40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080240947 | IMPLANTABLE CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMP WITH HYBRID MAGNETIC BEARINGS - A pump for pumping sensitive fluids, such as blood, has no mechanical contact between the impeller and any other structure. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240948 | DEVICE FOR CONTAINING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP - A device for containing the catastrophic failure of a vacuum pumping system is described. The vacuum pumping system includes a turbo-molecular pump (TMP) configured to be coupled to a vacuum processing system at an inlet end. The TMP includes a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the TMP and a first lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The vacuum system also includes a containment device configured to mitigate the catastrophic failure of the TMP by impeding only one translational degree of freedom (DOF) and only one rotational DOF of the movement of the TMP. Impeding only one translational DOF includes impeding translational motion of the TMP in a first lateral direction substantially parallel to the first lateral axis. Impeding only one rotational DOF includes impeding rotation of the TMP about the longitudinal axis. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240949 | Zero emissions reciprocating pump - A sealing system for a pump having a plunger includes a housing having an internal chamber adapted to receive a portion of the plunger. Primary and secondary seals are located within the internal chamber and adapted to sealingly engage the plunger. The primary seal communicates with the fluid being pumped. A barrier fluid chamber contains a barrier fluid in contact with the primary seal and the secondary seal. A pressure referencing device has an inlet port in communication with the pumped fluid and an outlet port providing fluid at a pressure magnitude equal to a peak pressure of the pumped fluid. A pressurizing device is in communication with the fluid at the peak pressure and the barrier fluid to maintain the barrier fluid pressure at a magnitude greater than the peak pressure of the pumped fluid such that the pumped fluid is restricted from leaking past the primary seal. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240950 | COMPRESSOR IMPROVEMENTS - A linear compressor has a hollow piston with crown and sidewall. The piston reciprocates in a cylinder. A piston rod connects the piston to a spring. A connection between the piston rod and the piston transmits axial forces directly to the piston crown. The connection transmits lateral forces to the piston at an axial location away from the piston crown. The connection allows rotational flexibility between the piston and the piston rod transverse to and uniformly around the piston reciprocation axis. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OPERABLE TO PREVENT TUBING DISPLACEMENT WITHIN A PERISTATLTIC PUMP - Embodiments to the present invention provide a peristaltic pump. This peristaltic pump includes a flexible flow path, an exterior casing, an elastomeric member, and a number of rollers driven by a motor. The exterior casing and elastomeric member have a first and second annular recess, respectively. An annular flow path guide is formed when the exterior casing and elastomeric member are mechanically coupled. Rollers move along the annular flow path to compress and release the flexible flow path and in so doing draw fluid through the flexible flow patch to achieve pumping action. Mechanical guides proximate to the first annular recess and second annular recess prevent relative motion between the first annular recess and second annular recess ensuring that the flexible flow path remains in place. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240952 | High-Pressure Pump, in Particular for a Fuel Injection System of an Internal Combustion Engine - A high-pressure pump having a pump element a pump piston driven in a reciprocating motion and defining a pump work chamber into which fuel is aspirated from a fuel inlet during the intake stroke via an inlet valve, and from which fuel is positively displaced via an outlet valve during the pumping stroke. The inlet valve has a valve member which with a sealing face inclined relative to its longitudinal axis, cooperates with a valve seat disposed in a valve housing when the sealing face of valve member is lifted from the valve seat, a flow cross section between the valve member and the valve housing is opened between the fuel inlet and the pump work chamber. In the opened state, a region having the smallest flow cross section between the valve member and the valve housing is disposed downstream, of the sealing face of the valve member. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240953 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR UNIT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - The compressor unit having at least two compressors, for example a low pressure stage compressor | 2008-10-02 |
20080240954 | Rotary compressor - There is provided a two-stage compression rotary compressor in which the balancer mass of a rotor can be made as small as possible, and the moments that tilt the whole of a shaft can be balanced. The axial length L | 2008-10-02 |
20080240955 | HYDRAULIC PUMP - A hydraulic pump includes a cylinder block having a cylinder, a rotor rotatable in the cylinder, and a vane movable in a radial direction of the rotor and biased to the rotor. The vane, the cylinder, and the rotor thereamong define an operation chamber. The rotor draws fluid into the operation chamber and sends the fluid outside the operation chamber. The vane is urged to the rotor according to differential pressure between pressure of fluid at high-pressure in the operation chamber and pressure of fluid at low-pressure in the operation chamber. The vane and the rotor define a hardness ratio being calculated by dividing hardness of the vane by hardness of the rotor, and the hardness ratio is greater than or equal to 1.6. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240956 | SCROLL FLUID MACHINE - A goal of the present invention is to realize a relative revolving (orbiting) movement between a drive scroll and a driven scroll without a sliding element configuration such as used in conventional Oldham's coupling mechanisms and/or pin-crank mechanisms.
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20080240957 | SCROLL FLUID MACHINE - The object is to provide a scroll fluid machine in which relative revolving motion is produced between two scrolls engaging with each other without using conventional Oldham coupling or pin crank type mechanism which has sliding parts. The scroll compressor | 2008-10-02 |
20080240958 | Rotary Fluid Machine - A rotary fluid machine includes a first rotation mechanism and a second rotation mechanism. Each of them includes a cylinder having a cylinder chamber and an annular piston which is contained in the cylinder chamber and divides the cylinder chamber into an outer working chamber and an inner working chamber. The cylinder goes rotates around the piston. The first rotation mechanism and the second rotation mechanism are arranged to be adjacent to each other with a partition plate sandwiched therebetween. The cylinder of the first rotation mechanism and the cylinder of the second rotation mechanism are arranged such that one of the cylinders is provided at one side of a partition plate and the other is provided at the other side of the partition plate. Each of the first rotation mechanism and the second rotation mechanism is provided with a compliance mechanism for reducing a gap that occurs between the cylinders in the axial direction of the drive shaft. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240959 | BRAKE RELEASING MECHANISM AND BRAKE SYSTEM - An embodiment of a gerotor apparatus includes a housing including a first member. The first member includes a brake pin aperture formed therein. The apparatus also includes a brake pin at least partially interposed within the first member. The brake pin includes a first annular surface and a second annular surface. The first annular surface defines, at least in part, a first brake chamber. The second annular surface defines, at least in part, a second brake chamber. A first fluid introduced into the first brake chamber will urge the brake pin in a first direction. A second fluid introduced into the second brake chamber will urge the brake pin generally in the first direction. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240960 | Pump - A pump assembly including a gerotor pump having an inlet and an outlet, and comprising an annulus and a lobed rotor, one, but not both, of the rotor or annulus being split axially into two parts, the pump further comprising indexing means for angularly shifting one part relative to the other part, the indexing means comprising a chamber having a first indexing port and a second indexing port, and a partition which divides the chamber into a first portion including the first indexing port and a second portion including the second indexing port, wherein the partition comprises a part which is pivotally mounted within the chamber for angular movement within the chamber. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240961 | Swing Compressor - A piston has a generally cylindrical-shaped roller and a blade that is integrally formed with the roller. The piston 4 performs a swing motion while orbitally revolving within a cylinder chamber of a cylinder. A light-load side portion of an inner circumferential sliding surface of the roller is provided as a small-width portion which is smaller in width than a heavy-load side large-width portion. The small-width portion is formed over a range from a point A resulting from a 30° displacement to a point B resulting from a 180° displacement in a rotational direction of the drive shaft from a base point which is given by a joining point O of the roller with the blade. The piston 4 orbitally revolves within the horizontal plane, and the small-width portion of the roller serves as an oil sump in such a manner that upper side portion of the inner circumferential sliding surface is cut out. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240962 | Gas Vane Pump, and Method of Operating the Pump - A gas vane pump wherein a lubricant is intermittently introduced into a housing | 2008-10-02 |
20080240963 | ROTOR SHAFT SEALING STRUCTURE FOR OIL-FREE ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotor shaft sealing structure of an oil-free rotary compressor is provided, with which is reduced a risk of occurrence of lubrication oil intrusion into the compression chamber ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240964 | SHAFT SEAL DEVICE FOR OIL-FREE ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A shaft seal device is provided, with which an optimum radial clearance is always maintained between the inner circumferential surface of a carbon ring and an outer circumferential surface of a rotor shaft sleeve when temperature thereof varies in operation of the oil-free rotary compressor, and gas leak through the radial clearance can be suppressed to a minimum not influenced by operation condition of the compressor and intrusion of lubricating oil into the rotor chamber is prevented. As a result, an oil-free rotary compressor can be operated to discharge clean compressed gas not contaminated with lubrication oil. The shaft seal device to be located between the rotor chamber and rotor shaft bearing with a very small radial clearance retained between the inside surface of the shaft seal device and the outer surface of the rotor shaft sleeve | 2008-10-02 |
20080240965 | ROTOR SHAFT SEALING METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF OIL-FREE ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A rotor shaft sealing method for an oil-free rotary compressor is provided, with which occurrence of lubrication oil intrusion into the compression chamber of the compressor which is liable to occur when negative pressure is produced in the compression chamber, is prevented. With a rotor shaft sealing structure composed such that two shaft seal means ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240966 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE - The invention concerns a hydraulic machine ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240967 | Rotary Displacement Machines Having Rotors of Asymmetrical Profile - Rotary displacement machine comprising un housing and at least two twinned rotors referred to as being of asymmetrical profile,
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20080240968 | Low Cost Gear Fuel Pump - The present invention is directed to a gear pump having a housing ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080240969 | High Strength Hot Rolled Steel Sheet Containing High Mn Content with Excellent Workability and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A hot rolled steel sheet used for a bumper reinforceing material or for an impact absorption material in a door of automobiles, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The steel sheet comprises, by weight%, C: 0.2%˜1%, Mn: 8˜15%, S: 0.05% or less, P: 0.03% or less, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. A product of tensile strength and total elongation (TS×ToLEl) of the steel sheet is 24,000 MPa % or more. The method provides a high strength hot rolled steel sheet, which has a high strength-elongation balance value, ensuring excellent workability. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240970 | Austenitic free-cutting stainless steel - The present invention relates to an austenitic free-cutting stainless steel, containing: by weight percent, 0.500% or less of C; 0.01 to 5.00% of Si; 0.01 to 10.00% of Mn; 5.00 to 25.00% of Ni; 7.50 to 30.00% of Cr; 0.300% or less of N; more than 0.0100% but not more than 0.1000% of 0; 0.0020 to 0.1000% of B; 0.300% or less of Al; and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, the steel satisfying the following formula (1): | 2008-10-02 |
20080240971 | SEMI-HARD MAGNETIC MATERIAL, BIAS MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC MARKER, MAGNETIC MARKER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF BIAS MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC MARKER - An object of the present invention is to solve the problem in hot workability caused by Cu aggregation and provide semi-hard magnetic materials having good magnetic properties, bias materials for magnetic markers, magnetic markers and production methods of bias materials for magnetic markers. The present invention provides a semi-hard magnetic material including 2.0%≦Cu≦10.0% and 0.1%≦Nb≦5.0% by mass %, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a microstructure in which Cu phase and an intermetallic compound of Fe and Nb are dispersed. The semi-hard magnetic material of the present invention is suitable as bias materials for magnetic markers. Furthermore, the bias materials for magnetic markers can be formed by disposing bias materials for magnetic markers mentioned above so that a bias magnetic field may be applied to a magnetostrictive element for a magnetic marker. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240972 | LOW-DENSITY DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUPERALLOYS - A low-density nickel-base superalloy includes the following elements (percent by weight): 7-13% Chromium, 0-16% Cobalt, 2-5% Titanium, 4.5-7% Aluminium, 0-5% Tantalum, 0-2% Hafnium, 0-3% Tungsten, 0-2% Vanadium, 0-5% Molybdenum, 0.06-0.12% Carbon, 0.01-0.03% Boron, 0.005-0.02% Zirconium, nickel and residual impurities use and to the process for obtaining it. The superalloy has advantageous uses and is obtained by processing. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240973 | Copper-Zinc Alloy and Synchronizer Ring Produced Therefrom - A copper-zinc alloy is particularly suitable for forming synchronizer rings. The novel alloy contains 55 to 75 wt. % copper, 0.1 to 8 wt. % aluminum, 0.3 to 3.5 wt. % iron, 0.5 to 8 wt. % manganese, 0 to less than 5 wt. % nickel, 0 to less than 0.1 wt. % lead, 0 to 3 wt. % tin, 0.3 to 5 wt. % silicon, 0 to less than 0.1 wt. % cobalt, 0 to less than 0.05 wt. % titanium, 0 to less than 0.02 phosphorus, unavoidable impurities and the remainder zinc. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240974 | Age-hardenable copper alloy - An age-hardenable copper alloy made of 1.2 to 2.7% cobalt, which is able to be partially replaced by nickel, 0.3 to 0.7% beryllium, 0.01 to 0.5% zirconium, optionally 0.005 to 0.1% magnesium and/or iron and in some instances up to a maximum of 0.15% of at least one element from the group including niobium, tantalum, vanadium, hafnium, chromium, manganese, titanium and cerium. The remainder is copper and includes production-conditioned impurities and usual processing-additives. This copper alloy is used as the material for producing mold blocks for the side dams of continuous strip-casting installations. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240975 | AG-BASED ALLOY WIRE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - An Ag-based alloy wire for a semiconductor package is highly reliable and can be fabricated with low costs. The Ag-based alloy wire includes 0.05˜5 wt % of at least one kind of a first additive ingredient selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), osmium (Os), gold (Au), and nickel (Ni), and Ag as a remainder. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240976 | EXTRUSION PRODUCT MADE OF ALUMINUM/ALUMINUM ALLOY MATRIX COMPOSITE AND A PROCESS OF FORMING THE EXTRUSION PRODUCT - A process of an extrusion product made of matrix composite aluminum alloys has multiple steps. First, provide at least two different aluminum alloys. Select one of the aluminum alloys to be a core. Select the rest of the aluminum alloys to be at least one hollow covering and mounted around the core to form a billet. Heat the billet to become deformable. Then extrudes the billet to become the extrusion product with matrix composite aluminum alloys. Hence, the core and the covering can be securely bonded to each other. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240977 | Air freshener and the manufacturing method thereof - The present invention of “an air freshener and the manufacturing method thereof” relates to the product, which can improve the air quality by means of evaporating itself in the air, particularly for an air freshener, which taking tea as main ingredient. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240978 | Method and apparatus for two-step sterilization - The present invention relates to the field of sterilization of items that are sensitive to e.g. temperature, pH, positive or negative pressure, radiation or oxidation. More particularly, the invention concerns a method, the use of this method and an apparatus for sterilization or disinfection, comprising the steps of contacting one or more item or part of an item with (a) a water-based fluid containing at least one enzyme, and (b) a substantially water-free environment with a gas having oxidative properties, where said step (a) precedes said step (b). According to the invention, items can be sterilized that are otherwise impaired by conventional sterilization procedures, such as laboratory items, medical items, dental items, military items, biological items, and food processing-related items. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240979 | CONTAINER STERILIZER WITH LID CONTROL - A method and apparatus provides for sterilizing a device in a container. The method comprising the steps of: a) placing the device into the container; b) processing the device, the container and a lid for the container in a sterilization process with the lid separated from the container; and c) after sterilizing a contact surface on the container where the lid meets the container, and while maintaining the container and the lid in a sterile environment, placing the lid onto the container, whereby to prevent contamination of the device upon its removal from the container via contact with the contact surface. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240980 | SUPERSONIC BACTERICIDAL METHOD CONTAINING CHITOSAN AND ITS FACILITIES - The invention relates to a supersonic bactericidal method and facilities containing chitosan, consisting of a bactericidal liquid and a supersonic atomizer. The bactericidal liquid is composed of water (X) and chitosan (Y), with a preferable ratio, X: Y=500:1. However, other ratios are available, too. The supersonic atomizer is preferably operated under a catalysis frequency between 2.4˜3.6 MHZ. So, when the bactericidal liquid is atomized through the supersonic atomizer, it is to be atomized having a diameter ranging from 300 nm to 150 nm, experimentally approved to have a significant bactericidal effect and be able to relatively save energy. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240981 | Membrane Sterilization - A method for disinfecting or sterilizing an article comprising enclosing the article or article part inside a container having a wall of which at least a part is a semipermeable fabric or membrane and introducing an amount of vaporizable biocide, preferably hydrogen peroxide in water, to the interior of said container in solution, vapour, liquid or preferably nebulant form. The semipermeable fabric or membrane is selected to allow the biocide to pass from inside to outside of the container as a vapour at atmospheric pressure and to provide a barrier against entry of micro-organisms. The biocide is allowed to exit the container through said membrane while at or above atmospheric pressure, a fluid eg air is directed to flow adjacent the outside of the membrane to expedite vapour removal from the interior side. The article is exposed to the biocide for a time sufficient to disinfect or sterilize the article. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240982 | SOLID SUBSTRATE ON WHICH A PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCE IS IMMOBILIZED - It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid substrate, on which a physiologically active substance is inclusively immobilized, and a production method thereof. The present invention provides a solid substrate, which has a physiologically active substance in a crosslinked hydrogel composed of a polysaccharide that was covalently bound to the surface of the solid substrate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240983 | Modular assay reader system and apparatus - A modular reader system and method provides for testing a test sample and determining characteristics of the sample. A first test module is configured to perform a first reading on a test sample and produce data regarding the reading. A second test module is configured to perform a second reading of the test sample and produce data regarding the second reading. The first and second test modules are communicatively coupled to a control module. The control module collects the data produced by the first and second test modules and processes the data to determine characteristics of the test sample. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240984 | Sample Analyzer - The present invention is to present a sample analyzer which is capable of prevent consumable part which does not adapt to the sample analyzer from being used and maintain measurement precision. The sample analyzer | 2008-10-02 |
20080240985 | Nucleic Acid Assays - The present invention relates to the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences, either by a process of amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences or not. More particularly the invention provides for improved compositions and methods for reducing the chance for contamination from manipulation of reagents, internal controls for amplification, and the use of automated apparatus for the automated detection of one, or more than one amplified nucleic acid sequences. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240986 | Assaying device for collecting, storing, and testing fluid samples - An assaying device for collecting, storing, and assaying fluid samples includes a container and a cap. Disposed within the cap is a chamber for housing an assay testing system. A flow channel is provided for communicating between the container and the testing system and enabling the fluid samples to be introduced to the testing system from the container upon change of orientations of the device. A tamper-proof flow control valve and a key are provided for regulating the flow of the fluid sample in the flow channel, thereby, the assaying can be activated only when desired by an authorized person with the key. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240987 | Micro fluidic device and method for producing micro fluidic device - A micro fluidic device comprises a micro channel in which a plurality of fluids form laminar flows and are supplied, wherein an inner wall of the micro channel comprise a protruding part that is substantially parallel to the flows of the fluids and protrudes in directions substantially vertical to interfaces formed by the plurality of fluids. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240988 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer: measures a measurement sample including a sample and a reagent; creates a calibration curve based on first measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement standard sample including a standard sample and the reagent; provides calibration curve specifying information for specifying the calibration curve to the calibration curve; acquires an analysis result by processing second measurement data obtained by measuring the measurement sample based on the calibration curve; and stores the analysis result and the calibration curve specifying information provided to the calibration curve used in the process of the second measurement data in correspondence to each other. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240989 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer of the present invention includes a status table storing the status of each analysis module and reagent information identifying each reagent, the supply of which is exhausted, and allowing tracking of the status of each analysis module, etc. The automatic analyzer determines, based on the status table, whether and how it can continue current analysis, and stores the determination results in its instruction information table. The instruction information table stores analysis-unit or -module operating information and information to be supplied to the user or operator. The analysis-unit operating information includes instructions for the analysis modules to initiate an analysis in a normal manner, finish an analysis in a normal manner, omit a pre-analysis operation, omit a post-analysis operation, or stop sampling, etc. Further, the reagent information and the analysis module status are updated each time a reagent container is replaced by the operator. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240990 | Adaptor for sample vial - The invention relates generally to a sample vial adaptor for interfacing a sample vial with the sample port of a diagnostic instrument, in particular a sample vial containing a patient body fluid sample with the sample port and sample pathway of a multi-use diagnostic instrument. Embodiments of the sample vial adaptor according to the invention generally include a short exterior vent tube having one end in communication with a chamber having a vent, an interior collection tube that is longer than the short exterior vent tube, axially positioned in the lumen of the short exterior vent tube and extending to a capillary outlet that is located on the portion of the inner collection tube that is outside of the short exterior vent tube and outside the vented chamber. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240991 | Sample Analyzer - A sample analyzer is disclosed that comprising: a first reagent container to hold a first reagent container with a first record section which contains a first reagent management information; a second reagent container holder to hold a second reagent container with a second record section which contains a second reagent management information; a first information reader; a second information reader; a registration section for registering the combination of the first reagent and the second reagent based on the first reagent management information; a measurement section for conducting a measurement of a predetermined analysis item by using the first reagent and the second reagent corresponding to the combination registered by the registration section; and a processing section for processing a measurement result obtained by the measurement section, and for obtaining an analysis result of the sample. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240992 | STIRRER,VESSEL, AND ANALYZER - A stirrer is for stirring a liquid retained in a vessel with a sonic wave. The stirrer includes a sonic wave generating unit and a drive control unit. The sonic wave generating unit includes plural sound generators each having a different resonance frequency, for emitting the sonic wave generated from the sound generator toward the liquid. The drive control unit switches the sound generator which generates the sonic wave to a specific sound generator among the plural sound generators by changing a frequency of a drive signal input to the sonic wave generating unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240993 | IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY TEST TOOL - An objective of the present invention is to provide an immunochromatography test tool having high detection sensitivity without leakage of a test solution to a space formed between an edge of a test piece and edge of a lower cover, in an immunochromatography test tool utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction. The immunochromatography test tool includes an upper cover having a test solution dropping window and a test result detection window, a lower cover having a test piece setting guide, and a test piece housed between the upper cover and the lower cover. In the test tool, contact angles of inner surfaces of the upper and lower covers are 60° to 150° with respect to water. The inner surfaces of the upper and lower covers are preferably subjected to a water repellent treatment. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240994 | Liquid aspirating tube, liquid dispensing apparatus and liquid dispensing method - The present invention is to present a liquid dispensing apparatus which is capable of preventing contamination by previously aspirated liquid, even when residual liquid in a pipette tip separated from the dispensing apparatus is scattered. The liquid dispensing apparatus includes: sample dispensing arm | 2008-10-02 |
20080240995 | REACTION VESSEL AND ANALYZER - An analyzer is for stirring a liquid held in a vessel by a sound wave and measuring optical characteristics of the liquid which has been stirred, to analyze the liquid. The analyzer includes a dispensing unit for dispensing the liquid to a dispensing holding unit formed in the vessel; and a light measuring unit for measuring optical characteristics of the liquid held in a light measuring holding unit to which the liquid which has been stirred is conveyed. A position of the light measuring unit in the vessel is different from a position of the dispensing holding unit. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240996 | METHOD OF DETECTING ANALYTES IN A MICROFLUIDIC SAMPLE AND A SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An automated assay system includes a platform and a rotatable coupon removably positioned within or on the platform. The rotatable coupon includes a plurality of discrete tracks, each of the plurality of discrete tracks configured to contain microfluidic volumes. At least one magnet is operatively disposed on the platform, the rotatable coupon, or combinations thereof, and the at least one magnet is configured to generate a magnetic field at a predetermined area of the rotatable coupon. A motor is operatively connected to the rotatable coupon. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240997 | Ultraviolet Irradiation System and Water Quality Monitoring Instrument - A part of pre-treated water flowing into an ultraviolet irradiation tank is guided to a fluorometer. The fluorometer scans an excitation spectrum peak wavelength of the pre-treated water at a fluorescence wavelength fixed to 425 nm to obtain an excitation spectrum, and continuously measures an excitation peak wavelength thereof. Based on the analysis result obtained by the fluorometer, an ultraviolet irradiation device calculates an ultraviolet irradiation level target value for optimizing an ultraviolet irradiation level, and thus controls the irradiation level of ultraviolet rays emitted therefrom. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240998 | FLUID PATH SYSTEM FOR DISSOLUTION AND TRANSPORT OF A HYPERPOLARIZED MATERIAL - A fluid path system includes a vial containing a frozen pharmaceutical product therein. A dissolution fluid path is also included in the fluid path system, the dissolution fluid path having an output end in fluid communication with the vial and an input end attached to a pressure vessel containing a dissolution medium. A delivery fluid path is also included in the system having a first end hermetically attached to the vial to transport therefrom a mixture of dissolved pharmaceutical product and dissolution medium and a second end connected to a receiving vessel to receive the mixture. A dissolution fluid path valve is positioned between the pressure vessel and the dissolution fluid path to control flow of the dissolution medium, and a delivery fluid path valve is also included in the fluid path system to control flow of the mixture from the delivery fluid path to the receiving vessel. | 2008-10-02 |
20080240999 | PIPETTE TIP TRANSFER SYSTEM - A pipette tip transfer and storage system includes a transfer tray configured to receive and store a plurality of pipette tips. The transfer tray includes a means of grasping the tray so that it may be inserted and removed from a storage container. The storage container includes a lower base unit for receiving and storing the transfer tray and an upper lid unit configured to securely cover the base unit. The storage container includes ridges configured to register with and engage ridges on the transfer tray to effect a secure fit between the storage container and the transfer tray. The lid unit includes ridges along an upper surface configured to register with the lower surface of a base unit, allowing a plurality of storage containers to be stored in a stacked configuration. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241000 | Systems for pathogen detection - The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, devices, and microfluidic chips that may be used for the detection of pathogens. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241001 | Protease Inhibitor Sample Collection System - A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to stabilize proteases in the biological sample, particularly at the point of collection, by inhibiting protein degradation and/or fragmentation in the sample when the sample is stored. The stabilizing agent comprises or consists of one or more protease inhibitors. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING A DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS - A system for reprocessing contaminated medical instruments includes at least one reprocessing unit, the reprocessing unit being adapted to perform the reprocessing of at least one of a predetermined type of contaminated medical instrument. The system also includes an electronic controller including a user input device, an electronic processor, associated memory, and an operating system capable of being run on the processor. The controller is operably coupled to the reprocessing unit to enable control of the operation of the reprocessing unit. A control program for the controller for disposition in the memory is provided. The control program establishes at least one protocol of processing steps for effecting the reprocessing of the medical instrument in the reprocessing unit. A monitor provides a visual display of various operating conditions of the system. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241003 | CATALYST SUPPORTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CATALYST SUPPORTER AND EXHAUST GAS PROCESSING DEVICE - A catalyst supporter having a honeycomb structure whose cells extend in a longitudinal direction thereof. The cells are partitioned by a cell wall, and a coat layer is placed on a peripheral portion of the honeycomb structure. A thickness D of the coat layer is within a range of 2 mm2008-10-02 | |
20080241004 | Plasma actuated electronic catalytic converter - An apparatus and method for the breakdown of exhaust gas pollutant molecules into their constituent atoms and then re-assembling those atoms into low energy state non-toxic molecules that are found in the atmosphere naturally is disclosed. A plasma actuated electronic catalytic converter includes an exhaust gas inlet, a first oxidization reaction chamber, a second reduction reaction chamber, an exhaust gas outlet, and an electronics power source. A first reaction chamber includes a plasma discharge electrode and semi-spherical screen that are negatively biased by a direct current source followed by a mixing screen and an anode screen. A second reaction chamber includes a plasma discharge electrode and semi-spherical screen that are positively biased by a direct current source followed by a mixing screen, if needed, a fresh air inlet, and a screen or screens that are negatively biased so as to gradually return electrons to the exhaust gasses. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241005 | CATALYST CARRIER AND EXHAUST-GAS TREATING DEVICE - A catalyst carrier including a honeycomb structure having two end faces and a peripheral portion connecting the end faces to each other and in which cells extending between the end faces are separated by cell walls. The catalyst carrier further includes a coated layer that is disposed on the peripheral portion throughout a full length of the honeycomb structure. A reinforcing member is disposed on the peripheral portion of the honeycomb structure, where the reinforcing member has two reinforcing rings. The reinforcing rings are disposed to surround the periphery of each of the end faces of the honeycomb structure respectively. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241006 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - An exhaust gas purification apparatus can efficiently purify an exhaust gas even when HC contained in the exhaust gas is excessive with a ratio of HC and NOx being substantially different from 1. The apparatus has an oxidation catalyst unit ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080241007 | Catalytic converter with inner sheath and method for making the same - A catalytic converter has a cylindrical, monolithic catalyst element cylindrically enclosed and retained in a thin metallic sheath having ends extending to end portions of a case around openings therein so that the sheath substantially divides the internal volume of the case into an inner flow channel containing the catalyst element through which substantially all gas flow is directed and an outer volume separated from the catalytic element and retaining a heat insulating mat wrapped around the sheath. The sheath may be provided with a resilient structure at each end to engage the case and thus help support the catalyst element therein. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241008 | CATALYST CARRIER AND EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS - A catalyst carrier including a ceramic block having two open faces, an outer peripheral surface, and multiple cells divided by a cell wall and extending between the open faces. The ceramic block has multiple honeycomb units combined by interposing an adhesive layer, where the honeycomb units include an outer-peripheral-side honeycomb unit and a center-side honeycomb unit combined to form the outer peripheral part and the center part, respectively, of the block. The outer-peripheral-side honeycomb unit has an outer peripheral cell wall forming the outer peripheral surface of the outer-peripheral-side honeycomb unit. The outer peripheral cell wall includes an outermost peripheral cell wall forming part of the outer peripheral surface of the block. A cell of the outer-peripheral-side honeycomb unit in contact with the outermost peripheral cell wall thereof has a corner part having a curved surface, where the corner part is on the side contacting the outermost peripheral cell wall. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241009 | HONEYCOMB FILTER, EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter is provided that includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having a plurality of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, and with either one end of each of the cells being sealed. The honeycomb fired body has a first end face on a gas inlet side and a second end face on a gas outlet side. The cell wall has a thickness that is about 0.20 to about 0.28 mm. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in a catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 25% to about 90% of an overall length of the honeycomb fired body, and no catalyst supporting layer is formed in a non-catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 10% of the overall length of the honeycomb fired body that abuts the second end face. A thermal conductivity of the non-catalyst-supporting-layer area is higher than a thermal conductivity of the catalyst-supporting-layer area. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241010 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system is provided that includes a catalyst carrier, and a honeycomb filter. The filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having a plurality of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, with either one end of each cell being sealed. The carrier is placed in an exhaust gas passage on an upstream side of the filter, and at a predetermined distance from the filter. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in the filter in a catalyst-supporting area covering about 25 to about 90% of an overall length of the filter, and substantially no catalyst supporting layer is formed in a non-catalyst-supporting area covering about 10% of the overall length, the non-catalyst supporting area abutting an outlet side of the filter. A thermal conductivity of the non-catalyst-supporting area is higher than a thermal conductivity of the catalyst-supporting area. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241011 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having first and second end faces on a gas inlet and outlet sides, respectively. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in a catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 25% to about 90% of an overall length of the honeycomb fired body and abutting the first end face on the gas inlet side. Substantially no catalyst supporting layer is formed in a non-catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 10% of the overall length on the gas outlet side. A thermal conductivity of the non-catalyst-supporting-layer area is higher than that of the catalyst-supporting-layer area, and inequalities, (a−b)≦about 5, and about 10≦a≦about 20 are satisfied where “a” is a mode of pore diameters obtained by measuring pore distribution of the non-catalyst-supporting-layer area and “b” is a mode of pore diameters obtained by measuring pore distribution of the catalyst-supporting-layer area. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241012 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween. The plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies are combined with one another by interposing an adhesive layer. A catalyst supporting layer is included in the adhesive layer which abuts one end face side of the honeycomb structure, while substantially no catalyst supporting layer is included in the adhesive layer which abuts another end face side of the honeycomb structure. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241013 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body having cells longitudinally disposed with a cell wall and having first and second end faces on gas inlet and outlet sides, respectively. A catalyst supporting layer is formed in a catalyst-supporting-layer area covering at least about 25% and at most about 90% of an overall length of the fired body and that abuts the first end face. Substantially no catalyst supporting layer is formed in a non-catalyst-supporting-layer area covering about 10% of the overall length that abuts the second end face. A thermal conductivity of the non-catalyst-supporting area is larger than that of the catalyst-supporting-layer area, where gas permeability coefficient k1 (μm | 2008-10-02 |
20080241014 | Low coefficient of thermal expansion materials including modified aluminosilicate fibers and methods of manufacture - A fibrous ceramic material comprises a plurality of fibers having a modified aluminosilicate compositional structure (i.e., x(RO).y(Al | 2008-10-02 |
20080241015 | HONEYCOMB FILTER FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GASES, ADHESIVE, COATING MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HONEYCOMB FILTER FOR PURIFYING EXHAUST GASES - An object of the present invention is to provide a honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gases which makes it possible to alleviate a thermal stress generated due to occurrence of a local temperature change and which is less likely to generate cracks and superior in strength and durability, an adhesive that has a low thermal capacity and is capable of alleviating the thermal stress, a coating material that has a low thermal capacity with a superior heat insulating property and is capable of alleviating the thermal stress, and a manufacturing method of the honeycomb filter for purifying exhaust gases that can improve precision in the outside dimension, and reduce damages in the manufacturing processes. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241016 | PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM, PLASMA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PLASMA MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PLASMA CONTROL SYSTEM - A microwave plasma processing system | 2008-10-02 |
20080241017 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a control module and a filter. The electronic device generates a pernicious substance when the electronic device is operated. The control module controls the electronic device. The filter filters the pernicious substance. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241018 | Nanocarbon generating equipment - There is disclosed a nanocarbon generating equipment which is designed to execute a process wherein an organic processed material is thermally decomposed at first and then the decomposed matter is cooled and liquefied. The apparatus comprising a thermal reactor for thermally decomposing the organic processed material, a recovering device which is configured to cool and liquefy a decomposed organic processed material and to recover a liquefied product, and a high-temperature furnace for treating the liquefied product, wherein impurities contained in the liquefied product is removed and the resultant liquefied product is introduced into the high-temperature furnace kept in a reducing atmosphere to generate nanocarbon through a vapor-phase growth. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241019 | REACTION VESSEL AND REACTION DEVICE - Provided is a reaction vessel for a fuel cell, and more particularly to a reaction vessel exhibiting improved thermal efficiency, and a reaction device for a steam reforming reaction for a fuel cell. The reaction device includes a cylindrical reaction catalyst chamber on which a target reaction catalyst for a predetermined target reaction is disposed; and a tubular oxidation catalyst chamber surrounding the reaction catalyst chamber, comprising an oxidation reaction catalyst therein. The reaction device according features an increased contact area between catalyst and gas, and rapidly heating of the gas in contact with the catalyst to a desired reaction temperature. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241020 | Reacting apparatus comprising a plurality of reactors - Disclosed is a micro-reactor module including: a high temperature reactor which causes a reaction of a reactant; and a low temperature reactor which causes a reaction of a reactant at a lower temperature than the high temperature reactor, wherein a material of infrared reflecting film is set so that an infrared reflectance of the high temperature reactor is higher than an infrared reflectance of the low temperature reactor. Consequently, heat radiation of a plurality of reactors set to different temperatures is suppressed and the difference in temperatures between the plurality of reactors is maintained. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241021 | Distribution Device for a Gas-Liquid Phase Mixture for Apparatus - Distributor device ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080241022 | Reactor for Generating Moisture and Moisture Generating and Feeding Apparatus for Which the Reactor is Employed - A reactor for generating moisture, with which hydrogen and oxygen fed into the reactor contact with a platinum coating catalyst layer to activate reactivity so that hydrogen and oxygen react under conditions of non-combustion, wherein the reactor includes a cooler comprising a heat dissipation body substrate in which a heater insertion hole is made in the center to fix to the outer surface of the reactor structural component on the outlet side and a cooler on the outlet side made up of a plural number of heat dissipation bodies installed vertically in parallel on the part excluding the area where the afore-mentioned heater insertion hole of the heat dissipation body substrate exists, and a part of the heater to heat the reactor is inserted in the heater insertion hole so as to fix to the outer surface of the reactor structural component on the outlet side. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241023 | Method and Device for Nozzle-Jetting of Oxygen with Radial Catalyst Flow - The invention relates to a method and device for the injection of oxygen in a reformer reactor, for example, for oxydehydrogenation, with an essentially radial throughflow of the gas mixture through a catalytic packing, whereby the incorporation and mixing of the oxygen before entry into the catalyst is significantly improved, in particular for oxydehydrogenation methods. The above is achieved, whereby the oxygen is introduced in pure form, as air, or mixed with inert gas, or with steam, into an annular distribution system ( | 2008-10-02 |
20080241024 | Method for Leaching Metal Sulphide Minerals - The invention relates to a method for the sulphate-based leaching of metal sulphide minerals, such as chalcopyrite, CuFeS | 2008-10-02 |
20080241025 | Method and apparatus for isolating 186Rhenium - A method of isolating | 2008-10-02 |
20080241026 | Titaniferous ore beneficiation - This invention relates to a process for beneficiating a titaniferous ore. The process comprises calcining the titaniferous ore, at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal salt, and at least one alumina-containing material in the presence of oxygen to form a calcined ore mixture, then leaching the calcined ore mixture with a solution comprising ammonium, sodium or magnesium chloride in the presence of oxygen to form a leached ore mixture, and contacting the leached ore with an acid to form a beneficiated ore. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MERCURY FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS - A method for reducing mercury emissions in combustion flue gas is provided. The method includes combusting coal such that a flue gas flow is created. The flue gas flow includes at least mercury and carbon-containing fly ash. The method further includes cooling the flue gas flow within a duct and creating turbulence in the flue gas flow. The mercury is removed from the flue gas flow. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241028 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE REDUCING MERCURY EMISSIONS - A method for reducing an amount of mercury in flue gas is provided. The method includes injecting a quantity of coal having a fineness of less than 70%<200 mesh and greater than or equal to 50%<200 mesh. The quantity of coal is combusted in a quantity of air such that at least carbon-containing fly ash and mercury are formed. Mercury is oxidized using at least the carbon-contain fly ash. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241029 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MERCURY FROM COMBUSTION FLUE GAS - A method for reducing an amount of mercury in flue gases generated by the combustion of coal is provided. The method includes combusting a quantity of coal and a quantity of air within a primary combustion area such that a fly ash containing carbon and elemental mercury is formed within the flue gases, supplying air to the primary combustion area such that a portion of the air is channeled to an overfire air burnout area downstream from the primary combustion area to facilitate increasing an amount of the carbon content in the fly ash, cooling the flue gases to facilitate oxidizing the elemental mercury using the carbon content in the fly ash, and injecting sorbent into the flue gases to facilitate further reducing the amount of mercury in the flue gases. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241030 | Emission Control System - Methods and apparatus utilizing chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide are useful to reduce emissions of NOx, SOx, and heavy metals, e.g., mercury, emissions from combustion flue gas streams. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241031 | Fast-regenerable sulfur dioxide adsorbents for diesel engine emission control - Disclosed herein are sorbents and devices for controlling sulfur oxides emissions as well as systems including such sorbents and devices. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the disclosed sorbents, devices and systems. In one embodiment the disclosed sorbents can be conveniently regenerated, such as under normal exhaust stream from a combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine. Accordingly, also disclosed are combustion vehicles equipped with sulfur dioxide emission control devices. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241032 | Catalyzing Lean NOx Filter and Method of Using Same - A NOx trapping filter is provided for use in emission control systems, for example, on the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The NOx trapping filter has a substrate constructed using bonded fiber structures, which cooperate to form a highly uniform open cell network, as well as to provide a uniform arrangement of pores. The substrate typically is provided as a wall-flow honeycomb structure, and in one example, is manufactured using an extrusion process. In this way, the substrate has many channel walls, each having an inlet surface and an outlet surface. The inlet surface has a uniform arrangement of pores that form a soot capture zone, where soot and other particulate matter is captured from an exhaust gas. A NOx adsorber material is disposed in the filter to trap NOx during lean operation of the engine. A NOx conversion catalyst is also disposed inside the channel wall, where NOx and excess hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas are reacted to less harmful substances when the engine system is operated in a rich condition. Because of the uniform pore structure and open cell arrangement inside the channel wall, the filter is capable of being heavily loaded with catalyst, adsorber, while avoiding undue increase in backpressure to the internal combustion engine. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241033 | Ammonia storage for on-vehicle engine - Ammonia is used as precursor source of hydrogen fuel in an on-vehicle internal combustion engine. Ammonia is stored as, for example, a ligand in an on-vehicle transition metal composition. Upon demand for hydrogen by the vehicle's engine control system, ammonia is expelled as a gas from some of the composition and the ammonia gas is dissociated into a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen and delivered as a fuel-containing mixture to the engine. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen is used as a supplement to gasoline as a fuel for engine operation. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241034 | Method For Reducing the Nitrogen Oxide Concentration in Gases - The method comprises passing an N | 2008-10-02 |
20080241035 | Agent for rendering halogen-containing gas harmless, and method of rendering halogen-containing gas harmless using same - An agent for rendering harmless a halogen-containing gas such as a halogen-containing exhaust gas, which comprises a faujasite zeolite having a SiO | 2008-10-02 |
20080241036 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE FROM A GAS - A system for separating sulfur dioxide from a gas using an aqueous absorption liquid. The system includes a housing, an apertured plate, an outlet box, a distribution mechanism, a container, and a pump. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. The apertured plate is positioned between the inlet and the outlet and includes a lower side, an upper side, and apertures fluidly connecting the lower and upper sides. The outlet box includes a distribution mechanism that is arranged so that the absorption liquid draining from the outlet box contacts the gas from the inlet before the gas passes through the apertures in the apertured plate. The container contains the absorption liquid and is fluidly connected with the housing. The pump draws the absorption liquid from the container through the pump and through a conduit to the upper side of the apertured plate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241037 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING SULFUR OXIDES IN FLUE GAS FROM COAL OR OIL-FIRED BOILERS - A method of removing SO | 2008-10-02 |
20080241038 | Preparation of manganese oxide-ferric oxide-supported nano-gold catalyst and using the same - This present invention provides the preparation of a manganese oxide-ferric oxide-supported nano-gold catalyst and a process for subjecting carbon monoxide and oxygen to interaction resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide in a hydrogen-rich environment by a manganese oxide-ferric oxide-supported nano-gold catalyst to remove carbon monoxide in hydrogen stream. The size of the nano-gold particle is less than 5 nm and supported on mixed oxides MnO | 2008-10-02 |
20080241039 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE-REDUCED HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS - A method for the oxidative removal of carbon monoxide from a hydrogen containing gas employing a catalyst for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide is provided. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241040 | Nano-scale metal halide scintillation materials and methods for making same - Crystalline scintillator materials comprising nano-scale particles of metal halides are provided. The nano-scale particles are less than 100 nm in size. Methods are provided for preparing the particles. In these methods, ionic liquids are used in place of water to allow precipitation of the final product. In one method, the metal precursors and halide salts are dissolved in separate ionic liquids to form solutions, which are then combined to form the nano-crystalline end product. In the other methods, micro-emulsions are formed using ionic liquids to control particle size. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241041 | Nano-scale metal oxyhalide and oxysulfide scintillation materials and methods for making same - Crystalline scintillator materials comprising nano-scale particles of metal oxides, metal oxyhalides and metal oxysulfides are provided. The nano-scale particles are less than 100 nm in size. Methods are provided for preparing the particles. In one method, used to form oxyhalides and oxysulfides, metal salts are dissolved in water, and then precipitated out as fine particles using an aqueous base. After the particles are separated from the solution, they are annealed under a flow of a water saturated hydrogen anion gas, such as HCl or H | 2008-10-02 |
20080241042 | Method for making metal titanate - A method for making a mono-dispersed metal titanate includes the steps of: (a) mixing titanate ester, metal salt, and rare earth metal salt in a molar ratio of 1:1:x in a reaction medium comprised of ethanol and water to form a solution, wherein x is in the range from 0 to 0.1; (b) heating the solution, under an alkaline condition to form a white sediment; (c) filtering out liquid part of the solution to obtain the white sediment, (d) washing the white sediment, and (e) drying the white sediment to obtain mono-dispersed metal titanate. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241043 | Method For Making Phosphate-Based Electrode Active Materials - The invention is directed to synthesizing a phosphate-based electrode active material. The method includes the step of reacting two or more starting materials collectively containing at least a PO | 2008-10-02 |
20080241044 | Process for the Production of Monodisperse Sio2 Particles - The present invention relates to processes for the production of monodisperse SiO | 2008-10-02 |
20080241045 | Method for Producing High Purity Silicon - An object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a large amount of inexpensive high purity silicon useful for a solar battery. Disclosed is a method for producing high purity silicon by migrating impurities in silicon to slag including performing a first slag purification of a first silicon, separating the slag from the first silicon after finishing the first slag purification, and feeding the separated slag to a second molten silicon in a second purification of the second silicon, wherein purity of said second silicon prior to purification is lower than purity of the first silicon after purification. | 2008-10-02 |
20080241046 | Method and Device for Producing Granulated Polycrystalline Silicon in a Fluidized Bed Reactor - A fluidized bed process for the production of polycrystalline silicon granules supplies, in addition to reaction gas, a gas containing 99.5 to 95 mol. percent hydrogen and 0.5 to 5 mol. percent gaseous silicon compounds, and the reactor wall is maintained at the same or a higher temperature than the reaction zone, such that the deposition of silicon on reactor internals is minimized. | 2008-10-02 |