45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150314184 | ROLLER TABLE HAVING A FOLDING STRUCTURE - It consists of a folding structure ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING GOLF SWINGS - Systems and methods are provided for training golf swings. A device may be provided with a visual guide that assists golfers with practicing different shot types. The visual guide may include one or more shot arrow and corresponding clubface lines for different types of shots. The visual guide may also include one or more alignment indicators which may be used by the golfer to orient the golfer's stance. The device may be a portable mat, and its position may be adjustable to orient the mat for different shot types. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314186 | Golf Putting Aid and Method - The invention relates to a golf putting device, that includes an arm strap and adjustable rod, which will fit shorter or taller golfers. Clips are provided for putter shaft, which provides stabilization for the arms & hands. This golf putting device eliminates the smaller muscles which could otherwise cause the putter face to misalign at impact. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314187 | 3T Golf ("3TG") - Compact 18-hole golf course divided in 6 groups (Clusters) of 3 tracks or holes that are played simultaneously, using matching colored elements (balls, teeing areas, flags and scorecard) and innovative Target Shot Advantage Points and Cluster Points Scoring System to create a new strategy for playing golf, as it is a compact, fast paced and precision intended; while observing the regulation yardage of a traditional golf course and the 72 strokes required for Par Play, played in lesser time than in a traditional game of golf and in a shorter walking distance. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314188 | Method and Apparatus for Purging Water in a Waterpark Reservoir by Inducing a Siphon - Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314189 | FITTED WRIST PROTECTIVE GLOVE - The present invention is directed to a fitted wrist-protective glove adapted to be worn under a hockey or lacrosse glove, the fitted wrist-protective glove comprising (a) a hand portion, the hand portion comprising an impact resistant material near the base of the dorsal side thereof; (b) a wrist joint portion comprising an impact resistant material along the posterior side thereof; (c) a forearm portion, wherein the forearm portion extends at least 1.5 inches from the wrist joint portion, and wherein the forearm portion comprises (i) an impact resistant material along the posterior, medial and lateral sides thereof; and (ii) a flap comprising an elastic material, the flap extending from the medial side and capable of extending to the lateral side or extending from the lateral side and capable of extending to the medial side; and (d) means for securing the forearm portion tightly around an individual's forearm. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314190 | CARD GAME AND METHOD FOR PLAYING THE SAME - The present invention is a deck of cards and method of use in a card game, wherein the object of the game is for one of the plurality of players to collect all cards, comprising a plurality of playing cards for displaying visual indicia and a plurality of predetermined visual indicia on said plurality of playing cards wherein at least one of the plurality of visual indicia comprises numbers or objects with a unique hierarchal ranking, at least one of the plurality of visual indicia comprises a command for comparison of discarded cards, and at least one of the plurality of visual indicia comprises a command for the plurality of players to touch the discarded cards. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314192 | Roulette drinking game - A roulette drinking game provides an apparatus and method of playing a drinking game wherein a concave table is provided with markings and recesses resembling those of a roulette wheel, indicating types and quantities of alcoholic beverages. The player spins a golf ball around the rim of the table. The location at which the ball stops determines the type and quantity of alcoholic beverage the player must consume. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314193 | GAME JOYSTICK - A game joystick includes a lower half body, an upper half body covering on the lower half body, a battery cover covering on the upper half body and elastic elements mounted in the upper half body. The upper half body is concaved downward to form a plurality of buckling slots. An opening is opened in one sidewall of each buckling slot. The battery cover protrudes downward to form a plurality of buckling strips of which each defines a first pushing surface and a second pushing surface. The elastic element has a first elastic arm fastened in the upper half body, and a second elastic arm passing through the opening to elastically project in the buckling slot. The second elastic arms cooperate with the first pushing surfaces and the second pushing surfaces of the buckling strips inserted into the buckling slots to close or open the battery cover easily. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314194 | REACTIVE EMITTERS FOR VIDEO GAMES - A reactive emitter associated with an object in a video game emits an asset in response to a secondary effect of an activity that occurs in the video game within a vicinity of the object. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314195 | TACTILE FEEDBACK GLOVES - The tactile feedback glove incorporates a plurality of pin actuators disposed inside the glove. Actuator pins point towards bottom surfaces of a user's hand inside the glove. A plurality of pivotally attached joint members is disposed inside the glove. The joint members are arranged proximately above top surfaces of a user's hand inside the glove. The pin actuators have a rectangular actuator body with bores sunk through a parallelepiped actuator body surface and arranged in a row-by-column matrix formation of solenoid cores in the bores. The pins slide up and down inside sleeves extending from the solenoid cores. The extent of each pin outside its respective bore is responsive to current flow in the solenoid core. The joint members are arranged above a user's intermediate, proximal, and distal phalanges. Motor control of the joint members determines the angular displacement of the joints directing and limiting hand motion inside the glove. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314196 | DEPLOYMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC GAME USING DEVICE PROFILES - A database-driven collaborative game development environment and system automatically generates runtime versions of a game for deployment on a plurality of different platforms based on predefined device profiles. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314197 | IMPLEMENTING CHALLENGES IN SINGLE-PLAYER GAMES - A method of implementing challenges in single-player games starts with a server receiving a challenge from a first mobile device and transmitting the challenge to a second mobile device. The challenge may include a high score or an achievement of a single-player game obtained on the first mobile device, The server may determine that a new high score is obtained on the second mobile device that is equal or greater than the high score included in the challenge or that the achievement is completed on the second mobile device. The server may then transmit a notification to the first mobile device that the challenge has been completed. If the server determines that the new high score is obtained, the notification may include a new challenge from the second mobile device to the first mobile device and the new challenge may include the new high score. Other embodiments are also described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314198 | ONLINE GAME CREATION USING DATA SETS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates creation of an online game. During operation, the system obtains a data set and a game template for the online game. Next, the system enables a user to select one or more subsets of the data set for use with the game template. Finally, the system creates the online game from the game template and data from the one or more subsets without requiring manual input of the data into the game template by the user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314199 | Analytics Enabled By A Database-Driven Game Development System - A database-driven collaborative game development system provides detailed tracking of changes made to an electronic game by multiple remote developers. The system aggregates the data on a server and then presents analytical data in a manner useful for tracking managing development of the electronic game. The data is tracked objectively and may be displayed in real time, allowing managers to see exactly how their game development team or individual employees are performing. This data may be also used to objectively report team or individual productivity or to subjectively analyze and optimize productivity. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314200 | CREATION OF GAME-BASED SCENES - A method is given for providing a visualization of a scene corresponding to game play. The method includes steps of receiving at a visualization server information about a scene corresponding to game play at a client computer, receiving additional information about the scene at the visualization server; and constructing a visualization at the visualization server based on the scene, the constructing based at least in part on the received information and the received additional information. In another embodiment, the visualization may be composed by the user rather than being a scene corresponding to game play. In a further embodiment, a method is given for providing a visualization of a scene corresponding to game play, including: receiving at a visualization server information about a scene corresponding to game play at a client; modifying the scene information; and constructing a visualization at the visualization server based on the modified scene information. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314201 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION OPERATIONS DURING VIDEO GAMING APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that determines a control scheme for a video game and maps the performance of particular media guidance application operations, unrelated to the video game, to the particular user input type already mapped to a video game function such that when the user performs the video game function, the particular media guidance application operation is also performed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314202 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE DEVICE - An example of information processing system includes a storage device; and an information processing device for performing near field communication with the storage device. The storage device has an external appearance representing, three-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, an object that appears in a virtual space generated by execution of a predetermined application program by the information processing device. The storage device stores object information on the object. The information processing device writes, to the storage device, character image information specifying an image of a character created based on an instruction of a user. The information processing device executes a predetermined process using at least one of the object information and the character image information read from the storage device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314203 | WATER SLIDE - A water slide feature comprising a sliding surface concave about three axes. The waterslide feature is sized and adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon on a non-predetermined path. The water slide feature has an entry sized and positioned to direct the one or more riders and/or ride vehicles along the sliding surface on a path which is at least partially upward. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314204 | UNDULATING TRACK AND MECHANISMS FOR FORMING TRACK UNDULATIONS - “UNDULATING TRACK AND MECHANISMS FOR FORMATION OF THE WAVES ON THIS TRACK”, describes apparatus that can be used with recreational purposes, sports, industrial, among other applications, comprising a rolling track or raceway ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314205 | CONVERTIBLE PLUSH TOY WITH STORAGE - A convertible plush toy can convert between two interconnected reversible shapes. The first shape is that of a plush buddy, such as a teddy bear, that may be reversed into a second, ball shape. The construction and relationship of the ball form to the teddy bear abdomen creates a hidden hollow storage compartment within the plush buddy. The ball size, the abdomen measurements and construction, and the shared opening are designed in such a way to allow the internalized form to support the externalized form, while providing enough independence to avoid distortion of the externalized shape. The ball configuration can be designed in a semi-rigid form, such as with an external plush, internal batting and inner lining, so that the ball retains its shape when externalized and also provides definition to the storage space when internalized. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314206 | Toy Vehicle with Rollover Stunt Movements - An illustrative toy vehicle is provided having a two-section chassis and a pivot mechanism rotatably attaching the two sections. The vehicle has the ability to move in multiple orientations and execute movements including a side rollover movement where the pivot mechanism assists in directing the vehicle to roll over from a first orientation to a second orientation about a central axis. A modified wheel design further assists in facilitating movements including the rollover movement. The vehicle may perform movements without user control where the vehicle responds to external factors, such as objects or terrain or the vehicle may use control systems such as radio or remote control with a transmitter/receiver pair, on vehicle switches or sensors utilizing interactive preprogrammed content. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314207 | REMOTE CONTROLLED AND RECHARGEABLE TOY HELICOPTER - A remote control helicopter includes a body, a tail wing, a rotor assembly, a landing skid assembly, and a charging port on the bottom of the helicopter. The remote control for the helicopter includes an outer housing, landing skid grooves, a power switch, a throttle control stick that controls the ascent and the descent, a direction control stick that controls the turning or rotation of the helicopter, and a charging plug. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314208 | Building Toy - A building toy and a method of building with it. The toy is designed to be constructed of a rigid and generally non-deformable material such as, but not limited to, wood and particularly hardwood, and is constructed in the fashion of a log-style building toy. The toy utilizes interconnecting notches in its construction, but provides for a variety of specialized pieces which allow for interconnection of parts where there is one notch but not another, as well as the ability to build roofs, floors, and specialty structures such as fireplaces through the use of specialized components. Further, the use of more strongly connecting components allows for stronger structures to be built. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314209 | TRANSFORMATION TOY CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A transformation construction system includes a toy figure set having a plurality of interconnectible building elements that are configured to connect to building elements of a construction set. The toy figure set includes a torso building element and a pelvis building element that interconnect with each other with an interference fit between a stud of the pelvis building element and a recess of the torso building element. A construction explanation identifies a first design mode that includes the toy figure set, a second design mode that includes the toy figure set and is distinct from the first design mode, and a set of instructions that show a transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode without disassembling the toy figure set and the plurality of building elements. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314210 | TOY CONSTRUCTION SET - A toy construction set includes a toy figure set that includes toy figure building elements configured to repeatably connect and disconnect to each other to form at least a portion of a toy figure, the toy figure building elements including at least two core toy figure building elements, each of the core toy figure building elements including at least a first set of coupling elements separated relative to each other by a distance that is an integer multiple of a center-to-center spacing, where the coupling elements of the first set of coupling elements are configured to allow the core toy figure building elements to repeatably connect and disconnect to other building elements, and each of the core toy figure building elements comprises at least one coupling element configured to allow a connected building element to articulate in more than one plane. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314211 | TOY CONSTRUCTION SET - A toy construction set includes: a first building element including a stud that extends from a surface, the stud including a cavity and an outer wall; and a second building element including a recess, the recess configured to releasably connect with the stud of the first building element. When the first building element and the second building element are connected, the stud is frictionally engaged at the cavity and at the outer wall. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314212 | TOY BUILDING ELEMENT - A building element includes a body that defines a first connection end and a second connection end, a socket at the first connection end, an inner circumferential surface extending into the body at the second connection end, and a central post at the second connection end. The socket includes two or more petals that define an inner curved surface that is configured to receive a ball. The inner circumferential surface defines a central cavity, and the central post is in the central cavity. The central post has an outer circumferential surface and a circumferential cavity is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the post and the inner circumferential surface of the body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314213 | HANDHELD ILLUMINATED TOY WITH PRINTED SHRINK WRAP PAPER AND PRINTED SHRINK WRAP PAPER PROTECTORS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - The present invention is a handheld illuminated toy with applied printed shrink wrap paper and printed shrink wrap paper protectors, as well as a method of production for said toy. The invention integrates several unique features to help protect, cover, and guard the edges of printed shrink wrap paper from being torn and peeled back. The invention also claims the method of production for applying printed shrink wrap paper to manufactured items. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314214 | REVERSING MAPLE SYRUP EVAPORATOR - An apparatus for reversing flow of partially evaporated maple syrup in at least one evaporating pan includes a transfer line having an inlet for connected to a heating and pan for receiving partially evaporated maple syrup from the heating pan. A first sub-line extends from the transfer line and can connect to a first port of the evaporating pan(s). A second sub-line extends from the transfer line and can connected to a second port of the evaporating pan(s). A first outlet line extends from the transfer line or the first sub-line. A second outlet line extends from the transfer line or the second sub-line. When the first and second sub-lines are connected to the first and second ports respectively, the transfer line is positioned at a height no higher than the heights of the first and second ports. The first and second outlet lines are positioned at a height no higher than the transfer line. When fluid exits the evaporating pan(s) via the first or second ports, the fluid reaches the first or second outlet lines prior to reaching the transfer line. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314215 | An Evaporator and Process for use Thereof - An evaporator ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314216 | Vortex Water Distillation Apparatus - A device for vortex desalting of a liquid flow is proposed, including—a condensation channel,—dividing adiabatic walls,—a channel for removal of saturated air communicating with the condensation channel,—a cooling channel having a bottom, a top entrance receiving a heated air stream cooled down in the cooling channel, and walls snug-fitted with the adiabatic walls,—a pipe mounted between the mentioned channels having at least a plurality of projected hemispherical heat exchange intensifiers, a wavy surface, an air swirler inside the pipe, tangential openings in the pipe's upper portion, a removing dehydrated air channel, coupled with the condensation channel, and a fresh water removing channel. The pipe has a lid with an opening operatively receiving the liquid flow, supplied into the pipe for desalting. The proposed device is usable for receiving fresh water from sea, ocean and “hard” water, and for extraction of fresh water from industrial drains. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314217 | A Liquid-Liquid Extraction System and Process for use Thereof - A liquid-liquid extraction system ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314218 | HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION - The invention is directed to a simulated moving bed chromatographic separation process, and to a simulated moving bed chromatography apparatus for carrying out said process. The simulated moving bed chromatographic separation process of the invention comprises the steps of applying a feed mixture and a mobile phase in which said feed mixture is soluble to a simulated moving bed comprising a particulate stationary phase, and separating said feed mixture into an extract and a raffinate, wherein said simulated moving bed comprises multiple radial and/or axial flow columns connected in series into a loop, and wherein the particulate stationary phase of said simulated moving bed has a median particle diameter of 100 mm or less. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314219 | Partition for Limiting a Clarification Chamber of a Small Sewage Treatment Plant - A partition ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314220 | FILTRATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A filtration arrangement | 2015-11-05 |
20150314221 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR SAND FILTRATION LAYER - To reduce the size, scale of construction, and running cost of an apparatus for cleaning a sand filtration layer. A cleaning system which removes clogging sediments from a sand filtration layer | 2015-11-05 |
20150314222 | Sieve Drum and Installation Equipped with it for Removing Materials to be Sieved from a Liquid - The invention refers to a sieve drum for an installation to remove material to be sieved from a liquid, especially sewage ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314223 | FREQUENCY-BASED FILTERING OF MECHANICAL ACTUATION USING FLUIDIC DEVICE - A mechanical input to a fluidic filter network can be actuated. The fluidic filter network can include respective branches fluidically coupling the mechanical input to respective deformable mechanical outputs. A mechanical displacement can be selectively coupled a selected deformable mechanical output of the fluidic filter network to a deformable mechanical input of a microfluidic device. A fluid flow in a portion of the microfluidic device can be controlled using the displacement, the selected deformable mechanical output can be selected at least in part by actuating the mechanical input to produce a displacement having energy in a specified range of frequencies, and the fluidic filter network is generally fluidically isolated from the microfluidic device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314224 | FILTRATION ELEMENT WITH END CAP AND FACE SEAL - A filtration element including a cylindrical housing enclosing a fluid filtration media extending along an axis (X) between opposing ends with a first and second end cap located at each end, wherein each end cap includes: i) an annular surface co-extensive with the housing, and ii) outer face laying in a plane perpendicular with the axis (X). The outer face of at least one end cap comprises an annular groove. A face seal including a base is located within the annular groove. A flexible lip extends axially from the base and axially beyond the outer face of the end cap and is adapted to engage with an abutting outer face of an end cap of an adjacently positioned filtration element. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314225 | FLUID FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A fluid filter housing assembly includes a filter housing that receives a filter cartridge and is secured in the housing with a hoop handle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314226 | FILTER MEDIA CONSTRUCTION WITH NANOFIBER AND CARBON WEB - Disclosed herein, among other things, is an improved filter media construction that comprises multiple layers for improved odor control that can be used for vacuum cleaner air filtration cartridge applications. The filter media comprises anti-microbial ePTFE HEPA filter media to prevent mold growth. The filter media may also be used for air cleaner filtration, central air filtration for home and industrial buildings (HVAC), cleanrooms, and microelectronic devices. In an embodiment, the improved filter media construction comprises at least a PTFE layer, a bi-component layer, and a base layer. In an embodiment the PTFE layer comprises ePTFE. In an embodiment, the bi-component layer comprises non-woven polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate (PE/PET). In yet another embodiment, the base layer comprises activated carbon. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314227 | FILTER OIL FORMULATION - A filter oil composition and a method for removing airborne molecular contaminants from air are provided. The composition includes a first portion comprising paraffinic oil by volume of the composition, a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume of the composition, and a third portion comprising red dye by volume of the composition. Applying the filter oil composition to a cotton air filter material causes tackiness throughout the air filter material, thereby enhancing filtration of air passing through the filter. The composition generally is substantially non-reactive, has an excellent oxidation stability, possesses good thermal stability, and retains a suitable viscosity at a normal operating temperatures of an automobile engine. In an embodiment, the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume, and 0.06% red dye by volume. A viscosity of the composition at 100 degrees-C ranges between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs). | 2015-11-05 |
20150314228 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND - (Problem to be Solved) | 2015-11-05 |
20150314229 | FUEL DEOXYGENATION AND FUEL TANK INERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An aircraft fuel deoxygenation and tank inerting system includes an inert gas source, a fuel deoxygenation system, and an air/fuel heat exchanger. The inert gas source is configured to supply inert gas having an oxygen concentration of less than 3%. The fuel deoxygenation system is adapted to receive fuel from a fuel source and the inert gas from the inert gas source. The fuel deoxygenation system is configured to remove oxygen from the fuel and thereby generate and supply deoxygenated fuel and oxygen-rich purge gas. The air/fuel heat exchanger is adapted to receive compressed air from a compressed air source and the deoxygenated fuel from the fuel deoxygenation system. The air/fuel heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the compressed air to the deoxygenated fuel, to thereby supply cooled compressed air and heated deoxygenated fuel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314230 | ABSORBENT SOLUTION BASED ON AMINES BELONGING TO THE N-ALKYLHYDROXYPIPERIDINE FAMILY AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ACID COMPOUNDS FROM A GASEOUS EFFLUENT WITH SUCH A SOLUTION - The invention relates to an absorbent solution comprising water and at least one amine belonging to the N-alkyl-hydroxypiperidine family and to a method implementing this solution for removing acid compounds contained in a gaseous effluent. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314231 | MEMBRANE SEPARATION ELEMENT AND PROCESS RELATING THERETO - One exemplary embodiment is a membrane separation element. The membrane separation element can include a membrane and a feed spacer positioned adjacent to the membrane. The feed spacer may include a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. Usually, a plurality of fibers of the second layer only touches a plurality of fibers of the first and third layers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314232 | Novel Chemically Stable Ceramic-Metal Composite Membrane for Hydrogen Separation - A hydrogen permeation membrane is provided that can include a metal and a ceramic material mixed together. The metal can be Ni, Zr, Nb, Ta, Y, Pd, Fe, Cr, Co, V, or combinations thereof, and the ceramic material can have the formula: BaZr | 2015-11-05 |
20150314233 | PLASMA REACTOR FOR ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL - A plasma reactor for abating hazardous materials included in process gases while being installed on an exhaust path of the process gases toward a vacuum pump is provided. The plasma reactor includes an insulator having a pipe shape through which process gases pass, a first ground electrode connected to a front end of the insulator facing the process chamber, a second ground electrode connected to a rear end of the insulator and provided with a facing part that faces a center of the inside of the insulator along the moving direction of process gases, and a driving electrode fixed to an external circumferential surface of the insulator and connected to a power supply applying an AC or RF voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314234 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE EMISSION OF FLUE GASES - The invention is a process for absorbing sulfur dioxide from a gaseous stream with the aid of an ionic liquid, followed by the release of sulfur dioxide from the ionic liquid on addition of a polar solvent and the regeneration of the ionic liquid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314235 | CARBON DIOXIDE SCRUBBING PROCESS - A cyclic process for separating CO | 2015-11-05 |
20150314236 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AFTERTREATMENT COMPONENT - A mounting system for connecting an aftertreatment component to an engine is disclosed. The mounting system may include at least one flange. The mounting system may also include a support structure having a first end connected to the at least one flange, and a second end connected to an outer shell circumferentially wrapped around the aftertreatment component. The mounting system may further include at least one seal disposed between the outer shell and an outer surface of the aftertreatment component. The at least one seal may be configured to isolate vibration of the engine from the aftertreatment component. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314237 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine of the present invention, an exhaust purification catalyst ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314238 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR AND USE OF THE SAME FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - Ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from a solution of an ammonia precursor substance comprising a catalyst unit, which comprises a catalyst for the decomposition and/or hydrolysis of ammonia precursor substances into ammonia and a mixing chamber arranged upstream of the catalyst, an injection device for introducing the solution of the ammonia precursor substance into the mixing chamber, and an outlet for the ammonia gas formed, wherein the injection device comprises a nozzle which produces droplets having a Sauter mean diameter D | 2015-11-05 |
20150314239 | EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (AS AMENDED) - It is possible to decrease the amount of NOx emitted into the air. The amount of ammonia adsorbed on an SCR catalyst is calculated by subtracting the amount of ammonium nitrate produced on the SCR catalyst from the amount of ammonia adsorbed on the SCR catalyst at the time of starting of an internal combustion engine, and the amount of NO | 2015-11-05 |
20150314240 | SALT FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING A RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM A GAS USING THE SAME - A method of removing a radioactive material from a gas includes directing the gas through a bed of salt, wherein the gas includes water vapor and the radioactive material. The salt constitutes more than 50 percent by weight of the bed. The method additionally includes condensing the water vapor in the bed and dissolving a portion of the salt to form a salt solution. The method further includes absorbing the radioactive material into the salt solution while a remainder of the gas passes through the bed. A salt filtration system configured to perform the method may be implemented as a pre-filter (or post-filter) to an existing filter unit or as a standalone filter. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314241 | CONSTRUCTIONS FOR FLUID MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICES - Described herein is a construction comprising (a) a support sheet having a base, comprising (i) a plurality of rails extending from the base wherein each rail of the plurality of rails extends continuously down a length of the support sheet and each rail comprises a first side surface and an opposing second side surface and a top surface; and (ii) a plurality of first protrusions extending from the base, wherein the plurality of first protrusions are located between the plurality of rails; and (b) a selectively permeable membrane having a first major membrane surface contacting at least the top surface of at least two rails enclosing a flow channel having a height extending between the base of the support sheet and the first major membrane surface, wherein the plurality of protrusions change the height of the flow channel along its length along the longitudinal axis of the flow channel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314242 | POLYURETHANE BLOCK COPOLYMER BASED ON POLY SILOXANE TENSIDE FOR MEMBRANES - A water filtration membrane including an oligo- and polyurethane of formula —(X) | 2015-11-05 |
20150314243 | COMPOSITE POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE INCLUDING TRI-HYDROCARBYL PHOSPHATE - A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes:i) applying a polar solution including a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution including a polyfunctional acylhalide monomer to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, and wherein at least one or both of the solutions further includes a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound and ii) exposing the thin film polyamide layer to nitrous acid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314244 | MEMBRANES FOR GAS SEPARATION SYNTHESIZED FROM POLYIMIDES CONTAINING 2-FLUORO-2',2''-DIAMINOTRIPHENYLMETHANE IN THEIR CHEMICAL STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to the synthesis of linear aromatic polyimides and the production of membranes for the separation of gases. Specifically, polyimides featuring in their chemical structure, in the part derived from a diamine, 4-fluoro-4′,4″-diaminotriphenylmethane, and an aromatic dianhydride derived from tetracarboxylic acid. Polyimides are soluble in amidic solvents such as N,N′-dimethylformamide, N,N′-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, etc., which are processed as dense membranes by controlled evaporation of the solvent. The resulting membranes are capable of separating at least a gaseous mixture constituted by two components such as H | 2015-11-05 |
20150314245 | COMPOSITE SEPARATION MEMBRANE - The present invention provides a composite separation membrane having a separation layer formed of sulfonated polyarylene ether (SPAE) copolymer on a surface of a porous support membrane wherein both high separation property and high water permeation property are achieved. A composite separation membrane wherein a surface of a porous support membrane containing polyphenylene ether is coated with a thin film of a sulfonated polyarylene ether copolymer constituted from a repeating structure of a hydrophobic segment and a hydrophilic segment, characterized in that when proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum is measured at −10° C., chemical shift of a spectral peak top derived from water contained in the membrane satisfies from 4.15 ppm to less than 5.00 ppm. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314246 | AUTOMATED SOLUTION DISPENSER - The methods and systems of the invention include the use of automated solution dispensers in laboratory environment. The automated solution dispensers can be controlled locally or remotely within a network. The usage of the instruments can be followed and procurement of supplies can be automated. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISSOLVING A GAS INTO A LIQUID - In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system for dissolving gases into a liquid without side-stream pumping includes a pressure vessel defining a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a gas inlet device disposed within an internal chamber of the pressure vessel, a gas source in selective fluid communication with the gas inlet device and the internal chamber of the pressure vessel through a gas control valve and configured to provide a gas pressure, a liquid inlet pipe in selective fluid communication with the liquid inlet of the pressure vessel through a liquid inlet valve, and an outlet pipe in selective fluid communication with the liquid outlet through a liquid outlet valve for discharging the liquid from the internal chamber of the pressure vessel. The gas pressure both facilitates the dissolving of the gas in the liquid and forces the liquid out of the pressure vessel when the liquid is exposed to the gas pressure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314248 | MICROBUBBLE SYSTEM FOR TUBS - A microbubble system comprises a pipe network defining an inner passage for flow of fluids in a longitudinal direction, the pipe network adapted to receive a fluid and having an outlet connected to a tub for outputting the fluid into the tub. A pump in the pipe network induces a flow of the fluid into the tub. A gas intake in the pipe network or in the pump configured for inletting gas into the flow of the at least one fluid into the tub. A reduction member is transversely positioned inside the inner passage to block same, the reduction member downstream of the pump, the reduction member defining a plurality of longitudinally oriented passages each having a microbubble-size throat. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314249 | CARBONATION VIA A CARBON FILTER MEDIA - An appliance for dispensing a chilled, carbonated liquid includes a mixer connected to a water source and a carbon dioxide source. A highly activated carbon filter is placed downstream from the mixing chamber between the mixing chamber and a dispenser. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314250 | Exhaust Gas Flow Mixer - A mixer for mixing an exhaust flow in an exhaust pipe includes a tubular housing having a first end, a second end and a center portion positioned between the ends. The center portion has a reduced size in relation to at least one of the first and second ends. The housing includes circumferentially spaced apart apertures extending through the center portion. A mixing element includes a body having a first peripheral portion and a second peripheral portion. The first peripheral portion is fixed to the center portion at a location adjacent to one of the apertures. The second peripheral portion is fixed to the center portion at a location adjacent to another one of the apertures. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314251 | DEVICE FOR MIXING POWDER AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER TYPE OF PHASE - The present invention discloses a device for mixing a mixture material comprising at least two different phases where at least one first phase is in powdered form, said device comprising at least two separate inlets where a first inlet is intended for powder and a second inlet is intended for a second phase not being a powder, wherein the device further comprises an outlet and a mixing chamber with an agitator, wherein the mixing chamber comprises a mixing zone being that part of the mixing chamber in which the mixture material is being actively mechanically influenced to obtain mixing, and wherein said at least two separate inlets each involve any type of geometrical narrowing of their cross-sectional areas up to the mixing zone, and wherein the mixing zone further comprises any type of expansion of the cross-sectional area in a flow direction of the mixture material. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314252 | METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A ROTOR FOR HOMOGENIZING A MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus and a rotor for homogenizing a medium. The invention may be utilized in all areas of industry where mere homogenisation of a medium or mixing of at least two flowing media is needed. A preferred application of the invention can be found in pulp and paper making industry where various chemicals have to be mixed with fiber suspensions. A characterizing feature of the invention is the symmetry of the homogenising operation in the homogenising chamber. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314253 | Method and apparatus for capturing mixing bar - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for capturing a stir bar in a container. A stir bar may be placed in a container and subjected to a changing magnetic field that causes the stir bar to rotate inside the container. A retaining band or sleeve having metallic or magnetic inserts or materials is placed around a portion of the container so that it is positioned near where the stir bar may be located or might slide past as the contents of the container are poured out of the container. Magnetic attraction between the retaining band or sleeve and the stir bar helps prevent the stir bar from inadvertently being poured out of the container. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314254 | HIGH-PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER - A high-pressure homogenizer, comprising: a plurality of pumping pistons ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314255 | MOBILE, MODULAR, ELECTRICALLY POWERED SYSTEM FOR USE IN FRACTURING UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS USING LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS - The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems. The treatment fluid can comprise a water-based fracturing fluid or a waterless liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fracturing fluid. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314256 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS FROM CONTAINERS - Provided are cover assemblies ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314257 | WIRE STANDOFFS FOR STACKABLE STRUCTURAL REACTORS - A wire standoff suitable for use in a tubular reactor, such as a reformer, is described. The wire standoff includes a portion or segment positioned between an outer reactor tube and one or more reactor components located within the tube. The reactor components and the outer tube are prevented from coming into directed contact with one another by the positioning of the wire standoff. The wire standoff can be secured to a reactor component at one of its ends or to a washer located between stacked reactor components. Prevention of the reactor components from contact with the outer tube promotes fluid flow through the reactor and can enhance heat transfer and reactor efficiency for carrying out catalytic reactions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314258 | REACTOR, REACTION METHOD, AND REACTION PRODUCT - A reactor and a reaction method are provided with which temperature changes due to a large amount of reaction heat generated immediately after confluence of raw material fluids can be suppressed. A reactor ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314259 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROCESSING CHEMICAL REACTIONS - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and systems for the processing of chemical reactions, such as the synthesis of polymers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314260 | NANO-SKELETAL CATALYST - A method of producing a catalyst material with nano-scale structure, the method comprising: introducing a starting powder into a nano-powder production reactor, the starting powder comprising a catalyst material; the nano-powder production reactor nano-sizing the starting powder, thereby producing a nano-powder from the starting powder, the nano-powder comprising a plurality of nano-particles, each nano-particle comprising the catalyst material; and forming a catalyst precursor material from the nano-powder, wherein the catalyst precursor material is a densified bulk porous structure comprising the catalyst material, the catalyst material having a nano-scale structure. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314261 | PHENOL REMOVAL IN PARAXYLENE RECOVERY PROCESS - The invention is directed to purification of an aromatic hydrocarbon stream including selective removal of phenol from a process stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures, especially aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures that contain higher-than-equilibrium paraxylene, by contact with suitable adsorbents, to provide a product stream having lower concentration of phenol than said process stream. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314262 | High Capacity Solid Filtration Media - A high capacity filtration media, method of preparing the media, and method of treating a fluid stream with the media are provided. The media contain a porous substrate impregnated with high concentrations of a permanganate. Preferably, the media includes a porous substrate impregnated with at least about 8% permanganate by weight. The media can optionally contain sodium bicarbonate. Improved capacity for the removal of undesirable compounds such as ethylene, formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan are achieved. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314263 | Loudspeaker System with Improved Sound - A loudspeaker device is presented which includes a zeolite material comprising zeolite particles having a silicon to aluminum mass ratio of at least 200. For an increased pore fraction of pores with a diameter in a range between 0.7 micrometer and 30 micrometer shows an increased shift of the resonance frequency down to lower frequencies has been observed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314264 | METAL IMPREGNATED ZEOLITE ADSORBENTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND SYSTEMS FOR USING THE SAME - Metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, methods for making metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, and systems for reducing an amount of a contaminant species in a feed stream using a metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material are provided. An exemplary metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material comprises a metal exchanged zeolite material with the formula ((M | 2015-11-05 |
20150314265 | BIO-SAFE NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER SORBENT FOR THE SELECTIVE BINDING OF Sr AND Cs ISOTOPES FROM LIQUID MEDIUM AND THE RAW MIXTURE FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A method for production of a bio-safe polymer sorbent for selective binding of Sr and Cs isotopes from a liquid medium for treatment of liquid radioactive wastes is provided. The sorbent with high specific sorption capacity in compliance with the requirements of bio-compatibility and safety with respect to the diverse biological objects, is produced. Also, a raw mixture used for the production of the sorbent has a small weight and a volume in comparison with the given sorbent. The structure of the sorbent is formed by self-assembly during the hydration of the dry mix of the components | 2015-11-05 |
20150314266 | ADSORBENT FOR ORGANIC FLUORO-COMPOUND COMPRISING CYCLODEXTRIN-SUPPORTED POLYMER - The present invention is to provide a material that is capable of selectively adsorbing organic fluoro-compounds such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, allows the adsorbed organic fluoro-compounds to be recovered, and is reusable as an adsorbent, specifically to provide a polymer in which cyclodextrin is supported on the surface of a water-insoluble polymer, and an adsorbent containing the same, and a method of use of the same as a selective adsorbent of, in particular, an organic fluoro-compound. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314267 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS - Heterogeneous catalysts with optional dopants are provided. The catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C | 2015-11-05 |
20150314268 | CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS, CATALYSTS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USES THEREOF - Catalyst support materials, catalysts, methods of making such and uses thereof are described. Methods of making catalyst support material include combining anatase titanic slurry with i) a low molecular weight form of silica; and ii) a source of Mo to form a TiO | 2015-11-05 |
20150314269 | PLASMONICALLY ACTIVE NANOCOMPOSITES WITH A BIMODAL NANOPARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION - A self-regenerative metal nanocomposite comprised of a bimodal distribution of metal nanoparticles (NPs) with a metal oxide surrounding is introduced as a new type of plasmonic catalyst through a physical method. Methods of forming such nanocomposites are also disclosed. The support-free catalyst shows plentiful surface adsorbed oxygen species along with excellent localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and appreciable photoluminescence (PL). The combination of high activity and durability of this plasmonic catalyst makes it viable for potential energy and cost-effective catalytic applications. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314270 | Selective Hydrogenation Catalyst and Methods of Making and Using Same - A composition comprising an extruded inorganic support comprising an oxide of a metal or metalloid, and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the extruded inorganic support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution, wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum, wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 120 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 120 nm, and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the extruded inorganic support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314271 | HYDROGEN DISSOCIATION CATALYST COMPRISING IR-AU ALLOY - A hydrogen dissociation catalyst of the present invention includes an alloy in which two metals are intermingled with each other, the alloy being an Ir—Au alloy which is a functional alloy, and the hydrogen dissociation catalyst has an activity for a hydrogen oxidation reaction and may replace a platinum catalyst. Economic efficiency may be enhanced by using the hydrogen dissociation catalyst instead of the platinum catalyst. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314272 | Conversion Of Alcohols To Alkyl Esters And Carboxylic Acids Using Heterogeneous Palladium-Based Catalysts - Disclosed are methods for synthesizing an ester or a carboxylic acid from an organic alcohol. To form the ester one reacts, in the presence of oxygen gas, the alcohol with methanol or ethanol. This reaction occurs in the presence of a catalyst comprising palladium and a co-catalyst comprising bismuth, tellurium, lead, cerium, titanium, zinc and/or niobium (most preferably at least bismuth and tellurium). Alternatively that catalyst can be used to generate an acid from that alcohol, when water is also added to the reaction mix. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314273 | Hydrogenation Catalyst And Process For Production Thereof By The Use Of Uncalcined Starting Material - The invention relates to a process for preparing a shaped Cu—Al catalyst body for the hydrogenation of organic compounds containing a carbonyl function. More particularly, the shaped catalyst body is suitable for the hydrogenation of aldehydes, ketones and of carboxylic acids or esters thereof, specifically of fatty acids or esters thereof, such as fatty acid methyl esters, to the corresponding alcohols such as butanediol. The present invention further relates to Cu—Al catalysts obtainable by the preparation process. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314274 | METAL OXIDE-STABILIZED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE CERAMIC MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates generally to ceramic materials suitable for use as catalyst support materials, catalysts using such materials and methods for using them, such as methods for converting sugars, sugar alcohols, glycerol, and bio-renewable organic acids to commercially-valuable chemicals and intermediates. One aspect of the invention is a ceramic material including zirconium oxide and one or more metal oxides selected from nickel oxide, copper oxide, cobalt oxide, iron oxide and zinc oxide, the ceramic material being at least about 50 wt. % zirconium oxide. In certain embodiments, the ceramic material is substantially free of any binder or additional stabilizing agent. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314275 | HOLLOW METAL NANO PARTICLES SUPPORTED ON CARRIER - The present specification relates to hollow metal nano particles supported on a carrier. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314276 | PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF CARBON NANOPARTICLE DIODE - An oxidative method for water is provided. The oxidative method includes providing a compound having properties of a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; obtaining a mixture by adding the compound to the water; and illuminating the mixture using a light source to excite the compound. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314277 | CATALYST PREPARED BY REACTIVE MILLING - A process for preparing a catalyst, including the reactive milling of a first reagent, which is a chromium oxide compound, with a second reagent, which is a compound of the formula M | 2015-11-05 |
20150314278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ZEOLITE - A process for preparing a catalytic cracking catalyst, which process comprises: a molecular sieve is introduced into a gas-phase ultra-stabilization reactor, the molecular sieve is moved without the conveying of carrier gas from a molecular sieve inlet of the gas-phase ultra-stabilization reactor to a molecular sieve outlet of the gas-phase ultra-stabilization reactor, and the molecular sieve is contacted and reacted with a gaseous SiCl | 2015-11-05 |
20150314279 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PENTENENITRILES - The invention provides methods useful in the industrial scale process for hydrocyanation of butadiene to adiponitrile for recycle of unwanted byproduct 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile (2M3BN) by conversion to process intermediate pentenenitrile. The invention provides a process for generating catalysts useful for carrying out the hydrocyanation of butadiene to adiponitrile, the process comprising contacting the 2M3BN and a solution of a nickel-ligand catalyst in cis-2-pentenenitrile (cis-2PN), trans-2-pentenenitrile (trans-2PN), or a mixture thereof. The improved methods of the invention can provide improved catalyst solubility for bidentate ligands without a requirement for a Lewis acid catalyst promoter such as zinc chloride to be present. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314280 | COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED NICKEL-LIGAND SOLUBILITY - In the hydrocyanation reaction of butadiene proceeding through pentenenitriles to adiponitrile, catalysis by complexes of zerovalent nickel with bidentate phosphorus-based ligands of the NiL | 2015-11-05 |
20150314281 | REGENERATION OF AN ACIDIC CATALYST BY BORANE ADDITION - A method of regenerating an acidic catalyst is described. A borane compound is contacted with an acidic catalyst that contains conjunct polymer, which releases the conjunct polymer from the acidic catalyst. The acidic catalyst can then be re-activated with acid. The conjunct polymer can be separated from the borane compound, and the borane compound can be recycled. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314282 | CATALYST AND ITS USE FOR THE SELECTIVE HYDRODESULFURIZATION OF AN OLEFIN CONTAINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK - A catalyst and its use for selectively desulfurizing sulfur compounds present in an olefin-containing hydrocarbon feedstock to very low levels with minimal hydrogenation of olefins. The catalyst comprises an inorganic oxide substrate containing a nickel compound, a molybdenum compound and optionally a phosphorus compound, that is overlaid with a molybdenum compound and a cobalt compound. The catalyst is further characterized as having a bimodal pore size distribution with a large portion of its total pore volume contained in pores having a diameter less than 250 angstroms and in pores having a diameter greater than 1000 angstroms. | 2015-11-05 |
20150314283 | FLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH FLUIDIC STOP - An embodiment of the invention relates to a fluidic system ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150314284 | SPECIMEN CONTAINER FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - A specimen container for use with biological specimens that includes at least one cylindrical housing, wherein the at least one cylindrical housing is open on one or both ends thereof, at least one cap for sealing the open ends of the at least one cylindrical housing; a syringe plunger adapted for insertion into the at least one cylindrical housing, wherein the syringe plunger is operative to move a biological specimen into the at least one cylindrical housing when the syringe plunger is depressed; and optionally, a linking cuff, wherein the linking cuff is operative to join multiple cylindrical housings to one another and permit mixing of the contents thereof. | 2015-11-05 |