35th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150239694 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT CONVEYING APPARATUS AND COMPOSITE APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a feeding mechanism that individually feeds documents, a conveying mechanism that conveys the document fed by the feeding mechanism so that the document passes a reading position, a reading unit that reads the document at the reading position, and a control unit that controls the feeding mechanism and the conveying mechanism. When the control unit causes the feeding mechanism and the conveying mechanism to feed and convey a plurality of documents at constant intervals, the control unit causes the feeding mechanism to stop feeding after a trailing edge of a preceding document passes the reading position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239695 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking portion, a feed portion, a moving amount detecting portion provided downstream of the feed portion and configured to detect a moving amount of the sheet, and a control portion. The control portion is configured to change a timing for starting a sheet feed operation by the feed portion in feeding a n+1th sheet by the feed portion based on a detection result of the moving amount detecting portion detected when a nth sheet has been fed by the feed portion in feeding the sheets consecutively by the feed portion. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239696 | Process for Initiating a Web Winding Process - Processes for initiating a web winding process, more particularly a processes for initiating a web winding process that doesn't require the use of a threading rope or manually threading a tail of the web like known processes are provided. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239697 | TRACTOR UNIT, CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND PRINTER - A tractor unit has first and second tractors with tractor pins that engage sprocket holes on opposites sides of continuous paper. A tractor support shaft supports the tractors movably in the device width direction. A frame supports the tractor support shaft movably in the device width direction. A clamping mechanism is provided for fixing the second tractor on the tractor support shaft. The first tractor 31 is disposed at a reference position in the device width direction. A biasing member biases the tractor support shaft in a second direction when the tractor support shaft moves in a first direction opposite to the second direction. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING REMOVAL OF DETECTED WRINKLING FOR WEB PRINTING IN A POST PROCESSING DEVICE OF AN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for implementing an automated process that independently manipulates a plurality of span-wise discrete individual pressure actuators in a movable pressure assembly associated with a nip-based drive unit to drive tensioned web continuous feed image receiving media in web-based printing devices. The disclosed process varyingly adjusts a relative pressure of between the opposing rolls to address a detected wrinkling condition. A closed loop detection and control scheme is provided in which, based on a determination that wrinkling is occurring in tensioned web continuous feed image receiving media, and isolation of a spanwise location in which the wrinkling is occurring, differential signals may be sent to one or more of a plurality of span-wise discrete individual pressure actuators in a movable pressure assembly to varyingly adjust a relative pressure of the two opposing rolls across a spanwise pressure nip. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239699 | AIR SHOE WITH ROLLER PROVIDING LATERAL CONSTRAINT - A web-guiding system for guiding a web of media along a transport path including a web-guiding roller located in proximity to a fixed web-guiding structure having a pattern of air holes formed through its exterior surface. The web of media travels around the web-guiding roller with the web of media contacting the web-guiding roller through a wrap angle of less than 5 degrees, and travels around the fixed web-guiding structure through a wrap angle of more than 10 degrees. An air source provides an air flow through the air holes formed lifting the web of media away from the web-guiding structure such that the web of media is substantially not in contact with the web-guiding structure. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239700 | AIR SHOE WITH INTEGRATED ROLLER - A web-guiding system for guiding a web of media along a transport path including a fixed web-guiding structure and a web-guiding roller. The fixed web-guiding structure includes two sections, each having a pattern of air holes formed through a convex exterior surface. The web-guiding roller is located between the first and second fixed web-guiding structure sections. At least one air source provides an air flow through the air holes in the fixed web-guiding structure sections. The web of media travels around the web-guiding roller and the fixed web-guiding structure through a wrap angle of more than 10 degrees, with the web of media contacting an exterior surface of the web-guiding roller. The air flow through the air holes lifts the web of media away from the first and second web-guiding structure sections. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239701 | APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT HANDLING - The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for handling documents, such as currency, for example bank notes. A plunger ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239702 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking device that can appropriately stack, at a fixed position, sheets that are discharged to a discharge tray, and a printing apparatus are provided. A presser member holds down, at a pressing position, the sheets stacked on the discharge tray. The presser member is moved from the pressing position to a retraction position in a period after discharging of a sheet has been started and before discharging of a succeeding sheet is started. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239703 | SHEET SORTING APPARATUS - A sheet sorting apparatus includes a discharge port through which sheets are discharged, a stacking tray on which the sheets discharged from the discharge port are stacked, a sheet sorting member provided on a stacking surface on which the sheets of the stacking tray are stacked, and an operation mechanism for operating the sheet sorting member. The sheet sorting member is provided to be able to rise from the stacking surface by employing one end of the sheet sorting member as a pivot point, at a position at which the sheets fall from the discharge port. The sheet sorting member rises from the stacking surface by the operation mechanism, thereby forming an inclined surface, guiding the sheets placed on the inclined surface along the inclined surface, and shifting the sheets stacked on the stacking tray to a discharge direction of the sheets and a direction perpendicular to the discharge direction. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239704 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus determines whether crease processing at a plurality of portions set on the sheet includes crease processing on two, front and back surfaces of the sheet; determines, if it is determined that crease processing includes crease processing on the two surfaces of the sheet, whether a connected post-processing apparatus that performs crease processing on a sheet can perform crease processing on the two, front and back surfaces of the sheet by one feeding; and controls, if it is determined that the connected post-processing apparatus cannot perform crease processing on the two surfaces by one feeding, to change, to one of the front and back surfaces of the sheet based on attribute information of the sheet, a surface to be processed in crease processing at the plurality of portions. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239705 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing unit, a sheet discharge unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The processing unit performs crease processing on a sheet. The sheet discharge unit discharges a sheet having been subjected to the crease processing by the processing unit. The determination unit determines whether a number of the discharged sheets having been subjected to the crease processing exceeds a predetermined number of sheets. The control unit performs control to cause the discharge unit to discharge a sheet. In a case where the determination unit determines that the number of the discharged sheets having been subjected to the crease processing exceeds the predetermined number of sheets, the control unit performs control to cause the discharge unit to not discharge sheets having been subjected to the crease processing onto the discharge destination. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239706 | Yarn Protecting Dispenser - An apparatus for holding, protecting and dispensing yarn from a skein of yarn. This device includes a hollow tube with elongated jointed sides for opening and closing. The tube is secured by way of an open/close mechanism. When closed, one ends of the hollow tube comprising; of indentured halves form an exit point for a strand(s) of yarn. One end of the hollow tube halves when closed forms a whole surface area, allowing support for the skein of yarn to rest upon when in the upright position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239707 | SPOOL HOLDER AND SEWING MACHINE - A spool holder on which a thread spool is placeable includes an engagement part detachably engaging a mount which is located on an arm of a sewing machine. In the spool holder, a support located on a rear end of a cover member is detachably attached to the mount. The cover member covers an upper side of a front of the arm and a front side of an upper surface of the arm so that the cover member is capable of opening and closing the upper side of the front of the arm and the front side of the upper surface of the arm. The spool holder is attached to the sewing machine by inserting the engagement part rearward from a front side of the sewing machine into the mount from which the cover member has been detached. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239708 | System and Method for Monitoring a Load Bearing Member - A system and method relate to magnetic hoisting member monitoring in an elevator system having an elevator car, a hoisting motor, and a magnetic hoisting member. A monitoring system is used that includes a magnetic field producer, a giant magneto-resistance sensor, a housing unit, and an indicator system. The housing unit is structured to position the magnetic hoisting member of the elevator system relative to the magnetic field producer and the giant magneto-resistance sensor. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239709 | DEVICE FOR CHECKING OR ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR DOOR LOCK - A device and a method for checking or adjusting a depth of engagement of a locked elevator door lock, wherein the door lock has a catch engaged with a stop, can be fixed to the catch and have a region for supporting the stop. Alternatively, the device can be fixed to the stop and have a region for supporting the catch. The device can be fixed to the catch or to the stop such that a defined depth of engagement is formed when the stop or the catch is resting on the device support region. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239710 | LOW FRICTION SLIDING GUIDE SHOE FOR ELEVATOR - A sliding guide shoe for an elevator is provided including a base having a plurality of walls. A contact liner has a first side operably connected to at least one of the plurality of walls. A second side of the contact liner is configured to contact at least one surface on an elevator guide rail. The contact liner has a non-uniform thickness and is thereby configured to contact the at least one surface of the elevator guide rail over less than an entire surface of the second side of the contact liner. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239711 | Track System for an Escalator or Moving Walkway - A track module of an escalator or a moving walkway comprises at least two support structures and at least one guide rail. Each support structure includes at least two supports and at least one cross strut, wherein the cross strut is arranged between the at least two supports and connects these together. Each support has a foot fastening region which, in the installed state, is fastened to a carrying structure. Moreover, a balustrade fastening region, to which in the installed state at least a part of a balustrade is fastened, is formed at each support, so that static and dynamic loads acting on the balustrade are transmissible directly to the carrying structure by way of the supports. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239712 | Remote sling release for crane - An improved remote sling release for a crane has a main plate member including an access hole for attaching a main crane hoisting line therethrough, a hook portion located at an opposite end from the access hole and adapted to selectively hold securely or release sling members thereon. Two sling ejector plate members connected to one another such that the ejector plate members are pivotally attached to the main plate member, wherein each of the sling ejector plate member has a sling notch therein adapted to receive the sling members of a hoist pallet therein. A sling access handle member attached to at least one of the sling ejector plate members and used to manually rotate the ejector plate members from an open position for receiving the sling members therein and into a closed position, wherein the sling member are locked upon the hook portion of the main plate member. A remotely controlled solenoid mechanism attached to the main plate member and adapted to unlock the locking mechanism, and a first traction spring member adapted to bias the ejector plate members into the open position and force the sling members off of the hook portion. A remote control mechanism adapted to remotely activate the solenoid mechanism, to force the sling members off of the hook portion. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239713 | Hydraulic Grapple - The invention relates to a grapple assembly in which a single actuator is used to operate the arms of the grapple but each arm is able to at least partly open and/or close independently of the other arms. A grapple assembly comprises an elongate core comprising a linear actuator; means for connecting the first end of the elongate core to a grapple hoist; a plurality of grapple arms connected to the second end of the elongate core by a pivotal connection oriented substantially perpendicularly to the elongate core; a plurality of elastically deformable connectors, each connector having coupled directly or indirectly to a connection region of the elongate core and coupled to one of the grapple arms at a point on the respective grapple arm spaced apart from the pivotal connection of the respective grapple arm to the elongate core, wherein the linear actuator is able to be actuated to move the connection region of the elongate core relative to the second end of the elongate core to open and/or close the plurality of grapple arms, and wherein the elastically deformable connectors permit each grapple arm to at least partly open and/or close independently of the other grapple arms upon exertion of an external force on the respective grapple arm. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239714 | CAB FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAVING MULTIPLE POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS - An operator cab for an operator of heavy equipment, the cab including a first opening and a second opening through which an operator can enter or exit the cab. The cab is mounted on the heavy equipment next to an implement for performing work. The first opening and the second opening of the cab are not generally parallel to each other. The cab is operable to rotate to a first position with respect to the deck of the heavy equipment, such that the operator can exit through the first opening and onto the deck. The cab is also operable to rotate to a second position with respect to the deck of the heavy equipment, such that the operator can exit through the second opening and onto the deck. The multiple openings in the cab assist the operator in safe ingress and egress to and from the deck and cab. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239715 | NESTED SHEAVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A TELESCOPIC BOOM AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect of the invention, a telescopic boom includes a plurality of boom sections, and a sheave assembly disposed between two adjacent boom sections. The sheave assembly includes two sheave assembly sets. Each sheave assembly set includes a plurality of sheaves having different diameters. The plurality of sheaves is arranged abreast along a lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections and the diameters of the plurality of sheaves increase successively along the lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections. Each sheave is wound with one or more cables. The invention also discloses engineering machinery having the telescopic boom. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239716 | METHOD FOR SIGNALING THE DANGER OF A CRANE TIPPING - The invention relates to a method for signaling the danger of a crane tipping, comprising at least three alarm systems for signaling tipping warnings using a respective safety programme. At least one measurement value is obtained from the crane, at least two alarm systems for signaling the tipping warning are selected in accordance with the at least one measurement value and if a warning of tipping is signaled by at least two of the at least two selected alarm signals, a tipping warning is signalled. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239717 | Wall Mountable Pulley Device - A wall mountable pulley device minimizes friction while manually raising or lowering long lengths of rope or cables over the edge of high rise buildings. The device includes a plate having a perimeter edge extending around the plate. A pair of side walls is provided. Each of the side walls is coupled to and extends from the plate. A roller is coupled to and extends between the side walls. A pair of mounts is provided. The mounts are coupled to the plate. The mounts are spaced apart. Each of the mounts is configured for coupling a respective bar clamp to the plate wherein the plate is couplable to a wall by clamping the bar clamps to the wall. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239718 | REACHING LOADER - A reaching loader includes a vehicle chassis and cab in which a vehicle operator is disposed. The loader may comprise a boom having front and rear portions and an elbow portion therebetween and a pair of fascia portions extending downward from a roof portion. A pair of lift cylinders having upper and lower ends may be provided, wherein the lower ends are pivotably mounted to the vehicle chassis and the upper ends are pivotably mounted to the elbow portion of the boom. In one embodiment, the fascia portions extend at least partially below an upper surface of the cab. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239719 | INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - An industrial vehicle includes a vehicle body and a battery pack, which is placed in the vehicle body. The battery pack includes a counterweight and at least one battery cell, which partially contacts the counterweight. The battery pack is arranged in the vehicle body such that a contact portion of the counterweight that contacts the at least one battery cell exchanges heat with relative wind by a greater amount than a non-contact portion of the at least one battery cell that have no contact with the counterweight. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239720 | Industrial Truck - An industrial truck ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239721 | POWER OPERABLE CAN OPENER - A rugged, heavy duty, industrial-type hand held can opener tool is provided with a male drive formation to which a battery operated power drill or the like may be connected so the tool may be held in one hand, and may be operated by a power tool held in the other hand. When two pivotally connected handles of the can opener close toward each other, a cutting formation carried on one handle and a toothed drive wheel carried on the other handle grip the can. As the handles close, the cutting formation punctures the lid of the can adjacent the rim of the can. As the drive wheel rotates causing the can to turn, the cutting formation smoothly circumferentially severs the lid from the rim. The severed lid and the burr-free de-lidded can fall free when the handles are opened. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239722 | FILLING MACHINE - A container-filling machine includes a rotor, a machine rack that doesn't move with the rotor, filling positions formed on the rotor, rinsing-cap elements used during CIP cleaning, each associated with a filling position, and a housing that isolates filling positions during aseptic filling. Each rinsing-cap element includes a rinsing cap at one end and a connection at the other. An outflow channel extends between the ends. The rinsing-cap element moves from a first position, in which it is outside a space occupied by a container being filling, and a second position, in which it lies sealed against a filling element. In the second position, the rinsing-cap element and the outflow channel connect to a fixed discharge on the machine rack. Each rinsing cap element moves between the first and second position by swiveling a swiveling element about an axis thereof between the two positions. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239723 | MULTI-SINGLE SERVE BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A multi-single serve beverage dispensing apparatus, method and system is disclosed. Storage, management and delivery of a desired liquid enhancement cartridge to a beverage preparation positioned in a refrigerator or other liquid dispensing appliance is provided. A liquid dispensing cartridge is inserted and retrieved through a cartridge loading/unloading interface associated with a cabinet body of a liquid dispensing appliance. A storage system having multiple cartridge holding positions for storing and staging a variety of liquid enhancement cartridges is included. An indexing system has a means for moving one or more of the cartridges into a beverage preparation position for preparing and dispensing a beverage. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING REAL-TIME INFORMATION FOR A DISPENSED ITEM - A system that tracks and communicates product nutrition information for a beverage dispenser, such as a self-service soda dispenser, the system configured to display nutritional information to a user based on a dispensed quantity of soda or other selected beverage. The system includes a flow rate sensor in communication with a syrup container to measure an amount of dispensed syrup used to create the beverage. A controller or processor in communication with the sensor receives information from the sensor relating to the measured quantity of syrup and calculates nutritional information, such as calories, sugar, sodium, carbohydrates, and caffeine contained in the dispensed beverage. The nutritional information is communicated to a display for presentation to the user. In some embodiments, the display may also present alternate available drinks that may be healthier (e.g., lower in calories) for comparison purposes. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239725 | SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGE | 2015-08-27 |
20150239726 | PRESSURIZED DRIVE SHAFT SEAL FOR DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A seal assembly including at least one conduit configured to allow a medium to flow therethrough, an annular retaining means operably coupled to the conduit, and an annular resilient seal member disposed in the annular retaining means. A method of sealing a dispensing system containing a food product creating a food product pressure, wherein the dispensing systems includes a drive shaft operably coupled to a seal assembly, the seal assembly including an annular resilient seal member disposed in an annular retaining member, the annular retaining member being operably coupled to at least one conduit, the method including the steps of: dispensing a medium through the at least one conduit to enter the annular resilient seal member to create a seal pressure greater than or equal to the food product pressure. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239727 | Filling Device with Adjustable Angle of Application - A filling device adapted for wetting or filling a component provided with an undercut, includes a mixing head for mixing a flowable, curable, filler and an outlet tube for feeding the flowable filler to or into a filling space in the component. An adjustable deflecting unit for changing the direction of flow F of the flowable filler is provided such that the filler emerging from the outlet tube can be deflected into an intended direction of flow. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239728 | Container with Attachment Structure - A container and an attachment configured to couple an accessory to the container are provided. The container includes a projection. The attachment defines a slot including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to allow rotation of the attachment relative to the projection with a top portion of the projection in the first portion of the slot. The attachment is configured to retain the projection in a second portion of the slot. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239729 | Saddle Underlay - The present invention relates to a saddle underlay ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239730 | Apparatus For Ventilating Fabric Used To Make Pocketed Springs and Method of Making Strings of Pocketed Springs - An apparatus for ventilating a web of material used in the manufacture of pocketed springs may be removably attached to a pocket coiler. The apparatus has an upper movable portion which pivots relative to a stationary portion. The stationary portion may be removably attached to the pocket coiler. Each portion has at least one roller, a web of material passing between the rollers during use. One of the rollers may have protrusions to create openings in the material before the material enters the pocket coiler. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239731 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE WITH MOTION LIMITER - A microelectromechanical structure, comprises a first element that includes a first element surface, and a second element that includes a second element surface, and an element gap between the first element surface and the second element surface. At least one of the first element and the second element is mobile. One of the first and second element surfaces includes a convex contact surface and the other one of the first and second element surfaces includes a concave contact surface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239732 | SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT AND FORMATION THEREOF - A semiconductor arrangement and method of formation are provided. The semiconductor arrangement includes a MEMS device in a MEMS area, where a first metal layer is connected to a first metal connect adjacent the MEMS area and a cap is over the MEMS area to vacuum seal the MEMS area. A first wafer portion is over and bonded to the first metal layer which connects the first metal connect to a first I/O port using metal routing. The first metal layer and the first wafer portion bond requires 10% less bonding area than a bond not including the first metal layer. The semiconductor arrangement including the first metal layer has increased conductivity and requires less processing than an arrangement that requires a dopant implant to connect a first metal connect to a first I/O port and has a better vacuum seal due to a reduction in outgassing. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239733 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH HIGH PRESSURE CAVITY - A semiconductor die includes a device structure having a micro-electronic device located at a surface of a substrate and a cap coupled to the device structure with the micro-electronic device positioned in a cavity located between the cap and the substrate. A sacrificial material is provided within the cavity, coupling the cap to the device structure. The sacrificial material is heated in the cavity to cause the sacrificial material to decompose to a gaseous species. The presence of the gaseous species in the cavity increases a pressure level in the cavity from an initial pressure to a final pressure. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239734 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is obtained in such a way that a MEMS substrate having a MEMS element mounted thereon and a CMOS substrate are bonded together at bonding surfaces and with a bonding material M having fluidity, wherein the MEMS substrate has a bonding projection part provided to project from a substrate main body and having the bonding surface and a gap formation part disposed between the bonding projection part and the MEMS element, and the gap formation part is supported by the bonding projection part via a plurality of support pieces extending from the bonding projection part and forms reception gaps, which are capable of receiving the bonding material M extruded from the bonding surface to the side of the MEMS element, between the wall surface thereof and the bonding projection part. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239735 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM WATER - Apparatus and methods are provided for generating hydrogen gas from water and, in particular, apparatus and methods for dissociating hydrogen and oxygen atoms from water molecules using a rotating magnetic field. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239736 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DOWN FIRED REFORMING FURNACES - A method of optimizing steam methane reforming in a multiple cell, down-fired furnace. The method includes the steps of introducing hydrocarbons and steam to a plurality of catalyst filled process tubes, combusting gases through a plurality of center cell down-fired burners at a burner discharge velocity of V m/s, and a mass flow rate of 1 kg/s, combusting gases through outer cell down-fired burners at a burner discharge velocity of 1.5V-2V m/s and a mass flow rate of 0.5-0.65 kg/s, and finally discharging combustion products from the outer cell down-fired burners and the center cell down-fired burners at a substantially uniform momentum. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239737 | OZONE GENERATING APPARATUS - An ozone generating apparatus includes a cylindrical high-voltage electrode and a coaxially arranged cylindrical low-voltage electrode. A predetermined high voltage is applied between the high-voltage and low-voltage electrodes via a dielectric substance to cause discharge generating ozone, the discharge gap length being 0.3 to 0.5 mm. One of the low-voltage and high-voltage electrodes is a metal electrode and the other a dielectric electrode. A projection group including plural done shape projections, arranged on same circumference of the metal electrode, is arranged on an inner peripheral surface of the metal electrode to hold the metal electrode coaxial with the dielectric electrode while keeping the discharge gap length. The projection group is arranged at a center portion in a longitudinal direction of the discharging space positioned away from both ends of the discharging space by a predetermined distance L | 2015-08-27 |
20150239738 | RECOVERY OF AQUEOUS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN AUTO-OXIDATION H202 PRODUCTION - Hydrogen peroxide produced in an auto-oxidation process is recovered from H | 2015-08-27 |
20150239739 | BENT CARBON NANOTUBES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - A method of producing carbon nanotubes includes directing a flow of a gas over a substrate to provide growth of at least one carbon nanotube in a carbon-nanotube-growth region of the substrate; applying an electric field to the carbon-nanotube-growth region of the substrate after the at least one carbon nanotube has begun to grow in the carbon-nanotube-growth region, the electric field being substantially in a first direction in the carbon-nanotube-growth region; and changing the electric field at a preselected time to be substantially in a second direction in the carbon-nanotube-growth region during growth of the at least one carbon nanotube. The second direction is different from the first direction resulting in a bend substantially at a selected position of the at least one carbon nanotube, the method of producing carbon nanotubes providing the production of the at least one carbon nanotube having at least one bend substantially at a selected position along the at least one carbon nanotube. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239740 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING POROUS CARBON MATERIAL - A method for fabricating a porous carbon is provided. The method comprises the steps of: exposing a metal carbide to a heated atmosphere of a first gas to produce a porous carbon material and a metal chloride, the metal carbide containing a first metal and carbon, the first gas containing chlorine gas, and the metal chloride containing the first metal and chlorine; reacting the metal chloride with a second gas in a heated atmosphere to produce a metal oxide and a third gas, the second gas containing oxygen gas, the metal oxide containing the first metal and oxygen, and the third gas containing chlorine gas; and recovering chlorine gas from the third gas, the chlorine gas recovered being used as the chlorine gas for the first gas. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239741 | Production of graphene materials in a cavitating fluid - The invention provides a method of producing a graphene material from a starting graphitic material. In an embodiment, the method comprises: (a) dispersing the starting graphitic material in a liquid medium to form a graphite suspension; and (b) introducing the graphite suspension into a hydrodynamic cavitation reactor that generates and collapses cavitation or bubbles in the liquid medium to exfoliate and separate graphene planes from the starting graphitic material for producing the graphene material. The process is fast (minutes as opposed to hours or days of conventional processes), environmentally benign, and highly scalable. The reactor can concurrently perform the functions of graphene production, chemical functionalization, dispersion, and mixing with a polymer to make a composite. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239742 | EXFOLIATION OF GRAPHITE USING IONIC LIQUIDS - Disclosed are methods of exfoliating graphite using one or more ionic liquids. Also disclosed is the exfoliated graphite and/or graphene provided by a disclosed method. Further disclosed are composites comprising exfoliated graphite and/or graphene and methods of making the composites. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239743 | HIGHLY MESOPOROUS ACTIVATED CARBON - Highly mesoporous activated carbon products are disclosed with mesoporosities characterized by mesopore volumes of 0.7 to 1.0 cubic centimeters per gram or greater. Also disclosed are activated carbon products characterized by a Molasses Number of about 500 to 1000 or greater. Also disclosed are activated carbon products characterized by a Tannin Value of about 100 to 35 or less. The activated carbon products may be further characterized by total pore volumes of at least 0.85 cubic centimeters per gram and BET surface areas of at least about 800 square meters per gram. The activated carbon product may be derived from a renewable feedstock. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239744 | ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESS FOR INTEGRATED FLUE GAS TREATMENT AND SODA ASH PRODUCTION - The arrangement of a flue gas treatment system by carbonation-calcination loop and soda ash production system by Solvay process has CaO and heat for use in the soda ash production system extracted from the flue gas treatment system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239745 | LOOSELY AGGREGATED THIN FILM MAGNESIUM OXIDE PARTICLES - It is an object of the present invention to provide magnesium oxide particles which have a high aspect ratio and are loosely aggregated. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239746 | ALPHA-ALUMINA PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a simple and efficient method for manufacturing α-alumina particles, main component particles of which each have a crystal face other than the face [001] as a main crystal face and a polyhedral shape other than a hexagonal bipyramidal shape. According to the method for manufacturing α-alumina particles of the present invention, when an aluminum compound is calcined in the presence of a specific content of a metal compound, α-alumina particles each having a particle diameter of 50 μm or less, a degree of α crystallization of 90% or more, and a polyhedral shape can be obtained. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239747 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE MAYENITE COMPOUND POWDER - If a conductive mayenite compound having a large specific surface area is obtained, the usefulness thereof in respective applications is remarkably increased. A conductive mayenite compound powder having a conduction electron density of 10 | 2015-08-27 |
20150239748 | TITANATE AND TITANIA NANOSTRUCTURES AND NANOSTRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The invention relates to nanomaterials and assemblies including, a micrometer-scale spherical aggregate comprising: a plurality of one-dimensional nanostructures comprising titanium and oxygen, wherein the one-dimensional nanostructures radiate from a hollow central core thereby forming a spherical aggregate. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239749 | Fluid Vessel With Removable and Reversible Filtration Unit - A fluid storage and dispensing assembly includes a fluid chamber having at least one side wall extending between an upper end and a closed lower end thereby defining a reservoir. A lid connectable proximate the chamber upper end has a first surface and an opposite second surface and defines a fluid inlet connecting the first and second surfaces. The fluid inlet defines an axis and includes a first fluid sealing member. A fluid filtration unit having a first end configured for removable fluid tight attachment to the lid at the second surface and a second end is provided with a filtration channel defined therebetween. The second end defines a filter outlet, and a unit of filter media is positioned between the first and second ends. The filtration outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet when the first end is attached to the lid unit, wherein the first sealing member is configured for releasable attachment in a fluid tight seal with a head of a pressurized fluid source when engaged such that the pressure from the fluid source forces fluid from the source through the filter media and from the filtration outlet into the reservoir. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239750 | IODINE ADSORBENT, WATER TREATMENT TANK AND IODINE ADSORBING SYSTEM - An iodine adsorbent of an embodiment includes a support, an organic group bonded to the support, silver, and chloride ions, bromide ions, or both of chloride ions and bromide ions. The organic group has, at the terminal, a functional group represented by S | 2015-08-27 |
20150239751 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING BALLAST WATER WITH ULTRAVIOLET RAYS, HAVING DOUBLE WIPER STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus having a double wiper structure for sterilizing ballast water. Each wiper for use in removing foreign substances from an ultraviolet lamp has a double structure including a main wiper part and auxiliary wiper parts. The auxiliary wiper parts are disposed on opposite sides of the main wiper part so that when the wiper body is moved forward or backward, the corresponding auxiliary wiper part primarily removes foreign substances before the main wiper part wipes the ultraviolet lamp unit. Each auxiliary wiper part includes an inclined protrusion and a pointed part so that friction between the surface of the ultraviolet lamp and the auxiliary wiper part can be minimized. The main wiper part includes a first blade and a second blade that are respectively disposed on opposite sides of a depression formed in an inner circumferential surface of the main wiper part. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239752 | Reverse Osmosis System with Drain Water Recycle - A water purification system for producing potable water includes a pump to force water from a source tank through one or more filters and a high-pressure pump for pumping filtered water into a reverse osmosis membrane, thereby producing potable water. Drain water from the reverse osmosis membrane is pressurized by a recirculation pump and fed back into the reverse osmosis membrane, thereby reducing power consumption and waste of water. The high-pressure pump and recirculation pump is driven by a common motor to provide additional power efficiency and to synchronize both pumps. In some embodiments, the disclosed system produces potable water using power from a solar panel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239753 | PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method is provided for filtration and purification of a liquid. A purification system can be used for filtration and purification of water. A system can include a raw water treatment system, an ultra filtration system, a reverse osmosis purification system, and a solar power system. A purification system can include hardware and controls for decreasing energy use and system inefficiency by monitoring and controlling temperatures of individual components, of the system, or of the purified liquid. A purification system can include a wetted ground and ground monitoring system control or improve the effectiveness of a ground. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239754 | Treatment System and Treatment Method - A treatment system of the embodiment includes an osmotic pressure treatment unit having: a first tank which holds a treatment target solution, a second tank which holds a draw solution containing an osmotic pressure inducer and a solvent, and a semipermeable membrane which is interposed between the first tank and the second tank. The osmotic pressure inducer is prepared by chemically modifying a support with a polymer having an upper critical solution temperature or a lower critical solution temperature. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239755 | DISCHARGE UNIT - A discharge unit includes an alternating high-voltage generator, a pair of electrodes in water, the pair being configured to receive a voltage from the high-voltage generator, and an insulating divider configured to separate the pair of electrodes from each other in the water, and having a small discharge hole defining a path of current to flow between the pair of electrodes. The voltage is applied to the pair of electrodes to generate an electric discharge in the discharge hole. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239756 | ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FLOW-THROUGH CAPACITOR INCLUDING SAME - The present invention provides an electrode comprising a current collector layer, a porous electrode layer and an ion exchange layer which are arranged in this order, wherein the ion exchange layer contains a vinyl alcohol copolymer (P) copolymerized with 0.1 to 50 mol % of a monomer having an ionic group and the porous electrode layer contains a carbon material. This electrode has a low electrode resistance, and, therefore, is useful as an electrode for a flow-through capacitor. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239757 | Devices, Systems And Methods For Treatment Of Liquids With Electromagnetic Fields - Devices, systems and methods for applying electromagnetic fields to liquids, such as water, to treat unwanted material in the liquid are disclosed. Such devices, systems and methods may include a cylindrically shaped, water-immersible probe configured to generate electromagnetic fields that are effective to treat unwanted materials, such as scale, and microbes in the water. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239758 | RADIOACTIVE CESIUM DECONTAMINATOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF REMOVING THE RADIOACTIVE CESIUM - There is provided a method of producing a radioactive cesium decontaminator, including: suspending magnetic particles in a solvent, and coating each magnetic particle with organic monomer or polymer, to thereby form a precursor; adding a ferrocyanide aqueous solution and an aqueous solution containing at least one kind of transition metal into a suspension liquid containing the precursor after coating while applying a strong shear force, to thereby generate a radioactive cesium decontaminator; and removing water content from a slurry containing the obtained radioactive cesium decontaminator. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239759 | Microbubble Generator for Enhanced Plasma Treatment of Liquid - A system for the plasma treatment of a liquid is described. The system includes a storage chamber containing a liquid and a head-space, a gas source connected to a sparger positioned within the liquid, a pair of electrodes positioned within the liquid and substantially above the sparger, a microbubble generator positioned within the liquid, and a conduit between the head-space and the microbubble generator, such that gas from the head space can travel through the conduit to the microbubble generator. Also described is a method of plasma treating a liquid. The method includes the steps of positioning a liquid in a storage chamber at a volume that provides a head-space in the storage chamber, feeding a gas to a sparger that is positioned within the liquid to form a first set of bubbles in the liquid, passing the first set of bubbles between a pair of electrodes positioned within the liquid and substantially above the sparger, generating a plasma discharge between the electrodes, and feeding the gas in the head-space into a microbubble generator positioned within the liquid to form a second set of bubbles in the liquid, wherein the second set of bubbles are in the range of 0.1 to 5 microns in diameter. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239760 | COLD/HOT HYDROGEN WATER DISPENSER - Disclosed herein is a hydrogen-containing hot and cold water dispenser including a main body which stores water supplied from a mineral water container located at an upper portion thereof by a certain amount and supplies the stored water, an electrolytic device which is provided in the main body and generates a certain amount of hydrogen to dissolve the hydrogen in the stored water, and a power supply device which converts AC power into DC power to supply the converted DC power to the electrolytic device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239761 | RECOVERY OF RESOURCES FROM WASTE WATER - The present invention relates to a method of recovering resources from waste water and especially to a method of recovering nitrogen from sanitation or sewage water. A multi-chamber ion exchange bioreactor is incorporated into a septic tank system which has an anaerobic treatment chamber therein having a solid blanket containing anaerobic bacteria therein, followed by a multi-chamber ion exchange bioreactor having a plurality of ion exchange chambers forming a serpentine passage having each upflow chamber followed by a downflow chamber for the removal of nitrogen compounds from the effluent passing therethrough. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239762 | METHOD OF REDUCING RESIDUAL RECALCITRANT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS - A method for reducing recalcitrant chemical oxygen demand (COD) of a liquid in a water system is provided. The method comprises pretreating the liquid in a pretreatment unit ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239763 | Biogenic Flocculant Composition To Enhance Flocculation And Dewaterability Of Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment Sludge - The present invention discloses a composite biogenic flocculant for enhancing flocculation and dewaterability of chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) sludge. The present invention also discloses method of conditioning CEPT sludge using the composite biogenic flocculant. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239764 | METHOD FOR TREATING MINERAL SLUDGE BY FLOCCULATION IN-LINE THEN ABOVE GROUND - The improved process for conditioning sludges by flocculation, according to which:
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20150239765 | MOLTEN GLASS CONVEYING EQUIPMENT ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLTEN GLASS CONVEYING EQUIPMENT ELEMENT, GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS COMPRISING MOLTEN GLASS CONVEYING EQUIPMENT ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS PRODUCT - A method for producing a molten glass conveying equipment element. The molten glass conveying equipment element has a conduit structure for molten glass containing at least one conduit comprising platinum or a platinum alloy, a first ceramic structure provided around the conduit and a second ceramic structure located around the first ceramic structure. The method includes filling a gap between the conduit and the second ceramic structure with a slurry body, and sintering the slurry body at a temperature of 1,300 to 1,550° C., thereby forming the first ceramic structure. The slurry body is prepared by blending specific first particles, specific second particles and specific third particles with specific mass ratios. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239766 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS - A method for heat treating a synthetic quartz glass having a hydroxyl concentration with a maximum/minimum difference (ΔOH) of less than 350 ppm involves the steps of first heat treatment of holding at 1,150-1,060° C. for a time of 0.5-10 hours, cooling down to a second heat treatment temperature at a rate of −7° C./hr to −30° C./hr, second heat treatment of holding at 1,030-950° C. for a time of 5-20 hours, and annealing at a rate of −25° C./hr to −85° C./hr. Two stages of heat treatment ensures that the glass has a low birefringence. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239767 | HEAT TREATING SILICA-TITANIA GLASS TO INDUCE A Tzc GRADIENT - A method for forming a T | 2015-08-27 |
20150239768 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORE ROD OF OPTICAL FIBER - An apparatus and a method for producing a depressed-cladding core rod of an ultra-low water peak optical fiber, the apparatus including a core rod component, an inner cladding casing component, a high temperature heat source, chucks, a rotary joint, an external gas pipe, and a pressure controlling pipe. The core rod component is produced by fusing and splicing a core layer rod and a first hollow shaft together. The inner cladding casing covers the outside of the core layer rod. The inner cladding casing component is produced by fusing and splicing an inner cladding casing and a second hollow shaft together. These two hollow shafts are clamped in two chucks of a glass lathe. A high temperature heat source is arranged outside the inner cladding casing. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239769 | System and Method For Processing End Surface of Optical Fiber - A system for processing an end surface of an optical fiber has an electrode housing unit. The electrode housing unit has a plate-shaped electrode with a first polarity; a set of tip electrodes having a plurality of tip electrodes positioned in parallel with each other and facing the plate-shaped electrode, the plurality of tip electrodes having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity; and an electric discharge arc area positioned between the plurality of tip electrodes and the plate-shaped electrode. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239770 | ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASS ARTICLE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMING - An alkali aluminosilicate glass that can be chemically strengthened and formed into a three dimensional shape. The glass has a softening point of less than about 825° C. and a high temperature coefficient of thermal expansion of less than about 30 parts per million (ppm)/° C. The glass may be ion exchanged after the three dimensional shape is formed. When ion exchanged, the glass has a surface layer that is under a compressive stress of at least about 700 MPa. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239771 | TRANSPARENT, DYED COOK TOP OR HOB WITH IMPROVED COLORED DISPLAY CAPABILITY AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A COOK TOP OR HOB - Transparent, dyed cook top or hob with improved color display capability, consisting of a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals as predominant crystal phase, whereby the glass-ceramic contains none of the chemical refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony, with transmission values of greater than 0.1% in the range of the visible light within the entire wavelength range greater than 450 nm, a light transmission in the visible of 0.8-2.5% and a transmission in the infrared at 1600 nm of 45-85%. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239772 | LOW CRYSTALLINITY GLASS-CERAMICS - Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to crystallizable glasses and glass-ceramics that exhibit a black color and are opaque. In one or more embodiments, the crystallizable glasses and glass-ceramics include a precursor glass composition that exhibits a liquidus viscosity of greater than about 20 kPa*s. The glass-ceramics exhibit less than about 20 wt % of one or more crystalline phases, which can include a plurality of crystallites in the Fe | 2015-08-27 |
20150239773 | TRANSPARENT OMNIPHOBIC THIN FILM ARTICLES - An article having a nanostructured surface and a method of making the same are described. The article can include a substrate and a nanostructured layer bonded to the substrate. The nanostructured layer can include a plurality of spaced apart nanostructured features comprising a contiguous, protrusive material and the nanostructured features can be sufficiently small that the nanostructured layer is optically transparent. A surface of the nanostructured features can be coated with a continuous hydrophobic coating. The method can include providing a substrate; depositing a film on the substrate; decomposing the film to form a decomposed film; and etching the decomposed film to form the nanostructured layer. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239774 | ANTI-CONDENSATION GLAZING - A glazing unit includes a glass substrate equipped on one of its faces, intended to form the face of the glazing unit in the use position, with a thin-film multilayer comprising, from the substrate, a film of a transparent electrically conductive oxide based on indium tin oxide of physical thickness e | 2015-08-27 |
20150239775 | STRENGTHENED GLASS WITH DEEP DEPTH OF COMPRESSION - Chemically strengthened glass articles having at least one deep compressive layer extending from a surface of the article to a depth of at least about 45 μm within the article are provided. In one embodiment, the compressive stress profile includes a single linear segment extending from the surface to the depth of compression DOC. Alternatively, the compressive stress profile includes two linear portions: the first portion extending from the surface to a relatively shallow depth and having a steep slope; and a second portion extending from the shallow depth to the depth of compression. The strengthened glass has a 60% survival rate when dropped from a height of 80 cm in an inverted ball drop test and an equibiaxial flexural strength of at least 10 kgf as determined by abraded ring-on-ring testing. Methods of achieving such stress profiles are also described. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239776 | STRENGTHENED GLASS WITH DEEP DEPTH OF COMPRESSION - Chemically strengthened glass articles having at least one deep compressive layer extending from a surface of the article to a depth of at least about 45 μm within the article are provided. In one embodiment, the compressive stress profile includes a single linear segment extending from the surface to the depth of compression DOC. Alternatively, the compressive stress profile includes two linear portions: the first portion extending from the surface to a relatively shallow depth and having a steep slope; and a second portion extending from the shallow depth to the depth of compression. The strengthened glass has a 60% survival rate when dropped from a height of 80 cm in an inverted ball drop test and an equibiaxial flexural strength of at least 10 kgf as determined by abraded ring-on-ring testing. Methods of achieving such stress profiles are also described. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239777 | HIGH STRENGTH ANTIMICROBIAL GLASS - A method of making a glass having antimicrobial properties and high compressive stress. The method includes a first ion exchange step in which potassium cations are exchanged for sodium cations in the base glass to provide a surface layer under compressive stress, followed by a second ion exchange in which silver cations are exchanged for potassium and lithium ions in the glass to produce the antimicrobial glass. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial glass has a maximum compressive stress that is at least 80% of the maximum compressive stress obtained by the potassium-for-sodium exchange in the first bath. A base glass and an ion exchanged glass antimicrobial having antimicrobial properties are also provided. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239778 | CURABLE FIBERGLASS BINDER COMPRISING SALT OF INORGANIC ACID - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described that include an aldehyde or ketone, a nitrogen-containing salt of an inorganic acid, and an acidic compound. The acidic compound may be an organic acid, such as maleic acid or citric acid among others. The acidic compound is supplied in quantities that lower the pH of the binder composition to about 5 or less. The binder compositions may be used in methods of binding fiberglass and the resulting fiberglass products have an improved tensile strength due to the addition of the acidic compound. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239779 | Gypsum Based Formulations - The formulation for making plasterboard with paper cover sheets comprises finely divided gypsum, a minor amount by weight of starch and, as crosslinking agent for the starch, a tri-functional reactive s-triazine having substituents at positions 2, 4 and 6 of the triazine ring which are reactive with the starch. A preferred crosslinking agent is 2,4,6-trichloro-s-triazine, which is preferably partially reacted with the starch before further reaction with the paper cover sheets for the plaster board. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239780 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING PERLITE - The present invention relates to a method of producing a powder adhesive for attaching a veneer comprising the steps of: (a) providing expanded perlite; (b) providing cement; (c) providing a dispersible polymer powder; and (d) mixing said expanded perlite, said cement, and said dispersible polymer powder, for creating said adhesive for attaching stone veneer. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239781 | EXTRUDED FIVER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS PRODUCTS HAVING STONE-LIKE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A cementitious composite product that can function as a substitute for stone and solid surface materials, such as granite, marble, and engineered stone is provided. Furthermore methods for manufacturing the cementitious composite product using an extrudable cementitious composition that can be extruded or otherwise shaped into stone-like building products that can be used as a substitute for many known stone products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cementitious composite products can be manufactured more cheaply to be as tough or tougher and more durable than stone and solid surface materials. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239782 | BACKFILL, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USE THEREOF - A composition in the form of a backfill is described. The composition comprises one or more mine tailings present in an amount greater than 50% by weight of the composition, one or more cementitious binder materials present in an amount ranging from 0% to 12% by weight of the composition, attapulgite present in an amount ranging from 0.01% to 4.00% by weight of the composition, and water. The fines content (Fc) of the one or more mine tailings is greater than or equal to 3%. Although subject to many uses, in some embodiments, the composition is suitable for managing tailings to be stored above ground or underground. For example, in some embodiments, the composition is suitable for filling mined out areas. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239783 | Composite Blast Furnace Mineral Powder and Synthetic Material Made from Same - A composite blast furnace mineral powder and a synthetic material made from same. The composite blast furnace mineral powder consists of the following materials in percentage by mass: 40-98.4% of blast furnace mineral powder, 7-20% of acrylic polymer emulsion or 1.5-3% of redispersible latex powder, 0.1-2% of fiber, 0-3% of pigment and the balance of filler. The composite blast furnace mineral powder can be pressed into a profile or a brick blank. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239784 | FAST-SETTING CEMENTS FOR WELL ABANDONMENT - A cement composition for sealing leaks in a wellbore includes at least one of an alkali and a transition metal oxide and an acid. A method for using the cement composition includes pumping the at least one of an alkali and a transition metal oxide and an acid as separate components into a wellbore so that a setting reaction begins after pumping is initiated. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239785 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE PRODUCTION METHOD - A honeycomb structure production method comprising a burning step of burning a green molded body | 2015-08-27 |
20150239786 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLANT COMPOSITION - A method of providing a plant nutrient composition, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cellulosic material with a composition comprising an amino compound; (b) contacting the cellulosic material with a composition comprising carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and mixtures thereof; (c) optionally, contacting the cellulosic material with a composition comprising a source of one or more elements selected from nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, boron, cobalt, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc and sodium; (d) optionally, contacting the resultant material with a plant and/or a base growing medium. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239787 | ZINC-ESSENTIAL FOR FLORA AND FAUNA - The present invention relates to a chelated fertilizer composition for enriching Zinc and Phosphorus content in agriculture/horticulture crops and plants through foliar application. The chelated fertilizer composition can be prepared using compounds comprising (a) Na2 HEDP and ZnSO4.H2O (Zinc sulphate monohydrate) and (b) Na2 HEDP and ZnO (Zinc Oxide). The chelation of Zn by Na2 HEDP using ZnSO4.H2O developed 17% Zn-HEDP and 21% Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) and chelation of Zn by Na2 HEDP using ZnO developed 21% Zn-HEDP and 26% P2O5. The chelated fertilizer composition obtained is in powder form and is 100% water-soluble concentrate. The chelated fertilizer composition can be used to cure Zinc and Phosphorus deficiency in crops and plants, increase yield with more Zinc and Phosphorus content, thus reducing the risk of Zinc and Phosphorus deficiency in humans. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239788 | Fertilizer Compositions Comprising a Cellulose Nutrient Component and Methods for Using Same - Aspects of the invention include compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil. Compositions according to certain embodiments include a cellulose nutrient composition, a microbial blend composition, a source of nitrogen, a source of phosphorus and exotic micronutrients. Methods for using compositions of the invention to fertilize and remediate soil and kits having one or more compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil are also described. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239789 | COMPETITIVE AND EFFECTIVE BACTERIAL STRAINS - According to the present invention new isolates of bacterial strains have been shown to possess unique properties. These bacterial strains are plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), posses an enhanced competitive advantage at colonizing leguminous plants, and enhance the overall performance of leguminous plant growth. Further still, the present invention discloses a novel method for screening and selecting bacterial strains having the aforementioned beneficial characteristics. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239790 | FERTILIZER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Fertilizer compositions are provided, where a fertilizer composition includes: an inner portion including a nitrogen containing material; and an outer portion covering the inner portion, the outer portion including a release agent (e.g. HTC, BR). | 2015-08-27 |
20150239791 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECOMMISSIONING BODIES CONTAINING EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL - Method for decommissioning a body containing explosive material includes opening the body containing explosive material in a secured and/or currentless state, and cutting individual bodies along a cutting plane into at least two parts in a liquid by one or more cutting processes to expose the main charge carriers intact in the respective individual bodies for removal without destruction. Method further includes removing main charge carrier essentially intact while still in the liquid from the individual bodies, and transferring the main charge carrier to a container, structured and arranged to store each individual main charge carrier free from contact with other main charge carriers, and which includes a material that is absorbent for liquids. Method further includes feeding the container with the main charge carriers to an incineration process and grinding all of the other parts of the individual bodies in a grinding process to produce ground material. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239792 | GAS GENERATING COMPOSITION - Provided is a gas generating composition which can maintain stable combustion performance even under variation of ambient temperature. The gas generating composition includes (a) a fuel and (b) an oxidizing agent and meets the following requirements (I) and (II):
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20150239793 | Flameless Igniting Slurry Composition and Method of Preparing - A flameless igniting slurry composition has an oxidizer, a fuel, a flame retardant, a liquid, and a rheology modifier. The rheology modifier and the flame retardant may be in particulate form. The flame retardant may be a water-soluble salt. The liquid may be water. The oxidizer may be potassium nitrate. The fuel may be silicon and charcoal. The composition may consist of on a mass basis 25-50% oxidizer, 20-30% fuel, 2-5% flame retardant, and 0.5-10% rheology modifier. The invention may be a device consisting of a shape of absorbent web material impregnated with the composition in a dried state. The invention may be a device consisting of the composition in a dried, particulate form. A process for producing the composition is also disclosed. | 2015-08-27 |