39th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170274237 | EXERCISE MACHINE HAVING CHANGEABLE DAMPING MECHANISM - An exercise machine having a changeable damping mechanism is provided. A first transmission rope on a first shifting wheel of a first rotating shaft drives a damping device of a damping shaft to generate a relative damping action for training the leg muscular endurance of the user. Through a first changeable damping mechanism, the first transmission rope, which having stretch elasticity on the first shifting wheel is controlled to adjust the rotational speed according to the gear ratio, which may be in cooperation with a second transmission rope, which having stretch elasticity on a second shifting wheel through a second changeable damping mechanism, and is in cooperation with the damping action of a magnetic control wheel or a blower fan of the damping device to extend the range of damping control for different users to train muscular endurance. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274238 | ADJUSTABLE AIR BIKE FAN BLADES - Improvements in an exercise machine where the fan blades alter the resistance created by the blades or vanes by moving a cone that pushes the blades out from a central position. The blades or vanes push against the cone with springs. The cone is then moved into or out of the central axle to alter the effective diameter of the blades or vanes. A twist or contouring of the blades or vanes can be obtained at the same time to alter the resistance. In another embodiment, the fan blades can be individually or collectively adjusted to change the resistance. As the diameter is increased the speed of the blade tips increases as a squared function of the radius without changing the rotational speed of the vane(s). The shape, angle, scoop or tilt of the blade or vanes can also be altered to change the resistance. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274239 | Knotted Flat Elastic Stretch Band Exercise Bar - A bar or tube with two slots on each side configured to accept a flat or round elastic exercise band or cord; wherein said slots may be rounded along the edges so as not to tear or slice at the elastic exercise band or cord. The elastic exercise band or cord may be tied into knots or bulges on either end and such knots may be inserted into the slots of the bar making it ready for use. The bar may also comprise adapters to adjust the size of the slots to different sizes of flat elastic bands or cords. The invention may also comprise a rubber roller which may be made to house a vibrating unit, said housing unit may be turned on by a switch when held to the body. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274240 | Easy to assemble/disassemble adjustable monetary coin-weighted dumbbell - This invention is an easily assembled and disassembled exercise dumbbell that derives the majority of its adjustable weight from the addition of monetary coins. The number of coins used determines the weight of the dumbbell, thereby making possible very small incremental increases in the dumbbell's effective total weight. The weight of the dumbbell's handle assembly can be multiplied up to nine times in its heaviest dumbbell configuration. Additional weight may be achieved with the use of small metal slugs. Due to the use of a specialized screw head, the dumbbell can be assembled and disassembled with only the use of a coin (no standard screwdriver is necessary). With all coins removed, this dumbbell makes an excellent lightweight travelling companion. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274241 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING ONE OR MORE ASPECTS OF HEALTHFULNESS IN A SUBJECT BY APPLYING AND CONTINUOUSLY WEARING CORE WEIGHTS - The present disclosure relates to methods for improving healthfulness, e.g., improving cardiovascular health, stimulating weight loss, and/or increasing muscle size/tone in animal subjects, including human subjects. In one aspect, the method comprises applying a core weight to each of the front and/or rear limbs of an animal subject at substantially the same distance from the torso so as to be substantially symmetrically placed, and such that each core weight lies within the distal ⅔ of the limbs; and wearing the core weights continuously for 6-20 hours per day for at least 2 days per week for at least 2 consecutive weeks. In certain embodiments, each of said core weights has substantially the same mass which is 0.2-1.0% of the total body weight of the animal subject, and each of said core weights spans less than ¼ of the total length of the limb to which it is applied. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274242 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Providing a Heart Rate Monitor with Antimicrobial Contacts - An exercise machine including a heart rate monitor with antimicrobial contacts. The exercise machine includes one or more hand grips and a plurality of heart rate contacts. The plurality of heart rate contacts are disposed on the one or more hand grips. Each of the plurality of heart rate contacts includes a contact surface and an electrical insulator. The contact surface includes an oligodynamic material. The electrical insulator is disposed between the contact surface and a hand grip body. The contact surface is electrically insulated from the hand grip body by the electrical insulator | 2017-09-28 |
20170274243 | SHOULDER STABILIZING EXERCISE BENCH COVER - A shoulder stabilizing bench cover for use within exercise bench during weight training exercise. The cover has a top surface having a high degree of static friction with clothing and/or a person's body. The top surface is placed on top of an exercise bench and held in place by straps that wrap around the bench and removably affixed to each other using a belt or other mechanism. The cover may include one or more elastic components to facilitate fixed engagement with an exercise bench. In use, an exerciser places the cover in the region of the exercise bench where he or she intends to position his or her shoulder blades. An exerciser then lies down over the cover and pulls his or her shoulder blades together. The static friction imparted by the bench cover prevents an exerciser shoulder blades from moving laterally. As a result, an exerciser maintains the proper posture, having his or her shoulders pulled back and substantially in mobile during a bench press or other exercise performed on the exercise bench. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274244 | LATERAL GLIDE ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE APPARATUS - A lateral glide elliptical exercise apparatus includes a frame defining a center line, a pair of pedal units disposed at two opposite lateral sides relative to the center line each including a pivoting block and a pedal shaft pivotally connected to the pivoting block, a damping unit for providing a damping resistance to the pedal units, and a pair of gliding guide units respectively mounted at the frame, each gliding guide unit includes a gliding guide, an actuation block and a linkage arranged so that the actuation block can be driven by the associating linkage to slide smoothly between an inner end portion and an outer end portion of the associating gliding guide when the pedal units are being alternately pedaled by the user. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274245 | Dip Fitness Device - A dip fitness device for performing dip exercises is provided. The dip fitness device comprises a central shaft having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. A base is secured to the first end of the central shaft. A first dip bar having a first end and a second end is provided with the first end of the first dip bar rotatably secured to the second end of the central shaft. A second dip bar having a first end and a second end is provided with the first end of the second dip bar rotatably secured to the second end of the central shaft. The first dip bar and the second dip bar are rotatable in a horizontal plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the central shaft. The first dip bar and the second dip bar are releasably securable at a desired angle relative to each other. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274246 | RESISTANCE BREATHING DEVICE - A resistance breathing device includes a face mask having a perimeter and a central aperture extending therethrough, and being adapted to overlay a user's mouth and nose such that the perimeter forms an air-tight seal with the user's face. An outer layer overlays the face mask and includes a pair of straps for affixing the face mask about a user's face. An insert is disposed within the central aperture of the face mask and has at least one inlet aperture extending therethrough. An adjustment element overlays the insert, has an inlet aperture extending therethrough, and is movable between a first position in which a first portion of its inlet aperture overlaps the at least one inlet aperture of the insert and a second position in which a larger second portion of its inlet aperture overlaps the at least one inlet aperture of the insert. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274247 | PERFORMANCE INFORMATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD - A performance information notification device according to an application example includes: an acquisition unit which acquires information indicating at least one of load exercise and rest in interval exercise; and a notification unit which reports performance information about at least one of a time during which the load exercise is carried out and a time during which the rest is carried out, based on the information indicating at least one of the load exercise and the rest. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING EXERCISE TESTING AND TRAINING - Disclosed are various approaches for determining the maximum oxygen consumption of a person, also known as maximum aerobic capacity or VO | 2017-09-28 |
20170274249 | WEARABLE RESISTANCE DEVICE WITH POWER MONITORING - Disclosed is a technical training garment configured for use with modular, interchangeable biomechanics units and or resistance modules. The garment may provide resistance to movement throughout an angular range of motion and or tracks a variety of biomechanical parameters such as stride length, stride rate, angular velocity and power expended by the wearer. The garment may be low profile, and worn by a wearer as a primary garment or beneath or over conventional clothing or athletic uniform. The device may be worn as a supplemental training and or diagnostic tool during conventional training protocols, or as a biomechanics or biometric data capture device during competition. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274250 | ELECTRIC TRAINING APPARATUS AND EXERCISE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An electric training apparatus is configured to apply, by a load motor, a load on a rotating body configured to apply a load on an exercising person, detect an exercise physiological response value of the exercising person and a number of revolutions of the rotating body, perform control for gradually increasing the load of the load motor toward a set load upper limit value so that a detection result of the exercise physiological response value of the exercising person approaches a target exercise physiological response value set in advance, and change, before an exercise or during the exercise by the exercising person, the load upper limit value in response to a control command input based on a state of the exercising person, a state of the control, and a perceived exertion scale for the exercising person. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274251 | DUAL CORE GOLF BALL HAVING POSITIVE-HARDNESS-GRADIENT THERMOPLASTIC INNER CORE AND POSITIVE-HARDNESS-GRADIENT THERMOSET OUTER CORE LAYER - A golf ball comprising an inner core layer including a thermoplastic material and having a geometric center hardness less than the surface hardness to define a positive hardness gradient. An outer core layer is formed over the inner core. The outer core includes a thermoset rubber composition and has an inner surface hardness less than an outer surface hardness to define a positive hardness gradient. A cover layer is formed over the outer core layer. The cover layer includes an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The thermoplastic material of the core includes an acid copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, optionally a softening monomer comprising alkyl acrylate or methacrylate; a plasticizer; an organic acid or salt thereof; and a cation source present in an amount sufficient to neutralize from about 70 to about 100% of all acid groups present in the material. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274252 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a golf club head having a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole, a crown and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. A face defines a forward portion of the club head and includes a striking surface width and a hosel defining a hosel bore. A channel and a recessed port are positioned in the sole. The channel extends substantially in a heel-to-toe direction. A sleeve is mounted on a tip end of the golf club shaft and is adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore. A fastener has a shaft portion extending through a passage and a head portion located in the recessed port. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274253 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A SUPPORT TO LIMIT FACEPLATE DEFORMATION - A golf club head includes a body having a face plate having a strike surface and an opposing interior surface, a rear end, and a sole connecting the faceplate with the rear end. The face plate, the rear end, and the sole partially define a cavity. An insert is positioned within the cavity, the insert presenting an insert surface facing the interior surface of the face plate and spaced therefrom. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274254 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a shaft, and a club head provided at an end of the shaft, wherein: the club head includes a head body and plate-like face member provided as a hitting face of the head body; and the face member is fixed to the head body only at a part of an upper or lower edge surface, or parts of both upper and lower edge surfaces of the face member. A fixing position of the face member may be located in the proximity of a node of a characteristic vibration in a case of freely supporting the face member. The Rockwell C-scale hardness of the face member is preferably no less than 40. The face member may be fixed to the head body by a set screw, at two locations of the upper edge surface, and two locations of the lower edge surface of the face member. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274255 | PERSONAL GOLFING ASSISTANT AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING GOLF RELATED INFORMATION AND FOR COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOLF RELATED DATA - A personal golfing assistant system is comprised of software running on a PDA attached directly or remotely to a GPS receiver that enables the user to survey and/or electronically capture geophysical golf data. A handheld device connected to or integrated with a GPS receiver can instead be used. Software allows a golfer to use a handheld PDA/GPS unit during the course of play to mark a ball location automatically and/or determine the distance to golf course targets and/or objects, and to analyze golf related data and generate statistics. The system can send a set of parameters tailored for a specific course to a real time tunable GPS to adjust for optimal performance and can adjust measurements to compensate for environmental condition changes. The system provides an improved graphical method for measuring and displaying distances between a golfer and a golf course object, for displaying multiple measured distances along a line of sight between a golfer and a golf object or target, and for orienting a target or object on a display to coincide with a user's line of sight. There is also provided a method for collecting and uploading golf course geographic information services (GIS) data to an internet accessible server, processing the uploaded data, distributing data upon an authorized user request, and downloading the requested data to an electronic device. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274256 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A SPORTING APPARATUS - The present application is directed to a method for use in a system implementing a reference golf club, one or more sensors associated with the reference golf club, and a computing device. The method comprises receiving from the one or more sensors, by the computing device, swing data relating to a swing of the reference golf club, analyzing, by the computing device, the swing data to determine recommended shaft parameter values for each of a plurality of shaft parameters using an algorithm, accessing, by the computing device, a shaft database comprising actual shaft parameter values for each of the plurality of shaft parameters for each of a plurality of shafts, determining, by the computing device, at least one shaft from the plurality of shafts based, at least in part, on a comparison between the recommended shaft parameter values and the actual shaft parameter values, transmitting, by the computing device, information relating to the at least one shaft; and displaying, by the computing device, the information on a display of the computing device. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274257 | VIBRATION DAMPENER - A vibration dampener for a racket includes a strip formed of elastomeric material having a first end part and a second end part, the strip having a first incision at the first end part and a second incision at the second end part, at least one hooking member having a hollow body having a hole into which the first end part is inserted and a hook formed at one side of the hollow body, wherein said at least one hooking member each is combined with the strip by inserting the first end part of the strip into the hole of the hollow body and pulling the elastomeric band until the strip and the hollow body makes a restraining knot. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274258 | MOUNTING PIN FOR A SPORTS NET - A pin mount system for releasably mounting a sports net to a ground surface, for example a hockey net to an ice surface. The sports net includes at least one post having an end. The pin mount system includes: a pin having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end for positioning within the post, a resilient member such as a spring coil in compression to normally exert an extensive force to the pin to extend the distal end of the pin past the end of the post, and a handle operably connected to the pin to retract the pin against the resilient member. The pin is releasable from the ground surface in response to an amount of force applied to the sports net, and the sports net stays in place when minor force is applied, for example. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A RETRIEVAL TOOL - Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a retrieval tool, which is configured to secure object in place within the retrieval tool responsive to the object engaging with the retrieval tool. The retrieval tool may be utilized to grasp, secure, hold, etc. objects in a plurality of different circumstances, such as disc golf, grasping an object at a hard to reach place, more easily holding an object, etc. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274260 | CURLING BROOM HEAD AND REMOVABLE HANDLE ATTACHMENT - The curling broom head is composed of a fabric section, flexible section, lower body, upper body, and a stem or stem assembly that is used to attach the broom head to the broom handle. The fabric section is a stand-alone piece of fabric that can easily be removed and replaced by the user. The fabric section is wrapped around the flexible section and lower body and is secured into place and ready for game play when the lower body is attached to the upper body. At any time, the curling fabric may be easily replaced by separating the upper and lower bodies, removing the old fabric from the lower body and replacing it with new fabric. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274261 | BRAKING MECHANISMS - An eddy-current braking mechanism including a rotor, rotatable about a rotor axis; at least one electrically conductive member coupled to the rotor for rotation therewith; at least one magnet configured to apply a magnetic field extending at least partially orthogonal to the plane of rotation of the conductive member, and characterised in that upon rotation of the rotor, the conductive member is configured to move at least partially radially from the rotor axis into the applied magnetic field. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274262 | IMPACT INDICATION AND DATA TRACKING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices and methods are generally provided for indicating the location of a most recent strike on a face of a golf club. One exemplary embodiment of an impact indication device can include a patch that can be attached to the face of a golf club and can display the impact location of a most recent strike without displaying impact locations of previous strikes. The impact locations of previous strikes can be removed from the patch without the user having to do anything more than take another swing. In some embodiments, the device includes a yield-stress material that assist in displaying impact a most recent impact location without displaying previous impact locations. Other features that can allow patches to work in this fashion, as well as methods related to the same, are also provided. Further, disclosures pertaining to a mobile impact recorder are also provided. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274263 | Vertical Impact Alignment Aid For Golf Club Heads - A golf club head, and particularly a putter head, comprising at least one visual reference point that shows a golfer the ideal vertical impact height at address and at impact is disclosed herein. The visual reference preferably is an alignment aid, such as an alignment pin or bar, which delineates the vertical center of the face between the top and bottom portions of the golf club head along the vertical z axis. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274264 | COLLAPSIBLE NET APPARATUS - A ball net structure arranged to be portable, collapsible, and provide the required structural support to receive or capture a projectile, such as but not limited to a soccer ball or baseball. The ball net structure comprises a support portion, first and second extensions, a first bracket pivotally coupling the first extension to the support portion, a second bracket pivotally coupling the second extension to the support portion, first and second flexible rods removably coupled to the support portion, and a net received by at least the first and second extensions and received by at least the first and second flexible rods. The net is configured to bend the first and second flexible rods from a linear state to an arcuate state, such that a net tension holds the net upright. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274265 | Athletic Performance Sensing and/or Tracking Systems and Methods - Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274266 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a display control program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including obtaining user account information, and displaying, in accordance with a first display mode or a second display mode, a thumbnail image of a play image or a play video image of a player associated with the user account information, the thumbnail image being obtained based on the user account information, the first display mode including displaying the thumbnail image associating with information indicating an opponent team of the player without displaying individual pitch results in one game, the second display mode including displaying the thumbnail image associating with information indicating at-bat results in one game, whether the displaying is in accordance with the first display mode or the second display mode being determined based on an attribute of the player. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274267 | SHARING UPDATABLE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - User interface elements relating to fitness may be shared between user devices. These user interface elements may be updated based at least in part on activity data of users associated with the user devices. A user may determine a length of time for sharing their user interface elements. Once a sharing relationship between at least two users has been established, updates corresponding to user interface elements may be shared between the users via their respective user devices. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274268 | INTERACTIVE EXERCISE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an exercise device can include a body configured to be gripped by a user, wherein the body is configured to be used for exercise, at least one sensor attached to the body and configured to sense a motion, position, and/or orientation of the body, and at least one controller configured to receive sensor signals from the sensor and to send sensor signals or data to a remote computer. The body can be an exercise bar or any other suitable shape. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274269 | BINDING ASSEMBLY FOR SPORT BOARD HAVING ANGLED CONNECTOR RECEPTACLES - Described herein include various embodiments of a binding assembly that assist with coupling a user's foot to a sport board. A foothold or binding upper that captures a user's foot can be coupled to a part of the binding assembly thereby enabling the binding assembly to secure the user's foot to the sport board. The binding assembly can include a chassis that has at least two connector receptacle that each allow an attachment feature (e.g., mounting screw) to extend therethrough and secure the binding assembly to the sport board. Each of the connector receptacles can be angled such that a longitudinal of the connector receptacle is positioned at an angle relative to a top surface of the sport board. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274270 | LATERAL UNIDIRECTIONAL MECHANISM AND BIROTATIONAL OPERATING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to such a system, apparatus, and a method for allowing freedom and range of motion, movement, and spatial position on at least a snowboard or other board device. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mechanism of non-injury or MONI is used to allow a rider of a snowboard (or other device) the ability to move in multiple dimensions (in multiple angles and in multiple planes); the MONI embodiment allows a snowboard or other device to be inverted and offers an adjustable safety release mechanism as akin to skis. In another embodiment of the present invention, electro-magnetism is used to secure a rider to a snowboard (or other device) instead of a boot-binding, finally allowing a rider to maneuver like a skateboarder or surfer, with the ability to move anywhere on the board at will. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274271 | STANDING-RIDE TYPE MOVING DEVICE - A standing-ride type moving device includes: a board; wheels that are disposed on right and left sides of a front side and a rear side in a traveling direction of the board; drive units that is configured to independently rotationally drive the wheels disposed on the front side in the traveling direction of the board; a first sensor that is configured to detect a shift in the center of gravity of the rider riding the board; a steering board that is disposed on the front side in the traveling direction of the board; a second sensor that that is configured to acquire rotation information of the steering board; and a control unit that is configured to control the drive units. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274272 | CARD DISCARDING DEVICE FOR TABLETOP GAME - A card disposal apparatus, including an ejection port for disposing of cards after the game, a disposal card receiving board that receives the cards from the ejection port, disposal card information acquisition means that acquires information about number (rank) from the cards put in the ejection port, group information acquisition means that acquires group information from the cards to be disposed of, a counter for the cards as number count means that counts the number of the disposal cards put in the ejection port, deck check means that checks whether all cards to be disposed of are complete in terms of 52×8 decks=416 in the case of a set of 8 decks of cards, and output means that outputs a check result. Void holes are provided on the cards to be disposed of, and ensure that the cards are perfectly disposed of without being unfairly reused. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274273 | PROTECTIVE BAG FOR CARDS AND THE LIKE - Provided is a protective bag for cards and the like in which four-corner outer edges of the protective bag run along circular arc-shaped four-corner outer edges of cards or the like and moreover in which four-corner inner edges within the protective bag and circular arc-shaped four-corner outer edges of the cards or the like fit each other. The protective bag is a protective bag A for cards and the like, the protective bag comprising rectangular-shaped two films of equal shape and size which are superposed on each other without any positional shift, three sides of the rectangular shape being sealed so that an opening part | 2017-09-28 |
20170274274 | Game Play Device - A game play device provides simplified movements and piece interaction in a capture-style board game. The device includes a game board defining a playing surface. Straight lines defining a plurality of isosceles triangles defining a playing field. Each of a plurality of playing pieces is shaped to correspond to and be alignable with to cover at least one isosceles triangle when placed on the playing field. The playing pieces including at least one each of four distinctly shaped playing pieces. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274275 | INTERFERENCE DAMPING FOR CONTINUOUS GAME PLAY - Within a system for operating a virtual reality game or environment, a method is provided for identification of problematic or not well calibrated cameras that are incapable of optimum identification and tracking of game objects. The impact of these identified cameras on the game is reduced on the fly. Most of the time, a few cameras will see an object. The images are mixed to identify the object and its location according to vectors established between cameras and trackable objects. When such mixing of images happens, identification of non-optimum non-calibrated cameras is enabled and performed. The impact of such cameras is then reduced in the overall impact in the game play, providing higher emphasis to images from well calibrated cameras. As such, game stoppage and re-calibration of these few cameras is not required for continuous game play. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274276 | Dice Rolling System - A dice rolling system includes an electronic gaming unit that may be manipulated to play electronic games. A pair of dice is provided and each of the pair of dice may be tossed during game play. A dice unit is provided and the dice unit may be positioned on a support surface. The dice unit is electrically coupled to the electronic gaming unit. Each of the dice is tossed onto the dice unit. The dice unit includes an optical reader and the optical reader reads indicia on the dice when the dice are tossed onto the dice unit. Thus, the optical reader may determine a number rolled with the pair of dice. The dice unit communicates the number to the electronic gaming unit. Thus, the number may be incorporated into a game played on the electronic gaming unit. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ORIENTATION USING TRACKING CAMERAS AND INERTIAL MEASUREMENTS - A virtual reality tracking system accurately determines one or more controller orientations using data from tracking cameras and/or an inertial measurement unit (IMU) embedded in each controller. Each controller has two or more distinctive light-emitting tracking markers. The tracking system determines the locations of the tracking markers based on the location of tracking markers in tracking camera's images. The tracking system determines the controller orientation using the locations of the tracking markers and orientation data from the IMU. When the camera views of the markers are obstructed the tracking system relies solely on the less-accurate orientation data from the IMU. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274278 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A display device comprises a display, a storage configured to store a game video of a game of baseball captured in advance and scorebook data corresponding to the game, and a controller configured to extract from the game video, when score information of a specific player included in the scorebook data is selected, a displayed video including an at-bat video of the specific player in an at-bat related to the selected score information, and when the specific player advanced to base, also a base-running video of the specific player related to the selected score information as a runner in the at-bat to cause the display to display the displayed video. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274279 | SCENT DISPERSAL SYSTEMS FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS - Introduced herein are various systems and techniques for dispensing scents from a scent delivery system. The scent delivery system could be a self-contained unit that is attachable to a head-mounted display (HMD) or could be integrated into the HMD itself. The scent delivery system can be used to improve the realism of content (e.g., visual content, audio content) experienced via the HMD. More specifically, the scent delivery system can be configured to dispense one or more scents in response to determining a particular scene is being experienced by the user. Different scents can be dispensed based on characteristics of the content. In some embodiments, the scent(s) are held in capsules that are housed within the scent delivery system. The capsules may be readily replaceable by the user, which enables the scent(s) to be customized based on what content is to be shown or projected in the future. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274280 | Virtualization System and Method for Hosting Applications - A computer-implemented system for providing a virtualized application hosting environment comprising: a plurality of application/game servers each having a memory for storing application program code and data and a processor for executing the application program code and processing the data on behalf of a client; a virtualization service executed on each of the application/game servers, the virtualization service comprising a file redirection module for redirecting file system operations generated by the application program code to one or more virtualized file locations; and a registry redirection module for intercepting registry operations generated by the application program code and executing the registry operations on behalf of the application program code at one or more virtualized registry locations. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING USING MULTIPLE SLAVE SERVERS AND A MASTER SERVER - A virtual reality hierarchical tracking system provides real-time response in wide-ranging situations by partitioning the data collection and tracking computation across multiple slave and master servers. Each slave server manages a different subset of the tracking cameras and locates tracking markers within its own tracking camera images. A master server controls the slave servers and uses slave server results to determine the position of tracking markers. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274282 | IMMERSIVE GAMING - Various systems and methods for providing immersive gaming are provided herein. A portable computing system for providing an immersive experience comprises a display; a graphics unit to present the immersive experience to a user on the display; a communication subsystem to determine a resource level of a resource coupled to the portable computing system; wherein the graphics unit is to present a representation of the resource level to the user in the immersive experience; wherein the communication subsystem is to: detect that the resource was replaced with a replacement resource, the replacement caused by a real-world interaction with the resource by the user; and determine a replacement resource level of the replacement resource; and wherein the graphics unit is to present a representation of the replacement resource level in the immersive experience on the display. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274283 | SIMULATION CONTROL DEVICE AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A simulation control device that utilizes a wearable image display device includes: a display processing section that displays a virtual space on the wearable image display device; a measurement section that measures a gaze time of a user with respect to an object that is placed in the virtual space; a reception section that determines that the object has been selected when a measured value obtained by the measurement has reached a first threshold value, and determines that the selection has been confirmed when the measured value has reached a second threshold value that is larger than the first threshold value; and a notification section that notifies the user of a magnitude of the measured value. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274284 | CLIENT SIDE PROCESSING OF CHARACTER INTERACTIONS IN A REMOTE GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention split game processing and rendering between a client and a game server. A rendered video game image is received from a game server and combined with a rendered image generated by the game client to form a single video game image that is presented to a user. Control input is received by a client device and then communicated to a game server, potentially with some preprocessing, and is also consumed locally on the client, at least in part. An embodiment of the present invention processes and renders some or all of a character's interactions with game objects on the client device associated with the character. A character is associated with a client device when control input associated with the character is received from a user of the client device. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATING THE CREATION OF A PUZZLE PIX PLAYABLE ON A COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING - The automation of a computer playable puzzle pix where the input photographs or drawing. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274286 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER INFORMATION TO GAME CONSOLE - Gamer friend devices can be detected by a gaming console and the gaming console user can be prompted to add the friend devices to a friend list, which automatically logs the friends on its the console without requiring them to manually log in. The gaming console may also be automatically configured with profile information of the friends. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274287 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROWD-SOURCED GAME STRATEGY - Various embodiments provide systems and methods that collect data regarding game strategy decisions by human players during video game, and utilize the collected data to either adjust or replace behaviors of computer players and/or suggest game strategies to human players during video game sessions. The game strategy decisions may be harvested from human-vs-human and human-vs-computer video game sessions. The data may be harvested from online-connected video game sessions, which may be hosted over an online video game network. Depending on the embodiment, the harvested data can include information regarding game strategies used by players during the video game sessions, the game contexts in which the game strategies were respectively used, and the results achieved by the respective use of the game strategies. Systems and methods described herein may facilitate a computer player having behavior that is (at least partially) “crowd-sourced” based on game strategies used by online-connected video game sessions. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORDERED ARRAY PROCESSING - The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for processing replacements to a target array according to an ordered list. A system may provide automatic and intuitive identification of selectable tokens by iteratively identifying all selectable tokens for processing or replacement in an array, and, for each selectable token, determining a unique vector or angle to the selectable token from a predetermined position. The selectable tokens may be placed in a list ordered by the vector or angle. A user interface may indicate a candidate selectable token and allow the user to either select the token for processing or replacement, or navigate through the ordered list to a different candidate selectable token. In one such implementation, the user may modify the vector or angle, and the user interface may highlight another candidate selectable token corresponding to the modified vector or angle. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274289 | THREE WAY MULTIDIRECTIONAL INTERACTIVE TOY - Systems and methods for interaction between a user and a plurality of toys is disclosed where an interactive physical toy character senses inputs from a player and from a virtual toy character in a virtual environment. The virtual toy character likewise senses inputs from a player and a physical toy character so that bidirectional, multi-way gameplay involving a player, a physical toy and a virtual toy in a virtual environment is achieved. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274290 | WALL RACER TOY VEHICLES - A motorized toy vehicle or Wall Racer that is capable of operating on vertical and inverted horizontal surfaces such as walls and ceilings, while being manufacturable at reasonable cost and operable on batteries having sufficient lifetime as to be enjoyable. One or more battery-powered fans draw air from around all or defined portions of the periphery of the chassis of the Wall Racer through a carefully-shaped duct, so that the air in the portion of the duct immediately adjacent the surface flows at high velocity and low pressure; the relatively greater pressure of the surrounding air urges the vehicle against the surface, allowing it to operate on vertical surfaces, such as walls, or inverted on horizontal surfaces, such as ceilings. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274291 | CONVERTIBLE TOY VEHICLE PLAYSET - Disclosed is a convertible toy vehicle playset convertible from a first configuration to a second, altered configuration upon a predetermined interaction with a toy vehicle. A convertible track segment includes a tower, a base mounted atop the tower, and a platform rotatably mounted atop the base. The base includes a retractable support, and the platform includes a trigger operable to retract the retractable support into the base. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274292 | TRANSFORMING BLOCK TOY - Disclosed is a transforming block toy having an engagement projection on the upper surface thereof and an engagement recess in the lower surface thereof, the engagement recess engaging with the engagement projection, the transforming block toy comprising: a trigger provided on one side surface; and a movable structure that is provided inside the transforming block toy and that moves in cooperation with the trigger. In a block state, the movable structure is housed inside the transforming block toy and does not project from the surface. When the trigger is turned on, the movable structure moves and the transforming block toy transforms into a toy having another shape. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274293 | CHILD PLAY STRUCTURE - A child play structure comprising: a main plate having a max length greater than 58 cm or 80 cm and a max height greater than 58 cm or 80 cm and being arranged at an angle of less than 20 degrees to the vertical, a first side plate having a max length greater than 50 cm and a max height greater than 40 cm and being arranged at an angle of less than 20 degrees to the vertical, wherein said first side plate is fastened to the main plate in such a way that: the first side plate forms a fixed angle to the main plate of between 60 and 90 degrees and at least 30% of the max length of the first side plate extends past each side of the main plate. In this way a play structure is provided which has a very high play value and a very high stability with a low use of materials. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274294 | TOY BUILDING BLOCK ROBOT AND MAIN CONTROL BOX THEREOF - A toy building block robot and a main control box thereof are disclosed. The main control box comprises a toy building-block robot main control housing, a toy building-block robot main control board, and a battery. The toy building-block robot main control board is installed in the toy building-block robot main control housing. The battery is connected to the toy building-block robot main control board, so as to supply power to the toy building-block robot main control board. A plurality of connection mechanisms are disposed on the toy building-block robot main control housing for engaging the toy building-block robot main control housing with other components of the toy building block robot. In the present disclosure, whether the assembly of the components in the main control box, or the engagement between the main control box and other components of the toy building block robot, can both be realized through a connection mechanism. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274295 | TOY ASSEMBLING APPARATUS - A toy assembling apparatus is disclosed. The toy assembling apparatus includes at least one connector, and each connector having at least one of a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion includes a connection plate and a connection pillar disposed on the connection plate. The second connecting portion includes a left side board, a right side board, a back side board, a bottom board, and a top board, which jointly form a containing slot for inserting the first connecting portion. The containing slot includes a plate slot for containing the connection plate and a pillar slot for containing the connection pillar. Limit grooves or limit protrudes are formed on the connection pillar. The pillar slot has protrudes or grooves formed thereon correspondingly. The limit grooves match the limit protrudes, such that the first connecting portion matches the second connecting portion of another connector tightly. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274296 | VAPOR TRAP - A method of capturing a vaporized component or components, and apparatus for same is provided. The method involves vaporization of desired components, and capture of the vaporized components in a material using a vapor trap device. Once captured, the material with the component stored therein may be used for any number of purposes including ingestion, topical administration, and/or aromatization. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274297 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AND MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSION FOR BIOFUEL OR BIOCHEMICAL PLANTS - Processes and systems are provided to compress vapors produced in distillation and recover the heat of condensation through mechanical vapor compression and to derive mechanical and electrical energy from a combined heat and power system, while maintaining the plant's original ability to operate. The plant's existing distillation system, steam generation, and electrical demand determine the design basis for the retrofit system that is targeted at an optimized combination of energy usage, energy cost, and environmental impact. Mechanical vapor compression minimizes the total energy usage. Combined heat and power provides a means of converting energy between fuel, electricity, and thermal energy in a manner that best complements plant requirements and energy economics and minimizes inefficiencies and energy losses. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274298 | EXTRACTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Extraction devices, methods, and systems are disclosed. Example devices have a solvent chamber, a plant material chamber, a collection chamber, and a solvent return that create an active, passive, or combination extraction and/or solvent purification process. Any extractable plant material can be used in the disclosed devices, methods, and systems although in some examples some form of the cannabis plant is used. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274299 | METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES - Disclosed is a method for purification of monoclonal antibodies or of a fusion protein between the Fc segment of an antibody and a second polypeptide, including a) an affinity chromatography step on a resin having as a matrix a crosslinked methacrylate polymer gel, on which the protein A is grafted, b) a viral inactivation step, c) a chromatography step exchanging cations on a resin having a crosslinked agarose gel matrix, on which sulfonate groups (—SO | 2017-09-28 |
20170274300 | Dirt Separator - A dirt separator including a vessel having a separation container having a lateral container wall, a container bottom, and a container axis, which container has an inlet and an outlet as well as an interior, and having a particle separation chamber, which is disposed at the outlet of the separation container and stands in a fluid connection with the separation container, an inlet for supply of liquid into the vessel, and an outlet for discharge of the liquid out of the vessel. The dirt separator is configured in such a manner that liquid introduced into the separation container flows downward along the container wall in a cyclone-like movement, and then flows upward to the particle separation chamber within the liquid that flows downward in cyclone-like manner, and the dirt separator includes at least one particle separator, which is disposed in the particle separation chamber. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274301 | FILTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A REMOVABLE FILTER CARTRIDGE - A filter assembly includes a canister housing closable by a lid and containing a removable and replaceable filter element cartridge. The lid is part of the filter element cartridge and a single unitary component therewith, such that removal of the filter element cartridge also removes the lid, and replacement of the filter element cartridge also replaces the lid. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274302 | Rain Water Filter - A rain water filter is disclosed. The rain water filter includes a horizontal inlet and a horizontally arranged residual water outlet which are slightly offset in relation to each other. A pipe with a longitudinal slot connects to the inlet and the pipe leads into the residual water outlet. An adhesive filter which is in the form of a tunnel-shaped half-shell is arranged below the longitudinal slot, where the lateral walls are the filter surfaces of the filter. Due to the adhesion effect, the water which flows past is suctioned inwards where it passes through the longitudinal opening into a tank and from there, for example, into a cistern via a filter water outlet. The water running off from the side walls is collected on the base of the hollow cylinder and from there is guided to the residual water outlet. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274303 | QUICK CHANGE OIL FILTER - A quick change oil filter includes a filter canister and filter base that may be installed and removed manually from an engine adapter on an internal combustion engine. The filter canister and filter base may hold at least about one third of the required engine oil supply when removed from the engine adapter. The engine adapter includes an oil inlet passage, an oil outlet passage, and a filter base mounting cavity. A check valve is biased to close an oil outlet opening from the filter canister, trapping oil inside the filter canister when it is removed from the engine adapter. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274304 | WATER PURIFYING APPARATUS AND FILTER STRUCTURE - A water purifying apparatus including a head having a water inlet portion and a water outlet portion; a shaft provided in the head and rotatably mounted between the water inlet portion and the water outlet portion; a bypass flow path passing through a circumference of the shaft, and communicating the water inlet portion with the water outlet portion according to rotation of the shaft; a filter detachably mounted to the head, and having a filter inserting portion in which the shaft is inserted when being mounted on the head; and a filtering flow path in which an inlet port and an outlet port are formed on the circumference of the shaft in a direction intersecting the bypass flow path, and communicated between the filter, the water inlet portion and the water outlet portion with each other according to the rotation of the shaft. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274305 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION WELLS - The present invention comprises a closed loop system for the removal of contaminants from wastewater while evaporating the water by utilizing a continuously running evaporator in communication with a separation tank wherein water is returned to the evaporator and solids are left in the separation tank for disposal. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274306 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING LIQUID PARTICLES FROM A GAS-LIQUID STREAM - A gas-liquid separator comprises a housing having an inlet for receiving a gas-liquid stream and an outlet for discharging a gas stream. An impactor nozzle structure is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the inlet. The impactor nozzle structure receives the gas-liquid stream and accelerates the gas-liquid stream through an orifice that extends through the impactor nozzle structure. An impaction surface is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the orifice. The impaction surface receives the accelerated gas-liquid stream and causes separation of liquid particles from the gas-liquid stream so as to produce the gas stream, and a baffle situated downstream of the impaction surface modifies a flow of the gas stream so as to reduce carryover of liquid particles in the gas stream. A shroud tier an inertial impactor gas-liquid separator is disclosed. A method for separating liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream is disclosed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274307 | FILTER HOUSING - The present invention relates to an air filter housing for supplying air to a space, said air filter housing being configured to be arranged in a ceiling of said space, said housing having a mouth facing downward, said mouth comprising a sealing surface configured to receive a panel type air filter comprising a frame and a filter medium held within said frame, such that a sealing connection between said sealing surface and said frame is achieved, characterized in that said filter housing further comprises at least one resilient member arranged below the sealing surface such that when a panel type air filter is inserted into the mouth, the resilient member will be deformed by the filter frame as the filter passes the resilient member, and resume its original shape once the filter has passed, such that the filter is retained between the sealing surface and the resilient member. The present invention further relates to the use of a filter housing in a cleanroom, and to a method of mounting a panel type air filter in an air filter housing. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274308 | AIR FILTER - An air filter including a base and a first and second frame element is disclosed. Each frame element is coupled to the base. The frame elements have an oscillating shape having a first portion relatively close to the base and a second portion relatively farther from the base. A filter element generally follows the oscillating shape of the frame elements. An air filter system is also disclosed. The air filter system can include the air filter and an air filter container. The air filter container contains the air filter and directs air through the air filter in a predetermined direction. An air filter is disclosed including a support structure and an oscillating shaped filter element attached to the support structure. The oscillating shape increases the air filter surface area for a given volume. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274309 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO CAPTURE AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANT GASES, AND METHOD TO PURIFY AIR - Disclosed herein is a system for purifying air; for the capture of solid residues (soot), and the transformation of CO | 2017-09-28 |
20170274310 | DEVICE FOR BEATING DUST AND DUST COLLECTOR USING SAME - A dust collector and a device for beating dust in the same. The dust collector ( | 2017-09-28 |
20170274311 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate including a porous partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, an inflow side plugging portion disposed at the inflow end face of the honeycomb substrate to plug open ends of outflow cells; and an outflow side plugging portion disposed at the outflow end face of the honeycomb substrate to plug open ends of inflow cells other than the outflow cells. The honeycomb substrate includes the partition wall that defines two of the inflow cells by division. An average of the plugging length L | 2017-09-28 |
20170274312 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate including a porous partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, an inflow side plugging portion disposed at the inflow end face of the honeycomb substrate to plug open ends of outflow cells and an outflow side plugging portion disposed at the outflow end face of the honeycomb substrate to plug open ends of inflow cells other than the outflow cells. The honeycomb substrate includes the partition wall that defines two of the inflow cells by division. An average of the plugging length L | 2017-09-28 |
20170274313 | REUSABLE AIR FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A reusable air filter and methods are provided for filtering air being conducted to an air intake of an internal combustion engine. The reusable air filter comprises a filter medium configured to pass an airstream and entrap particulates flowing within the airstream. The filter medium is comprised of cotton gauze disposed in a sinusoidal arrangement that provides a filtration surface area that is larger than a perimeter area of the filter medium. An end cap and base may be configured to retain the filter medium therebetween. The base provides an interface between the air filter and an air inlet of the engine. The filter medium may be disposed in a flat, panel shape that is bordered by a supportive tray. Support rods may be embedded within the tray to prevent bowing of the tray due to air pressure when coupled with an air box of the engine. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274314 | FILTER ELEMENTS; AIR CLEANER; ASSEMBLY; AND, METHODS - A filter cartridge, a safety element and fluid cleaner assembly are described. The fluid cleaner assembly generally includes a housing having a cover and a primary fluid cleaner section. The filter cartridge generally comprises z-filter media, arranged in a straight through configuration. Preferred cartridges include a seal gasket positioned to extend continuously around at outer perimeter of the straight through flow construction. The fluid cleaner assembly can have a precleaner positioned therein. Preferred features are described. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274315 | AIR PERMEABLE VENT FILTER, AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an air permeable vent filter, and a headlight assembly comprising the same. The air permeable vent filter has a body in which a nanofiber web, which comprises a plurality of pores and is formed by accumulating a nanofiber electrospun from a spinning solution in which a polymer material and a solvent are mixed, is spirally wound, and the air permeable vent filter implements an air permeable filter function of allowing air to pass through from one lateral side of the body to the other lateral side and blocking liquids and solids. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS PRE-SEPARATION FOR DETECTION OF SUBSTANCES - The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for detecting a substance in a sample gas. The methods and systems include separating the substance of interest in the sample gas, and introducing the separated sample gas into a detector. The systems and methods further include performing an analysis of the substance of interest. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274317 | Carbon Capture Solvents having Alcohols and Amines and Methods for Using Such Solvents - Methods and compositions useful, for example, for physical solvent carbon capture. The solvents may include an aqueous mixture of 2-amino-2-methylproponol, 2-piperazine-1-ethylamine, diethylenetriamine, 2-methylamino-2-methyl-1-propanol, and potassium carbonate or potassium carbonate buffer salt. The solvent may also contain less than about 75% by weight of dissolving medium (i.e., water) and may have a single liquid phase. The solvents and methods have favourable regeneration energies, chemical stability, vapour pressure, total heat consumption, net cyclic capacity, and reaction kinetics. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274318 | AMMONIA MEDIATED CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) SEQUESTRATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO | 2017-09-28 |
20170274319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM FLUE GAS - An apparatus for collecting carbon dioxide from flue gas of a power plant. The apparatus includes an absorption tower, a sedimentation pool including slanting boards, a regeneration tower, a gas-liquid separator, a desiccator, a compressor, and a condenser. A rich solution is adapted to flow from a bottom of the absorption tower into the sedimentation pool for stratification. A gas outlet of the gas-liquid separator is in series connection with the desiccator, the compressor, the condenser, and a liquid carbon dioxide storage tank. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274320 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls defining a plurality of cells which become through channels for fluid, plugging portions disposed in open ends of the cells, and a protective layer disposed to cover at least the surface of the honeycomb structure body, each of the honeycomb structure body and the plugging portion has a structure constituted of aggregates made of silicon carbide and a bonding material which bonds the aggregates to one another, the protective layer is a layer in which silicon is present as much as 40 mass % or more and oxygen is present as much as 40 mass % or more and a thickness is 0.5 μm or more, and an outer end face of both end faces of the plugging portion has an exposed region in which the protective layer is not disposed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274321 | EMISSIONS TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH TWC CATALYSTS AND SCR-HCT CATALYSTS - An emissions treatment system for an exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine including hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides is provided. The disclosed system can include an exhaust conduit in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine via an exhaust manifold; a first three-way conversion catalyst (TWC-1) located downstream of the internal combustion engine in the exhaust conduit; an SCR-HCT catalyst comprising a selective catalytic reduction catalyst and a hydrocarbon trap downstream of the TWC-1 in the exhaust conduit; and a third catalyst downstream of the SCR-HCT combination in the exhaust conduit, the third catalyst comprising a platinum group metal (PGM) e.g., in an amount effective to oxidize hydrocarbons. Methods of making and using such systems and components thereof are also provided. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274322 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL EXCHANGED MICROPOROUS MATERIALS BY SOLID-STATE ION EXCHANGE - A method is disclosed for the preparation of a metal exchanged microporous materials, e.g. metal exchanged silicoaluminophosphates or metal exchanged zeolites, or mixtures of metal exchanged microporous materials, comprising the steps of providing a dry mixture of a) one or more microporous materials that exhibit ion exchange capacity and b) one or more metal compounds; heating the mixture in a gaseous atmosphere containing ammonia and one or more oxides of nitrogen to a temperature and for a time sufficient to initiate and perform a solid state ion exchange of ions of the metal compound and ions of the microporous material; and obtaining the metal-exchanged microporous material. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274323 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure body including porous partition walls defining a plurality of cells serving as fluid passages extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face. A porosity of the partition walls is from 45 to 65%, an open frontal area of pores having an equivalent circle diameter of 10 um or more is from 20 to 40%, a pore density of pores having an equivalent circle diameter of 10 μm or more is from 350 to 1,000 pores/mm | 2017-09-28 |
20170274324 | CLAUS UNIT TREATMENT OF SHUTDOWN TAIL GAS - The process for configuring or reconfiguring a sulfur removal plant having a plurality of Claus units that is greater than the number of downstream tail gas treating units (TGTUs) is disclosed. The process allows for the regeneration of one of the Claus units without shutting down any of the downstream TGTUs or the other Claus units. Specifically, the regeneration tail gas can be diverted to the reaction furnace of an in-service Claus unit, thereby allowing excess oxygen to be used to regenerate the Claus unit more efficiently, and without exceeding environmental SO | 2017-09-28 |
20170274325 | WATER TREATMENT METHOD - The present invention relates to a water treatment method including: a filtration step of feeding water to be treated to a membrane filtration device having loaded therein a porous separation membrane and performing filtration treatment to obtain filtrate; a discharging step of discharging the water to be treated in the membrane filtration device, which has been separated and concentrated by the porous separation membrane; and a cleaning step of cleaning the porous separation membrane by at least one treatment of physical cleaning and chemical cleaning, in which a cycle including a combination of the filtration step, the discharging step and the cleaning step is repeated multiple times, thereby obtaining filtrate. In each cycle, the filtration step and the discharging step are repeated multiple times, and the cleaning step is then carried out. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274326 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure comprising: a honeycomb structure body that includes a plurality of porous partition walls and intersection parts, and a catalyst layer, wherein the porosity of the partition wall is 20 to 70%, the average pore diameter of the pores in the partition wall is 1 to 60 μm, a plurality of the partition walls includes a notched partition wall having a recessed part in which at least one end is notched, the ratio of the notched partition wall in the partition walls is 1 to 100%, the recessed part of the notched partition wall has a depth of 10 to 200% of the standard length, and the recessed part of the notched partition wall is a part having a width of 33 to 100% of the standard width. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274327 | Composite Nanoparticle Stabilized Core Carbon Molecular Sieve Hollow Fiber Membranes Having Improved Permeance - Disclosed herein are asymmetric multilayer carbon molecular sieve (“CMS”) hollow fiber membranes and processes for preparing the membranes. The processes include simultaneously extruding a core dope containing a polymer and suitable nanoparticles, a sheath dope, and a bore fluid, followed by pyrolysis of the extruded fiber. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274328 | COMPOSITE SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE, SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAID MEMBRANE - Provided are a composite semipermeable membrane that will maintain a sufficient level of rejection performance even when produced using different thicknesses of a porous support or different production conditions, a separation membrane element having such a composite semipermeable membrane, and a method for producing such a composite semipermeable membrane. The composite semipermeable membrane includes a porous support including a nonwoven fabric layer and a polymer porous layer on one surface of the nonwoven fabric layer; and a separation function layer on the surface of the porous support, wherein the porous support has a defect frequency F1 of 50 or less per 480 m | 2017-09-28 |
20170274329 | MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN FILM, SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY, AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREFOR - A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane has a width of not less than 100 mm, and a variation range of an F25 value in a width direction is not greater than 1 MPa. The F25 value is a value obtained by dividing a load at 25% elongation of a sample of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane as measured with a tensile testing machine by a cross-sectional area of the sample. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274330 | AERATOR DEVICE FOR, AND METHOD OF, AERATING A DRINKABLE LIQUID - A device aerates a drinkable liquid inside a handheld container. An aerator is detachably mounted on the container in a mounted position. The aerator has an aerator portion that extends into the liquid and that is held adjacent an interior surface of a side wall of the container in the mounted position. The aerator portion has a multitude of turbulence-inducing agitating elements, such as pores, through which the liquid in the container flows to, and impacts against, the interior surface of the side wall of the container, and mixes with ambient air in the container, when the container is manually swirled to aerate the liquid. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274331 | Horizontal Fluent Material Dispenser - A horizontal fluent material dispenser for the even dispensing of a metered quantity of powder. A hopper holds the powder. The hopper has a mixing portion with rotating beaters. A horizontal conduit is coupled to the hopper and receives powder from the hopper. A screw conveyor—or auger—within the conduit transfers the material through the horizontal conduit. A knife assembly, disposed at the distal longitudinal end of the screw conveyor, breaks off a continuous and even flow of powdered material out the discharge opening. A modular screw conveyor assembly is disclosed for changing the material dispensing rate range without changing the conduit diameter. A dual drive mechanism is also disclosed for independent adjustment of the rotating beater speed and the screw conveyor. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274332 | PROTEIN BLENDER CUP - Present invention creatively makes convenient for any person using beverage to blend powder with liquid uniformly without use of shaking motion or battery and thereby preventing from spilling and running out batteries. Invention of unique reverse planetary gears system and side arm stirrer with window paddle has made possible convert torque of finger to multiple rotation of stirrer in order achieve efficient uniform blending. Moreover, this invention takes full advantage of removable snap mechanism to assemble and disassemble protein blender cup which is very necessary for washing every single parts to achieve highest sanitization. In short, this invention helps consumer to have protein blender cup which doesn't require shaking or battery and can be completely sanitized without any struggle. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274333 | Optimizing Drilling Mud Shearing - Viscosity and other properties are determined at desired temperatures in drilling mud and other fluids by using a versatile cavitation device which, operating in the cavitation mode, mixes and heats the fluid to a specified temperature, and, operating in the shear mode, acts as a spindle for application of Couette principles to determine viscosity as a function of shear stress and shear rate. The invention obviates the practice of adjusting rheology of a drilling fluid by passing it through the drill bit. Drilling fluid may be managed by a “straight-through” method to the well, or by placing the cavitation device in a loop which isolates an aliquot of known volume and circulating the fluid through the loop including the cavitation device. A controller may be programmed to manage the viscosity and other properties at various temperatures by controlling the power input and angular rotation of the “spindle” (which has cavities on its cylindrical surface), and feeding viscosity-adjusting agents and other additives to the fluid. Data may be collected from the loop and used in the “straight-through” mode until it is determined that conditions require a new set of data, or the loop may be used continuously. The system may be used with a supplemental viscometer, density meter, and other instruments. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274334 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING AND BLENDING OF AN ADDITIVE MATERIAL INTO A FLUID AND METHOD - Apparatus and method in which a solid or liquid additive is dispensed within a mixing chamber for mixing with a fluid from the pressurized fluid flow line and is effective mixed in a vortex under vacuum while precluding contamination of the unused additive. | 2017-09-28 |
20170274335 | DISPERSANTS - The present invention relates to dispersants based on polyamines or polyimines containing side chains based on two or more poly(oxy-C | 2017-09-28 |
20170274336 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRILLING A LIQUID, PREFERABLY UREA MELT - Apparatus for prilling a liquid, comprising a distributor for supplying said liquid, at least one dispenser, and a pulse generator, wherein said pulse generator: is situated in either one of said supply distributor and said dispenser; is passed through by at least a portion of said liquid; and comprises at least a first surface and a second surface, which face each other and perform a relative movement and comprise respective passages for the liquid; and wherein said first surface and second surface, which are passed through by the liquid, generate in the liquid periodic pulses of pressure having a predetermined frequency dependent on the relative speed of said two surfaces. | 2017-09-28 |