27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100172724 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DISPENSING OF MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS - A system for assembling and dispensing an order made up of one or more individually packaged items from a plurality of different individually packaged items includes a storage module containing one or more packages of each of the items, and a conveyor having selectively assignable spaces configured to receive the packaged items associated with a particular order and to transport the packaged items to a processing location. A pick device is movable relative to the storage module and is configured to retrieve a package from the storage module. A transfer station adjacent the conveyor receives one or more of the packaged items from the pick device and an actuator associated with the transfer station moves the packaged items from the transfer station to the conveyor when the assigned space associated with the order is in registration with the transfer station. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172725 | Receiving and Presenting Parts to an Operating Station - A transfer device for transporting parts includes a rotatable stand including first and second angularly spaced arms secured to the stand and able to rotate between a first location where parts are installed on the first arms and a second location where the parts are removed from the first arms, and actuators for raising and lowering the arms. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172726 | RAIL TRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method to load and unload railcars using stackable trays having an internal propulsion system. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172727 | UNIVERSAL FOLDING BOOM TRAILER - A Universal Folding Boom Trailer ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172728 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL MACHINE - A mast extends downward of the upper surface of a lower frame, guide portions that are capable of moving by sliding on a wall surface of the mast are plurally arranged in the elevating/lowering direction of the elevating/lowering portion, a lower frame is provided with a guide portion movement region A that enables movement of the lowermost guide portion among the guide portions to move downward of the upper surface of the lower frame. According to the present invention, it is possible to space apart the guide portions without lowering the storage efficiency of cargoes in an automated warehouse. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172729 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING A LOAD SUCH AS A SHEET IRON COIL | 2010-07-08 |
20100172730 | AUTOMATIC OVER-CENTER SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a control circuit for automatically bringing a hydraulically operated work arm into a particular position without having to manually reverse the direction of the hydraulic operating system. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172731 | ARTICULATING SUPPORT FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE CONSTITUTING A QUICK RELEASE FASTENER AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - An implement attachment is coupled to a working arm of a working machine. The arm is connected to an implement attachment by fastener sleeves and fastener pins. The attachment includes two side plates, each carrying two bushes having holes for accommodating the fastener pins. The bushes have a circular guide portion fitting into a circular hole in respective side plates. Each bush has a flange connected to the side plates by a fastener. The hole receiving the fastener pins is eccentric to the guide portion with respect to at least two of the bushes. As a result, the implement attachment is readily mounted on mutually different working arms. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172732 | COUPLER WITH SAFETY CAM - A coupler for a backhoe or other excavator includes a frame including an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is adapted to be secured to an associated backhoe or excavator arm. The lower portion includes a first hook adapted to mate releasably with a first associated attachment pin and includes a second hook adapted to mate releasably with a second associated attachment pin. First and second safety locks are movably connected to the frame and move relative to the first hook between an engaged position for capturing the first associated attachment pin in the first hook and a disengaged position for releasing the first associated attachment pin from the first hook. An actuator is adapted to move the safety locks selectively between the engaged and disengaged positions. First and second safety cams are provided and comprise respective cam profiles that respectively: (i) block movement of the first and second safety locks from their engaged positions to their disengaged positions when the frame and first and second safety cams are arranged in a first angular orientation relative to each other; and, (ii) allow movement of the first and second safety locks from their engaged positions to their disengaged positions when the frame and first and second safety locks are arranged in a second angular orientation relative to each other. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172733 | INTELLIGENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR GRASPING OF AN OBJECT BY A MANIPULATING ROBOT AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THIS DEVICE - The invention concerns an intelligent interface device for grasping an object comprising:
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20100172734 | TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - An apparatus for transferring a plurality of electronic components includes a row of pick heads operative to pick up the electronic components simultaneously from a first location and to place them at a second location. Additionally, there is a driving mechanism operative to drive the pick heads to move relative to one another in directions which are parallel to a length of the row of pick heads whereby to adjust a pitch width of the pick heads. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172735 | Method and Apparatus for Orientating a Solid Growth Culture Medium Plate - An apparatus for orientating a solid growth culture medium plate from an original orientation to a worked orientation, the plate having a lid and a bottom, the apparatus including an orientation mechanism that includes opposed jaws able to receive and hold a plate therebetween in a held position that defines a notional tube above and below the plate, the orientation mechanism being mounted on a jaw support member such that the jaw support member is rotatable such that at least the plate bottom rotates about a generally horizontal axis that intersects the notional tube to orientate at least the plate bottom from the original orientation to the worked orientation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172736 | AUTOMATIC PALLET EXCHANGE DEVICE - An automatic pallet exchange device includes: a pallet magazine | 2010-07-08 |
20100172737 | HIGH-SPEED RFID CIRCUIT PLACEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A high-speed process includes removing chips or interposers from a carrier web having a first pitch and transferring the chips or interposers to electrical components, such as RFID antenna structures, on a moving web having a second pitch. According to one method, a transfer drum transfers chips or interposers to a moving web of electrical components by picking a chip when the transfer drum is stationary, and transferring the chip to the moving web when the transfer drum is rotating such that a tangential velocity of the transfer drum is substantially equal to the linear velocity of the moving web. According to another method, a primary drum removes chips or interposers from a carrier web having a first pitch, and transfers the chips or interposers to a variably rotating secondary drum which then places the chips or interposers onto an electrical component on a moving web having a second pitch. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172738 | Method of Matching Thermal Response Rates Between A Stator and a Rotor and Fluidic Thermal Switch for Use Therewith - A turbine power generation system with thermal response rate matching provided by one or more fluidic thermal switches and a method for mitigating restart pinch during a hot restart. The turbine power generating system includes a stator and a rotor situated within the casing of the stator. Auxiliary heat is provided to the stator casing during shutdown operations from a heat source via one or more fluidic thermal switch which are configured to provide localized heating to portions of the stator casing subject to restart pinch. The fluidic thermal switch includes two solid, thermal conductors having fluid contacting elements spatially separated within an insulated vessel. A highly conductive and capacitive fluid is provided to the insulated vessel when localized heating is needed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172739 | BEARING AND RETENTION MECHANISMS - An exemplary locating mechanism includes a bearing outer race ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172740 | HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE - A heat dissipating device includes a receiving bracket adapted to be mounted in an electronic device enclosure and a fan module accommodated in the receiving bracket. The fan module includes a fan and a mounting bracket connected to the fan. The fan is secured to the mounting bracket via a plurality of fasteners. Each fastener has a securing head. A plurality of vibration absorbers is disposed between the fan and the fastener. Each vibration absorber includes two isolating walls. One of the isolating walls is sandwiched by the fan and the mounting bracket, and the other isolating wall is sandwiched by the mounting bracket and the fastener securing head, so as to isolate the mounting bracket, the fan, and the fastener. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172741 | COMPRESSOR DEVICE - There is provided a compressor device in which resonance in a circulating channel is reduced so that an increase in noise generated from the compressor device is prevented. The compressor device includes: a plurality of blades rotated about a rotation axis; an air inlet extending along the rotation axis and introducing air to the blades; a circulating channel disposed on a circumference centered on the rotation axis and communicating between the air inlet and the shroud of the blades; and a strut extending radially centered on the rotation axis and dividing the circulating channel. Resonance frequencies determined from circumferential lengths in the circulating channels divided by the strut are higher than a noise frequency determined from the rotational speed of the blades and the number of blades. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172742 | Stator assembly for a rotary machine - A stator assembly having a windage cover for structure adjacent to a cavity bounded by rotating elements in a rotary machine is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for damping vibrations in the windage cover as the windage cover bounds a cavity having swirling high velocity gases that are capable of transmitting acoustic energy and kinetic energy to adjacent structure. In one detailed embodiment, the windage cover in the uninstalled condition has diverging arms that are resiliently compressed during installation to exert a frictional force on the adjacent structure. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172743 | VARIABLE POSITION GUIDE VANE ACTUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a turbine variable position guide vane actuation system. The system includes, a plurality of variable position guide vanes, a plurality of actuators and each actuator is in operable communication with one of the plurality of variable position guide vanes, and at least one structure in operable communication with a plurality of the plurality of actuators and movable parallel to an axis of the turbine. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172744 | VARIABLE POSITION GUIDE VANE ACTUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a turbine variable position guide vane actuation system. The system includes, a plurality of variable position guide vanes, a plurality of actuators with each actuator in operable communication with one of the plurality of variable position guide vanes, and each of the plurality of actuators having a pin. The system further having at least one structure, movable parallel to an axis of the turbine, having a plurality of slots and each of the plurality of slots is in operable communication with one of the pins. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172745 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING ADJUSTABLE INLET GUIDE VANES - An apparatus for adjustment of inlet guide vanes of a compressor includes a ring having a plurality of slots spaced around a circumference thereof; a plurality of lever arm assemblies each having a pin that includes a body with a first end and a second end and a lever arm extending perpendicularly from the second end of the body of the pin; a plurality of vanes each coupled to an end of one of the plurality of lever arms by a shaft; and a rack and pinion drive mechanism. The pin of each of the lever arm assemblies is configured to be positioned within each of the plurality of slots such that the first end of the pin extends into the slot. The rack and pinion drive mechanism includes a pinion coupled to the shaft of one of the plurality of vanes, thereby creating a drive vane; and a driven rack operationally coupled to the pinion. The drive vane is configured to rotate the ring via the rack and pinion drive mechanism, thereby adjusting an angular position of the plurality of vanes. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A TRANSITION PIECE - Disclosed is a compressor discharge can including a transition piece and a flow redirector located about the transition piece, defining an airflow space therebetween, the flow redirector configured to reduce recirculation of flow in the airflow space. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172747 | PLASMA ENHANCED COMPRESSOR DUCT - A compression system is disclosed, comprising a first compressor having a first flowpath, a second compressor having a second flowpath located axially aft from the first compressor, and a transition duct capable of flowing an airfow from the first compressor to the second compressor, the transition duct having at least one plasma actuator mounted in the transition duct. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172748 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOZZLE STRESS - A gas turbine engine nozzle is described. The gas turbine engine nozzle includes at least one nozzle vane having a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled to an inner sidewall and the second end is coupled to an outer sidewall. The gas turbine engine nozzle also includes at least one stress relief pocket defined within at least one of the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall proximate to the at least one nozzle vane. The at least one stress relief pocket is configured to reduce stress on the proximate nozzle vane. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172749 | WALL OF TURBO MACHINE AND TURBO MACHINE - The invention relates to wall of a turbo machine having a cascade of blades. The wall includes: a first platform facing a first passage between blades in the cascade of blades; and a second platform facing a second passage between adjacent cascade of blades on an upstream side and cascade of blades on a downstream side, and having a circumferential outline having a distribution of radial positions. According to the invention, loss due to disturbance of flow through the gap of axially adjacent walls can be reduced. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172750 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH A COMPRESSOR AND A VORTEX - An air-conditioner comprises, in an accommodating structure: an axial compressor powered by a built-in motor unit which circulates air, an axial flow-straightening stator to create a static pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure by transferring the air stream obtained in a static centrifugal compressor that creates a rotational flow with the air stream being routed through an axial flow-straightener/diffuser. The flow-straightener/diffuser is internally hollow to circulate ambient air and, externally, straightens the turbulent flow into an axial flow and relieves the pressure. A transfer valve is adapted to the flow-straightener/diffuser to selectively regulate the flow of hot air with the addition of ambient air. A vortex accelerates the air stream using a turbulence effect before it enters an expansion chamber that produces cold and directs the air stream into a final air control valve under the selected temperature conditions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172751 | PUMP AND PUMP IMPELLER - A pump assembly that includes a pump housing defining an inlet for receiving fluid to be pumped and an outlet for discharging fluid. A rotatable impeller operatively coupled to a drive motor includes a plurality of vane structures integrally formed with a shroud. Each vane structure includes a curved, axial vane segment extending axially from the shroud. A compound, multi-step auxiliary vane extends transversely from each axial vane segment. The auxiliary vane or wing includes at least first and second sections, with the second section overlying the first section in a staggered configuration such that the trailing edges of the first and second sections are spaced apart to form a step. The second auxiliary vane section includes an axial surface that also forms a working vane surface for the auxiliary vane. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172752 | AIRFOIL PROFILE FOR A SECOND STAGE TURBINE NOZZLE - Second-stage nozzles have vanes including airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I with the X, Y and Z values commencing at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and then made relative to that section for the Z coordinate values. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the nozzle. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172753 | COMPRESSOR SIDE INLET WITH IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY - An air plenum is configured to direct air into a centrifugal compressor impeller in an ACM compressor. The air inlet plenum has a cylindrical outer wall, a forward circular end wall, and a rearward circular end wall. An air inlet radially extends from the cylindrical outer wall and is in flow communication therewith. An aperture in forward circular end wall is configured to seal receive about a rotating shaft. An aperture in rearward circular end wall is configured to receive the rotating shaft and allow air flow therethrough about the rotating shaft. A rectangular baffle extends radially inward from the cylindrical outer wall at a circumference thereof opposite the air inlet. The rectangular baffle may extend between the forward and rearward end walls. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172754 | Stator Casing Having Improved Running Clearances Under Thermal Load - A turbine power generation system, comprising a stator including a shroud and a rotor rotatably situated within the shroud, wherein the shroud is structured such that the inner diameter of the inner surface of the shroud reduces when the inner surface is exposed to a thermal load. The reduction of the inner diameter allows a minimum blade-casing clearance to be achieved during steady-state operation instead of during transient operations. Blade-casing clearance is configured to be greatest at when the engine is in a cold, stationary position. The clearance is further configured to decrease as thermal load increases until a steady-state, thermal equilibrium is achieved. The clearance grows during shutdown as the stator and rotor begin to cool. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSURING PROPER INSTALLATION OF STATORS IN A COMPRESSOR CASE - Disclosed herein is a compressor case assembly that includes a compressor case section having an assembly track and a set of stator portions that are insertable in the assembly track, the compressor case section and the set of stator portions are configured such that the set of stator portions only assembles to the compressor case section in a single configuration. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172756 | Rotary compressor - A rotary compressor including a case defining an external appearance of the compressor. A compressing device is arranged inside the case, and a lower cap is fixed to a lower end of the case. The rotary compressor further includes a weld zone to fix the compressing device and lower cap to each other. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172757 | INDIRECT DRIVE UNIT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus, method and system using an indirect drive turbine to produce power by reusing spent energy by way of routing fluid flow through multiple stages of the turbine. A small engine is used for mechanical gain from the turbine. The engine is not connected to the turbine by a drive shaft. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172758 | HEAT DISSIPATION FAN - A heat dissipation fan includes a fan frame, a bearing assembly, a stator and a rotor. The fan frame includes a base and a central tube. The central tube includes an open top end and an open bottom end. The base defines a receiving concave at a bottom surface thereof. The receiving concave communicates with the central hole. A top wall is formed by the base over the concave. A sidewall is formed between the top wall and the bottom surface of the base and surrounds the concave. A plurality of first locking units extend from the top wall into the receiving concave. The bearing assembly includes an oil sealing cover for sealing the open bottom end of the central tube. The oil sealing cover includes a plurality of second locking units which are detachably interlocked with the first locking units to mount the oil sealing cover to the base. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172759 | Retractable wind turbines - A wind turbine electrical generating device is described where the blades that comprise the airfoil are retractable during operation. This feature allows for a number of improvements over the current state of the art including damage protection and the ability to remain operational during high wind conditions. Further described is a computer feedback loop that controls the degree of retraction. In addition, lightweight airfoil turbine blades are described that are assembled from discrete segments. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172760 | Non-Integral Turbine Blade Platforms and Systems - In one embodiment, a turbine blade platform may be disposed between two turbine blades. The platform may include a first exterior side configured to interface with a first turbine blade. The platform also may include a second exterior side disposed generally opposite the first exterior side and configured to interface with a second turbine blade. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172761 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR DRUM - A method of fabricating a turbomachine compressor drum comprising at least one rotor disk connected to an annular flange on the same axis via a wall of revolution, the method consisting in making said wall of revolution with a local annular extra thickness of material, and then once said wall of revolution has become deformed in use, in cutting through the extra thickness and in removing the wall, in positioning a new wall of revolution to take the place of the removed wall, and in welding the new wall to the drum. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172762 | Aerofoil - An aerofoil ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172763 | Process for starting a pump - Process for starting a pump intended to pump a liquid contained in a tank and to produce a substantially constant outlet pressure (setpoint pressure), according to which: 1/ the temperature (T | 2010-07-08 |
20100172764 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - There is provided an electric compressor that can protect a component to be protected from heat damage according to a capability of the component. The electric compressor | 2010-07-08 |
20100172765 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a device for controlling power supply from an inverter having a semiconductor switching element to an electric compressor having a built-in motor. The device includes: means for calculating a starting current value required for starting the compressor from the pressure at the discharge side circuit of the compressor; means for calculating a permitted current value of the semiconductor switching element from the temperature of the inverter installation portion; and means for comparing the calculated compressor starting current value to the permitted current value of the semiconductor switching element so as todetermine whether to permit a start of the compressor. Thus, it is possible to appropriately start the electric compressor without using a semiconductor switching element requiring a greater current capacity than is necessary in the inverter. This reduces the size and the cost of the electric compressor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172766 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PISTON MACHINE WITH A SENSOR - The invention provides a variable displacement axial piston machine comprising a cylinder block with at least one main cylinder and main piston, a swash plate, a plunger arrangement with a plunger and auxiliary cylinder, and a sensor. The swash plate is arranged to effect movement of the main piston in the main cylinder upon rotation of the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement, the plunger being arranged to tilt the swash plate relative to the cylinder arrangement and thereby to control a stroke of the main cylinder In the main piston. To provide a simple and reliable measurement of displacement of the main piston in the main cylinder, the invention provides a sensor element which is fixed in the auxiliary cylinder and which is adapted to sense movement of the plunger therein. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSURE VARIATIONS IN FUEL DISPENSERS TO MORE ACCURATELY MEASURE FUEL DELIVERED - A system and method for compensating a calculated or flow rate of fuel dispensed to a vehicle via a fuel flow path in response to a determination of a non-steady state condition based on data corresponding to a signal transmitted by a pressure sensor operatively coupled to the fuel flow path and configured to sense pressure therein, where the pressure sensor is adapted to transmit a signal representative of the sensed pressure. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172768 | Oil Pump with Improved Structure - An oil pump with improved structure comprises a motor casing, a motor cap, and an oil pump. The motor cap comprises a through hole, and is used for the enclosure of a motor in cooperation with the motor casing. The interior of the motor is assemblingly provided with a rotating shaft passing at one end thereof through the through hole of the motor cap and an oil pump joint. The oil pump comprises the oil pump joint, a cap body, and a rotor, the oil pump joint is projectingly provided on and integratedly formed with the motor cap. The rotor of the oil pump is assemblingly provided on the rotating shaft of the motor. In this case, neither the need for the connection or additional manufacture and assembly of a rotating shaft of the oil pump, nor the problem resulted from the interconnection may occur. Moreover, the concentricity may be assured, and the cost may be reduced significantly as well. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172769 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A LINEAR COMPRESSOR - The suspension system is applied in a compressor, presenting a shell in which interior is horizontally suspended a motor-compressor assembly having opposite ends that are spaced from the shell by an axial spacing. Mounting elements are each attached to an end of the motor-compressor assembly and suspension springs are mounted to the shell and to each respective mounting element. The suspension system comprises stop elements attached to the shell and having a free end portion disposed between a respective end of the motor-compressor assembly and the adjacent suspension spring. A first distance defined between the stop element and the adjacent end of the motor-compressor assembly is smaller than the axial spacing and smaller than a second distance defined between the stop element and an adjacent suspension spring. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172770 | VEHICLE-AIR-CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - An object is to provide a highly reliable vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor of an inverter-integrated type that minimizes vibration and deformation of a board and a bus bar caused by vibration of a vehicle so as to prevent devices from becoming detached, to prevent soldered sections and welded sections from rupturing, and to prevent short circuits from occurring. In a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172771 | MULTIPHASE PUMP - A multiphase pump includes a master cylinder having a first port adjacent to a first end of the master cylinder, and a second port adjacent to a second end of the master cylinder connected to a source of hydraulic fluid. A master piston is positioned within the master cylinder. A slave cylinder is adjacent to each of the first and second ends of the master cylinder. Each slave cylinder has a first input port and a first output port adjacent to a first end of each slave cylinder, and a second input port and a second output port adjacent to a second end of each slave cylinder. Each first input port and second input port is adapted to connect to a source of gas to be compressed. A slave piston is positioned within each slave cylinder and is connected to the master cylinder such that movement of the master piston results in movement of each slave piston. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172772 | VEHICLE-AIR-CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR - There is provided a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor in which a high-voltage short circuit due to the breakage of a high-voltage system including an inverter is prevented in the event of a crash, thereby improving safety. In a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172773 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMP MOTOR PROTECTOR - According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, a motor protector comprises a housing defining a compensator chamber; a compensator disposed in the housing having a motor fluid end in fluid communication with a motor fluid and a well fluid end, the compensator axially moveable relative to the housing in response to the expansion and contraction of the motor fluid; and a port formed through the housing to provide fluid communication from exterior of the housing to the well fluid end of the compensator. The compensator may be one selected from the group of a bellows and a plunger. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172774 | Compressor - The present invention provides a compressor having casings fixed together in a manner allowing the compressor to have a reduced sized as well as reusability. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172775 | MAGLEV MOTOR AND PUMP - A maglev motor and a pump using the maglev motor can be provided with strong magnetic bearing force generated by a simple structure, rotation losses of a rotor reduced with the generation of an eddy current suppressed, and a configuration of magnetic bearing can downsize by using a thin rotor. The donut-shaped rotor is arranged between the magnetic bearing unit and the motor unit, the motor yoke of the motor radially has a plurality of projected poles, a coil is close-wound around the projected pole, predetermined clearance is made between the inner side of the rotor and the projected pole, a plurality of two projected poles opposite each other near either end portions of the outer side of the rotor are provided circularly at equal intervals on the magnetic bearing yoke of the magnetic bearing unit, a magnetic bearing coil is close-wound around one of the two projected poles, a first permanent magnet is provided for the other projected pole, predetermined clearance is made on one side of the rotor end portion and the bridge unit for connecting the magnetic bearing unit to the motor unit is provided, a second permanent magnet is provided between the projected pole provided for the magnetic bearing yoke and the bridge yoke of the bridge unit, a third permanent magnet is provided between the motor yoke and the bridge yoke, a plurality of motor permanent magnets opposite the motor yoke are provided inside the rotor, and all projected poles provided on the bridge unit side of the magnetic bearing unit can be close-wound by the magnetic bearing coil, or provided with the first permanent magnet. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172776 | FUEL PUMP - A fuel pump for delivering fuel has a housing part made from a coated material. An insert made from an electrically non-conductive material, such as for example phenolic resin, is pressed into the housing part. The insert which is produced from phenolic resin can be pressed into the housing part before a surface treatment of the housing part, since phenolic resin is not electrically conductive. As a result, the fuel pump can be produced particularly inexpensively. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172777 | INLET DESIGN FOR A PUMP ASSEMBLY - One embodiment includes a housing ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172778 | CONNECTING ROD WITHOUT WRIST PIN - A reciprocating pump assembly has a pump within a housing. The pump has a crankshaft that rotates and a crosshead that is connected to a plunger via a pony rod. The plunger pumps fluid through cylinders in the pump. A connecting rod connects at one end to the crankshaft and at another end to the crosshead to translate the crankshaft's rotational movement into linear movement of the crosshead and thereby the plunger. The end connected to the crosshead is secured to the crosshead by a bushing located within the crosshead that allows the connecting rod end to pivot during operation. The bushing extends more than 180 degrees, retaining the connecting rod with the crosshead without the need for a wrist pin. The end secured by the bushing can be retained within the bushing by a lock plate, and retainers without the need for a wrist pin. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172779 | PISTON COMPRESSOR, PARTICULARLY REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - The invention concerns a piston compressor, particularly a refrigerant compressor with a compression chamber in a compressor block, the compression chamber being delimited by a cylinder head ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172780 | Scroll Compressor - An object of the present invention is to provide a scroll compressor capable of three-dimensional compression, which can prevent performance deterioration and performance variation due to gas leakage occurring on an outer peripheral side of a step portion of a spiral wrap and can achieve performance stabilization and performance improvement. In a scroll compressor configured to be capable of three-dimensional compression in a circumferential direction and a height direction of spiral wraps, in which top surfaces and bottom surfaces of spiral wraps ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172781 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - To provide a scroll compressor capable of reducing a noise occurring in a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism and improving compression performance. In a scroll compressor comprising: a fixed scroll member and a revolving scroll member; a driven crank mechanism for driving the revolving scroll member to revolutionary turn; and a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism provided in plural places for preventing self rotation of a revolving scroll member, at least one of the self rotation preventing pin, the self rotation preventing ring and the self rotation preventing ring hole, which form the pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism, is provided with an orbit correction part for reducing a maximum displacement R in a direction of self rotation of the revolving scroll member to smooth a change of an orbit of the revolving scroll member in changing a pin and a ring in a section of prevention of self rotation by means of a corresponding pin and ring part. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172782 | VACUUM PUMP - A pair of Northey rotors for a vacuum pump, in which each rotor comprises two opposing, substantially parallel faces, and a peripheral surface located between the opposing faces. In order to reduce damage caused by pumping a gas stream containing liquid or solid particulates, a plurality of grooves is located on the peripheral surface for accommodating the particulates. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172783 | Material for Anisotropic Magnet and Method of Manufacturing the same - A material for anisotropic magnet, comprising,
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20100172784 | Cast iron semi-finished product excellent in workability and method of production of the same - The present invention provides tough cast iron and cast iron semi-finished products excellent in workability without heat treatment requiring massive heat energy and long time and a method of production enabling these to be efficiently produced, that is, cast iron of ingredients of white cast iron where particles of spheroidal graphite or flattened graphite are dispersed, cast iron where the ingredients of the white cast iron satisfy, by wt %, (% C)≦4.3−(% Si)÷3 and C≧1.7% and where the particles of spheroidal graphite are dispersed at a density of 50 particles/mm | 2010-07-08 |
20100172785 | Ferritic-austenitic stainless steel - A ferritic-austenitic stainless steel having a microstructure which essentially consists of 35-65 vol-% ferrite and 35-65 vol-% austenite, has a chemical composition which contains in weight-%: 0.005-0.07 C, 0.1-2.0 Si, 3-8 Mn, 19-23 Cr, 0.5-1.7 Ni, optionally Mo and/or W in a total amount of max 1.0 (Mo+W/2), optionally Cu up to max 1.0 Cu, 0.15-0.30 N, balance iron and impurities. The following conditions shall apply for the chromium and nickel equivalents: 202010-07-08 | |
20100172786 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT ELONGATION, STRETCH FLANGEABILITY AND WELDABILITY - The present invention provides a high-strength steel sheet which has a 980 MPa class tensile strength as well as has excellent elongation, stretch flangeability and weldability, and also has excellent anti-delayed fraction property. The high-strength steel sheet comprises steel satisfying: C: 0.12 to 0.25%, Si: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0%, P: 0.15% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.4% or less, and comprising the remnant made from iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein a ratio of the contents of Si and C (Si/C) is within the range from 7 to 14 in terms of a mass ratio, and a microstructure in a longitudinal section comprises, by an occupancy ratio based on the entire structure, 1) bainitic ferrite: 50% or more, 2) lath-type residual austenite: 3% or more, and 3) block-type residual austenite: 1% or more to ½×occupancy ratio of lath-type residual austenite, and 4) average size of block-type second phase is 10 μm or less. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172787 | NOVEL ADDITIVE COMPRISING LEAD AND/OR A LEAD ALLOY INTENDED TO TREAT BATHS OF LIQUID STEEL - The present invention relates to an additive in the form of flux-cored wire for treating baths of liquid steel with a view to obtaining steels having a high lead content. The additive comprising metallic lead and/or one or more lead alloys according to the invention for treating baths of liquid steel, and is in the form of flex-cored wire composed of a metal sheath and a finely divided filling material, the latter being composed of a powder of metallic lead and/or of lead alloy and of a powder containing a material capable of releasing a gas, which is inert with respect to the liquid steel, at the temperature of the liquid steel bath. Characteristically, the powder of metallic lead and/or of lead alloy includes a particle size fraction G | 2010-07-08 |
20100172788 | COLD ROLLEDSTEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a cold-rolled steel sheet includes: adding, by weight %, carbon (C) 0.005% or less, nitrogen (N) 0.002 to 0.005%, manganese (Mn) 0.1 to 1.0%, phosphorous (P) 0.005 to 0.1%, niobium (Nb) 0.015 to 0.04%, silicon (Si) 0.30 or less, sulfur (S) 0.02% or less, aluminum 0.001 to 0.03%; adjusting the atomic ratio of Nb/C to 1 or more and the atomic ratio of Al/N to 0.5 to 1.5, homogenizing a steel containing iron (Fe) and elements inevitably contained in manufacturing the steel as the remainder at temperature of 1150 to 1300° C., setting the final hot-rolling temperature to 890 to 950° C. that is over an Ar3 critical point; and hot-winding the hot-rolled steel sheet and cold-rolling the hot-rolled steel sheet at 40 to 80% cold reduction ratio. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172789 | METHOD OF COATING WITH CRYO-MILLED NANO-GRAINED PARTICLES - A method of coating a substrate with cryo-milled, nano-grained particles includes forming a face-centered-cubic gamma matrix comprising nickel, cobalt, chromium, tungsten and molybdenum, adding a dispersion strengthening material to the gamma matrix to form a first mixture, cryo-milling the first mixture to form a second mixture to form a nano-grained structure, and cold spraying the second mixture onto a substrate to form a coating having a nano-grained structure. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172790 | IRON-NICKEL-CHROMIUM-SILICON ALLOY - The invention relates to an iron-nickel-chromium-silicon alloy comprising (in wt.-%) 19 to 34% or 42 to 87% nickel, 12 to 26% chromium, 0.75 to 2.5% silicon, and additives of 0.05% to 1% Al, 0.01 to 1% Mn, 0.01 to 0.26% lanthanum, 0.0005 to 0.05% magnesium, 0.04 to 0.14% carbon, 0.02 to 0.14% nitrogen, and further comprising 0.0005 to 0.07% Ca, 0.002 to 0.020% P, a maximum of 0.01% sulfur, a maximum of 0.005% B, the remainder comprising iron and the usual process-related impurities | 2010-07-08 |
20100172791 | ALUMINUM-BRONZE ALLOY AS RAW MATERIALS FOR SEMI SOLID METAL CASTING - An aluminum-bronze alloy as raw materials for Semi Solid Metal casting has a component composition containing Al of 5 to 10 mass %, Zr of 0.0005 to 0.04 mass %, and P of 0.01 to 0.25 mass %, and a balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, further containing Si of 0.5 to 3 mass % as needed, and further containing one or more kinds of Pb of 0.005 to 0.45 mass %, Bi of 0.005 to 0.45 mass %, Se of 0.03 to 0.45 mass %, and Te of 0.01 to 0.45 mass % as needed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172792 | STRESS-BUFFERING MATERIAL - Inventors of the present invention have found that, by manufacturing a stress-buffering material with a Ca-containing aluminum alloy including 0.1 to 12 at % of Ca, the stress-buffering material at low cost, capable of expanding its use in various fields, and having low Young's modulus that is beyond a conventional level, can be obtain. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172793 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING AN OZONE GENERATING DEVICE FOR AIR PURIFICATION - An air purification system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an ozone generating device that is used to introduce ozone into an air stream flowing through the ozone generating device. The ozone is used to remove contaminants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), from the air stream. The purification system includes sensors in various locations within the HVAC system to measure a concentration of constituents in the air. In some embodiments, the constituents may include ozone and VOCs, such as toluene, butene, and propanal. To control an amount of ozone generated, the purification system controls an amount of electrical power to the ozone generating device. To control a concentration of ozone generated, the purification system controls a flow rate of air through the ozone generating device. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172794 | UNIVERSAL STERILIZING TOOL - A contoured sterilizing element is configured to conform to the outer and inner surfaces of a working end-site of a medical device such as a catheter hub, luer connector, luer component, needleless access site, and/or access port The sterilizing element is made from absorbent material and can be pre-moistened or impregnated with an anti-pathogenic agent The sterilizing element can be contained within a housing that is easily griped and opened in one hand by the user The sterilizing element is configured to wipe debris from and to sterilize and/or dry a working end-site of medical device, using a wiping, twisting, dabbing, push/pull, and/or screwing motion around all of the surface aspects of the device to be sterilized | 2010-07-08 |
20100172795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF METAL CONTAINERS, SUCH AS BEVERAGE CANS, IN A BEVERAGE CAN FILLING PLANT - A method and apparatus for the treatment of metal containers, such as beverage cans, in a beverage can filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172796 | Metal hydride storage system for a portable, intrinsically safe, flame ionization detector (FID) device - A metal hydride storage system for a portable intrinsically safe (IS), flame ionization detector (FID) device includes a portable intrinsically safe FID device and a metal hydride storage vessel is coupled to the FID device configured to store a predetermined amount of compressed hydrogen at a predetermined low pressure and deliver the hydrogen gas to the FID device. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172797 | EXTRACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SENSITIVITY BODY FLUID TESTING DEVICE - An extraction method and apparatus is provided for obtaining quick, safe and highly sensitive testing of a variety of body fluids including saliva, blood, urine or other fluids for drugs of abuse or other analytes. The apparatus includes a latchable extraction wand for obtaining body fluid samples from a subject which is adapted to maximize the portion of the body fluid sample that will go into a graduated bottle containing a buffer solution, and a testing device wherein the sample will be received and into which test strips can be inserted to determine levels of drugs of abuse or other analyte in the sample. In one of the methods of the invention, energy is imparted to the sample and buffer solution, such as by shaking, and this facilitates reduction of sample viscosity, such as by promoting the breakdown of mucins when the sample is saliva. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172798 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANALYTICAL ELEMENT - A method is provided for producing an analytical element comprising at least one test field for analyzing a liquid sample, wherein provision is made for a carrier on which a polymer fabric is arranged. At least one portion of the polymer fabric is irradiated with UV laser light and thereby hydrophobized. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172799 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM ON A POLYMER SURFACE - A method is provided for producing a microfluidic system on a polymer surface, wherein at least one portion of the polymer surface is irradiated by laser light in a targeted fashion for the spatially-resolved modification of the wettability of the portion of the polymer surface by a liquid sample. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172800 | ELECTROSENSING ANTIBODY-PROBE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT SENSOR HAVING CONDUCTIVITY PROMOTION MOLECULES - A sensor for electrosensing an antigen in a test sample is disclosed. The sensor has two electrodes electrically disconnected and physically separated from each other, a layer of antibody immobilized on the surface of at least one of said electrodes. The antibody has specific binding reactivity with the antigen. Conductivity promotion molecules are conjugated with the antibody to improve electrical conductivity characteristics across the two electrodes. The antibody captures the antigen present in the test sample mixed in a buffer solution that comes into contact with the antibody-populated electrodes. This alters the electrical conductivity characteristic across the two electrodes in which an amount representative of the altering provides an indication for electrosensing of the antigen. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172801 | METHOD FOR UNIFORM APPLICATION OF FLUID INTO A REACTIVE REAGENT AREA - Analytical results obtained with microfluidic devices are improved by providing structural features in areas containing dry supported reagents, the structural features directing the flow of a sample over the area in a predetermined uniform manner and facilitating the purging of air. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172802 | ASSAY DEVICES AND METHODS - A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID DISPERSION - A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172804 | SOLID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A dispenser ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172805 | GAS GENERATION APPARATUS - In order to provide a gas generation apparatus such as a hydrogen gas generation apparatus for a fuel cell or an oxygen gas generation apparatus used in medical sites and at the time of disasters in which a solid gas generating agent such as metal is brought into contact with a reaction liquid to generate hydrogen gas or oxygen gas, a gas generation apparatus A having a solid gas generating agent and a reaction liquid in which the solid gas generating agent and the reaction liquid are stored respectively in separate storing vessels | 2010-07-08 |
20100172806 | System and Apparatus for Ionic Liquid Catalyst Regeneration - Disclosed are a system and an apparatus for regenerating an ionic liquid catalyst, which has been deactivated by conjunct polymers during any type of reaction producing conjunct polymers as a by-product, for example, isoparaffin-olefin alkylation. The system and apparatus are designed such that solvent extraction of conjunct polymers, freed from the ionic liquid catalyst through its reaction with aluminum metal, occurs as soon as the conjunct polymers de-bond from the ionic liquid catalyst. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172807 | SYSTEM FOR SCRUBBING ALKYL HALIDES FROM GASES - Alkyl halides can be effectively scrubbed from gas streams containing them by passing the gas streams through dispersers having a very small pore size into an aqueous scrubbing liquid containing a nucleophile such as thiosulfate. Optionally, the addition of a water-soluble organic compound to the scrubbing liquid may increase the rate of destruction of the alkyl halide. Alkyl halides such as methyl bromide can be effectively scrubbed from enclosed spaces containing the halide, for example in enclosures used for fumigation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172808 | ION GENERATOR - An ion generator can generate clean ionized gas, in which no foreign matters are mixed, and apply the same to a treated object. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172809 | MEMBRANE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREPARING A MEMBRANE AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN - The present invention discloses a method, apparatus and method of manufacturing an apparatus; all to produce hydrogen gas, particularly synthesis gas. Preferred embodiments of the invention include an alpha alumina membrane which has been treated with a TiO | 2010-07-08 |
20100172810 | CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING WATER VAPORE PRETREATMENT APPARATUS - Disclosed is a CO | 2010-07-08 |
20100172811 | Process for Removal of Aluminum Oxides from Aqueous Media - The present invention relates to the use of lithium salts and/or magnesium salts for the precipitation of aluminum oxides present in aqueous media. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172812 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MAGNESIA (MGO) - The present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of MgO of high purity >99% from salt bitterns via intermediate formation of Mg(OH) | 2010-07-08 |
20100172813 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CO2-EMISSIONS FROM THE WASTE GASES OF COMBUSTION PLANTS - A method for separating carbon dioxide from a flue gas using a membrane (membrane module) is characterized in that the flue gas is at temperatures above the condensation point of the water vapor before entering the membrane separation stage. In this way, condensation of any potentially entrained water vapor out of the flue gas is avoided, so as to consistently prevent clogging of the membrane pores. The high temperatures can be achieved in different ways. The temperature of the flue gas can easily be increased to the necessary temperatures by way of an upstream heat exchanger or a burner. A compressor, which is connected upstream of the membrane module and also advantageously increases the CO | 2010-07-08 |
20100172814 | Zeolite Catalyst With Improved NOx Reduction in SCR - The present invention is directed to a novel metal-promoted zeolite catalyst, a method of producing the catalyst and a method of sing the catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO | 2010-07-08 |
20100172815 | Method of Manufacturing Superhydrophobic Silica-Based Powder - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing superhydrophobic silica-based powder, including adding a water glass solution, which is not subjected to ion exchange, serving as a precursor, with an organosilane compound having an alkaline pH and an inorganic acid to thus subject the water glass solution to surface modification and gelation, thereby producing hydrogel, immersing the hydrogel in a nonpolar solvent to thus subject the hydrogel to solvent exchange and Na | 2010-07-08 |
20100172816 | Ammonia storage system - A system for storing ammonia comprises gas detector that is able to detect gases other than ammonia. The system further comprises thermally activatable ammonia stores, which can be activated to release ammonia upon heating. When the ammonia stores are not heated, the system is below ambient pressure and any leak will cause external gas to enter the system. Therefore, the gas detector is used to detect the presence of such external gas, which allows to detect leaks. The gas detector may be embodied as a thermal detector using a single heater and two temperature sensors for detecting a gas flow as well as external gas. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172817 | Method And Apparatus For Preparing A Collection Surface For Use In Producing Carbon Nanostructures - A method includes producing deposition conditions in a collection area above a reactant liquid containing one or more catalyst metals. The reactant liquid is maintained under conditions in which atoms of the catalyst metal may escape from the reactant liquid into the collection area. A suitable carrier gas is directed to traverse a surface of the reactant liquid and flow along a collection path that passes over a collection surface in the collection area. This flow of carrier gas is maintained so that escaped atoms of catalyst metal are entrained in the gas traversing the surface of the reactant liquid and are deposited on the collection surface prior to or concurrently with nanocarbon structure formation at the collection surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172818 | Method of preparing carbon nanotube complexes - A method of fabricating carbon nanotube complex is disclosed, which comprises, (A) dispersing carbon nanotubes in a solvent; (B) adding a filler to the above solution to give a precursor solution; (C) performing light illumination on the precursor solution; (D) washing the solution after light exposure; and (E) drying to evaporate the solvent contained in the solution. Therefore, the carbon nanotube complex of the present invention is obtained. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172819 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ZERO DISCHARGE WATER TREATMENT - Methods and systems for a zero discharge waste water treatment system are provided. The system includes a filtration train including filter media having successively smaller diameter filtration elements, a reverse osmosis apparatus including a pump and a membrane coupled in flow communication with said filtration train, a vapor compressor coupled in flow communication with said reverse osmosis apparatus, and a spray dryer coupled in flow communication with said vapor compressor, said spray dryer configured to separate moisture in a brine solution from particulate suspended in the brine solution. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172820 | METHOD OF PREPARATION OF SPHERICAL SUPPORT FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST - Provided is a method of preparation of a spherical support for an olefin polymerization catalyst. Specifically, provided is a method of preparation of a support which can be used in preparation of an olefin polymerization catalyst, wherein, MgX(I) (X=halogen atom) is prepared by reacting a reaction initiator, nitrogen halide, and magnesium metal, and then magnesium metal and alcohol are reacted in the presence of the MgX, thereby resulting a smooth-surfaced spherical dialkoxy magnesium support having a uniform particle size distribution. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172821 | METHOD OF PREPARATION OF SPHERICAL SUPPORT FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION CATALYST - Provided is a method of preparation of dialkoxy magnesium that is used as a support for an olefin polymerization catalyst for polyolefin preparation. Specifically, provided is a method of preparation of a support for an olefin polymerization catalyst, which comprises preparation of dialkoxy magnesium by reacting magnesium metal with alcohol in the presence of a reaction initiator, wherein bromine is used as the reaction initiator so as to obtain spherical dialkoxy magnesium. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172822 | USE OF SODIUM SELENOSULFATE FOR SUPPLEMENTING SELENIUM AND ENHANCING THE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF CHEMOTHERAPY AGENTS, AND A RAPID PROCESS FOR PREPARING SODIUM SELENOSULFATE - The present invention relates to a use of sodium selenosulfate for supplementing selenium and enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy agents for cancers, and a rapid process for preparing sodium selenosulfate comprising: mixing sodium selenite, the reducing agent and sodium sulfite in a certain proportion to form sodium selenosulfate quickly. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172823 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC FULLERENE-LIKE NANOPARTICLES - The present invention provides a process for obtaining fullerene-like metal chalcogenide nanoparticles, comprising feeding a metal precursor selected from metal halide, metal carbonyl, organo-metallic compound and metal oxyhalide vapor into a reaction chamber towards a reaction zone to interact with a flow of at least one chalcogen material in gas phase, the temperature conditions in said reaction zone being such to enable the formation of the fullerene-like metal chalcogenide nanoparticles product. The present invention further provides novel IF metal chalcogenides nanoparticles with spherical shape and optionally having a very small or no hollow core exhibiting excellent tribological behaviour. The present invention further provides an apparatus for preparing various IF nanostructures. | 2010-07-08 |