27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150183603 | Recording Apparatus - A recording apparatus includes: first and second recording modules; a storage accommodating a recording medium; a first path extending from the storage to the first recording module; and a second path extending from the storage to the second recording module and including a first shared portion shared with the first path. The controller is configured to: determine whether a trailing edge of the recording medium on which recording is being performed by the first recording module is located downstream of the first branch position on the first path; and when the trailing edge of the recording medium is located downstream of the first branch position on the first path, cause a recording medium to be supplied from the storage to the second recording module along the second path via the first shared portion and the first branch position. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183604 | BELT CONVEYANCE DEVICE, MEDIA CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND PRINTER | 2015-07-02 |
20150183605 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT ALIGNS SHEETS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus capable of shortening time to align sheets. A first alignment member and a second alignment member are movable in a sheet width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction, and align a sheet. A CPU controls the first and second alignment members to be moved in the sheet width direction. A skew sensor detects a skew amount and skew direction of the sheet. The CPU causes the first and second alignment members to be positioned at respective predetermined standby positions before the sheet is received between the first and second alignment member. Further, the CPU causes one of the first and second alignment members to be moved in a direction toward the sheet, based on the detected skew amount and skew direction, during conveyance of the sheet between the first and second alignment members. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183606 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes a sheet support device, a pair of side edge regulation members that engage in sheet opposite side edges on the sheet support device, and a shift device configured to shift a position of each of the side edge regulation members, and thereby causing the members to perform carry operation to shift the sheet on the sheet support device, wherein in executing the carry operation, the shift device sandwiches the sheet by the pair of side edge regulation members, and thereby makes a state in which pressure is applied to the sheet to execute. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183607 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a apparatus main body, and a unit body that forms a medium transportation path, and is configured to be attachable and detachable with respect to the apparatus main body. The unit body includes a feeding roller that transports a medium, and a driven transportation unit that transmits the drive force of the drive transportation unit to the feeding roller. The unit body is displaceable between a first position at which the driven transmission unit is connected to the drive transmission unit and a second position at which the driven transmission unit is separated from the drive transmission unit. When a user pulls out the medium, the unit body retained at the first position moves from the first position to the second position. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183608 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a plurality of stacking units configured to stack the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction from a user for causing the image forming unit to form the image, a determination unit configured to determine whether a body height of the user is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a decision unit configured to decide a stacking unit for stacking the sheet on which the image is formed from among the plurality of stacking units based on a result of determination by the determination unit, and a control unit configured to perform control so as to discharge the sheet on which the image is formed to the stacking unit decided by the decision unit. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183609 | TEXTURED TAPE DISPENSER - The present disclosure provides improved tape dispensers that include a tape roll housing featuring a sidewall and a surrounding, protective wall. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the surrounding wall includes at least one texture. The tape roll housing is coupled to a cutting edge support spaced from the roll housing. The dispensers can include a base defined by portions of the surrounding wall and the cutting edge support. In certain implementations, the based can include a concave portion. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183610 | SHEET BINDING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A sheet binding processing apparatus including a processing tray, a sheet positioning device, a first binding device, a second binding device, a driving device which moves the second binding device to a binding position where the sheets positioned by the sheet positioning device are to be bound and to a retracting position for retracting to the outside of the sheets positioned by the sheet positioning device, and a controller which controls the driving device and causes the second binding device to be located at the retracting position when the first binding device binds sheets. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183611 | PAIR OF SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLS, SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is a pair of sheet transport rolls including a first roll that has a first convex portion spirally provided on an outer peripheral surface, and a second roll that is provided along the first roll and has a second convex portion that is spirally provided in a position facing the first convex portion of the first roll on the outer peripheral surface, wherein the first roll and the second roll are rotated, and a sheet is transported while being sandwiched between the first convex portion of the first roll and the second convex portion of the second roll. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183612 | SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is a sheet folding device including a folding roll that has a convex portion spirally provided on an outer periphery surface and is rotatably provided, and performs a folding process while pressing the convex portion on a sheet, and a phase change unit that makes a phase of the folding roll when the sheet on which the folding process is performed by the folding roll passes through the folding roll again different from a phase when the sheet passes through the folding roll for the last time. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183613 | SHEET FOLDING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is a sheet folding device including a folding roll that is rotatably provided and includes a large diameter portion of which a diameter is greater than a diameter of another portion, and performs a folding process while pressing the large diameter portion onto a sheet, and a contact portion displacement unit that makes a position of a contact portion that is a portion coming into contact with the large diameter portion in the sheet when the sheet on which the folding process has been performed by the folding roll passes through the folding roll again different from a position of the contact portion when the sheet passes through the folding roll for the last time. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183614 | WINDING APPARATUS AND WINDING METHOD - A winding apparatus includes a nozzle that is adapted to rotate about a core along a locus that is inclined relative to a center line of the core, wire material winding members that are adapted to guide a wire material wound via the nozzle to the core, and a core rotating mechanism that is adapted to rotate the core relative to the wire material winding members. The wire material winding members are disposed on either side of the core so as to sandwich a plane that includes both a rotary center of the nozzle and the center line of the core, whereby the wire material winding members extend in a tangential direction to the core such that respective tip ends thereof are oriented in a rotation direction of the core. The wire material is successively wound diagonally around the core. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183615 | Methods and Systems for Winding a Tether - Methods and systems are provided to wrap a faired tether around a drum. The tether may be connected to an aerial vehicle. The method may involve guiding a faired tether around an exterior surface of a drum, wherein the drum comprises a helical shaped step around the exterior surface that is configured to mate with at least part of the faired tether, and to stack subsequent layers of wrapped tether in a staggered manner along the longitudinal axis of the drum. The faired tether may be guided onto the step using one or more level winds. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183616 | Electrical Wire Spooling and Dispensing Device - A wire coil holder and dispensing device that contains one or more coils of electrical or other wire of any size and dispenses wire as needed by the user. A cylinder between upper and lower side walls rotates and dispenses wire. Wire of any gauge or coil size may be loaded onto the device. The side walls of the device prevent the wire from uncoiling in an unregulated manner, while the cylinder on which the coil is mounted only turns when the user pulls the free end of the coil, thus preventing excess wire from being dispensed. Additionally, the device contains a variety of hard points on the outer side walls, which allow the device to be mounted or affixed if desired, however, the wire, may be dispensed without need of mounting. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183617 | Extruded Drum Surface for Storage of Tether - A drum for storing an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to an aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a ground station that includes a drum frame rotatable about a drum axis, a drum surface positioned over the drum frame comprising a spiral extrusion wrapped around the drum frame, wherein the extrusion has a cross-section having an upper surface that is shaped to conform to an outer surface of the electrically conductive tether, and wherein the extrusion is adapted for dissipating heat generated through a transfer of electricity from the aerial vehicle to a ground station through the electrically conductive tether. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183618 | ELEVATOR-LANDING DEVICE - An elevator-landing device that can register a floor which is daily used as a destination floor without a button operation, and register another floor as a destination floor in accordance with necessity. The elevator-landing device includes a hall operating panel to which a user can input a destination floor, a reading part which reads identification information from an information recording medium carried by a user in the hall, by radio communication, a storage part which stores identification information associated with a destination floor, a temporary registration part which obtains the destination floor associated with the identification information and temporarily registers a call to the obtained destination floor, and a determination part which determines whether or not a predetermined destination floor establishment condition is established, when it is determined that the predetermined destination floor establishment condition is established by the determination part. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183619 | Dumbwaiter System - The present invention relates to a dumbwaiter system which is capable of enabling users to automatically purchase and received goods in a residential area by being installed in a multi-dwelling building, and ensures the safety of the users by reducing contact with strangers and preventing crimes. To this end, a multi-stage dumbwaiter system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a dumbwaiter having a body of which the inside is vacant the sides can be opened, and a horizontal transfer device for carrying an object inside or outside; and a home case disposed on one side of the dumbwaiter, and having a body of which the inside is vacant and the sides can be opened and a home case transfer device for carrying an object inside or outside, wherein the dumbwaiter delivers an object to the home case or receives an object from the home case. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183620 | LOAD GUIDING ARRANGEMENT - A load guiding arrangement realized for mounting to a crane, which load guiding arrangement comprises a number of load guides, wherein a load guide comprises a guide wire extending from a lower level of the crane to an upper level of the crane; a bridging connector realized to bridge a gap between the guide wire and a control wire, which bridging connector is free to travel along the guide wire and the control wire according to a vertical displacement of a load; and a control wire extending from a lower level of the crane, through the bridging connector to a lifting connector for connecting to the load ( | 2015-07-02 |
20150183621 | OVERHEAD CRANE AND ASSEMBLY OF AT LEAST TWO OVERHEAD CRANES - An overhead crane ( | 2015-07-02 |
20150183622 | CRANE - The invention relates to a crane having an undercarriage with a swivel connection and having a superstructure rotatably supported thereon via the swivel connection and comprising at least one boom system arranged at said superstructure and luffable about a luffing axis or a self-climbing tower slewing crane rotatably supported thereon via the swivel connection. In accordance with the invention, the undercarriage has a pot as a central component which, on the one hand, receives the swivel connection. Furthermore, however, the pivotable supports can also be pivotally connected to it. Side members are present at mutually oppositely disposed sides and at least one traveling gear can respectively connected to them with at least one degree of freedom. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183623 | Linear Driving Device With Load Dependent Clamping Capability - A linear driving device with load dependent clamping capability with a reference driving element and a moveable driving element. The linear driving device being arranged for driving an elongated element located between the reference driving element and the moveable driving element at least one of which is powered to apply an axial force (Fa) and a clamping force (Fc) to the elongated element to drive it. The device includes at least one pivoting lever attached to the reference driving element by a first rotation axis and to the moveable driving element by a second rotation axis. When the elongated element is driven, the at least one pivoting lever is arranged so that the magnitude of the clamping force (Fc) depends on a predetermined angle (a) defined between a perpendicular direction to the axial force (Fa) and a reaction force passing through the first and second rotations axes. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183624 | PULLEY DEVICE - The pulley device comprises first and second pulleys each provided with a set of sheaves. The two pulleys are designed to be respectively fixed to a fixed point and to a person to be rescued. A rope is fixed to one of the two pulleys and arranged in such a way that the first pulley moves towards the second pulley when a pull is exerted on the rope. An enclosure connects the first pulley to the second pulley and surrounds the path of the rope between the two pulleys. One end of the rope extends outwards from the enclosure to enable a pull to be exerted on the end of the rope. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183625 | FORKLIFT AND CONTROL METHOD OF FORKLIFT - A forklift including a variable displacement HST pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic motor that forms a closed circuit with the HST pump therebetween and is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the HST pump, and driving wheels driven by the hydraulic motor, wherein a control device calculates an inching rate corresponding to an operation amount of an inching pedal, and sets a lower limit of the inching rate to a value greater than 0, only in a state in which both of an accelerator pedal and the inching pedal are operated. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183626 | PROCESS FOR BOTTLING A MIXED BEVERAGE INTO A GLASS - A process for making and consuming a single serving mixed beverage includes the following steps. First, filling a container having an upper lip with a single serving mixed beverage. Next, sealing the container with a container seal covering the upper lip and having a pull ring extend outside of the container. After that, covering the container and the seal with a lid. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183627 | INTERNET-ENABLED BEVERAGE MAKER - A home beverage dispensing device for dispensing servings of a beverage, having a vessel for holding a volume of liquid. This vessel may be equipped with a refrigeration unit, or may be comprised of a removable pitcher that may be put in an external refrigerator. This invention is equipped with a radio communications controller to provide for the ability to communicate over radio frequencies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A special disposable beverage cartridge or beverage pouch fits into the holder. This cartridge or pouch may have pressure rupturable seals or diaphragms and contain beverage concentrate. The mixing structure also receives the optionally chilled liquid from vessel for holding a volume of liquid, and ensures that the concentrate mixes with the liquid without contacting the walls of the mixing structure. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183628 | Beverage Container - A beverage container that resembles the well-known gasoline can shape includes a spout, an integrally formed top handle, and a rear handle assembly that includes an interior handle space dimensioned to store 3-6 shot glasses in a vertically nested stack. An access door in a side wall enables use of replaceable sealed cartridge that contains the liquid being transported and served, the spout including a punch to tap the cartridge. A condiments tray is slidably disposed in a drawer space below the cartridge for separately storing mixological condiments, and includes a push button activated latch that keeps the tray closed and secure in the drawer space. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183629 | Fluid Delivery Device - Provided is a mobile fluid pumping system which may include a reservoir and, a pump actuated by a reversible motor. In the first configuration, the reversible motor is operated in a first direction causing a fluid to flow in a first direction and operated in a second direction causing fluid to flow in a second direction thereby providing means to fill a reservoir and then transfer fluid from the reservoir to a vessel or tank. The fluid delivery device provides means to substantially evacuate fluid from any connectors in the system thereby avoiding problems otherwise associated with remaining fluid that may freeze. Further, the device is designed to provide a closed load and unload system meeting ISO 022241. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183630 | DEVICE USING GLASS SUBSTRATE ANODIC BONDING - A bonding technology is disclosed that can form an anodic, conductive bond between two optically transparent substrates. The anodic bond may be accompanied by a metal alloy, solder, eutectic and polymer bond. The first anodic bond may provide one attribute such as hermeticity, whereas the second bond may provide another attribute, such as electrical conductivity. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183631 | Semiconductor Device Having a Micro-Mechanical Structure - According to an embodiment of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a micro-mechanical structure and a semiconductor material arranged over the micro-mechanical structure. A side surface of the semiconductor material includes a first region and a second region. The first region has an undulation, and the second region is a peripheral region of the side surface and decreases towards the micro-mechanical structure. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183632 | MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL APPARATUS WITH PN-JUNCTION - A micro-electro mechanical apparatus having a PN-junction is provided. The micro-electro mechanical apparatus includes a movable mass, a conductive layer, and an electrode. The movable mass includes a P-type semiconductor layer and an N-type semiconductor layer. The PN-junction is formed between the P-type semiconductor layer and the N-type semiconductor layer. The micro-electro mechanical apparatus is capable of eliminating abnormal voltage signal when an alternating current passes through the conductive layer. The micro-electro mechanical apparatus is adapted to measure acceleration and magnetic field. The micro-electro mechanical apparatus can be other types of micro-electro mechanical apparatus such as micro-electro mechanical scanning micro-mirror. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183633 | Microfabricated Elastomeric Valve and Pump Systems - A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183634 | CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present inventions provide a capacitive transducer that can reduce film damage on a substrate surface on a vibration film side due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between a through wiring and a substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The capacitive transducer consists of a plurality of cells with each cell comprising a first electrode and a vibration film on a first surface side of a substrate having a through wiring that penetrates the substrate from a first surface to a second surface of the substrate, the vibration film including a second electrode that is formed with a gap from the first electrode. A holding member that holds a leading end of the through wiring is provided on the first surface side of the substrate. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183635 | INTEGRATION OF PRESSURE OR INERTIAL SENSORS INTO INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION AND PACKAGING - The integration of pressure or inertial sensors into an integrated circuit fabrication and packaging flow is described. In one example, a diaphragm is formed by depositing a metal over a first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed over the diaphragm. A metal mesh layer is formed over the second dielectric. The first dielectric layer is etched under the diaphragm to form a cavity. The cavity is lined with a sealing layer. The cavity is covered to form a chamber adjoining the diaphragm, and the cover is sealed against the cavity. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183636 | FUNCTIONAL DEVICE, ACCELERATION SENSOR, AND SWITCH - A functional device includes: a substrate; and a movable section configured to be held by the substrate and to be movable along a first direction in a surface of the substrate, in which the movable section includes a plurality of first shaft portions with relatively high rigidity, the plurality of first shaft portions are arranged side by side to extend along the first direction and to be line-symmetric to one another, and protrusions configured to brake the movable section are provided on substantially extended lines of the first shaft portions. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183637 | COMPACT ELECTRONIC PACKAGE WITH MEMS IC AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include first and second laterally spaced apart interconnect substrates defining a slotted opening, and a first IC in the slotted opening and electrically coupled to one or more of the first and second interconnect substrates. The electronic device may include a first other IC over the first IC and electrically coupled to one or more of the first and second interconnect substrates, and encapsulation material over the first and second interconnect substrates, the first IC, and the first other IC. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183638 | METHOD FOR GENERATION OF HYDROGEN GAS - A method for generation of hydrogen by adding a liquid containing water and at least one organic acid to a solid composition containing at least one alkali metal borohydride and at least one carbon selected from activated carbon derived from coal and carbon black derived from peat. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183639 | PROCESSES FOR SELECTIVELY REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF HYDROGEN CYANIDE IN SYNGAS - This invention pertains to processes for selectively oxidizing hydrogen cyanide contained in syngas using permanganate anion as an oxidant contained in an aqueous solution that is contacted with the syngas under certain conditions of temperature, pressure and duration of contact. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183640 | Method for Producing Nanocrystals from Piezoelectric Aluminium Nitride for Sorption Filters - A method for producing nanowires from piezoelectric aluminium nitride is provided. Nanowires formed from cubic AIN having a diameter of 10-20 A and a length of 1000-1500 A are obtained from a batch of AI+2-10% by volume AIH3 at a temperature of 1500-2300 K in a gaseous environment of N2+(3-5% by volume NH3) at a pressure of 200-2000 MPa. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183641 | HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION OF SEWAGE WASTES - The present disclosure provides methods for hydrothermally treating sewage wastes to preferably obtain valuable products, including fatty acids, carbon-neutral combustible hydrochar fuels, heavy metal salts for recycling into industrially important metals, and phosphoric acid and derivatives thereof. Fatty acids can be chemically transformed into useful products such as soaps, cosmetics and liquid transportation fuels such as biodiesel and conventional gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels; hydrochars created in the process can be combusted and the energy created used to generate electricity; heavy metal salts can be chemically reduced to form industrially important metals for use as catalysts; and phosphoric acid and its derivatives have very important roles as fertilizers in agriculture. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183642 | Systems and Methods for Nanoscopically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes - The present invention relates to systems and methods for generating nanoscopically aligned carbon nanotubes in yarns, tapes and sheets. Some embodiments relate to methods and systems to allow in situ alignment of the tubes within the growth chamber. In particular, processes for in situ alignment include: (1) gas flow alignment using gas lenses introduced within the reaction tube, (2) electrostatic alignment using electrostatic lenses surrounding the reaction tube, (3) gas flow alignment by convergent flow within the reaction tube, (4) placing catalysts on a fixed substrate and flowing reaction gas parallel to the substrate. Other embodiments involve post processing of the CNT material in order to align the materials once it has been produced. In particular, processes for ex situ alignment include: (1) introducing a horizontal anchor within a standard sheet system and stretching that sheet with respect to a fixed drum and (2) adding chemicals to a sheet, tape or yarn to help break electrostatic bonds and enable stretch alignment. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183643 | CHEMICAL STABILIZATION OF GRAPHITE SURFACES - Embodiments of a device, or a component of a device, including a stabilized graphite surface, methods of stabilizing graphite surfaces, and uses for the devices or components are disclosed. The device or component includes a surface comprising graphite, and a plurality of haloaryl ions and/or haloalkyl ions bound to at least a portion of the graphite. The ions may be perhaloaryl ions and/or perhaloalkyl ions. In certain embodiments, the ions are perfluorobenzenesulfonate anions. Embodiments of the device or component including stabilized graphite surfaces may maintain a steady-state oxidation or reduction surface current density after being exposed to continuous oxidation conditions for a period of at least 1-100 hours. The device or component is prepared by exposing a graphite-containing surface to an acidic aqueous solution of the ions under oxidizing conditions. The device or component can be exposed in situ to the solution. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183644 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ACTIVATED CARBON FROM BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING WASTE, WASTE WOODEN PALLET AND THE LIKE AND THE APPARATUS THEREFOR - This invention discloses an apparatus and a method for producing activated carbon with high quality from feedstock of bamboo scaffolding waste, waste wooden pallets and the like. The apparatus is an indirect heated rotary kiln comprises a rotary shell; at least one heating tube adapted to be fixedly positioned inside said rotary shell; and at least one activation agent injection pipe adapted to be fixedly positioned within the stationary heating tube. The method is characterized in having part of the fuel gas generated in the carbonization process stored in the indirect rotary kiln before being delivered to a furnace for combustion. The method is further characterized in having the activation agent heated inside the furnace prior to a further heating inside the heating tube. After this further heating, the activation agent is injected into the reactor and activates the char therein. Excess and unreacted activation agent and synthesis gas generated through the activation process are mixed with the fuel gas inside the reactor and the mixture will then be sent back to the furnace for combustion to generate heat and energy to sustain the activation process. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183645 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ZIRCONIUM BORIDE AND SYNCHRONOUSLY PREPARING CRYOLITE - A method for preparing zirconium boride and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided which includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding the mixture of fluorozirconate and fluoborate; and Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is zirconium boride. The disclosure has the following beneficial effects: the new zirconium boride preparation method provided herein is simple in preparation flow and the device used, short in preparation period and high in reaction efficiency, the prepared zirconium boride with many contact angles has a large specific surface area and contains a controllable amount of aluminum. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183646 | AMMONIA BORANE PURIFICATION METHOD - A method of purifying ammonia borane is provided in which crude ammonia borane is dissolved in an organic solvent, such as an ether, and mixed with a basic aqueous solution to form a two-phase system. The pH of the aqueous solution and the temperature are adjusted to increase the solubility of the impurities and decrease the solubility of the ammonia borane in the basic aqueous solution, without causing decomposition of the ammonia borane. The impurities are separated from the crude ammonia borane solution, the mixture is phase-separated and the dissolved ammonia borane is isolated from the organic solvent fraction. High purity ammonia borane is obtained. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183647 | SYNTHESIS OF ZSM-48 CRYSTALS - Methods are provided for synthesis of substantially pure phase ZSM-48 crystals having a fiber or needle morphology based on synthesis mixtures containing non-sodium alkali metal ions, where the structure directing agent in the synthesis mixture can be a diquaternary alkylammonium salt with a 6-carbon atom chain between the ammonium ions (diquat-6). The methods described herein can be used to make ZSM-48 crystals having a fiber and/or needle crystal morphology from a synthesis mixture containing a diquat-6 structure directing agent. The desired morphology can be achieved in part by reducing, minimizing, and/or eliminating the presence of sodium ions in the synthesis mixture. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183648 | AMMONIA STORAGE STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHOD - Ammonia storage structure, characterized in that it comprises an alternation: —of at least one ammonia storage layer, and —of at least one layer of a thermally conductive material of a thermal conductivity higher than that of the storage layer, the at least one layer of thermally conductive material being intended to increase heat transfers within the structure. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183649 | AMMONIA RECOVERY WITH PURGE FOR CORROSION CONTROL - The present invention relates to reduction of corrosion. The present invention includes a method of decreasing corrosion during ammonia extraction. The method includes performing a process to extract ammonia using ammonia extraction equipment. The ammonia extraction equipment includes an ammonia absorber, an ammonia desorber, and an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution includes an acid or an ammonium salt thereof. The method also includes purging at least part of the aqueous solution. The purged part of the aqueous solution includes at least one corrosion-promoting ion. The method also includes adding a replacement aqueous solution to the aqueous solution. The replacement aqueous solution has a reduced concentration of the at least one corrosion-promoting ion as compared to the purged part of the aqueous solution. The invention also provides a system that can perform the method. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183650 | OXYCOMBUSTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH THERMALLY INTEGRATED AMMONIA SYNTHESIS - Oxycombustion systems and oxycombustion methods include thermally integrated ammonia synthesis. The oxycombustion systems may include an air separation unit that separates air into an oxygen stream and a nitrogen stream. An ammonia synthesis unit synthesizes ammonia from a hydrogen feed and the nitrogen stream to form a crude ammonia stream. An ammonia separation unit condenses the crude ammonia stream and separates the ammonia from any unreacted nitrogen and hydrogen to form a purified ammonia stream. An oxycombustion reactor combusts a fuel from a fuel feed stream in the presence of the oxygen stream from the air separation unit to generate hot water or steam. At least one thermal integration may be present in the oxycombustion systems and may be chosen from a reactor thermal linkage of the ammonia synthesis unit with the oxycombustion reactor, a separator thermal linkage of the air separation unit with the ammonia separation unit, or both. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183651 | Process for the Synthesis of Magnesium Aluminate Spinels - Magnesium aluminate spinels are made by hydrothermally aging an aqueous slurry of a spinel precursor which can be (a) a mixture of boehmite alumina and a magnesium precursor, (b) an aluminum magnesium oxide or hydroxide, and (c) mixtures thereof. At least one of the aged slurries is dried to remove water and produce at least one dried spinel precursor. The dried spinel precursor is then calcined to produce the magnesium aluminate spinel. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183652 | HIGH-FINESSE LIMEWATER COMPOSITION - A composition of milk of lime comprising particles of slaked lime suspended in an aqueous phase, characterised in that said particles of slaked lime have a particle size described by a particle size distribution profile that is narrow and monomodal and the method of production thereof. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183653 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ALKALI METAL CARBONATES FROM INORGANIC MATERIALS INCLUDING ALKALI METAL IONS USING ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbonate of an alkali ion using an electrolysis system, more particularly to an improved method for preparing a carbonate of an alkali ion, including eluting an alkali ion from an inorganic material containing the alkali ion and converting the eluted alkali ion to a carbonate, using an electrolysis system which generates an eluting agent and a quick precipitating agent used for the elution of the alkali ion and the conversion to the carbonate at the same time. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183654 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of precipitated calcium carbonate comprising the steps of a) providing and calcining calcium carbonate comprising material; b) slaking the reaction product obtained from step a) with an aqueous ammonium chloride solution; c) separating insoluble components from the calcium chloride solution obtained from step b); d) carbonating the calcium chloride solution obtained from step c); e) separating the precipitated calcium carbonate obtained from step d); the precipitated calcium carbonate obtained by this process, as well as uses thereof. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183655 | MICROPARTICLES AND A SYTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MICROPARTICLES - There is provided a method of producing microparticles using an emulsion based synthesis route including: Providing a first fluid phase and a second fluid phase, wherein the first fluid phase is a continuous phase and the second fluid phase is a dispersed phase comprising a dispersed material, wherein the continuous phase is immiscible with the dispersed phase; Mixing the first continuous phase and the second dispersed phase in the presence of a surfactant in a shear device to form an emulsion of droplets of controllable size and having a narrow drop size distribution; Drying the emulsion to form microparticles of controllable size and having narrow size distribution, and wherein the microparticles may comprise spherical, crumpled, dimpled, porous or hollow microparticles morphology. Also provided is a system including shear device and drying arrangement. Also provided are micro particles of controllable size and morphology formed by the method. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183656 | Sulfided Iron (II) Compound and Method of Manufacture - The invention involves the formation of a sulfided stable iron (II) compound from an iron (II) oxide and/or hydroxide and where the molar ratio of sulfur to iron (II) is greater than 1. Preferably these oxides and/or hydroxides are present as nanoparticles in the 5-10 nanometer range. It has been discovered that such particles can be formed at lower cost and with fewer impurities by using ferrous carbonate (FeCO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AIR SCOURING OF A SCREEN IN A WATER TREATMENT FACILITY - An SBX assembly comprising an ultrafine screen; a three-dimensional screen frame supportive of the screen and sealed along the screen edges to prevent liquids and solids from bypassing the screen; and an air plenum attached to the frame that provides air scouring at the lowest elevation of the screen. The air plenum is attached to the lower region of the SBX. The plenum is supplied from a source of compressed air and is provided with a plurality of exit holes. Air exiting the plenum flows along the upstream surface of the SBX screening below the level of liquid in the primary settling tank, thereby scouring accumulated residues from the screening surface. Upon reaching the liquid surface, the bubbles migrate horizontally away from the SBX assembly and toward one or more nearby scum troughs in the primary settling tank. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183658 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VERTICAL LIFT DECANTER SYSTEM IN A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a vertically adjustable screened decanter system to replace prior art stationary or pivoting effluent weirs in water clarifiers and settling basins. The screened decanter has no physical weir and relies instead on maintaining a desired flow rate by controllably varying the depth of immersion of a screened box. The decanter is periodically raised into a hood that provides spray cleaning and disinfection of the screened box. The system is capable of removing up to 85% of the BOD in a wastewater stream. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183659 | PARTITIONED WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH VERTICAL FILTRATION UNITS - The present invention supplies partitioned water treatment systems that possess a plurality of chambers and vertical filtration units, and are operative to control and filter surface runoff water. Such systems are typically placed inline with surface runoff water conveyance system infrastructure, such as pipes, channels, and water storage units. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183660 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF FLOATABLES AND SCUM IN A WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A waste water treatment system includes a clarification tank having a clarification tank wall. An influent feed system (IFS) is mechanically mounted within and adjacent to a wall of the clarification tank and configured to receive a waste water influent stream including a fluid. A scum trough is mechanically coupled to either the IFS or the clarification tank. The scum trough has a scum trough mouth and a scum trough discharge channel. The scum trough is movable, or a portion of the scum trough includes a moveable structure, to control a rate of fluid in-take of the fluid with scum and floatables from either of the IFS or the clarification tank. Several methods to remove scum and floatables from a waste water stream are also described. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183661 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADSORPTION AND BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM - Provided are methods of petroleum sequestration, which use electrospun microtubes capable of sequestering the petroleum from the water, and method of depleting and optionally degrading petroleum from water using floating devices which comprise the electrospun microtube attached to a floating carrier. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183662 | Compositions & Methods For The Removal of Phosphates & Other Contaminants From Aqueous Solutions - Compositions and methods for removing phosphates, nitrates and heavy metals from aqueous solutions. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BALLAST WATER TREATMENT WITH CONTINUOUS BIOFOULING CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention relate to ballast water treatment system and method onboard ships or sea-going vessels. The system includes a filtration system, a UV disinfection system and a biofouling control system, which is adapted to provide continuous control of multiplication of marine organisms even during an absence of a ballasting and a de-ballasting process. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183664 | Automatic Rubber Belt Skimmer for Restaurant Wastewater FOG Interceptor - In the current U.S. market, there are a number of different FOG interceptors used for restaurant wastewater treatment. The present invention relates to a simplified three chamber of FOG interceptor which has a removable flat rubber belt skimmer. The rubber used in the invention is common market oil resistant rubber and can stand for a media temperature. Newly designed rubber pulley has a special structure which allows the grease, which adhered on both sides of the rubber, to be carried to scraper and be discharged. Degreasing efficiency of the double-sided scraper skimmer can be up to 95%. The invention also relates to methods and devices for filtering solid waste and separating oils and greases from wastewater. The invention is a simplified three chambers container with a removable solids strainer in the first chamber. The filtered wastewater then flows into the second chamber, in which oils and/or greases will separate with wastewater by gravity. A removable rubber belt skimmer is mounted in the second chamber. The programmable skimmer runs automatically for FOG removal and collection. Clarified effluent is collected in the third chamber and discharged into the sewer system through the outlet port. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183665 | MOBILE WATER TREATMENT AND RESIN TRANSFER HUB - A system and method for providing mobile or temporary water treatment involving ion exchange resins includes a service centre, one or more treatment vehicles, a resin transfer hub and one or more resin transport vehicles. The service centre can be used to regenerate one or more types of ion exchange resins. The treatment vehicle carries water treatment equipment including a tank holding ion exchange resin. The resin transfer hub facilitates moving resin between a treatment vehicle and a resin transport vehicle. The resin transport vehicle is adapted for carrying resin by one or more of land, sea and air between the resin forwarding centre and the service centre. In operation, a treatment vehicle brings resin requiring regeneration to the resin transfer hub, where it is emptied and then re-filled with regenerated resin. Resin requiring regeneration is transferred to a resin transport vehicle for transport to the service centre. The resin transport vehicle is re-filled there with regenerated resin, which is taken back to the resin transfer hub for transferred to a treatment vehicle. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183666 | SITU CHEMICAL FIXATON OF METAL CONTAMINANTS - Embodiments of the invention provide for treating arsenic contaminants in an in situ environment. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a stabilized oxidizing agent can be prepared, for instance a stabilized liquid hydrogen peroxide agent, as can an aqueous chelated iron solution. Both the stabilized oxidizing agent and the aqueous chelated iron solution can be alternately introduced into the in situ environment contaminated with arsenic by way of alternate injection screens into the in situ environment so as to remediate the arsenic contamination of the in situ environment. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183667 | METALLOID CONTAMINATED WATER SOLUTION PURIFICATION PROCESS FOR SAFE HUMAN CONSUMPTION-RATED REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATION THEREIN, BY PRECIPITATION WITHOUT OXIDATION - A metalloid contaminated liquid water solution purification process providing decrease to safe human consumption-rated levels of metalloid concentration therein, by precipitation without oxidation and without liquid water heating. The process comprises the following steps: injecting a ferric iron coagulant; injection of lime in the liquid solution; precipitating the metalloid; separating the resulting slurry between a liquid and a solid phase, wherein a clarified water solution is obtained; wherein the liquid phase of the solution is economically reclaimed, while the solid phase slurry is disposed of. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183668 | FLOCCULATION TREATMENT AGENT - A water-in-oil emulsion is a product form having many practical advantages. A vinylamine-based macromolecule having specific effects as papermaking chemicals and a flocculant is provided in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion having good storage stability and high performance as a flocculation treatment agent. Disclosed is a flocculation treatment agent including a water-in-oil emulsion of a water-soluble macromolecule that is produced by subjecting a water-in-oil emulsion of an aqueous poly-N-vinylcarboxylic acid amide solution coexisting with a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether to hydrolysis in the presence of an acid or a base. Preferably, the polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether is added before the hydrolysis reaction. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183669 | Synthetic Base and Associated Methods - Glycine is an organic compound that can be used in the making of a synthetic base that obviates all the drawbacks of strong bases such as sodium hydroxide. The new compound is made by dissolving glycine in water and adding calcium hydroxide at a molar ration of about 1:1. Next, sodium percarbonate is dissolved in the solution to produce the new compound, which can be referred to as glycine hydroxide. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183670 | HEAVY METAL STABILIZATION AND METHANE INHIBITION DURING INDUCED OR NATURALLY OCCURRING REDUCING CONDITIONS IN CONTAMINATED MEDIA - A method for inhibiting methane production in naturally occurring or induced reducing conditions, thus subsequently resulting into inhibition of the biomethylation process of the heavy metals is disclosed. The disclosed inhibiting composition blocks 3-hydroxy-3-ethylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, and 8-hydroxy-5-deazaflavin (coenzyme F | 2015-07-02 |
20150183671 | Septic System - A system and method includes an aeration subsystem that excites enzymes in the liquid waste passing through the septic system. The aeration subsystem includes a compressor section that compresses the liquid waste. The method includes mixing enzymes into the fluid waste material, compressing the fluid waste material with the compressor, injecting air into the compressed fluid waste material, and determining whether the fluid waste material is at a desired cleanliness, and if not, recirculating the fluid waste material through the compressor. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183672 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Industrial and residential water treatment systems and devices are disclosed for use in preventing hard water buildup or in removing such buildup. The systems and devices include fixed and removable components for delivering water treatment composition. In addition, novel water treatment compositions and methods of treating water are disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183673 | METHOD OF REDUCING INDUSTRIAL WATER USE - The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing the amount of water required in an industrial process, especially a bottling process such as beer or beverage manufacturing. The method comprising the steps of: collecting water used to rinse cleaned and/or dirty recycled bottles, spraying the collected water at a food contacting piece of equipment as part of a CIP rinse, and passing the CIP second rinse water into a cooling tower as make-up water. The method allows for the re-use of water already in the system but by being careful where each water stream goes the water does not accumulate contaminants that would damage the cooling tower or foul the bottled product or vessel that is cleaned by CIP method. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183674 | APPARATUS FOR WASTE-WATER FILTRATION - A multi-step press apparatus for sludge dewatering and waste water filtration comprising: a tank, an inflatable membrane, a level sensor, and a nozzle assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183675 | ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANES IN FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING - An ion transport membrane, a heat exchanger, and a recuperator are integrated with a float glass manufacturing process. Only feeds of fuel and air are necessary for producing hot oxygen for a melting furnace and a nitrogen-enriched stream to a float bath. The oxygen and nitrogen are produced on-site without requiring cryogenic distillation. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183676 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYLINDERS OF QUARTZ GLASS - A method for producing quartz glass cylinders includes producing soot bodies using depositing burners to deposit SiO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183677 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SiO2-TiO2 BASED GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PHOTOMASK SUBSTRATE MADE OF SiO2-TiO2 BASED GLASS - A method for manufacturing an SiO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183678 | METHOD OF CUTTING A NON-METALLIC MATERIAL ALONG A CURVED LINE - A method of cutting a non-metallic material along a curved line, is disclosed. The method includes forming an initial crack on a surface of a non-metallic material such that the initial crack is disposed on a curved line along which the non-metallic material is cut, and irradiating a laser beam along the curved line to apply thermal shock to propagate along the curved line to cut the non-metallic material along the curved line. Therefore, edge portions of the non-metallic material may not be damaged and the non-metallic material may be clearly and quickly cut. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183679 | METHOD FOR CUTTING TEMPERED GLASS PLATE - A method for cutting a strengthened glass sheet through laser irradiation. The sheet includes a front surface layer and back surface layer each having a residual compressive stress and an intermediate layer which is formed therebetween and has an internal residual tensile stress CT (MPa). A strain energy U | 2015-07-02 |
20150183680 | STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass article may be used as cover plates or windows for portable or mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones, music players, information terminal (IT) devices, including laptop computers, and the like. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183681 | Veneer Ceramic for Dental Restorations and Method for Veneering Dental Restorations - The invention is directed to starting glass compositions for veneer ceramics for dental restorations of framework ceramics comprising yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide. It is the object of the invention to make possible a translucent veneer ceramic which has high flexural strength as well as excellent adhesion to the framework ceramic of yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide. According to the invention, this object is met in a starting glass for veneer ceramics for dental restorations made of yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide which is produced from the following components:
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20150183682 | OPTICAL GLASS, GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided are an optical fluorophosphate glass having excellent optical characteristics and also excellent processability, a glass material for press molding and an optical element each including the glass, and methods for producing the glass material and the optical element. The optical glass includes P | 2015-07-02 |
20150183683 | LIQUID COMPOSITION AND GLASS ARTICLE - There are provided a liquid composition capable of forming a coating film securing colorless transparency, being excellent in weather resistance, suppressing occurrence of bleedout, and having sufficiently ultraviolet absorbing function and the infrared absorbing function, and a glass article having a coating film formed by this composition. A liquid composition for forming a coating film contains an infrared absorbent selected from a tin-doped indium oxide, an antimony-doped tin oxide, and a composite tungsten oxide; an ultraviolet absorbent selected from a benzophenone-based compound, a triazine-based compound, and a benzotriazole-based compound; predetermined amount of a dispersing agent having a molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000; predetermined amount of a chelating agent relative forming a complex with the infrared absorbent and having a molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000, the complex exhibiting substantially no absorption with respect to light having a visible wavelength; a binder component; and a liquid medium. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183684 | Graphite-Mediated Control of Static Electricity on Fiberglass - A fiberglass material contains glass fibers having graphite evenly distributed thereon. The graphite provides a coating that makes the fiberglass material substantially free of static electricity. Suitable graphite content of the fiberglass material is about 0.25 wt % to about 0.50 wt %, or about 0.25 wt % to about 1.0 wt %, or about 0.8 wt % of dry weight of the glass fibers. The graphite used may be synthetic material or natural material substantially free of silica. Other components of the fiberglass material may include de-dusting oil. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183685 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERY OF CO2 GAS IN CEMENT-MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, AND PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING CEMENT - An object of the present invention is to separate CO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183686 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CEMENT CLINKER FROM RAW CEMENT MIXTURE - The invention relates to a method and a system for producing cement clinker from raw cement mixture, wherein one part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in a calciner preheater, and the other part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in an oven preheater, the preheated raw cement mixture is pre-calcined in a calciner which is operated according to the oxyfuel method, the pre-calcined raw cement mixture is fired in an oven, the fired raw cement mixture is cooled in a cooler, the calciner preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the calciner, the oven preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the oven, an entrained flow reactor is used as the calciner, a part of the calciner exhaust gas being recirculated to the calciner after being used in the calciner preheater, and the oven exhaust gas undergoes a post-combustion CO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183687 | Hydraulic Cements, Methods and Products - Non-aqueous hydraulic cement compositions comprise a non-aqueous mixture of (a) a non-hydrated powder composition comprising calcium silicate powder or calcium aluminate powder, and (b) non-aqueous water-miscible liquid. Hardened cements are formed from such hydraulic cement compositions, and methods of producing hardened cements, kits, and articles of manufacture employ such hydraulic cement compositions. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183688 | CLAY-COMPATIBLE ADDITIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS - The invention relates to a monomer-based condensation product, wherein the monomers comprising at least one monomer having an aldehyde moiety and at least one monomer having a ketone moiety, which is carrying at least one non-aromatic moiety and the condensation product comprises at least one moiety from the series of phosphono, sulphino, sulpho, sulphamido, sulphoxy, sulphoalkyloxy, sulphinoalkyloxy and phosphonooxy groups and/or salts thereof, wherein the monomers further comprising gallic acid. Additionally disclosed are the preparation and the use of these condensation products in chemical products for the construction industry. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183689 | DRY MIX FOR COMPOSITE CEMENT - A dry mix for a composite cement is described. The dry mix includes a calcium-containing material, an aluminum-containing material, a lithium-containing accelerant, a retarder, and a pozzolanic additive that contains a soluble sulfur salt. The pozzolanic additive preferably includes a soluble sulfur salt at a fraction greater than approximately 0.2% by weight. The pozzolanic additive may be a fly ash, and is preferably a class C fly ash. A powdered additive for use with a pre-prepared dry mix for a calcium aluminate cement is also described. The powdered additive includes a lithium-containing accelerant, a retarder, and a pozzolanic additive that contains a soluble sulfur salt. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183690 | MACHINABLE ZIRCONIA - Provided is a machinable zirconia having high translucency as a sintered body which is formed to include a tetragonal zirconia composite powder containing 79.8 to 92 mol % ZrO | 2015-07-02 |
20150183691 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND REPAIRING METHOD - A manufacturing method for manufacturing a slice for making or repairing a heat protective coating of a hot gas path component of a gas turbine is provided. The manufacturing method includes debinding a prepreg made of at least two sheets containing powder bound by a binder and Spark Plasma Sintering the at least two debound sheets. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183692 | METHOD OF PREPARING HIGH POROSITY CERAMIC MATERIAL - Contacting a mixture of two or more porogens with a mixture used to prepare a ceramic body; wherein one of the porogens has a significantly different chemical property from that of at least one of the other porogens. The ceramic material is dried, and calcinated. The ceramic material must withstand the heat from the drying process and the calcining to become a sintered: (ceramic) body. By increasing the overall stability of the ceramic material the product yield is about 90% or greater. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183693 | ACTUATOR - An actuator includes a gas generator that generates an actuating gas when actuated, a housing section that houses the gas generator and a pressing section that is deployable with an actuating gas in such a fashion as to be separated from the housing section. The pressing section and the housing section are slidable against each other. Either one out of sliding portions of the pressing section and housing section serves as an inner section that is located closer to a moving central axis of the pressing section than the other whereas the other out of the sliding portions of the pressing section and housing section serves as an outer section that surrounds the inner section. The gas generator is located closer to the moving central axis than the sliding portion of the pressing section and partially overlaps with a part of the pressing section in an inactive state. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183694 | DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANOLS TO INCREASE YIELD OF AROMATICS - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for increasing the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons produced while converting alkanols to hydrocarbons. The invention includes methods of using catalysts to increase the yield of benzene, toluene, and mixed xylenes in the hydrocarbon product. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183695 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CUMENE - A process is described for producing cumene comprising contacting benzene and a C3 alkylating agent under alkylation conditions with an alkylation catalyst in an alkylation zone to produce an alkylation effluent comprising cumene and alkylaromatic compounds heavier than cumene. Cumene is recovered from the alkylation effluent to leave a byproduct stream containing the alkylaromatic compounds heavier than cumene, which is separated into a polyisopropylbenzene-containing stream, an aromatic overhead stream, and a bottoms product. At least part of the aromatic overhead stream is recycled to the alkylation zone to reduce raw material consumption and improve cumene yield. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183696 | Naphthalene-Depleted Fluids - The invention relates to the production of naphthalene-depleted heavy aromatics, the naphthalene-depleted heavy aromatic product made thereby, and to an apparatus adapted for said production. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183697 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - The instant invention relates to a process and method for manufacturing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by dehydrohalogenating a reactant stream of 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane that is substantially free from impurities, particularly halogenated propanes, propenes, and propynes. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183698 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - The instant invention relates to a process and method for manufacturing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by dehydrohalogenating a reactant stream of 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane that is substantially free from impurities, particularly halogenated propanes, propenes, and propynes. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183699 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING CYCLOHEXANE COMPOUNDS - This invention relates to hydrogenation processes for making cyclohexane compounds. More specifically, this invention relates to hydrogenation processes in the presence of tertiary amide solvent compounds, as well as compositions that can result from such processes. The invention thus provides processes for making cyclohexanecarboxylic acid compounds and processes for making hydroxymethylcyclohexane compounds. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183700 | Direct Catalytic Conversion of Cellulosic Materials to Ethanol - Catalytic chemical (not biological) reactions conducted during acid digestion of most cellulosic materials, comprising newspaper, wood sawdust, corn cobs, switchgrass and bagasse, are taught for direct conversion to ethanol with conversion efficiencies of at least 90 percent in less than 5 minutes. The cellulose material is thoroughly wet in a salt saturated sulfuric acid medium in the presence of transition metal salt catalysts possessing a degree of symmetry to form ethanol that can be removed by distillation affording a continuous process. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183701 | CATALYSTS FOR HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONS - The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like, using catalysts containing Group VIII metals. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful in the production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and other products. | 2015-07-02 |
20150183702 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKOXYPHENOL AND ALKOXY-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE - The invention relates to a method for producing alkoxyphenol from hydroxyphenol, comprising an O-alkylation reaction of at least one hydroxyphenol into at least one alkoxyphenol, said reaction being carried out using an O-alkylating agent, an aqueous solvent containing a Bröensted base, and an organic solvent, with a base/O-alkylating agent ratio of between 0.5 and 1.5 in moles of base per mole of O-alkylating agent, an O-alkylating agent/hydroxyphenol ratio of between 0.5 and 2 moles of O-alkylating agent per mole of hydroxyphenol, and an organic solvent/hydroxyphenol ratio of less than 280 mL, preferably between 10 and 250 mL and more preferably still between 50 and 150 mL of organic solvent per mole of hydroxyphenol. The invention also relates to a method for producing at least one alkoxy-hydroxybenzaldehyde from at least one hydroxyphenol compound. | 2015-07-02 |