30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200230448 | Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Systems and Methods for Suppression Fire Protection of High Hazard Commodities Including Commodities Stored in Rack Arrangements Beneath Ceilings of Up to Fifty-Five Feet in Height - System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). The systems and methods provide for hydraulic and system parameters that include a hydraulic design area based upon five to no more than twelve hydraulically most remote sprinklers spaced at a preferred sprinkler-to-sprinkler spacing of eight to ten feet (8-10 ft.) coupled to two to four branch lines tied to a common cross main supply pipe of firefighting fluid. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230449 | Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Systems and Methods for Suppression Fire Protection of High Hazard Commodities Including Commodities Stored in Rack Arrangements Beneath Ceilings of Up to Fifty-Five Feet in Height - System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). The systems and methods provide for hydraulic and system parameters that include a hydraulic design area based upon five to no more than twelve hydraulically most remote sprinklers spaced at a preferred sprinkler-to-sprinkler spacing of eight to ten feet (8-10 ft.) coupled to two to four branch lines tied to a common cross main supply pipe of firefighting fluid. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230450 | Method and Device for Producing an Extinguishing Foam Containing an Extinguishing Gas - The present invention relates to a method for producing compressed-air foam and to a corresponding device. The method comprises providing fire-fighting water admixed with foaming agent, and foaming the fire-fighting water admixed with foaming agent, with addition of compressed gas, wherein the compressed gas comprises a chemical extinguishing agent. The method according to the invention and the device according to the invention allow the production of an effective extinguishing foam due to the inhibitory effect of the chemical extinguishing agent. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230451 | Firefighting Utility Tool - A firefighting utility tool including a handle member and a tool head. The handle member has one of a variety of tool heads attached to a bottom side thereof. The handle is a solid tubular member with a hollow interior that allows water to pass therethrough. The top end of the handle member has a hose coupling located thereon such that a hose can be connected and water can flow into the hollow interior of the handle member. There are a plurality of holes located in the handle member toward the bottom end of the handle member. The holes allow water to exit the handle. The tool allows water to pass through the handle and out of the plurality of holes such that the water can be directed toward a fire without interfering with normal operation of the tool. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230452 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM - A control device for operating a fire extinguisher system includes at least one hose ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230453 | FIRE-EXTINGUISHING DEVICE (VARIANTS), LOCK AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR FIRE-EXTINGUISHING DEVICE (VARIANTS), FORCED ACTIVATION DEVICE FOR LOCK AND RELEASE DEVICE, FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM AND FIRE-EXTINGUISHING METHOD - The proposed technical solution relates to fire prevention equipment and can be used in industrial and civilian properties, including with an increased risk of fire, for locating hot spots, and also for efficiently extinguishing fires in facilities using automatic fire-extinguishing systems. The technical problem addressed by the claimed invention is to produce a fire-extinguishing device which does not have the drawbacks mentioned and has increased reliability, efficiency and manufacturability. The technical result of the claimed invention consists in elimination of the drawbacks of the prior art, in an increase in the reliability and manufacturability of a fire-extinguishing device and thus in an increase in the fire-extinguishing efficiency overall. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230454 | COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF Z-1-CHLORO-2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROP-1-ENE - Disclosed is a mixture comprising the compound Z-1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting ofHFOs, HFCs, HFEs, CFCs, CO | 2020-07-23 |
20200230455 | Resistance Running System - The Resistance Running System may include at least one glove worn on the user's hand with an anchor point on the palm of the glove. This anchor point connects to an elastic band with connecting links on both ends. The opposite end of the elastic band connects to at least one strap worn around a user's leg. The strap is tightened and fixed by the use of a buckle with use of a simple hook and loop fastener. An anchor point on the strap allows at least one end of the elastic band to connect to the strap worn on the user's leg. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230456 | RESISTANCE BAND COVER - A cover assembly for a resistance band including one or more sleeves each having a base and an attachment structure, the latter removably securing a respective sleeve in a covering disposition on the resistance band. The base and attachment structure are disposable between open and closed orientations. The covering disposition includes the base, having a padded construction, disposed in overlying relation to an inner surface of the resistance band and the attachment structure, including a plurality of elongated flaps, overlapping one another and collectively disposed in overlying relation to an outer surface of the resistance band, concurrent to being in the closed orientation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230457 | Trap bar with adjustable handles - The trap bar with adjustable handles includes a pair of handles. The position of each handle is adjustable in an inward and outward direction, thus varying the distance between the handles. Thus, a user may adjust the handle spacing to accommodate the user's size. A trap bar is used to perform deadlifts and shrugs. A trap bar preferably includes a pair of handles, the handles parallel to each other and parallel to the ground. The parallel positions of the handles support a neutral hand grip and an application of weight in-line with the user's body. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230458 | Rooftop Mount for Exercise Equipment - A rooftop mount device for connecting to a roof of a portable gym and for attaching exercise equipment is described. The portable gym is a portable container, such as a shipping container, having a top surface, or roof, to which the rooftop mount is attachable. The rooftop mount device includes connection members. The rooftop mount can also include one or more horizontal stabilization members and equipment attachment elements. The connection members are attached to a roof of the container. Exercise equipment is attached to the parts of the rooftop mount device. The rooftop mount provides proper height and stability for the bars, racks, stands, cages, rigs and riggings, and other exercise equipment that are attached to the container's roof so that the equipment does not move during use by an exerciser. Systems and kits are also described, which include a rooftop mount device, various exercise equipment, and a portable container. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230459 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASED REALISM OF TRAINING ON EXERCISE MACHINES - An exercise machine includes a cyclical actuator and a mechanical energy storage device. Connective structure operatively connects the cyclical actuator to the mechanical energy storage device. Motion of the cyclical actuator urges physical motion of and energy storage in the mechanical energy storage device. The exercise machine further includes an electric machine. A communication pathway enables exchange of data between multiple associated exercise machines such that multiple associated operators on multiple associated exercise machines have a common experience. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230460 | EXERCISE DEVICE WITH ROCKING SEAT - An exercise device is disclosed which is safe to use, resists muscle adaptation, incorporates multiple methods of resistance, can quickly and easily switch between exercise modes to provide the user with the most optimal exercise routine and the least amount of hassle, and can otherwise remove the limitations of prior art machines. The exercise device can be utilized by the user to perform rowing exercises targeting cardiovascular training, high intensity training, strength training, muscle-building training and core building. Moreover, the exercise device is easy to use, will have multiple methods of operation, can quickly and easily switch between these methods of operation, and will not limit the user in the types of exercises to be performed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230461 | VIRTUAL ROAD SURFACE IMPLEMENTATION-TYPE BICYCLE SIMULATOR - Provided is a virtual road surface implementation-type bicycle simulator. The virtual road surface implementation-type bicycle simulator according to the present disclosure includes a rear wheel support portion that supports a rear wheel of a mounted bicycle and rotates together with rotation of the rear wheel; and a road surface implementation portion including a plurality of uneven portions that perform a protrusion operation at various heights on an outer peripheral surface of the rear wheel support portion in contact with the rear wheel, thereby providing a rider riding the bicycle with various road surface states which are virtually set. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230462 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RESTORING SPINAL MOVEMENT AND FUNCTION - A spinal unloading system generally includes a harness configured to wrap around a human patient's lumbar or cervical region and including multiple attachment points for connecting elastomeric bands. Elastomeric bands exert pulling forces in a variety of directions, depending on specific placement, and serve to unload the spine and/or provide resistance while performing the method. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230463 | Apparatus for exercising a person's legs - Apparatus ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230464 | EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A GLUTEAL BRIDGE MOVEMENT - The present disclosure provides an exercise apparatus designed to allow a user to perform a gluteal bridge, typically with resistance, to improve the strength of the user's posterior hip and gluteal muscles. The exercise apparatus is configurable for use in different environments—in a gym, fitness center or training facility, a spa or studio, or a home gym. The exercise apparatus includes a frame assembly, a bench assembly, and a resistance assembly. The bench assembly is pivotally connected to the frame assembly to provide an elevated pivot point about which the bench assembly pivots when the user performs the gluteal bridge movement. The resistance assembly is operably connected to the bench assembly and provides a resistance force that the user overcomes in order to pivotally move the bench through the gluteal bridge movement. The resistance assembly can include a cable, pulley and weight stack, or an elastically deformable band. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230465 | System and Method For Providing a Coach With Live Training Data of an Athlete as the Athlete is Performing a Swimming Workout - An athlete tracking system and method for tracking an athlete during training sessions. The system includes a mobile tracking device wearable around a portion of the athlete's head, and a training log server for maintaining an athlete profile that includes a training record updatable by the athlete and a training plan supplied by a coach. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230466 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS - The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230467 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS - The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230468 | SPORTS BALL - A sports ball is provided and may include an interior bladder and a cover disposed about the interior bladder. The cover may comprise a plurality of adjoining panels. The cover may further define an exterior surface comprising a plurality of plateau sections and a plurality of indentations extending radially inward from the exterior surface. The plurality of indentations may include a plurality of peripheral channels or seams and a plurality of interior channels. Each seam has a seam length and the plurality of seams has a first aggregate deboss length. Each interior channel has a channel length and the plurality of interior channels has a second aggregate deboss length. Collectively, the seams and interior channels have an aggregate feature length, which is defined as a sum of the first aggregate deboss length and the second aggregate deboss length. The aggregate feature length is greater than 800 centimeters. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230469 | GOLF BALL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of manufacturing golf balls having a core and a cover of at least one layer encasing the core includes the steps of producing a core by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition containing (A) a base rubber, (B) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, and (C) an organic peroxide; and heat-treating the core for 1 to 24 hours at between 175 and 300° C. Golf balls which undergo little energy loss and have a high initial velocity can be obtained by this method. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230470 | INTELLIGENT BALL PASSING SYSTEM - An intelligent ball passing system is provided, including: a ball passing robot configured for carrying out a ball passing action according to human body postures, including: a video capture device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230471 | GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The front portion may include a front pocket defined by an interior wall. The golf club head may include a face portion and a polymer insert between the face portion and the interior wall. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230472 | Golf Club Grip - A golf club grip structured to create simultaneous closing and impaction of the fingers of the golfer's upper hand during the execution of a full swing golf shot. The grip includes a constant diameter lower hand area and an upper hand section including an upper constant diameter section to accommodate the golfer's little finger and a second lower section having a gradually increasing diameter to accommodate the remaining three fingers of the golfer's upper hand. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230473 | GOLF CLUB BAG - In golf club bags equipped with sub-bags, the problem to be solved is to prevent inadvertent dropping of the sub-bags. The main bag is provided with a sub-bag storage portion which is opened laterally and the sub-bag is stored, between the side portion of the sub-bag storage portion of the main bag and the sub-bag, a one-touch fastener for releasably connecting them is provided, the one-touch fastener is provided with a male portion having an elastically deformable engaging claw, a female portion having an engaging surface which is fitted with the engaging claw and is engaged in the fitting direction by the elasticity, these male and female portions and a fixing band for fixing the sub-bag to the main bag and the sub-bag. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230474 | Golf Tee Tethering Assembly - A golf tee tethering assembly for inhibiting a rubber mat tee from flying away during golf practice includes a rubber mat tee that is positionable on a rubber golfing mat to have a golf ball positioned thereon for striking. A washer is positioned around the rubber mat tee and a tether is coupled to the washer. A fastener is coupled to the tether on an opposite end of the tether from the ring. The fastener releasably engages a shaft of a golf club such that the rubber mat tee is retained on the golf club. The golf club is laid on the rubber golf mat and the rubber mat tee is positioned at a chosen spot on the rubber golf mat. Thus, the tether inhibits the rubber mat tee from flying away when the golf ball is struck from the rubber mat tee. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230475 | Molded Golf Flagstick and Method for Making - A golf flagstick device comprising a rigid support member combined with a plurality of jacks. The components are encapsulated by a material, such as a thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer, using an injection molding process. The jacks have one or more arms extending outward from a center portion. The arms are adapted to contact the inner wall of the mold's cavity to help hold the rigid support member in one place and away from the inner wall during the molding process. The flagstick includes a ferrule attached to a lower end which is adapted for placement into a putting cup and a tip fitting attached to an upper end which is adapted to be combined with a flag. The ferrule and/or tip fitting may be combined with the rigid support member before the injection molding process resulting in the ferrule and/or tip fitting being at least partially filled with and/or encapsulated by the material to help hold the components together without requiring a secondary attachment operation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230476 | Dual Sided Golf Towel and Method - A golf towel, with a connector for attaching it to a golf bag or golf cart, can be used to clean and dry golf clubs, golf balls, and other golf accessories and can also be used for a golfer to dry their hands or face while out on a golf course. The golf towel has a textured fabric side with a woven waffle honeycomb pattern specifically designed to clean club surface and a soft fleece side with a woolen-type fabric made from synthetic and/or natural fibers specifically designed for wiping and drying hands or face. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230477 | BAT WITH TUNABLE INSERT - A tunable insert is provided that may be placed within a baseball/softball bat at or near its sweet spot. The insert may allow for fine tuning of the bat's compressive strength, and thus the bat's performance. Two opposing inner sleeves may be received within a tapered inner core and may be drawn together with a threaded fastening member. When the inner sleeves are pulled together, the insert segments are pushed outward. The segmented outer piece of the insert may be directly in contact with a ring member or inner barrel that is positioned between the barrel and the tunable insert. When torque is applied to the threaded fastener, the segmented outer piece expands, thus also expanding the ring member. As the ring member expands, it gets nearer to the bat's inner surface. The relative distance of the ring member to the bat's inner surface tunes the stiffness of the bat. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230478 | THROWING GAME APPARATUS & METHOD - The disclosure concerns a throwing game, including: a throwing game apparatus having a planar base, an annular periphery extending upwardly from the planar base, and three receptacles positioned in a linear array and disposed within a distal one-half of the planar base, among other distinguishing features; and a method for playing a throwing game using the throwing apparatus, as well as a kit including the throwing game apparatus, throwing objects, and instructions for playing a game. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230479 | Anti-Bounce Back Protective Safety Screen Systems - A protective screen system having a protective screen made up of a protective screen frame and a primary net, and including a protective screen safety apparatus coupled to the protective screen. The protective screen safety apparatus includes spacing connectors adapted to couple a structure such as a protective screen frame, and support and suspend a safety net in front of and spaced from the protective screen frame to minimize bounce back of a ball from the protective screen frame. Methods of protecting a batter with the protective screen safety apparatus are provided. Retrofitting and adjustable protective screen safety apparatus are described, as are other aspects. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230480 | GOLF AID INCLUDING HEADS UP DISPLAY FOR GREEN READING - An electronic golf aid system for assisting users with reading greens on golf courses includes a camera that captures images of the user's field of view, and an electronic display device with a display screen that displays captured images. A processor, which communicates with the camera and display device, is programmed to: receive signals from the camera indicative of images of a golf ball and a cup on the green; determine respective locations for the golf ball and cup; determine a perspective view of the topology of the green between the golf ball and cup from the user's point of view; determine, based on the green's topology, a proposed trajectory line from the golf ball's location to the cup's location; and direct the electronic display device to display the proposed trajectory line superimposed on the surface of the green as the green is shown in real-time on the display screen. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230481 | A GOLF TEACHING SET IN THE FORM OF A SUBCONSCIOUS HABIT - The golf teaching set in the form of a subconscious habit based on established experience contains a special golf training club no. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230482 | SWING QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A system that measures a swing of a bat with one or more sensors and analyzes sensor data to create swing quality metrics. Metrics may include for example rotational acceleration, on-plane efficiency, and body-bat connection. Rotational acceleration measures the centripetal acceleration of the bat along the bat's longitudinal axis at a point early in the rotational part of the swing; it is an indicator of the swing's power. On-plane efficiency measures how much of the bat's angular velocity occurs around the swing plane, the plane spanned by the bat and the bat's sweet spot velocity at impact. Body-bat connection measures the angle between the bat and the body tilt axis, which is estimated from the trajectory of the hand position on the bat through the swing; an ideal bat-body connection is near 90 degrees. These three swing quality metrics provide a simple and useful characterization of the swing mechanics. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230483 | GOLF COURSE BUNKER - The present invention concerns a golf course bunker and a method of constructing a golf course bunker using concrete modified soil (“CMS”) as a backfill material to secure the bunker façade tiles into place. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230484 | BASEBALL PITCHING MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A baseball pitching machine that is configured to precisely index and spin a baseball before pitching the baseball. The machine comprises a baseball spinner and launcher that is configured to spin the baseball using at least one spindle, and then launch or pitch the ball using air (i.e., pneumatic). Preferably, the position of the ball spinner and launcher can be adjusted in terms of position in both the x and y directions (i.e., both side to side, and up and down), as well as its angle. The baseball pitching machine is configured to be controllable such that pitches (in terms of type, location and velocity) can be changed on a pitch-by-pitch basis. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230485 | YOGA MAT CARRIERS - Carriers for securely carrying yoga mats are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a carrier comprises a planar portion and a shoulder strap portion coupled to the planar portion. The planar portion includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a securing strap coupled to the first surface. In operation, the first surface of the planar portion is positionable to interface with a yoga mat before the planar portion is rolled up with the yoga mat. The yoga mat can continue to be rolled up until the planar portion wraps around an exterior surface of the rolled-up mat. The shoulder strap is then fed through a securing strap on the carrier to secure the carrier to the yoga mat. The shoulder strap can then be used by a yoga practitioner to carry the yoga mat. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230486 | Hang Time Measurements Using Wearable Electronic Devices - Wearable electronic devices that are designed to be worn on the head of a user while the user is swimming can determine swimming strokes and swimming performances of the user using motion sensors. Using a sound speaker, the wearable electronic device can play music and provide audio feedback to the swimmer. By comparing the swimming performance of the swimmer wearing the device with previously recorded swimming data, the wearable electronic device can provide audio comparison results to the swimmer while the swimmer is swimming in water. The wearable electronic device can also support similar functions for jumping actions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230487 | DETACHABLE POWERED PUSH CARTS - A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for propelling a non-motorized vehicle forward. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a frame, a first wheel, a second wheel, a motor, a controller, and a bracket. The frame may attach to the first wheel, the second wheel, and the motor. The first wheel may attach to a first side of the frame and rotate about an axis. The second wheel may attach to a second side of the frame and rotate about the axis. The motor may connect to the first wheel, where the motor is configured to rotate the first wheel to propel the apparatus forward. The controller may control a speed at which the motor rotates the first wheel. The bracket may attach to a front of the first frame and connect to a non-motorized vehicle. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230488 | Pre-Visualization Device - A pre-visualization device (for movie, game, and other digital media creation, the pre-visualization device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230489 | CHALK-HOLDER FOR BILLIARD-CUES SYSTEM - A chalk-holder for billiard-cues system including a chalk holder having a receptacle including an inner volume and a securing member. The inner volume is configured to store chalk for removeable use. The securing member is configured to engage and be secured at a handle-end of a pool cue for providing ready access to the chalk. The securing member comprises threading. The handle-end comprises an aperture configured to mate with the threading of the securing member. The device may be used to store chalk between uses during billiards. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230490 | ELECTRONIC TRADING CARD GAME - A method for competing in game play of an electronic trading card game within a game host between a first player and a second player includes (i) each player receiving an unopened pack of trading cards; (ii) opening the pack of trading cards for each player to reveal individual trading cards for each player only to the respective player; (iii) selecting a plurality of statistical categories that are shown to each player; (iv) each player assigning one of the individual trading cards from their respective pack of trading cards to each statistical category; (v) comparing a relevant statistic included on each of the individual trading cards for each player that has been assigned to each statistical category; and (vi) determining a winner for each statistical category based on which of the individual trading cards assigned to that statistical category has the best relevant statistic. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230491 | PORTABLE GAME DEVICE - A portable game device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230492 | Pencil Spinner - One embodiment of a portable rotatable spinner to be used in combination with a pencil and an educational curriculum worksheet, where said worksheet incorporates a spinner-type game board image, and where said game board is used by students to generate random results or data. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230493 | DEVICE TO PROVIDE NETWORK ACCESS TO ENTERTAINMENT MACHINE - A display signal associated with a pinball machine display is received. The display signal is interpreted. A network message is transmitted via a network interface based at least in part on the interpretation of the display signal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230494 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable a user to be entertained. The information processing device includes: a first providing unit that provides first information for guiding to a destination in a form of dialogues with the user; and a second providing unit that provides second information regarding a present location in the form of dialogues with the user. The information processing device performs a process while switching among an intro mode as a mode at start of a game, a walk mode in which to walk to a final destination, and an arrival mode in which to arrive at the final destination. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing device with which the user advances a game while talking with a virtual character. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230495 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND GAME CONTROLLER INCLUDING THE SAME - A button assembly adapted for being mounted in a game controller. The button assembly includes a pedestal, a pressure sensor module and a key cap. A middle of the pedestal has an accommodating groove penetrating upward through a top surface of the middle of the pedestal. Two opposite sides of the pedestal have two limiting portions oppositely protruded outward. The pressure sensor module is mounted in the accommodating groove of the pedestal. The key cap is covered on the pressure sensor module. A bottom surface of the key cap has a contact portion contacting with the pressure sensor module. Two opposite sides of the key cap have two active portions protruded outward. The two active portions are mounted to the two limiting portions, respectively. In processes of pressing and releasing the key cap, the two active portions move downward and upward with respect to the two limiting portions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230496 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In order to select a content to be used in a specified game or game stage from a plurality of contents, a selection image including a plurality of contents is displayed in which possessed contents and unpossessed contents not possessed by a user are visually distinguishable, and at least a display form or display position of each content is varied based on parameters set for a combination of the content and the specified game or game stage, and at least one is selected from the plurality of contents displayed in the selection image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230497 | DISPLAY OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL RECODRING IN A SYSTEM FOR REHABILITATION - Examples relate to a system to apply stimuli to a human body. The system comprises a three dimensional display, a stimulation element, a specific piece of clothing, a portable background and a controller. The controller comprises a processor, data storage and an instruction set. The instruction set is to cooperate with the processor, data storage, three dimensional display and stimulation element to display a recorded three dimensional representation of an actor in movement and to transmit to the stimulation element stimuli synchronized with the movement. The actor is wearing a piece of clothing having the same aspect as the specific piece of clothing, the actor being located in front of a background having the same aspect as the portable background, the recording being from the actor point of view. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230498 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND GAME SYSTEM - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a game program is provided. The game program is to be executed by a server device in a game system. The game system includes user terminals operated by respective users. The server device is capable of being connected to the user terminals through communication. The program causes the server device to set one or more kinds of game media to be in a state of being capable of being given to users. A predetermined upper limit is set to a number of game media capable of being given to the users. The program further causes the server device to give a user a game medium that the user desires to be given among the game media which are set by the server device in a range not exceeding the predetermined upper limit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230499 | DISTRIBUTED SAMPLE-BASED GAME PROFILING WITH GAME METADATA AND METRICS AND GAMING API PLATFORM SUPPORTING THIRD-PARTY CONTENT - This application is directed to real-time game profiling and analysis. While a game server executes multiple game instances for a gaming title in parallel, a profiling server generates a game profiling instruction to collect data samples associated with a subset of the game instances and sends the game profiling instruction to the game server. In response to the game profiling instruction, the game server identifies the subset of the plurality of game instances, and collects data samples associated with each game instance in the identified subset. Each collected data sample includes at least game state data and system performance data associated with synchronous gaming sessions corresponding to the respective game instance. The game server sends the collected data samples associated with each game instance in the identified subset to the profiling server, which provides the plurality of data samples to an analytics server for further analysis. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230500 | NETWORKED MEMORY ENHANCEMENT GAME USING CUSTOMIZABLE IMAGES - The present invention is a networked, customizable game for exercising and improving memory and recall that can be played by from one to multiple players. The game is easily played by young and old players alike. The game can be customized by creators as well as sponsored by commercial ventures. The game is dimensioned and configured so as to create and to play a highly individualized, memory-exercising protocol via mobile “smart” phones and over the Internet. The game can also be configured to limit the players to those potential players within pre-selected geographic distance from the player initiating the game. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREDICT A FUTURE OUTCOME AT A LIVE SPORT EVENT - In an embodiment, a process to predict an outcome of a competition includes receiving time-stamped position information of participant(s), the time-stamped position information captured by a telemetry tracking system during the competition. The process includes calculating while the competition is ongoing a covariate parameter for each of one or more participants at a point in time, where each respective covariate parameter is derived from the time-stamped position information of a corresponding participant at the point in time. The process includes predicting the outcome of the competition, as of the point in time, based at least in part on (i) a difference between a calculated competitor strength of the first competitor the second competitor based on historical data associated with the competitors, and (ii) the calculated first covariate parameter(s). | 2020-07-23 |
20200230502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A REAL-TIME REPRESENTATION OF POSITIONAL INFORMATION OF SUBJECTS - A process to track and provide positional information for display on a remote device includes receiving, on a first recurring basis, time-stamped position information of participant(s) in a competition. The time-stamped position information is captured by a telemetry tracking system during the competition and describes a time-stamped position of each of one or more corresponding participants in a predetermined spatial region. The process includes communicating at least a subset of time-stamped position information to the remote device on a second recurring basis. The remote device uses the time-stamped position information to overlay a representation of one or more of said participants onto a first virtual reproduction of at least a relevant portion of the predetermined spatial region to produce and display an instance of a compiled virtual scene that shows a respective position of each of the participant(s) on the first virtual reproduction of the predetermined spatial region. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230503 | STREAMABLE COMPRESSED GEOMETRY FOR LIVE BROADCAST - A system and method for high-quality, three-dimensional live streaming of graphical content. Graphical geometry data generated through execution of multimedia software, e.g. a video game, is converted into a geometry streaming format that is independent of the operating system of the host system running the software. The converted data is broadcast over a network to one or more spectator systems, which are configured to execute the converted data to render locally the three-dimensional content. A spectator is therefore enabled to change a viewing angle within the three-dimensional content regardless of the viewing angle associated with the host system. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230504 | GAME MEDIATION COMPONENT FOR ENRICHING MULTIPLAYER GAMING SESSIONS - Users play electronic games on their client devices, such as smartphones, laptop computers, game consoles, or the like. A game mediation component supplements the electronic games by providing additional functionality for group gameplay, such as communication among the players participating in the gameplay group, emphasizing key moments in the gameplay, saving and sharing of portions of the group gameplay, etc. Events related to gameplay, such as environmental events or in-game events, cause the game mediation component to take an action to supplement the gameplay, such as modifying an overlay user interface to provide additional gameplay data while efficiently using screen real estate, sending messages to other players in the group gameplay, and saving and sharing portions of gameplay session. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230505 | Video Compression System and Method for Compensating for Bandwidth Limitations of a Communication Channel - A system and method are described below for encoding interactive video used in video games streamed from a server to a client. For example, one embodiment of a computer-implemented method for performing video compression, and detecting a maximum data rate of a communication channel between a server and a client. The method includes transmitting a video stream comprising a series of compressed frames from the server to the client. The method includes detecting that the maximum data rate will be exceeded if a particular frame or frames of the sequence of frames are transmitted from the server to the client over the communication channel. The method includes reducing the frame rate of the video stream by adjusting compression of the video frames being sent from the server to the client to avoid exceeding the maximum data rate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230506 | Mobile Terminal with Call Function or Texting Function, or a Function as a Game Terminal, and Game Program and Game Method Executed by Mobile Terminal - The present invention provides a mobile terminal with a call function or a texting function. The present invention controls the use of a mobile terminal by a manual operation because of an incoming call during movement. Location information indicating movement of a mobile terminal with a call or a message data exchange function is received by a GPS receiver, the distance and the movement speed are determined by using the measurement information of the two locations at every predetermined time, and whether or not the mobile terminal is moving in accordance with the movement speed is determined by a movement determination unit. When it is determined by the movement determination unit that the mobile terminal is moving, the display of incoming call information indicating an incoming call is set to non-displayed on the display unit, and at the same time, a notification sound from a speaker, etc. is invalid. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230507 | SWING-TYPE EXPERIENCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides a swing-type experience apparatus including: two vertical columns ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230508 | Automated Guided Vehicles - The present invention relates to automated guided vehicles, hereinafter referred to as AGVs, and specifically to AGVs used for entertainment purposes. More specifically, the present invention relates to using in a passenger carrying AGV a capacitor or a plurality of capacitors as a power source. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230509 | CAROUSEL FOR AMUSEMENT PARKS WITH DOUBLE MOTORISATION - Described herein is a carousel ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230510 | Kandy Kids - The present invention relates to a transparent doll projector with rainbow hair. The Kandy Kida doll is filled with LED lights, artificial candy, and resin emojis. This doll projects images from devices connected through Bluetooth, USB, HDMI, SD, and micro SD ports and Bluetooth. The doll reacts to light, temperature, humidity, motion, and pain. There are many dolls and kids love them because they feel the dolls are mini versions of them. There are also many ways to view your favorite shows and movies. But the two have never been combined in such a way that allows a child to not only have a friend they can watch things with; but with the doll being sensitive and responsive to light, temperature, humidity, motion, and pain, the child will gain a sense of care and responsibility while having fun. The present invention discloses a transparent doll comprising of a projector, a circuit system triggered by a multi-sensor, and a control board that powers and charges the projector in the dolls head and powers the operates the circuit system. When a device is connected or paired with the doll, the images from the device will be displayed on a surface. When the doll is exposed to light or darkness, extreme temperatures, humidity or pain by dropping or hitting, a part of the circuit system lights up. Each case is linked to a different color of the rainbow. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230511 | SELF-SEALING INFLATABLE BALLOON - This disclosure falls within the field of inflatable balloons and refers to a self-sealing inflatable balloon ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CRAFT - A system for making a craft comprises a core and a sleeve. The core includes a molding portion. The sleeve has an exterior surface and defines an interior space. The sleeve comprises a collapsible portion that is collapsible towards the interior space. The sleeve is configured to cover the molding portion such that the molding portion of the core prevents collapsing of the collapsible portion interiorly. The core is configured to be releasable from the sleeve and when there is a layer of dried molding material on the exterior surface, the collapsible portion of the sleeve is articulable interiorly away from the layer of dried molding material to at least partially collapse the sleeve for removal from the layer of dried molding material. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230513 | TOY BUILDING BLOCK SET - A toy building block set includes a socket block piece and at least one of first and second plug block pieces. The socket block piece has a socket wall body and at least one engaging hole of a regular polygonal shape. Each of the first and second plug block pieces has a plug body and at least one polygonal insert plug configured to be inserted into and in frictional engagement with the engaging hole with a first frictional force to permit rotation of the plug block piece relative to the socket block piece by a forcible torque and to keep a predetermined angle of the plug block piece relative to the socket block piece when the forcible torque is removed. The plug body is partially inserted into and in frictional engagement with the engaging hole with a second frictional force larger than the first frictional force. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230514 | Flying Disc Dice Game - A multiplayer game utilizes a throwing device which comprises a flying disc with a container secured thereto which contains one or more multisided tokens, for example conventional six-sided dice, coins, or cards. When the player throws the disc, the tokens will become agitated, resulting in a random disposition of the tokens when the throwing device comes to rest. Players can accumulate points based on the values displayed on the dice within the container. The throwing device may be provided with a container having two compartments, so that points may be determined for two players in a single throw. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230515 | SMOKE GENERATOR WITH PRE-PRESSURIZED RAPID OIL SUPPLY - A smoke generator includes an oil tank ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230516 | DIRTY WATER DISTILLATION AND SALT HARVESTING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for harvesting salt, and other valued material, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water. The system can include a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. The system can include a separation system operating after the DSG, configured to separate salt from the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in at least one of brine form and solid form. The system can include an energy recovery system that includes an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and exhaust constituents. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230517 | COMBINED HEAT SOURCE AND VACUUM SOURCE FOR LOW-COST DISTILLATION AND DESALINATION - A distillation and desalination system can include a refrigeration unit and a vacuum source positioned in the refrigeration unit. The vacuum source can include a first chamber defining a first chamber volume, a second chamber defining a second chamber volume, a flexible diaphragm dividing the first chamber and the second chamber; and a check valve permitting gas transport into and out of the first chamber, the check valve comprising an inlet and an outlet. The system can also include a distillation unit having a distillation chamber, a saline liquid in the distillation chamber, and a headspace above the saline liquid, the headspace comprising a gas. The inlet of the check valve can be fluidically coupled to the headspace of the distillation unit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230518 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND PURIFYING MIXTURE HAVING SMALL DIFFERENCE IN BOILING POINTS - Provided is a method of separating and purifying a mixture of components having small difference in boiling point, and the method may maximize an energy collecting amount and collect a product to be desired in high purity and high yield. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230519 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESALINATING AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS THROUGH HETERO-AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION - A method of desalinating an aqueous composition includes forming a hetero-azeotrope mixture by combining the aqueous composition with an entrainer, the aqueous composition including at least one salt, and subjecting the hetero-azeotrope mixture to distillation at a distillation temperature of less than the boiling temperature of the aqueous composition for an operating distillation pressure, resulting in separating the hetero-azeotrope mixture into a distillation bottoms liquid and a multi-phase condensate. The method includes recovering the multi-phase condensate having an entrainer-rich phase and an aqueous phase, the aqueous phase comprising desalinated water, and removing a portion of the aqueous phase from the multi-phase condensate to recover the desalinated water. Systems for conducting the method of desalinating an aqueous stream are also disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230520 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF SLOP OIL AND INDUSTRIAL EMULSIONS COMPRISING TWO PROCESSES RUN IN PARALLEL - A purification system and a method for purification of slop oil and industrial emulsions, wherein the purification system can handle two processes in parallel, a slop oil purification process and an industrial emulsion purification process, said system comprising: —at least one slop oil centrifugal separator ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230521 | PROCESS AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF OIL FROM THE PROCESSING OF GRAINS INTO BIOFUELS AND OTHER CHEMICALS - A method of recovering an extraction aid from distillers corn oil, by directing stillage containing distillers oil and an extraction aid to a centrifugal separator, recovering a light phase from the centrifugal separator, the light phase containing at least a portion of the distillers oil and at least a portion of the extraction aid, cooling the light phase and causing a precipitate to form, and recovering a precipitate from the cooled light phase containing at least a portion of the extraction aid. A method of recovering distillers oil. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230522 | CYCLONIC INLET DIVERTER - A cyclonic inlet diverter for initiating the separation of a multi-phase inlet fluid flow comprises an enclosed tubular body mounted crosswise within a larger separator vessel. The inlet diverter includes a splitter plate positioned within a center portion of the tubular body and configured to split the inlet flow into a first stream and a second stream, and a swirl plate positioned on each side of the splitter plate with angled surfaces configured to increase the cyclonic motion of the first and second streams within the tubular body. The inlet diverter further includes elongate apertures formed through bottom sidewall portions of the tubular body on each side of the splitter plate, an axial aperture formed through opposing end caps of the tubular body, and at least one radial aperture formed through lateral sidewall portions of the tubular body proximate each opposing end cap. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230523 | Demulsifiers And A Method Of Using Demulsifiers For Breaking Emulsions Of Water And Crude Oil - This invention provides a concentrated demulsifier composition comprising
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20200230524 | REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A HYDROCARBON FLUID - A hydrocarbon production apparatus that removes debris from a hydrocarbon fluid is described. The apparatus includes a first conduit, a second conduit, a valve, and at least one baffle. The first conduit includes an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path that extends between the inlet and the outlet. The flow path can receive a flow of a hydrocarbon fluid, which includes debris, from the inlet and direct the hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet to the outlet. The second conduit includes a debris receptacle. The valve is fluidly coupled to the second conduit and can isolate the debris receptacle from the flow path of the first conduit and at least a portion of the second conduit. The at least one baffle is oriented to direct at least a portion of the debris from the flow path of the first conduit to the second conduit. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230525 | Apparatus and Method for Producing Polymer Latex Resin Powder - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing a polymer latex resin powder, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing a polymer latex resin powder comprising a first flocculation tank to which a polymer latex and a flocculant are each supplied, wherein the first flocculation tank is provided with a stirring part including a rotation axis and one or more impellers mounted on the rotation axis, and a discharge line, and the first flocculation tank is configured to operate as a closed system upon operation of the stirring part. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230526 | METHODS OF PREPARING LIQUID EXCHANGED BIOLOGICAL FRACTIONS, AND DEVICES FOR USE IN PRACTICING THE SAME - Methods of preparing liquid exchanged biological fractions are provided. Aspects of the present disclosure according to certain embodiments include introducing a biological sample into a centrifugation container having a buoy, subjecting the biological sample to a force of centrifugation to produce two or more fractions in the biological sample, collecting a first fraction of the biological sample from the container and introducing a liquid exchange fluid into the container to produce a liquid exchanged fraction that is a mixture of the liquid exchange fluid and a second fraction of the biological sample. Compositions having a liquid exchanged platelet-rich fluid and kits for practicing embodiments of the subject methods are also provided. Methods for applying compositions having a liquid exchanged platelet-rich fluid to a body site of the subject are described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230527 | A DEVICE FOR SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM A FLUID STREAM - A separator vessel has inlet, fluid outlet, and sand outlet ports. Each of the fluid and sand outlet ports are spaced below the inlet port. The separator has an enclosure between the inlet and fluid outlet ports. The enclosure redirects the fluid stream and defines an inner cavity above a lower edge of the enclosure, the lower edge defining a liquid flow area. The separator has one or more vanes extending along an outer surface of the enclosure which redirect the fluid stream along a curved flow path as the fluid stream flows toward the lower edge, and a plurality of apertures adjacent to the vanes, the apertures permitting fluid flow into the inner cavity of the enclosure. The fluid outlet port is disposed within the inner cavity above the lower edge of the enclosure and below one or more apertures. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230528 | Sand Filter LED Status Light - A system for treating water for use in aquatics or recreational facilities is disclosed. The system includes a media filter vessel, a pressure sensor, and a monochromatic light source. A method of treating water for use in aquatics or recreational facilities is also disclosed. The method includes fluidly connecting a media filter vessel to a source of water for use in aquatics or recreational facilities, illuminating a media inside the media filter vessel, observing a monochromatic light source display a first indicator and observing a monochromatic light source display a second indicator. A method of retrofitting a media filter vessel is also disclosed. The method includes installing a pressure sensor on the media filter vessel, installing a monochromatic light source and operably connecting the monochromatic light source to a manual control and to the pressure sensor. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230529 | FILTER DEVICE - A backflow of liquid inside a filter device during an operation of an internal combustion engine is allowed to be obviated while air inside the filter device is purged so as not to generate bubbles in the liquid. An outflow portion that includes a cylindrical portion having a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape and a back pressure valve provided inside the cylindrical portion is provided so as to penetrate a bottom surface of a case. In addition, a lid body provided on the case and an upper plate of a filter element so as to cover an upper end of the case has a first hole that communicates between a space inside the case and a space outside the case. When the back pressure valve opens (a valve body does not abut on a first valve seat), a space inside the filter element communicates with the space outside the case via a second through-hole formed in a side surface of the cylindrical portion. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230530 | PLANT TRICHOME FILTRATION AND CONCENTRATION - Trichomes, lupulins and other plant parts can be efficiently separated from plant biomass by continuous filtration. In some embodiments plant biomass is collected and combined with water to form a plant biomass mixture. The plant biomass mixture is passed through a filtration device in which the plant biomass mixture is continuously flowed through a filter material. The device includes a cleaning apparatus that cleans the filter material during the process. In some embodiments greater than 90% of the plant parts are collected from the starting plant biomass. The plant parts can be subsequently processed to obtain desired compounds. For example, trichomes can be separated from other plant biomass and subsequently processed to extract one or more cannabinoids or terpenes, such as THC and/or CBD. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230531 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid treatment device capable of suppressing a decrease in cleaning performance. Provided is a liquid treatment device provided with a filter | 2020-07-23 |
20200230532 | Suction Tube Filter Arrangement And Fluid Tank System For A Fluid Tank - A suction tube filter arrangement includes a suction tube defining a suction tube direction and a filter member extending along the suction tube direction. The suction tube is at least partially arranged inside the filter member. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230533 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device allows avoiding liquid and dust before filtration to flow out to a tank during replacement of a filter element. A case includes a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion positioned with a lower side of the first tubular portion. The second tubular portion has a diameter smaller than that of the first tubular portion. In a state where the filter element is provided inside the case, a tubular portion of the filter element abuts on the second tubular portion. A part abutting on the second tubular portion of the tubular portion is absent of a hole. A part without abutment on the second tubular portion of the tubular portion has a plurality of holes. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230534 | WATER FILTER SYSTEM - A water filter system includes a removable filter unit having a body portion including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is adapted to be inserted into a filter head assembly. A laterally extending key member is disposed on the body portion and adapted to engage a key slot in the filter head assembly. An engagement protrusion extends from the proximal end. The engagement protrusion includes a first portion that has a first radius of curvature and a second portion opposing the first portion that includes a second radius of curvature that is larger than the first radius of curvature. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230535 | OIL SEPARATOR - A centrifugal-separation type oil separator includes a cylindrical separator body, and an inflow pipe arranged to introduce a fluid including an oil into the separator body. The inflow pipe includes a curved portion. A peripheral wall of the separator body and the inflow pipe include a common portion common to each other. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230536 | AIR FILTER MEDIUM, FILTER PLEAT PACK, AND AIR FILTER UNIT - The air filter medium of the present invention is an air filter medium including a stack of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane and an air-permeable support member, a repulsive force generated in the medium when the medium is compressed in a thickness direction thereof is equal to or greater than 30 kPa and equal to or less than 150 kPa at a compression ratio of 30%, and at least one main surface of the air filter medium is formed by the air-permeable support member and has a maximum coefficient of friction of 24 gf or less. The air filter medium of the present invention is an air filter medium that uses a porous PTFE membrane and in which a decrease in collection efficiency due to pleating is inhibited. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230537 | FILTER CARTRIDGES; AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLIES; HOUSINGS; FEATURES; COMPONENTS; AND, METHODS - According to the present disclosure, features, components and techniques useable for providing air cleaner arrangements are provided. Many of the features relate to an axial seal arrangement provided on a filter cartridge. A typical filter cartridge, for use with these features, is a filter cartridge having opposite flow ends. Example media arrangements that fit this characterization are described. Seal arrangements provided with an axial housing sealing engagement surface are shown. A seal arrangement is provided with variations therein, to advantage. These variations can be in either or both of an outer peripheral edge surface and a housing seal engagement surface. Also, air cleaner assemblies having advantageous features therein are provided. Further, air cleaner housings are described, with selected, preferred features for engagement with filter cartridges. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230538 | PULSE JET AIR CLEANER SYSTEMS; COMPONENTS; AND, METHODS - Pulse jet air cleaner systems, components and methods are described. The features relate to air cleaner housings that include a cartridge receiving section. Features described relate to a possible two-stage construction, a possible pulse jet accumulator section, pulse jet equipment for cleaning a filter cartridge positioned within the air cleaner; possible evacuation valve arrangements for projection of dust from the air cleaners; and other example features. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230539 | HVAC Home Air Filter - An apparatus and a method are provided for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) home air filter to remove airborne molecular contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air within residential spaces. The HVAC home air filter comprises a supportive frame having a shape and size suitable to orient the HVAC home air filter within a residential HVAC system. A filter medium is retained within the supportive frame to remove the airborne molecular contaminants and VOCs from air flowing through the residential HVAC system. The filter medium comprises a combination of media layers configured to exhibit a relatively high filtration efficiency and a low air pressure drop across the filter medium. The supportive frame comprises a plurality of elongate sections and corner sections disposed along perimeter edges of the filter medium to support the filter medium within the residential HVAC system so as direct air through the filter medium. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230540 | Filter Element for an Air Filter of a Motor Vehicle and Air Filter - A filter element for an air filter of a motor vehicle includes a frame part which surrounds a filter material of the filter element. The filter element is insertable into a receiving space which is provided by a housing of the air filter. The filter element has a holding element which is movable from an initial position into a functional position by inserting the filter element in the receiving space. In the functional position, a fastening element can be fixed to the holding element. The fastening element is configured for securing a cover element, which is used to close an insertion opening of the receiving space, to the housing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230541 | FILTER CARTRIDGES; AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLIES; HOUSINGS; FEATURES; COMPONENTS; AND, METHODS - Air cleaner assemblies, components, features and methods of assembly and use are described. Example air cleaner assemblies are depicted and described in which a main filter cartridge sealing surface is recessed from an open end of a housing body. An access cover of the housing is configured with a portion extending inwardly to engage a main filter cartridge portion and bias it against the main filter cartridge sealing surface. In selected assemblies, the portion of the access cover extending inwardly toward the main filter cartridge, is a precleaner having flow separator tubes therein. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230542 | PREPARATION OF NEW ALDEHYDE AND/OR KETONE TRAPS AND FILTERS - A method for preparing a nanoporous silica sol-gel matrix containing at least one amine reactant selected from hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine, tertbutylhydroxylamine, methoxyamine, tetraethylenepentamine, dicarboxylic acid dihydrazides, particularly adipic acid dihydrazide, and the salts thereof, said method including the following steps: a) synthesising a gel from tetramethoxysilane or from a mixture of tetramethoxysilane and another organosilicon precursor selected from among phenyltrimethoxysilane, phenyltriethoxysilane, a fluoroalkyltrimethoxysilane, a fluoroalkyltriethoxysilane, a chloroalkylmethoxysilane, a chloroalkylethoxysilane, an alkyltrimethoxysilane, an alkyltriethoxysilane, an aminopropyltriethoxysilane and the mixtures thereof, the synthesis being performed in an aqueous medium at a temperature ranging from 10 to 70° C. in the presence of at least one amine reactant selected from among hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine, tertbutylhydroxylamine, methoxyamine, dicarboxylic acid dihydrazides, particularly adipic acid dihydrazide, and the salts thereof; b) drying the gel obtained during step a) so as to obtain a sol-gel matrix containing at least one amine reactant. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230543 | EMISSION CANISTER SYSTEM FOR A HVAC&R SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a purge system for a vapor compression system, where the purge system includes an emission canister configured to receive a gas flow. The gas flow includes a mixture of non-condensable gases and refrigerant of the vapor compression system. An adsorbent material is disposed within the emission canister and configured to adsorb the refrigerant and enable the non-condensable gases to flow toward an exhaust of the emission canister, where the adsorbent material is a silica gel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230544 | EMISSION CANISTER SYSTEM FOR A HVAC&R SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a purge system for a vapor compression system including an emission canister. The emission canister includes a load cell disposed in an interior of the emission canister, a base supported by the load cell, and an adsorbent material disposed on the base. The adsorbent material is configured to adsorb a refrigerant flowing through the emission canister, and the load cell is configured to monitor a weight of the adsorbent material and the refrigerant within the emission canister. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230545 | INSTALLATION FOR DRYING COMPRESSED GAS - A device for drying compressed gas with an inlet for compressed gas to be dried originating from a compressor and an outlet for dried compressed gas, where this device includes a number of vessels that are filled with a regeneratable drying agent and a controllable valve system that connects the aforementioned inlet and outlet to the aforementioned vessels, where the device includes at least three vessels, where the aforementioned valve system is such that at least one vessel is always being regenerated, while the other vessels dry the compressed gas, where due to the control of the valve system the vessels are each successively regenerated in turn. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230546 | SYSTEMS FOR WATER EXTRACTION FROM AIR - A system for water extraction from air is provided. The system includes a housing having a plurality of openings allowing an air flow to enter into an inner space defined by the housing, a sponge disposed within the inner space defined by the housing, the sponge including a water absorbing/adsorbing material for absorbing/adsorbing water vapor from the air flow, and a water filter disposed below the sponge for filtering water discharged from the sponge. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230547 | TWO-STAGE AIR DRYER SYSTEM - Provided is a two-stage dryer system. The two-stage dryer system includes a cooling dehumidifier configured to condense and remove moisture contained in compressed air by cooling the compressed air flowing therein, and then discharge the compressed air; and a deliquescent dehumidifier configured to bring the compressed air discharged from the cooling dehumidifier in contact with a deliquescent agent to remove the moisture contained in the compressed air through a process of deliquescence caused by the deliquescent agent, and then discharge the air with the moisture removed. | 2020-07-23 |