composite ceramic. The magnitude of the compressive stress can be adjusted by optimizing the section ratio of the two materials of the cross sections, the surface prestress is designed to be more than the strength value of the surface layer material for the given two materials, and the section ratio is determined through deduction and calculation of a prestress calculation formula. The composite ceramic with prestress can be obtained after sintering greatly improving the strength. The present invention solves the current problem of difficulty in improving the strength of structural ceramics and has good practical value. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130240 | SOLID COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC - A solid composition according to the present disclosure is a solid composition to be used for forming a functional ceramic having a crystal phase, and contains an oxide constituted by a crystal phase different from the crystal phase of the functional ceramic at normal temperature and normal pressure, and an oxoacid compound. The oxoacid compound preferably contains at least one of a nitrate ion and a sulfate ion as an oxoanion. Further, the oxide preferably has a crystal grain size of 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130241 | Silicon Nitride Substrate And Silicon Nitride Circuit Board - In a silicon nitride substrate including a silicon nitride sintered body including silicon nitride crystal grains and a grain boundary phase, a plate thickness of the silicon nitride substrate is 0.4 mm or les, and a percentage of a number of the silicon nitride crystal grains including dislocation defect portions inside the silicon nitride crystal grains in a 50 μm×50 μm observation region of any cross section or surface of the silicon nitride sintered body is not less than 0% and not more than 20%. Etching resistance can be increased when forming the circuit board. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130242 | OUTLET-COATED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB BODIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A coated ceramic honeycomb body comprising a honeycomb structure comprising a matrix of intersecting porous walls forming a plurality of axially-extending channels, at least some of the plurality of axially-extending channels being plugged to form inlet channels and outlet channels, wherein a total surface area of the outlet channels is greater than a total surface area of the inlet channels, and wherein a catalyst is preferentially located within the outlet channels, and preferentially disposed on non-filtration walls of the outlet channels. Methods and apparatus configured to preferentially apply a catalyst-containing slurry to the outlet channels and non-filtration walls are provided, as are other aspects. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130243 | FIBER POROSITY FORMING FILLERS IN THERMAL SPRAY POWDERS AND COATINGS AND METHOD MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Thermal spray powder including a metal and/or ceramic powder composition and porosity forming fibers and/or fiber agglomerates mixed within or with the powder composition. An exemplary TBC or abradable thermal spray coating can be made by the thermal spray powder. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130244 | PARTICLE-STABILIZED FOAMS USING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS - Described is a method of preparing foams, wherein a suspension comprising an aqueous liquid, particles and at least one surfactant is provided, wherein the at least one surfactant at least partially hydrophobizes a surface of the particles, and wherein the suspension comprising the particles having the at least partially hydrophobized surface is foamed. The at least one surfactant is selected from surfactants having a backbone chain comprising at least nine carbon atoms, the at least one surfactant preferably being an amphiphilic molecule consisting of a tail coupled to a head group, wherein the tail comprises the backbone chain comprising at least nine carbon atoms. | 2021-05-06 |
20210130245 | CERAMIC MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, CERAMIC GREEN BODY, AND CERAMIC MEMBER MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A method for manufacturing a ceramic member includes a mark process for forming a mark indicating information about a ceramic green body on the ceramic green body by using a mark material capable of being erased by a predetermined heat treatment; and a heat treatment process for erasing the mark by applying the ceramic green body to the predetermined heat treatment. | 2021-05-06 |