49th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150343413 | METHOD FOR DIRECT PHOTOPATTERNING OF MOLECULES ON SURFACES - The disclosure relates to methods of photopatterning molecules directly on a surface by photochemical means. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343414 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING HYDROGEN CHLORIDE FROM ISOCYANATE PREPARATION - A method for processing hydrogen chloride from isocyanate preparation comprises the steps: a) providing hydrogen chloride; b) purifying the hydrogen chloride provided; and furthermore step c) or step d):
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20150343415 | METHOD TO OBTAIN METHYLENE MALONATE VIA BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) MALONATE PATHWAY - Method to obtain methylene malonate and related monomers following a bis(hydroxymethyl) malonate pathway. A bis(hydroxymethyl) malonate intermediary is subsequently reacted (i.e., subjected to thermolysis) to provide a methylene malonate monomer species. A source of formaldehyde (e.g., formalin) is provided in the presence of a basic catalyst (e.g., calcium hydroxide), to which a malonate (e.g., diethyl malonate) is added under suitable reaction conditions to obtain the desired intermediary (e.g., dialkyl bis(hydroxymethyl) malonate). The intermediary is reacted (i.e., subjected to thermolysis) under suitable conditions in the presence of a suitable catalyst (e.g., a zeolite) to obtain a methylene malonate monomer. In an exemplary embodiment, the thermolysis reaction includes the addition of the bis(hydroxymethyl) malonate intermediary onto a heated catalyst. The reaction product is collected and purified. The disclosed methods may be performed in a continuous operation. Discrete steps may be performed by using modular units within a plant. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343416 | Activation of Waste Metal Oxide as an Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion Applications - A process for producing black powder oxygen carriers for use in a chemical looping combustion unit includes the steps of: (a) removing and collecting the black powder waste material that was formed in a gas pipeline; (b) pre-treating the collected black powder to adjust its spherical shape to avoid attrition and fines production; and (c) activating the black powder to increase its reactivity rate and produce the black powder oxygen carrier that is suitable for use in the chemical looping combustion process as an oxygen carrier. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343417 | A SURFACE MODIFIED ZEOLITE FOR DRYING REFRIGERANTS - The present disclosure relates to a surface modified zeolite having formed pores therein, with apertures on the surface of the zeolite of diameter less than 4.4° A without reduction of the pore volume. The present disclosure also relates to a process for the preparation of the surface modified zeolite and a method of selectively removing substances with molecular size below 4.4 A° from fluids by using the surface modified adsorbents. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343418 | ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND THEIR USE - A method of making an activated carbon honeycomb filter article, as defined herein, including:
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20150343419 | WASTE PAINT SOLIDIFIER - Compositions with sodium carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethyl cellulose are provided for environmentally safe disposal of water-based latex and acrylic formulations. Improved methods for environmentally safe disposal of water-based latex and acrylic formulations are provided as well. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343420 | SEPARATING AGENT - Provided is a separating agent comprising a carrier and a ligand fixed on a surface of a carrier by chemical bonding, in which the carrier is a core-shell particle formed of a non-porous core and a porous shell, the shell having a pore diameter of 9 nm or more and formed of a hydrolysate of polyalkoxysiloxane, and the ligand is an optically active polymer, optically inactive polyester, protein, nucleic acid, or optically active organic compound with a molecular weight of 50 to 1000. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343421 | SULFUR SCAVENGING MATERIALS - Materials which react with (“scavenge”) sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans, are useful for limiting sulfur-induced corrosion. Surface-modified particles incorporating a hexahydrotriazine moiety are disclosed and used as sulfur scavengers. These surface-modified particles are used a filter media in fixed filter systems and as additives to fluids including sulfur compounds. The hexahydrotriazine moiety can react with sulfur compounds in such a manner as to bind sulfur atoms to the surface-modified particles, thus allowing removal of the sulfur atoms from fluids such as crude oil, natural gas, hydrocarbon combustion exhaust gases, sulfur polluted air and water. The surface-modified particles may, in general, be sized to allow separation of the particles from the process fluid by sedimentation, size-exclusion filtration or the like. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343422 | COATED ARTICLES HAVING HIGH KNOx/KSOx RATIOS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION - Articles comprising a catalyst film comprising VOx, MoO | 2015-12-03 |
20150343423 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME,AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes an alumina support, a silica layer, and active metal particles. The silica layer is formed on a surface of the alumina support. The active metal particles are formed of platinum and palladium, the platinum and the palladium being supported on the silica layer. A ratio of fine particles having a particle size of 2.0 nm or less to all the active metal particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine particles being included in the active metal particles. A ratio of fine alloy particles having a palladium content ratio of 10 at % to 90 at % to all the fine particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine alloy particles being included in the fine particles. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343424 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME,AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes: a support formed of alumina and yttria; and platinum and palladium that are supported on the support. An yttria content in the support is 2 mass % to 15 mass %. A content ratio of the platinum to the palladium is in a range of 1 to 10 by mass ratio. At least a portion of the platinum and at least a portion of the palladium constitute a solid solution. A diffraction peak of a (311) plane of a crystal including the platinum, the palladium and the solid solution is present at 81.5° or higher in a range of 81.2° to 82.1°, the diffraction peak being identified by an X-ray diffraction method using CuKα rays. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343425 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST - [PURPOSE] There is provided a method for producing iron-supporting chabazite-type zeolite. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343426 | SELECTIVE AMMOXIDATION CATALYSTS - A catalytic composition useful for the conversion of an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene, isobutylene or mixtures thereof, to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and mixtures thereof. The catalytic composition comprises a complex of metal oxides comprising bismuth, molybdenum, iron, cerium and other promoters, wherein the ratio of bismuth to cerium ratio in the composition is greater than or equal to 0.45 and less than or equal to 1.5. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343427 | SELECTIVE AMMOXIDATION CATALYSTS - A catalytic composition useful for the conversion of an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene, isobutylene or mixtures thereof, to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and mixtures thereof. The catalytic composition comprises a complex of metal oxides comprising bismuth, molybdenum, iron, cerium and other promoters, with a desirable composition. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343428 | METAL-CARBON HYBRID COMPOSITE HAVING NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a metal-carbon hybrid composite having a nitrogen-doped carbon surface and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal-carbon hybrid composite, wherein the surface of carbon for the metal-carbon hybrid composite may be doped with nitrogen in a single step using a co-vaporization process, and to a metal-carbon hybrid composite having a nitrogen-doped carbon surface manufactured by the method. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343429 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SATURATED ALDEHYDE FROM 1,2-ALKANEDIOL - Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343430 | CATALYST FOR GLYCERIN DEHYDRATION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF ACROLEIN - The present invention relates to a catalyst for glycerin dehydration, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of acrolein. The catalyst for glycerin dehydration exhibits a high glycerin conversion ratio, minimizes by-product formation to improve acrolein selectivity, and also maintains high catalytic activity during reaction. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343431 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ACRYLIC ACID USING AN ALUMINUM-FREE ZEOLITIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid comprising (i) providing a stream comprising a formaldehyde source and acetic acid and (ii) contacting this stream with an aldol condensation catalyst comprising a zeolitic material, wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii) includes Si and O, and has a molar Al:Si ratio of 0:1 to 0.001:1, and wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material in (ii), in addition to Si and any Al, comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of tetravalent elements Y other than Si and trivalent elements X other than Al. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343432 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ESTER COMPOUND AND PALLADIUM CATALYST USED IN THE METHOD - A method for producing an ester compound includes reacting a compound having at least one cyclic structure of a norbornene ring and a norbornadiene ring with an alcohol and carbon monoxide by using a palladium catalyst and an oxidizing agent, to thereby introduce ester groups to carbon atoms forming a double bond in the cyclic structure and obtaining the ester compound, wherein the palladium catalyst includes a palladium acetate having a nitrite ligand in an amount of 10% by mole or more in terms of metal, and the palladium acetate having a nitrite ligand is represented by the general formula (1): Pd | 2015-12-03 |
20150343433 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MALEIC ANHYDRIDE - The invention relates to a catalyst molded body for preparing maleic anhydride by gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms using a catalytically active composition containing vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen. The shaped catalyst body has an essentially cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis. The cylindrical body has at least two parallel internal holes which are essentially parallel to the cylinder axis of the body and go right through the body. The catalyst molded body has a large outer surface area, a lower pressure loss and sufficient mechanical stability. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343434 | Method for Forming an Oxide Coated Substrate - A method for forming an oxide coated substrate comprising heating a pre-coating mixture in the presence of a substrate to synthesize an oxide coating on the substrate. The pre-coating mixture comprises a solubilized reducing additive, a solubilized oxidizing additive, and the substrate. The heating is conducted at a temperature sufficiently high enough to exothermically react the solubilized reducing additive and solubilized oxidizing additive and low enough to control the phase and composition of the oxide. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343435 | SHAPED ARTICLES FOR NUCLEAR REMEDIATION AND METHODS FOR FORMING SUCH SHAPED ARTICLES - Shaped articles and methods for forming shaped articles are provided. In one embodiment, a method for forming a shaped article includes providing a hydroxy metal oxide binder precursor in a solution of hydroxy metal oxide binder precursor. The method mixes a primary ion exchange composition with the solution of hydroxy metal oxide binder precursor. Further, the method mixes a solid with the solution of hydroxy metal oxide binder precursor. The method includes converting the hydroxy metal oxide binder precursor to a hydroxy metal oxide binder. Also, the method includes forming the shaped article from the primary ion exchange composition, the hydroxy metal oxide binder, and the solid. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343436 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICOTITANATE AND CS ADSORBENT - The present invention provides a method for mass production of silicotitanate at low costs using SiO | 2015-12-03 |
20150343437 | DUCT DEVICE - A flow channel device includes the following elements: an introduction region for receiving a specimen into the flow channel; a discharge region for discharging the specimen; and a trap body between the introduction region and the discharge region. In the trap body formed in the flow channel, the lateral area of the lateral side surface of the trap body facing the introduction region side is larger than the projected area of the lateral side surface of the trap body projected along the flow channel from the introduction region side toward the discharge region side with respect to the trap body. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343438 | SPECIMEN COLLECTION APPARATUS - A specimen collection apparatus is provided. The specimen collection apparatus may include a container, a funnel for removable insertion in an opening of the container, a funnel cover; a removable seal, and a dispensing apparatus sealed within the funnel cover in a reagent-specific atmosphere. The dispensing apparatus may include a cap, a reagent housing attached to the cap, and a reagent designed to liquefy a specimen, stabilize the pH of the liquefied specimen, and be compatible with diagnostic procedures. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343439 | SINGLE COLUMN MICROPLATE SYSTEM AND CARRIER FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A multiwell microplate for holding liquid samples, and a method of use thereof. The multiwell microplate includes a frame defining a plurality of wells disposed in a single column, each well having an opening with a length l | 2015-12-03 |
20150343440 | METHOD OF BONDING FLUID DEVICE - Provided is a device including: a first substrate having a flat surface; a second substrate having a flat surface; and a recessed portion formed in at least one of the flat surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate, the flat surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate being bonded together using a solvent to form a hollow therebetween in which a contact angle between a portion of the flat surface in contact with the hollow and the solvent is larger than a contact angle between at least part of a portion of the flat surface that is not in contact with the hollow and the solvent. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343441 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE - A fluid handling device includes a substrate, a film, and a conductive layer. The substrate includes a first through-hole, and a second through-hole. The conductive layer is disposed on one surface of the film to extend in a first area, a second area and a third area of the film. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The first area is bonded to the first surface of the substrate such that a housing part is formed by closing one opening of the first through-hole, and such that a part of the conductive layer is exposed to the inside of the housing part. The second area is disposed inside the second through-hole, and the third area is bonded to the second surface of the substrate such that a part of the conductive layer is exposed to the outside. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343442 | REVERSIBLE BONDING OF MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS USING DRY ADHESIVES - A reversible bonded microfluidic structure comprises an overhanging cap or gasket structure atop a continuous microfluidic channel wall. An overhanging gasket structure may reduce stress concentrations at the edge of the channel wall and can permit improved reversible adhesion of the channel wall and adjacent dry adhesive fibers. In one example, reversible adhesion of the overhanging channel wall gasket and adjacent dry adhesive fibers may approach 1 MPa in axial loading. An overhanging gasket structure of the microfluidic channel wall may comprise a single “fiber” that is continuous around the perimeter of the desired microfluidic channel shape, and may define a self-sealing gasket which will contain fluid. The overhanging gasket structure may be surrounded by further overhanging or undercut dry adhesive fibers to enhance the adhesion and help make the rest of the surface more tolerant to defects and surface roughness. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343443 | FEEDBACK CONTROL IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for controlling fluids in microfluidic systems are generally described. In some embodiments, control of fluids involves the use of feedback from one or more processes or events taking place in the microfluidic system. For instance, a detector may detect one or more fluids at a measurement zone of a microfluidic system and one or more signals, or a pattern of signals, may be generated corresponding to the fluid(s). In some cases, the signal or pattern of signals may correspond to an intensity, a duration, a position in time relative to a second position in time or relative to another process, and/or an average time period between events. Using this data, a control system may determine whether to modulate subsequent fluid flow in the microfluidic system. In some embodiments, these and other methods can be used to conduct quality control to determine abnormalities in operation of the microfluidic system. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343444 | Hydrodynamic Trap Array - Hydrodynamic Trap Array. the array includes a serpentine bypassing channel including a plurality of trapping pockets disposed therein, the trapping pockets including a ramp entry portion to decrease flow velocity orthogonal to the trapping pocket to increase trapping efficiency. The relative fluid resistances of the trapping pockets and the serpentine bypassing channel are selected such that a slight majority of the flow is diverted to one of the trapping pockets. A pair of microfluidic bypass channels flank the array of traps allowing independent control of upstream and downstream pressures on each side of the array, thereby decoupling flow magnitude in the bypass channels from flow across the trapping pockets. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343445 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A REAGENT ON-BOARD AN INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates broadly to production of a reagent on-board an instrument. The instrument is provided with one or more mixing wells | 2015-12-03 |
20150343446 | REAGENT BOTTLE WITH ASPIRATION PIPE - An embodiment of a reagent container includes a bottle with a pipe to reduce the effects of reagent sloshing. The bottle has an elongated base and an opposed cover connected by side walls and an end wall. A flat platform surrounded by a raised rim lies in the base opposite an opening in the cover. A ribbed pipe frictionally fits within the bottle opening and may attach to the anchor region leaving vent passages around the pipe. The pipe includes an aperture adjacent to the anchor region and oriented toward the end wall so that sloshed fluid has only a small effect on the level of reagent in the pipe during transfers. A modified blow molding process produces the anchor region by extending a pin a predetermined distance into a mold while the molded material is still plastic. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343447 | SUBSTANCE AMPLIFICATION REACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AMPLIFYING SUBSTANCE - A substance amplification reaction apparatus includes a mounting section mountable with a substance amplification reaction container filled with reaction liquid and liquid and having a channel in which a first channel and a second channel are connected via a bent section and the reaction liquid moves, a first to third heating sections respectively capable of heating a first region, which is a region of an end portion on the first channel side of the channel, a second region, which is a region of the bent section, and a third region, which is a region at an end portion on the second channel side of the channel, and a driving mechanism configured to switch first arrangement, second arrangement, and third arrangement in this order. Each of the first to third arrangements is arrangement in which each of the first to third regions is below the other regions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343448 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION APPARATUS - A nucleic acid amplification reaction apparatus including a first heating section and a second heating section configured to heat a first region and a second region of a container respectively to a first temperature and a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, and a driving mechanism configured to switch the arrangement of the first and second regions in the order of first arrangement, second arrangement, and third arrangement. The first arrangement and the third arrangement are arrangement in which the first region is below the second region in a direction in which the gravity acts. The second arrangement is arrangement in which the second region is below the first region in the direction in which the gravity acts. The container includes a projecting section where an inner wall of the container projects outward and is configured to enable the reaction liquid to stay therein in the third arrangement. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343449 | METHOD OF BALL MILLING ALUMINUM METAPHOSPHATE - A method of preparing an aluminum metaphosphate (ALMP) particulate product includes charging a milling chamber of a ball mill with grinding media and loading an ALMP feedstock into the milling chamber. The ALMP feedstock is milled with the grinding media into ALMP particles at a particle reduction index in a range from 0.25 to 0.5. At a plurality of time steps during a period in which the milling is carried out, a fine fraction of the ALMP particles is removed from the milling chamber while a coarse fraction of the ALMP particles remains in the milling chamber for additional milling. An ALMP particulate product with a particle size distribution having a median particle size in a range from 100 μm to 700 μm is prepared from the ALMP particles removed from the milling chamber. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343450 | Process for Producing Pulp from Sugar Beets - An apparatus for producing uniformly sized sugar beet cassettes includes a frame; a first cutting shaft assembly adjacent to a second cutting shaft assembly on the frame, each of the first and second cutting shaft assemblies including a shaft in connection with a gear motor, and the gear motor being structured and disposed for mechanically rotating the shaft; a plurality of discs supported on the shaft: and a plurality of blades extending outwards from each of the plurality of discs; wherein the first and second cutting shaft assemblies are configured for interlaced counter-rotation of each of the plurality of discs; and a chute on the frame, and the chute including sidewalls defining an open-ended channel that is sized and configured for directing the sugar beet cossettes onto the first and second cutting shaft assemblies, and wherein the sugar beet cossettes are cut into uniformly sized sugar beet cossettes by the plurality of blades on each of the interlaced, counter-rotating plurality of discs. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343451 | SHREDDER AUTO FEED SYSTEM WITH PAPER STACK SEPARATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. A paper feed mechanism feeds paper that is separated from the stack by a stack separation mechanism to the cutter elements. The feed and separation mechanisms can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the stack separation mechanism moves in an alternating manner between retracted and extended positions to disengage and engage and insert the stack to separate (with its edge) paper therefrom to feed to the feed mechanism for shredding. The paper stack separation mechanism can move in an non-undulating manner relative to the stack. A device for stripping stapled pages, a pivotable support plate, and pressure plate can also be used, as well as a number of sensors. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343452 | SHREDDER FEEDER - A document shredder is disclosed including a paper receptacle for receiving a load of paper and a shredding assembly. A metering assembly is interposed between the paper receptacle and the shredding assembly and is configured to separate a portion of the load of paper from the load of paper and permit the portion of the load of paper to move into the shredding assembly. The metering assembly may include a stop plate secured thereto and defining a lifting portion on a perimeter portion thereof. The lifting portion is configured to engage a lower edge of the portion of the load of paper upon rotation of the stop plate and lift the paper over the stop plate. The lifting portion may include a flange, which may be a portion of a cone, formed on a perimeter portion of the wheel and occupying a sector of the perimeter of less than 60 degrees. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343453 | FLUID ENERGY MEDIA MILL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for wet milling or dry milling at least one material. The system includes a milling apparatus and at least one milling medium. The milling apparatus includes a chamber, at least one inlet, at least one outlet and a fluid pump. The fluid pump facilitates concomitant flow of the milling medium and material to be milled within the milling chamber to effect milling of the material. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343454 | CHARGED FILTRATION SYSTEM - A charged particle filtration system includes a replaceable charged filtration high air flow filter media, that may have an antimicrobial agent, to reduces costs and increases air purifying efficiency. The system is preferably used in locations that have traceable or even harmful amounts of bacteria, viruses, or germs in the air and have a high occupancy turnover rate, such as hospital rooms. The charged filtration system comprises the high air flow filter media and a conductive electrode array affixed to the high air flow filter media at one of the upstream surface and the downstream surface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343455 | ELECTRET WEBS WITH CHARGE-ENHANCING ADDITIVES - Electret webs include a thermoplastic resin and a charge-enhancing additive. The charge-enhancing additive is a divalent metal-containing substituted-mercaptobenzimidazolate salt. The electret webs may be a non-woven fibrous web or a film. The electret webs are suitable for use as filter media. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343456 | Air Treatment Device Having A Plasma Coil Electrostatic Precipitator Assembly - An air treatment device having a plasma generator electrostatic precipitator assembly, is provided. The assembly includes an electrostatic precipitator configured to charge airborne particles in the vicinity of the electrostatic precipitator to provide charged airborne particles, and a plasma generator positioned in proximity to the electrostatic precipitator and configured for cooperation with the electrostatic precipitator. The plasma generator is configured to discharge plasma and provide an inactivation zone in the region of the plasma generator operable to inactivate airborne particles. The air treatment device includes means for directing the charged airborne particles generated by the electrostatic precipitator into the inactivation zone such that the air treatment device is adapted to generate charged airborne particles and then immediately, to direct the charged airborne particles into the inactivation zone so as to expose the charged airborne particles to plasma in the inactivation zone. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343457 | Filtering Apparatus for Controlling High Voltage Transformer with Printed Circuit Board - Provided is a dust collector having a high voltage transformer controlled by a printed circuit board (PCB), and more particularly, a dust collector having a high voltage transformer controlled by a PCB, wherein precipitation performance is improved while the high voltage transformer is controllable by the PCB. The dust collector includes a control module and a precipitation filter. The control module includes: a transformer module including a core having a pair of magnetic flux paths formed to contact each other, a second coil unit into which one of the pair of magnetic flux paths is inserted, and a first coil unit having a cylindrical shape to accommodate the second coil unit; a housing having a separated space in which the transformer module is accommodated; a PCB module disposed in another space of the housing; and a separation plate that separates the transformer module and the PCB module from each other. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343458 | Centrifuge and Separation Vessel Therefore - The centrifugation vessel includes an outer wall containing an interior space. A dam defines a barrier which divides the interior space into at least two regions including a catch basin defining a higher gee region and a reservoir defining a lower gee region. These regions are joined together over the dam. The dam includes a face which is preferably tapered to enable optimization of speed of separation of a sample placed within the vessel. The vessel is usable in a biological sample processing method by having the higher gee region of the vessel configured to have an elongate form and the volume optimized for collection of a higher density fraction of the sample. Supply and withdrawal tubes extend into the regions for reliable extraction and separate collection of differing density fractions after separation by centrifugation. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343459 | Drive Head For Detachable Connection Of A Drive With A Rotor Of A Centrifuge, Kit Comprising The Drive Head, And Centrifuge - The present invention relates to a drive head for detachable connection of a drive with a rotor of a centrifuge, comprising a base body, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (R) and at least two coupling elements, which are mounted on the base body so as to be able to swivel out to the outside about a respective swivel axis. The swivel axes are tilted at an angle (a) with respect to the axis of rotation (R), and the coupling elements have a resting surface at their swiveling end, which extends perpendicularly to the axis of rotation (R). The present invention further relates to a kit comprising the drive head and a centrifuge comprising the drive head or the kit. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343460 | GAS-INTAKE-PORT ARRAY STRUCTURE AND SOLDERING APPARATUS - In a gas-intake-port array structure, which enables any temperature fluctuation during conveying time of a printed circuit board, a semiconductor wafer or the like to be reduced and allows the printed circuit board and the like to be very uniformly heated or cooled, a nozzle pattern P | 2015-12-03 |
20150343461 | Deposition Method and Apparatus - A method for depositing a protective layer of material on a localized area on a substrate, such as a pattern of photo resist, includes forming a controlled environment around the substrate and positioning a hollow needle adjacent to the localized area on the substrate. A liquid comprising the material is directed through the hollow needle onto the localized area, so as to deposit a layer of the material on the localized area. The layer of material may act as a Z-contrast forming layer in TEM. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343462 | Nozzle Of Spray Gun - A nozzle of a spray gun includes an air cap, a board, a cover and a nozzle. The air cap has a central path. The central path has a first inner periphery and a second inner periphery which is larger than the first inner periphery. Two guide faces each are a tapered face which is connected between the first and second inner peripheries of the central path of the air cap. The two guide faces are located symmetrically relative to the central path. Two air holes are respectively defined between the two guide faces and the nozzle. The air flow from the guide faces interests the air flow form the air holes to increase the range of the air flow to guide the paint in the paint path to be ejected from the nozzle. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343463 | Showerhead with mode switching member - The present invention is a showerhead with mode switching member including a water inlet, a water passage member, a primary water diverting member, a mode switching member, a secondary water diverting member and a cover plate. The mode switching member is rotatably disposed between the water passage member and the primary water diverting member to selectively block water from the water passage orifices of the water passage member from passing through at least one of the primary water diverting orifices of the primary water diverting member. The mode switching member may comprise a turbine and an eccentric wheel, or an arc-shaped water stopping plastic member. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343464 | SHOWERHEAD WITH MOVABLE CONTROL VALVE - A showerhead including a handle portion, a showerhead portion, a water supply connector, and a moveable mode selector positioned about and sealed with respect to the water supply connector. The moveable mode selector includes a fluid tight chamber; an inlet aperture aligned with the first fluid outlet to provide fluid communication between the fluid passage and the chamber; and two or more outlet apertures respectively and selectively alignable with the two or more second fluid inlets to provide fluid communication between the chamber and the two or more second fluid channels. Movement of the mode selector selectively aligns one of the two or more outlet apertures with a corresponding one of the two or more second fluid inlets while maintaining fluid communication between the inlet aperture and the fluid outlet. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343465 | A Powder Delivery Device - The invention provides a powder conveying device including: a pump body ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343466 | System of a special volume control manifold, containment case and easily changeable solution containers for carpet cleaning and other solution needs - A system of a special volume control manifold, containment case and changeable multi-pack solution containers for carpet cleaning and other solution needs. It is portable and relates commercial-grade mixers and a hand-carried spray wand that connects directly to a pressure system having a diluent such as water. The additives are controlled at a manifold header for precise dispersal to the sprayer wand and nozzle. The proportional flow system is made of the control manifold, a hose to each of the solution containers, a control valve for each solution container, a wand with a control valve, nozzle and means to connect an mixed solution hose, and the mixed solution hose between the wand and the manifold. This configuration facilitates the system attachment to a pressured diluent and additive solution containers to provide controlled mixing of the diluent and additive solution which is then transferred to the sprayer wand. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343467 | GARDENING SPRY GUN - A gardening spray gun may include a main body, a shaft, a retaining buckle, and a control unit. In one embodiment, the control unit is connected with the shaft, so the water coutput can be continuously maintained out without keeping a constant pressure on the spray gun, which saves the gardener's energy, effectively reduces the hand burden, and maintains a stable water outflow volume each and every time. The water spray gun in the present invention can be easily assembled by putting the shaft, the retaining buckle and the control unit together. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343468 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AEROSOLS - Aerosols can be created by filament stretching and breaking of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids by applying a strain to and stretching the fluid. The fluid is stretched along a strain pathway and forms a fluid filament between diverging surfaces. The stretched fluid filament breaks into droplets that can be harvested to form a mist or aerosol. The aerosol creation systems can include one or more pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned adjacent to each other that stretch the fluid or a pair of pistons that move toward and away from each other to stretch the fluid. Some aerosol creation systems can include multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned in a circular, oval, or linear pattern. The aerosol creation system with multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers can generate mist is one or more directions and can be positioned between two concentric rings or linearly, among other configurations. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343469 | METERED DOSING BOTTLE - An apparatus and method for accurately measuring and dispensing a predetermined amount of product from a dispensing system to a given surface area is disclosed. The dispensing system ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343470 | SPRAY MINERAL WATER BOTTLE AND CAP OF SPRAY MINERAL WATER BOTTLE - A cap of spray mineral water bottle includes a cap body, a spray member engaged to the cap body, and an on-off positioning member. The cap body includes a locating member defining an outlet in a low portion thereof. The spray member includes a spray portion, a handling portion, and a positioning post extending downwardly from a junction of the spray portion and the handling portion. The positioning post defines an inlet. The spray portion comprises an atomizing spool defining a receiving groove, a nozzle defining a cavity to receive the atomizing spool, and an accommodating part comprising a supporting bracket and an accommodating space to accommodate the nozzle, wherein the supporting bracket sticks into the receiving groove to support the atomizing spool. The on-off positioning member is positioned to the cap body to locate the spray member in an open position or a closed position. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343471 | PUMPING NOZZLE INCLUDING SUCTION TUBE HAVING MULTIPLE OPENINGS, AND PUMP TYPE CONTAINER USING THE SAME - There are provided a pumping nozzle including a suction tube with multiple openings, and a pump type container including the pumping nozzle. The pumping nozzle includes: a pump disposed on an upper side of a container main body; a nozzle head configured to discharge a liquid contained in the container main body; and a suction tube communicating with the nozzle head and connected to the pump, wherein the suction tube includes a main opening formed in an end thereof and at least one sub-opening formed in a side thereof. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343472 | TRIGGER TYPE SPRAYER - A trigger type sprayer capable of easily performing air vent in a space between a second valve and a first valve, and preventing leakage of liquid in use is provided. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343473 | AIRCRAFT COATING APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A coating application system may include a pair of towers movable along a respective pair of floor tracks. A crossbeam may extend between the pair of towers. The cross beam may have opposing beam ends. A universal joint may couple each beam end to a tower to allow the crossbeam to rotate about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis. A robotic device may be mounted to the crossbeam. The robotic device may include an end effector for performing one or more operations on an aircraft exterior surface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343474 | Coat-in-Place Assemblies and Methods to Provide an Aesthetically Pleasing Sprinkler Assembly - Coat-in-place assemblies and methods to provide an aesthetically pleasing sprinkler assembly. A coat-in-place assembly includes a sprinkler body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a thermally responsive trigger disposed adjacent the distal portion; and an escutcheon centered about the distal portion of the sprinkler body to define a void between the sprinkler axis and the escutcheon. A coating-inhibiting-cap encloses and protects the thermally responsive trigger between the sprinkler body and the cap. The cap extends into the void and is radially spaced inward relative to the escutcheon so as expose surfaces of the escutcheon for coating. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343475 | SELF-CLEANING SPRINKLER - A self-cleaning sprinkler is disclosed, generally comprised of an upper and lower housing, which encase a nozzle and a diaphragm. The diaphragm moves in an upward and downward position relative to the nozzle, which allows water located within a chamber to be expelled out of an exit aperture of the nozzle. A needle is secured within the diaphragm to correspondingly move in an upward and downward position, such that once in a closed position, the needle will penetrate the exit aperture of the nozzle in order to clean any debris that may have accumulated therein. The diaphragm moves in from a closed position to an open position depending on the incoming water pressure. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343476 | Directional Air Apparatuses, System, and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to accelerated directional airflows for use in, preferably, paint booths. Specifically, the present invention relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods of using the same that create an accelerated directional airflow while eliminating the requirement of having multiple vents, nozzles, hoses, and the like. Even more specifically, the present invention controls airflow more efficiently, requires fewer parts, and costs less to use and maintain. Specifically, the accelerated directional airflows are useful in paint booths for drying painted parts and for ventilation. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343477 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AEROSOLS - Aerosols can be created by filament stretching and breaking of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids by applying a strain to and stretching the fluid. The fluid is stretched along a strain pathway and forms a fluid filament between diverging surfaces. The stretched fluid filament breaks into droplets that can be harvested to form a mist or aerosol. The aerosol creation systems can include one or more pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned adjacent to each other that stretch the fluid or a pair of pistons that move toward and away from each other to stretch the fluid. Some aerosol creation systems can include multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers that are positioned in a circular, oval, or linear pattern. The aerosol creation system with multiple pairs of counter-rotating rollers can generate mist is one or more directions and can be positioned between two concentric rings or linearly, among other configurations. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343478 | Pneumoacoustic Bar Atomizer - The invention refers to mechanical devices used to atomize the liquids, create fog in the rooms, and humidify air in the weaving sheds, glass houses; and also for decontamination of medical rooms through the use of the bactericide solutions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343479 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM USED FOR ROLLER COATING PRINTING PRODUCTION LINE - The present invention provides a control method used in a roller coating production line, wherein by calculating and controlling the theoretical roll surface linear velocity and actual roll surface linear velocity of each roller in a roller coating unit, the rotational speed of each roller is kept consistent with the process speed, increasing production efficiency. At the same time, calculating a pattern misplacement distance in repeat printing by means of code recognition technology, thereby adjusting the rotational speed of each roller, achieves lifelike and holonomic patterning in multicolored printing and extends the printed length of the pattern. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343480 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A rotating roll for depositing a fluid on a substrate is disclosed. The rotating roll can have a central longitudinal axis, wherein the rotating roll rotates about the central longitudinal axis. The rotating roll can have an exterior surface defining an interior region and a vascular network configured for transporting the fluid in predetermined paths from an interior region to the exterior surface of the rotating roll. The vascular network can have a main artery, a first capillary and a plurality of fluid exits on the exterior surface. The main artery can have an inlet and is substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the rotating roll. Fluid enters the vascular network at the inlet and exits through substantially radial fluid paths to form a first tree. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343481 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A method of depositing a fluid onto a substrate. The method can include the steps of:
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20150343482 | CUSTOMIZABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING FLUIDS - A method of depositing a fluid onto a substrate is disclosed. The method can include the steps of providing a substrate, a fluid; a sleeve and roll system comprising a sleeve having a sleeve exit and an inner region and a rotating roll disposed within the inner region and a vascular network to supply the fluid from the interior region of the rotating roll to the exterior surface of the rotating roll in a predetermined path. The vascular network comprises a main artery, a tree comprising a first capillary, and a fluid exit on the exterior surface. The method includes the steps of transporting the fluid to the vascular network; controlling the flow of the fluid to move the fluid at a predetermined flow rate to the fluid exit; and contacting the substrate with the fluid. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING A NANOTUBE MESH STRUCTURE - A system for use in producing a nanotube mesh structure is provided. The system includes a first nanotube collection apparatus including a first substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a first orientation on an attachment surface thereof, and a second nanotube collection apparatus including a second substrate configured to collect a plurality of nanotubes substantially aligned in a second orientation on an attachment surface thereof. The first and second nanotube collection apparatuses are configured to combine the pluralities of nanotubes at an interface. The system also includes a first energy source configured to direct energy towards the interface between the pluralities of nanotubes, wherein the energy is configured to join the pluralities of nanotubes to form the nanotube mesh structure. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343484 | REMOVABLE SPIN CHAMBER WITH VACUUM ATTACHMENT - A removable air flow control housing having a chamber for holding a substrate which is rotatable with and attachable by vacuum to a spin chuck of a spin coating apparatus. The housing has a lid in a top wall that can be hinged, screwed, magnetically secured or frictionally held in place. The chuck is nestable within a cutout region disposed within a central inner portion of the housing while an outer portion of the housing has a toroidal shape beyond edges of the chuck for reducing air turbulence and capturing excess coating fluid. The cutout region forms a shape that corresponds to the chuck shape. An upper cutout wall has vacuum holes in vertical alignment with vacuum holes of the chuck. The housing is attachable by vacuum to the chuck when the chuck is nested within the cutout region and the substrate is positioned on an upper surface of the upper cutout wall. The housing and substrate are rotatable with the chuck about a chuck axis of rotation as a coating solution is dispensed onto the substrate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343485 | DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR A MULTI-COMPONENT MASS - A dispensing apparatus simultaneous discharges at least two flowable components of a multi-component mass from different storage volumes. The dispensing apparatus includes a passive mixing unit having a central mixing passage extending along a flow direction and being configured to guide the components mixed with one another, and including at least two inlets opening into the central mixing passage, the inlets being associated with the same storage volume and open into the mixing passage at different positions along the flow direction. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343486 | A METHOD FOR COATING A BUILDING PANEL AND A BUILDING PANEL - A method for coating a building panel, including applying a first coating fluid including an organic binder on a surface of the building panel to obtain at least one coating layer, and applying barrier components and photocatalytic particles, preferably TiO2, on said at least one coating layer. Also, a building panel formed by the method. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343487 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING A SUBSTANCE ON A SURFACE - One example of the present disclosure relates to a system for dispensing a substance in a form of a bead on a surface in a progression direction along a path. The system includes a dispenser having, while the substance is being dispensed: a leading edge, a contact portion including two contact points with the surface, and a trailing edge that extends between the two contact points and terminates therein. The system also includes first means for moving the dispenser along a virtual travel plane, which is parallel to the path and passes through the two contact points, while maintaining the contact portion in communication with the surface as the substance is being dispensed. The system also includes second means for monitoring a leading portion of the bead and for generating a signal responsive to at least one characteristic of the leading portion, wherein the leading portion is located ahead of a portion of the leading edge in the progression direction along the path. The system further includes third means for controlling, responsive to the signal generated by the second means, at least one of a speed of the dispenser along the path or a flow rate of the substance to the dispenser to provide a substantially uniform cross-sectional shape of the bead along the path. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343488 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording method includes a process of applying an ink containing a pigment to a recording medium, and a process of applying a liquid composition containing organic acid to the recording medium in such a manner as to be at least partially overlapped with a region to which the ink is applied. The content (% by mass) of the organic acid in the liquid composition is 10% by mass or more based on the total amount of the liquid composition. The content (% by mass) of an organic solvent in the liquid composition is 5% by mass or more based on the total amount of the liquid composition. The content (% by mass) of an organic solvent having a hydroxyl group in the liquid composition is 4% by mass or less based on the total amount of the liquid composition. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343489 | Methods of Producing Food Containers With An Antimicrobial Coating - Methods of producing food containers with an antimicrobial coating, involving (a) applying a composition containing zein and a carrier (e.g., ethanol) to a food container and drying the food container, and (b) subsequently applying to the food carrier a composition containing a binder (e.g., zein), a carrier (e.g., ethanol), and at least one compound selected from TiO | 2015-12-03 |
20150343490 | ACOUSTIC MIXING AS A TECHNIQUE FOR COATING PROPELLANT - A process for mixing two materials using acoustic energy. A first material and a second material are placed within a mixing vessel and acoustic energy is transferred to the vessel. The first material has a plurality of particles with porosity and the second material may or may not be a polymeric liquid. The acoustic energy mixes the first material and the second material, the second material coats the first material, and shear forces are created that force the second material into at least a portion of the porosity of the first material. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343491 | STRUCTURED SURFACE CONTACTING PRINTING MATERIAL AND PRINTING MATERIAL PROCESSING MACHINE - A method for producing a structured surface making contact with printing material, preferably a cylinder cover, includes producing a structured coating having microparticles on a substrate, preferably a stainless steel plate. The microparticles are encased antiadhesively and agglomerated by adsorption of nanoparticles, and the agglomerates being produced are fixed in a sol-gel matrix. A surface produced in this way has a structured coating on a substrate and the coating has microparticles. The coating has agglomerates fixed in a sol-gel matrix and including microparticles encased antiadhesively by adsorption of nanoparticles and preferably formed of silicon carbide. The surfaces advantageously have a self-repair function since, in the case of abrasion of structural elevations, the antiadhesive casings of the microparticles are exposed and the antiadhesive property of the coating is maintained. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343492 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE WITH LENS STRUCTURES - In an embodiment, a probe device includes a portion having a curved surface and a plurality of tiles variously coupled to the curved surface. The tiles each include a plurality of piezoelectric transducer elements and a base adjoining and supporting the plurality of piezoelectric transducer elements. The probe device further comprises curved lens portions each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of tiles, wherein for each of the tiles, the plurality of piezoelectric transducer elements of the tile are to propagate a wave toward the respective curved lens portion. In another embodiment, the probe device further comprises a sheath material surrounding the curved lens portions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343493 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING A SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONAL MODES - In an embodiment, a tile device includes a plurality of piezoelectric transducers elements and a base adjoining and supporting the plurality of piezoelectric transducers elements. The base includes integrated circuitry programmed to successively configure operational modes of the tile, according to a pre-programmed sequence, to successively select respective subsets of the piezoelectric transducers elements for activation. The integrated circuitry includes pulser logic to selectively activate such subsets, and demultiplexer logic to communicate from the tile sense signals resulting from such activation. In another embodiment, the demultiplexer logic is part of a first voltage domain of the tile, and the pulser logic is part of a second voltage domain of the tile. The base may include circuitry to protect the demultiplexer logic from a relatively high voltage level of the second voltage domain. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343494 | Modular parcel terminal and method for sending parcels - The modular parcel terminal according to the present invention has been built from modules comprising outward moving open-topped compartments and compartments with doors and the console module. The outward moving open-topped compartments have been located in the parcel terminal in such a pattern that would allow achieving the maximum capacity of the parcel terminal and that it would be comfortable and safe for the user to enter and retrieve parcels, postal packages, storable items at the parcel terminal. The modules of the parcel terminal have been built in such a way that allows them to be connected with each other according to the need of storage space in a particular parcel terminal exploitation area. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343495 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a spin chuck supporting a substrate, a nozzle movably disposed on the spin chuck, the nozzle providing droplets of a treatment liquid onto a surface of the substrate, and a nozzle arm moving the nozzle above the spin chuck, wherein the nozzle arm moves the nozzle horizontally along the surface of the substrate, and vertically with respect to the surface of the substrate, wherein the nozzle arm moves the nozzle between an edge of the substrate and a center of the substrate, the nozzle moving away from the surface of the substrate while approaching toward the center of the substrate, and wherein droplets provided onto the center of the substrate have a smaller vertical spacing than that of droplets provided onto the edge of the substrate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343496 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - A substrate-treating apparatus is disclosed. The substrate-treating apparatus may include a vessel configured to provide a treatment space therein, a substrate-supporting unit provided in the vessel to support a substrate, and a spraying member configured to spray treatment solution on the substrate loaded on the substrate-supporting unit. The vessel may have an inner side surface, on which at least one texture pattern is formed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343497 | CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for cleaning a surface comprising a gas dispensing conduit having a first end connectable to a source of pressurized gas and an open second end such that a stream of pressurized gas may be dispensed from the open second end of the gas dispensing conduit. A liquid dispensing conduit is connectable to a source of liquid and associated with the gas dispensing conduit in such a way that liquid is introduced into the stream of pressurized gas wherein the liquid dispensing conduit allows liquid to be introduced into the stream of pressurized gas at a rate that causes the liquid to contact the surface to be cleaned while substantially preventing the liquid from running off the surface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343498 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A WORKPIECE USING ULTRASONICS - There is provided a method of ultrasonically cleaning a workpiece, the method having the steps of providing a cleaning vessel being at least partially filled with a cleaning fluid and having a series of transducers mounted to couple sonic energy into the cleaning fluid, placing the workpiece within the cleaning vessel such that at least a portion of the workpiece is submerged in the cleaning fluid, supporting the workpiece on a set of rollers by one or more rounded surfaces of the workpiece, operating the transducers to transmit sonic energy to the workpiece through the cleaning fluid, the sonic energy being sufficient to clean debris attached to the workpiece, and rotating the workpiece on the set of rollers within the cleaning vessel. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343499 | MEGASONIC MULTIFREQUENCY APPARATUS WITH MATCHED TRANSDUCER - A megasonic processing apparatus matches the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of megasonic thickness-mode transducers to the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of a plate or other mounting structure upon which the transducers are mounted. The multifrequency transducers are piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at different operating frequencies. The thickness of the mounting plate at the transducer locations is selected to provide a resonant or harmonic frequency matched to that of its corresponding transducer. Two or more megasonic transducers are bonded to the same radiating surface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343500 | DEVICE AND METHOD HAVING A DUCT FOR COLLECTING WASTE WATER FROM TURBINE ENGINE WASHING - A collection apparatus for collecting waste from cleaning operations performed on an aircraft turbine engine includes a frame structure, a support arm having a first end movably attached to the frame structure and an opposite second end, an actuator device adapted to enable raising and lowering the support arm, a waste storage tank, a duct having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end adapted to be removably connected to the waste storage tank, and a flexible duct portion having a flexible portion inlet end and a flexible portion outlet end. The inlet end of the duct is adjustably supported by the second end of the support arm. The flexible portion outlet end engages the inlet end of the duct in fluid communication, and is bendable both up/down and sideways and is expandable in length between the flexible portion inlet end and the flexible portion outlet end. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343501 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING COMBUSTION DEVICES - A cleaning device for removing deposits in receptacles by way of blasting technology includes a cleaning lance with a grip-side and with a cleaning-side end section, on which a flexible container envelope forming a receiving space can be attached. The cleaning lance includes a feed tube with a container connection device that is arranged on the cleaning-side end section and is for feeding the explosive mixture or its starting components, to the container envelope, as well as a protective tube with a receiving space for a container envelope for the propose of shielding the container envelope to the outside. The protective tube is displaceably arranged along the longitudinal axis of the cleaning lance relative to the feed tube from a first position, in which the container envelope is shielded by the protective tube, into a second position in which the container envelope projects out through the protective tube. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343502 | ANTI-SOILING, ABRASION RESISTANT CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING - Described herein is a construction comprising a microsphere layer comprising a plurality of microspheres wherein the microspheres comprise glass, ceramic, and combinations thereof; a first polymer layer comprising a first polymer, wherein the plurality of microspheres is partially embedded in the first polymer layer; and an undercoat layer therebetween the microsphere layer and first polymer layer, wherein the undercoat layer comprises a plurality of silica nanoparticles. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising the construction and methods of making thereof. In one embodiment, the constructions of the present disclosure have good anti-soiling and abrasion resistant properties. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343503 | IN-SITU SUBSURFACE EXTRACTION AND DECONTAMINATION - A method of decontaminating ground media. The method includes drilling an injection hole into ground media to a depth at or below where contaminants are also present, drilling one or more extraction holes into the ground media in close proximity to the injection hole, injecting a reagent into the injection hole, treating the ground media for a time sufficient to have a chelating agent chelate a metal present in the ground media, reacting the chelated metal with a peroxide to produce hydroxide ions, contacting the reagent with the ground media to decrease its permeability, contacting contaminants in the ground media with the hydroxide ions to convert the contaminants to environmentally safe compounds, increasing the pressure of the reagent into the ground media, further reducing the permeability of the ground media to release trapped contaminants, and transferring contaminants from the ground media to above a surface of the ground media. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343504 | ROLL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a roll arrangement for use in metallurgical technology, comprising a roll that has a roll barrel ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343505 | PILGER ROLLING MILL WITH A CRANK DRIVE - A pilger rolling mill with a roll stand moves linearly back and forth along a movement direction and includes a crank mechanism having a rotatably supported crankshaft with a crank pin and push rod. A first end of the push rod is pivotably fastened to the crank pin and a second end is pivotably fastened to the roll stand, so that during operation of the pilger rolling mill a rotary movement of the crankshaft is converted into an oscillating movement of the roll stand along the movement direction. A compensation shaft is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation and includes a distribution of mass that is not rotationally symmetrical relative to its axis of rotation and a counter-mass. The crankshaft and the compensation shaft are connected to one another by a transmission so that a rotation of the crankshaft leads to a rotation of the compensation shaft. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343506 | Method For Producing Different Wall Thicknesses Of A Container Tube - Method for producing a container tube ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343507 | BARREL TANK SEAM WELDER SYSTEM - An apparatus ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343508 | DRAWING UNIT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - Drawing unit for drawing at least one long metal product (P), configured to make the at least one long metal product (P) advance along a nominal axis of feed (A) and provided with at least a first motorized roll ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343509 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF SUB-MUFFLER OUTER CYLINDER - Provided is a manufacturing method of a sub-muffler outer cylinder ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343510 | BENDING AN EDGE PORTION OF A HOUSING PANEL - Bending members having slanted faces to engage folded edge portions of a housing panel, wherein the relative sliding movement between the folded edge portions and the bending members cause bending of each of the folded edge portions to an inwardly slanted angle. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343511 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LONG-NECK FLANGE BY APPLYING ROLLER SPINNING AND METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing a long-neck flange comprising: a pipe support bar for supporting the inside of a pipe, the pipe support bar being rotatable; a rotatable pressurizing device connected to the pipe support bar for simultaneously rotating, pressurizing, and conveying the pipe with one end fixed thereto; a face roller for contacting a cross section of the pipe support bar to form a flange surface; a curvature roller positioned at the outside of the pipe for giving a curvature to the flange part; and a circumferential roller positioned at the outside of the pipe in the circumferential direction so as to form the width of the flange part. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343512 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BY STAMPING AT HIGH SPEED - A device and a method for forming by stamping a curved metal sheet. The device includes a punch made of deformable and substantially non-compressible material, a hammer configured to strike the punch along the longitudinal axis Z. A generator to generate a magnetic field configured to impart on the hammer a speed greater than a predetermined speed in the Z direction. The device further includes a matrix of predetermined shape, approximately rotationally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis Z. The punch is rotationally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and configured to be disposed in front of the matrix. The punch has a longitudinal dimension in the same order of magnitude as its dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis Z. | 2015-12-03 |