50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150353317 | WINDING MACHINE - A take-up winding machine continuously coils a plurality of threads. The take-up winding machine has a plurality of rotatably mounted winding turrets which, in each case, support two protruding winding spindles and which are held beside one another in a machine frame so as to be spaced apart by a pitch. The take-up winding machine further has a plurality of traversing units and a plurality of contact rollers which together with the winding turrets form a plurality of coiling positions. The winding turrets are assigned one common turret drive. The winding turrets are configured so as to be drivable in the same direction. The contact rollers and the traversing units are held on the machine frame along one machine longitudinal side so as to be symmetrical to the pitch of the winding turrets. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353318 | CABLE GUIDE DEVICE FOR MULTI-DIAMETER CABLES - An apparatus and a method for guiding multi-diameter cables onto a drum by means of a cable guide device. The cable guide device includes a guiding means translationally moveable along a linear actuator, and the guiding means has an opening with a minimum spacing in a direction along the orientation of the linear actuator that is larger than the maximum cross-section of a cable to be guided inside the opening of the guiding means. Further, a cable, during use, is, most of its operational time, contacting at least one of at least two barriers, and the barriers constitute at least part of a confinement of the opening in the orientation of the linear actuator. The cable guide ensures rapid contact recuperation after loss or near loss of cable contact on one or more of the at least two barriers. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353319 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A SHEAVE ROLLER TO A CABLE TRAY - A mounting assembly is provided for mounting a sheave roller to a ladder-type cable tray. The cable cables can be laid on the cable tray for routing through a building. The mounting assembly includes first and second housing parts which are moveable relative to each other. The housing parts are attached to respective rungs of the cable tray. A lock prevents the relative movement of the housing parts relative to each other once the mounting assembly is engaged with the cable tray. The sheave roller is rotatably attached to the one housing part. This quickly and easily installs the sheave roller on the cable tray. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353320 | REEL AND REEL COMPONENT PARTS - A reel including a hub that is formed from a resin and that has a bottomed circular cylindrical shape open at an upper end portion side, a lower flange that is provided at a lower end portion side of the hub and that is integrally formed to the hub, a ring shaped upper flange that faces toward the lower flange, and a weld portion where a lower face of the upper flange is joined to an upper end face of the hub. The weld portion is formed such that there is at least a region present where there are plural weld portions disposed side-by-side in the radial direction within any selected range of the hub having a central angle of 90 degrees in plan view. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353321 | ENHANCED DECELERATION PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR ELEVATORS - An elevator system includes a first propulsion system for imparting linear motion to an elevator car; a controller generating control signals for the first propulsion system; a brake for holding the elevator car; an energy storage unit; and a second propulsion system; the controller configured to at least one of (i) access the energy storage unit to power at least one of the first propulsion system and second propulsion system upon a fault during upward travel of the elevator car (ii) power the second propulsion system upon a fault in the first propulsion system during upward travel of the elevator car and (iii) delay applying the brake until the elevator car speed is less than a threshold upon a fault during upward travel of the elevator car. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353322 | ELEVATOR STRUCTURE TEST - Loose joints and other defects, such as manufacturing, installation, wearing and other similar defects, are hard to find. Especially in case of passenger elevator it is crucial to find these defects in order to produce safe elevators. Testing can be done using a special test signal that is formed by combining an excitement signal with movement control signal. The test signal causes purposively pulsating or oscillating movement of the elevator car that deviates from the ordinary movement of the elevator. This movement causes noises from loose joints and other defects. The sources of these noises can then be located and the defects can be fixed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353323 | ELEVATOR APPARATUS - In an elevator apparatus, a safety device is activated using a force that is generated by a mass body that includes sheaves and a rope, if acceleration of a car reaches an abnormal acceleration set value. A tensioning sheave that can be moved vertically in order to apply tension to the rope is included among the sheaves. A vertical vibration suppressing apparatus that is connected to the tensioning sheave allows vertical displacement of the tensioning sheave during normal operation while also suppressing vertical vibration of the tensioning sheave if the acceleration of the car reaches the abnormal acceleration set value. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353324 | HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hydraulic elevator system is operable to selectively raise and lower an elevator car. The system raises and lowers the elevator car by actuating a hydraulic jack. The system retracts a hydraulic jack that is fixed to an upper portion of the hoistway by pressurizing hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic jack via a hydraulic fluid pump. When retracting the hydraulic jack the elevator car travels upward. An accumulator usable with the system is operable to store energy during the downward travel of the elevator car for later use during the upward travel of the elevator car. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353325 | MACHINE FOR DRIVING A LIFT - An electrical machine for driving a pulley, including: a shaft whereon the pulley is mounted; a motor for driving the shaft; at least one brake; a first front bearing for supporting the motor, the first front bearing being arranged on one side of the pulley, carrying a front ball bearing and being supported by at least one damping element; and a second front bearing arranged on the opposite side, carrying at least one ball bearing and supported by at least one damping element. The machine does not contain a rigid connection between the first front bearing for supporting the motor and the second front bearing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353326 | LIFTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A lifting device comprises three or more links hingedly joined end-to-end such that the lifting device is able to hingedly move in a first direction from a linear arrangement to a bent arrangement but is not able to hingedly move from the linear arrangement to a bent arrangement in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353327 | LIFTING HOOK, SAFETY LATCH OF LIFTING HOOK AND LOCKING AND RELEASING DEVICE OF SAFETY LATCH - A lifting hook, its safety latch and a locking and releasing device of the safety latch are disclosed. The lifting hook includes a hook body having a hook stem and tip. The safety latch has a fastening end and a free latch end, the fastening end of the safety latch being pivotally fastened close to the stem so as to move the safety latch between an open position and a closed position, the safety latch being in its open position substantially against the inside of the hook body in a position that leaves a hook jaw free, while in the closed position the latch end extends across the hook jaw to the hook tip, closing the jaw on the inside thereof. A spring arranged between the safety latch and hook body forces the latch end into the closed position. The locking and releasing device includes a locking and releasing lever that is arranged to turn freely between a turning axle of the safety latch and latch end in the front area of the safety latch and that in its locking position rests against the hook tip and keeps the safety latch in its open position against the inner side of the hook body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353328 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE CRANE OF A WORKING MACHINE BY USING BOOM TIP CONTROL - The disclosure relates to a method for controlling the crane of a working machine by using boom tip control, in which method the crane comprises at least two booms connected to the working machine and each other in an articulated manner, which booms are moved in relation to the working machine and to each other by means of actuators controlled by a control system of the working machine, and in which method the direction and speed of motion of the head of the crane, controlled by the driver applying controls in the working machine, is implemented by applying speeds of the different booms of the crane. In the method according to the disclosure the speeds of different booms of the crane are determined automatically on the basis of at least one of the following factors: positions of the different booms of the crane in relation to the extreme position of their range of motion; the maximum speed of the head of the crane achieved by the crane; maximum force achieved by the crane; location of the head of the crane in relation to the working machine; location of surrounding obstacles in relation to the crane. The disclosure also relates to a system for controlling the head of the crane of a working machine by boom tip control. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353329 | Detection, monitoring device of the hook angle and its crane - The present invention provides with a detection and monitoring device of the hook angle and its crane relating to the crane field, wherein between the movable pulley of the lifting pulley assembly of the crane and the hook or between the fixed pulley and the fixed point of the lifting pulley assembly of cranes is cascaded a part, it meets that the plane of the platform fixed on the part is a horizontal plane when the hook angle being 0 degree, so that the action line of the lifting force of the lifting pulley assembly via the hook is perpendicular to the plane of the platform under the different angles of the hook; fixedly install a platform on the part; and provided with the angle measuring instrument on the platform plane. The device provided by the present invention can be used for all types of cranes. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353330 | AUTOMATED HANDLING OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND CONNECTORS - A system for managing shipping containers and twist lock connectors is described. The system includes multiple stations. Each station includes a container platform and a pallet station. The container platform is able to accommodate various container sizes and/or multiple containers at one time. The container platform includes connector changers, handlers, and gantries that are able to automatically engage connectors with a container and disengage connectors from a container. The station includes a shuttle able to transfer connectors between the platform handlers and pallet station handlers and gantries. The pallet station includes a pallet with multiple receptacles for storing connectors. The pallet station and/or the container platform may include one or more magazines and/or one or more conveyors. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353331 | LINE STABILIZER - A stabilizer for a line may include a guide configured for arrangement on the line to resist and/or dampen lateral motions of the line where the guide may include a guide jacket having a static sleeve configured to allow the line to pass through the guide and a fortifying bracket configured to reinforce the guide jacket and configured to interface with a hanging system to support the guide jacket and maintain the guide jacket in position on the line. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353332 | LIFT FRAME FOR AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK - A lift frame has a lift mast along which a lift carriage is arranged so as to be movable in elevation. At least one hydraulic line progresses along the lift mast and a tensioning device is provided for the hydraulic line. The tensioning device has a bracket mounted permanently on the lift frame and a deflection section for the hydraulic line. The deflection section can be selectively mounted at different elevations on the bracket to adjust the tension in the hydraulic line. An industrial truck incorporating the lift mast is also disclosed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353333 | Encased Wine Opener With Bottle Opener - An improved wine opener/bottle opener that may be encased within an attractive housing, wherein the user may manipulate the position of the opener and bottle opener to accommodate different sized users as well as different sized bottles. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353334 | DEVICE FOR OPENING GLASS AMPOULES - This invention relates to an ampoule opening device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353335 | Beverage Dispenser and Related Methods - The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser configured to dispense variable serving sizes of cold beverages. The dispenser can dispense both carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. The dispenser includes a mechanism to carbonate water and can be used with a variety of different syrup flavors. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353336 | APPLIANCE WITH DISPENSER - An appliance having a housing including a body defining a compartment and a door attached to the body, a water supplier including a first valve actuator configured to cause water to be dispensed by the water supplier, a supply container holder configured to hold a supply container for a liquid supply, at least one user input device including a touch screen configured to enable a user to make an input to request dispensing of the liquid supply from the supply container, a supply dispenser including a second valve actuator and configured to cause the liquid supply in the supply container to be selectively dispensed from the supply container based on the input made by the user using the touch screen, and a dispensing computer configured to receive a dispense signal from the touch screen, in response to receipt of the dispense signal, cause the second valve actuator to cause the liquid supply in the supply container to be dispensed from the supply container for a first period of time to dispense an appropriate amount of liquid supply, and store data representative of the amounts of the liquid supply dispensed by the supply dispenser. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353337 | Hands Free, Controlled Autofill for a Dispenser - A dispensing system includes one or more digital image capture devices for capturing images in a dispenser well and a digital image analyzer operatively coupled to the digital image capture device(s) for analyzing the images for use in regulating a dispensing operation. The digital image analyzer evaluates digital images captured by the digital image capture device(s) to determine various characteristics of a container placed in the dispensing well, such as the height and position of the container. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353338 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A beverage dispensing system includes a point of sale and one or more free-pour and/or controlled-pour spouts. The system receives data at the point of sale that includes a beverage selection entered at a user interface and determines the ingredients in the beverage selection. A dispensing instruction is sent to one of the controlled-pour spouts to dispense a quantity of the ingredient based at least in part on the beverage selection. For the free-pour spouts, a quantity of the ingredient is measured as the ingredient is dispensed from a container through a free-pour spout. The point of sale receives data that includes the identity of the ingredient and the measured quantity. A price of the beverage selection is calculated based at least in part on the ingredients dispensed and the quantities thereof. The price may be automatically calculated upon dispensing of the beverage selection. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353339 | GASKET SECURING MEANS FOR A UNIVERSAL MANIFOLD - The current invention teaches a universal manifold for delivering chemical liquids to a storage container. The universal manifold contains a universal mating system that enables a single manifold to attach to a number of variously sized storage containers that include a number of variously sized fill apertures. This enables the use of the same universal manifold for the delivery and collection of liquid chemical to the storage container at different times. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353340 | FUELING NOZZLE ADAPTER - A nozzle adapter for coupling a fueling nozzle to an underwing type servicing adapter having a radially outward extending tab and a notch formed in an open end thereof comprises an outer body including a neck portion having a first conduit formed therein and a substantially cylindrical cap portion, the cap portion including at least one slot formed therein. An inner body has a second conduit formed therein and is disposed within the cap portion of the outer body and an annular channel is formed between the cap portion and the inner body. The at least one tab is received in the at least one slot and a rotation of the nozzle adapter relative to the servicing adapter causes a first aperture configured to receive a locking device therein to be aligned with the at least one notch of the servicing adapter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353341 | Kit of Parts for a Module Having a Nozzle Boot and a Fuel Dispensing Unit Having a Nozzle Module Assembled with Such a Kit of Parts - This invention relates to a kit of parts that can include top plates, gable cover plates, gable structures each comprising a nozzle boot, side cover plates, and side structures each comprising a nozzle boot. The kit of parts is suitable for assembling a nozzle module according to any one of three configurations. The invention also relates to a fuel dispensing unit for refueling vehicles. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353342 | MEMS and Method for Forming the Same - A method and apparatus are provided to prevent or reduce stiction of a MEMS device. The MEMS device may include a protrusion extending from a surface of the MEMS device. During manufacture, the protrusion may be connected across an opening in the MEMS device to a sidewall of the substrate. Before manufacture of the MEMS device is completed, at least a portion of the protrusion connecting the MEMS device to the substrate may be removed. During operation, the protrusion may provide stiction prevention or reduction for the surface from which the first protrusion may extend. A plurality of protrusions may be formed along a plurality of surfaces for the MEMS device to prevent or reduce stiction along the corresponding surfaces. Protrusions may also be formed on devices surrounding or encapsulating the MEMS device to prevent or reduce stiction of the MEMS device to the surrounding or encapsulating devices. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353343 | ASIC ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AS A COMPONENT OF A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED HYBRID COMPONENT - Measures are provided which are used for stabilizing the substructure of the connecting areas of ASIC elements. These measures relate to ASIC elements including an ASIC substrate, into which electrical circuit functions are integrated, and including an ASIC layer structure on the ASIC substrate, which includes multiple wiring levels for the circuit functions, which are separated from one another by insulation layers and are interconnected via metallic plugs. At least one connecting area for placing wire bonds or for wafer bonding is implemented in at least one of the uppermost wiring levels. At least one chain of metallic plugs arranged vertically in a direct line is implemented in the ASIC layer structure below the connecting area, which extends from the uppermost wiring level up to the ASIC substrate or oxide trenches introduced therein. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353344 | CAVITY STRUCTURES FOR MEMS DEVICES - Embodiments relate to MEMS devices and methods for manufacturing MEMS devices. In one embodiment, the manufacturing includes forming a monocrystalline sacrificial layer on a non-silicon-on-insulator (non-SOI) substrate, patterning the monocrystalline sacrificial layer such that the monocrystalline sacrificial layer remains in a first portion and is removed in a second portion lateral to the first portion; depositing a first silicon layer, the first silicon layer deposited on the remaining monocrystalline sacrificial layer and further lateral to the first portion; removing at least a portion of the monocrystalline sacrificial layer via at least one release aperture in the first silicon layer to form a cavity and sealing the cavity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353345 | Vertical Hybrid Integrated MEMS ASIC Component Having A Stress Decoupling Structure - Method for on-chip stress decoupling to reduce stresses in a vertical hybrid integrated component including MEMS and ASIC elements and to mechanical decoupling of the MEMS structure. The MEMS/ASIC elements are mounted above each other via at least one connection layer and form a chip stack. On the assembly side, at least one connection area is formed for the second level assembly and for external electrical contacting of the component on a component support. At least one flexible stress decoupling structure is formed in one element surface between the assembly side and the MEMS layered structure including the stress-sensitive MEMS structure, in at least one connection area to the adjacent element component of the chip stack or to the component support, the stress decoupling structure being configured so that the connection material does not penetrate into the stress decoupling structure and flexibility of the stress decoupling structure is ensured. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353346 | Component including two semiconductor elements between which at least two hermetically tightly sealed cavities having different internal pressures are formed and method for manufacturing such a component - For the targeted influencing of the internal pressure within a cavity between two elements of a component, a getter material or an outgassing material is situated in an additional cavity between the two elements. After the two elements are bonded to one another, the additional cavity is still to be joined via a connecting opening to the cavity. The getter material or the outgassing material is then activated so that gasses are bound in the additional cavity and in the connected cavity, or an outgassing takes place. Only when the sought internal pressure has established itself in the connected cavity is the connecting opening to the additional cavity closed. In this way, the getter material or the outgassing material is only used for establishing a defined internal pressure, but no longer has any influence on the internal pressure within the cavity during ongoing operation of the component. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353347 | Component including two semiconductor elements, between which at least two hermetically sealed cavities are formed and method for establishing a corresponding bonding connection between two semiconductor elements - To implement cavities having different internal pressures in joining two semiconductor elements, at least one of the two element surfaces to be joined is structured, so that at least one circumferential bonding frame area is recessed or elevated in comparison with at least one other circumferential bonding frame area. At least one connecting layer should then be applied to this structured element surface and at least two circumferential bonding frames should be structured out of this connecting layer on different surface levels of the element surface. The topography created in the element surface permits sequential bonding in which multiple cavities between the two elements may be successively hermetically sealed, so that a defined internal pressure prevails in each of the cavities. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353348 | GLASS WAFER ASSEMBLY - A glass wafer assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the glass wafer assembly comprises a first glass wafer and a second glass wafer that are bonded by a conductive sealing ring. The conductive sealing ring defines a substantially hermetically sealed cavity between the first glass wafer and the second glass wafer. In another aspect, the first glass wafer and the second glass wafer each comprise a plurality of conductive through glass vias (TGVs). At least one active device is disposed in the substantially hermetically sealed cavity and can be electrically coupled to a conductive TGV in the first glass wafer and a conductive TGV in the second glass wafer to enable flexible electrical routing through the glass wafer assembly without wire bonding and over molding. As a result, it is possible to reduce footprint and height while improving radio frequency (RF) performance of the glass wafer assembly. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353349 | COMPONENT INCLUDING TWO SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, WHICHARE BONDED TO ONE ANOTHER VIA A STRUCTURED BONDING LAYER, ANDMETHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE - Measures are provided for improving and simplifying metallic bonding processes which enable a reliable initiation of the bonding process and thus contribute to a uniform bonding. The present method provides a further option for using bonding layers. The method in the case of which the two semiconductor elements are bonded to one another via a bond of at least one metallic starting layer and at least one further starting layer provides that the two starting layers are structured in such a way that the layer areas which are assigned to one another have differently sized areal extents. Moreover, the layer thicknesses of the two starting layers should be selected in such a way that the layer areas which are assigned to one another meet the material ratio necessary for the bonding process. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353350 | METHOD FOR MAKING SUSPENDED ELEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES FOR A MEMS AND NEMS STRUCTURE - Method for making a N/MEMS device including a structure provided with an active part having a first suspended element and a second suspended element with different thicknesses, the method comprising the following steps of:
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20150353351 | Compact Fluid Analysis Device and Method to Fabricate - The present disclosure relates to a device for analyzing a fluid sample. In one aspect, the device includes a fluidic substrate that comprises a micro-fluidic component embedded in the fluidic substrate configured to propagate a fluid sample via capillary force through the device and a means for providing a fluid sample connected to the micro-fluidic component. The device also includes a lid attached to the fluidic substrate at least partly covering the fluidic substrate and at least partly closing the micro-fluidic component. The fluidic substrate may be a silicon fluidic substrate and the lid may be a CMOS chip. In another aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for fabricating such a device, and the method may include providing a fluidic substrate, providing a lid, and attaching, through a CMOS compatible bonding process, the fluidic substrate to the lid to close the fluidic substrate at least partly. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353352 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AND STORING PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus for harvesting/storing piezoelectric energy, including: a substrate having a groove at a side thereon; a piezoelectric MEMS cantilever having an end fixed to the substrate and the other end floating above the groove, and configured to convert and store an external vibration into electric energy; and a mass formed at one end of the piezoelectric MEMS cantilever and configured to apply a vibration, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353353 | METHODS FOR STICTION REDUCTION IN MEMS SENSORS - A method of the invention includes reducing stiction of a MEMS device by providing a conductive path for electric charge collected on a bump stop formed on a substrate. The bump stop is formed by depositing and patterning a dielectric material on the substrate, and the conductive path is provided by a conductive layer deposited on the bump stop. The conductive layer can also be roughened to reduce stiction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES - A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353355 | ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDERS - Aluminum nitride crystal particles, aluminum nitride powders containing the same, production processes for both of them, an organic polymer composition comprising the aluminum nitride crystal particles and a sintered body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353356 | AN AMMONIA OXIDATION CATALYST FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NITRIC ACID BASED ON METAL DOPED YTTRIUM ORTHO COBALTATE - The present invention relates to a catalytically active component of a catalyst, which comprises single phase oxides, based on a metal doped yttrium ortho-cobaltate oxide systems, methods for the oxidation of ammonia 5 and hydrocarbon in the presence of said catalytically active component and the use thereof. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353357 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A FIRST SUBSTANCE INTO A SECOND SUBSTANCE - A system for converting a first substance into a second substance, the system including a mixing reactor configured to provide a reactant mixture comprising a first reactant, a second reactant, and a solvent; and a high shear device fluidly connected to the mixing reactor, wherein the high shear device comprises at least one rotor/stator set comprising a rotor and a complementarily-shaped stator symmetrically positioned about an axis of rotation and separated by a shear gap, wherein the shear gap is in the range of from about 10 microns to about 250 microns; and a motor configured for rotating the rotor about the axis of rotation, whereby energy can be transferred from the rotor to the reactants thereby inducing reactions between the first reactant and the second reactant to form a product. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353358 | Fine Particle Coal, and Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Collecting and Using the Same - Methods, apparatuses, and systems to collect fine particle coal are provided herein. For example, these methods, apparatuses, and systems may be incorporated into a coal processing plant to collect a portion of the fine particle coal that is normally lost in the system. A fine particle coal also is provided. The fine particle coal may have a particle size of 1000 μm or smaller and a water content of from about 5% to about 20%, by weight. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353359 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOTUBES USING PROTEIN POLYMER - The present invention relates to a method for producing carbon nanotubes using a protein polymer. The present invention provides a method for producing carbon nanotubes using metal nanoparticles in which substantially nonmetallic components are removed from a protein polymer containing metal. The synthesis of carbon nanotubes using the protein polymer as a catalyst enables acquisition of metal nanoparticles having desired sizes, and also adjustment of the sizes of the metal nanoparticles and consequently fine adjustment of diameters of the carbon nanotubes. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353360 | CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotube having high apparent density in a manner of high yield. More particularly, this invention relates to a multi-component metal catalyst composition comprising i) main catalyst of Fe and Mo, ii) inactive support of Al and iii) optional co-catalyst at least one selected from Co, Ni, Ti, Mn, W, Sn or Cu. Further, the present invention affords multi-walled carbon nanotube having 5˜15 nm of fibrous diameter and 0.5˜4 μm bundle diameter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353361 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RANDOM-STRUCTURE GIC, METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE DISPERSION LIQUID, EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE DISPERSION LIQUID, AND EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE - The present invention provides a method for producing a random-structure GIC in which exfoliated graphite having a low regularity of a graphene stacked state and a small number of stacked graphene layers can be easily obtained by exfoliation treatment. The method includes the steps of providing an alkali metal-GIC having an alkali metal intercalated between graphene layers and bringing a polar protic solvent into contact with the alkali metal-GIC in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353362 | GRAPHENE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A graphene manufacturing apparatus includes a gas supplying unit supplying a gas including carbon; a gas heating unit heating the gas supplied from the gas supplying unit; a deposition chamber in which a substrate having a catalyst layer is disposed; and an inlet pipe introducing the gas of the gas heating unit into the deposition chamber. A temperature of the deposition chamber is set at a temperature lower than a temperature of the gas heating unit so that a selection range with respect to a catalyst metal to be used in the catalyst layer may be expanded, and damage of the substrate due to a high temperature heat may be minimized. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353363 | Method and System to Produce Large Size Diamonds - The invention provides methods and systems for producing large size diamonds. The methods include using carbon containing gases and supplementary gases to form reaction zones that are suitable for diamonds to grow; controlling the temperatures that are suitable for diamonds to grow; and keeping the small size seeds in motion in the reaction zones to form large size diamonds. The method provides controlling the high temperature endurable small size seeds at suitable temperatures for diamonds to grow and keep them in motion in the reaction zones. The invention also provides systems that allow all the surfaces of the high temperature endurable small size seeds continually extend to form diamonds, then to form large size diamonds. The invention provides a large-scale, low cost production of large size diamonds. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353364 | METHOD FOR MAKING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-99 - A method for making a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-99 is disclosed. SSZ-99 is synthesized using a methylethyldiisopropylammonium cation as a structure directing agent. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353365 | MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-100 - A new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-100 is disclosed. SSZ-100 is synthesized using a cationic nitrogen-containing organic compound having the following structure: | 2015-12-10 |
20150353366 | METHOD FOR MAKING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-100 - A method for making a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-100 is disclosed. SSZ-100 is synthesized using a cationic nitrogen-containing organic compound having the following structure: | 2015-12-10 |
20150353367 | PROCESSES USING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-99 - This disclosure is directed to uses for a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-99. SSZ-99 is synthesized using a methylethyldiisopropylammonium cation as a structure directing agent. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353368 | PROCESSES USING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-100 - This disclosure is directed to uses for a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-100. SSZ-100 is synthesized using a cationic nitrogen-containing organic compound having the following structure: | 2015-12-10 |
20150353369 | AMMONIA SYNTHESIS METHOD AND CATALYST FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS - The objective of the present invention is to provide a method which can efficiently produce ammonia at low temperature and low pressure and which can respond flexibly to an unsteady electrical power supply condition. In addition, the objective of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which is excellent in activity for synthesizing ammonia and which is used in a method for efficiently producing ammonia without regard to supply condition and supply location of electrical power. The method for synthesizing ammonia according to the present invention is characterized in that a reactor for synthesizing ammonia is used, and the reactor has a pair of electrodes, a voltage applying means for applying voltage between the electrodes, a catalyst between the electrodes, a raw material gas inlet port, and an ammonia-containing gas discharge port, and comprising the steps of introducing at least nitrogen and hydrogen as a raw material gas into the reactor for synthesizing ammonia, and applying a voltage to the electrodes of the reactor for synthesizing ammonia, wherein electrical discharge does not occur by the voltage. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353370 | Urea to Ammonia Process - Methods and systems for producing a pressurized ammonia-containing gas stream from aqueous urea. The method comprising pumping an aqueous urea-containing solution to a fluid-tight enclosure at a rate to match the external demand for ammonia-gas, wherein a fluid heat transfer medium is applied to the exterior of the fluid-tight enclosure to transfer heat to the aqueous urea-containing solution sufficient to hydrolyze the solution to an ammonia gaseous product. The systems comprise means for carrying out the methods. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353371 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN CYANIDE USING STATIC MIXER - A static mixer is disclosed for a hydrogen cyanide reaction process that thoroughly mixes the reactant gases to form a ternary gas mixture that has a coefficient of variation of less than 0.1 across the diameter of the catalyst bed. The static mixer comprises tabs that are inserted through non-continuous slots in the conduit and the tabs are secured to the external wall of the conduit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353372 | Method for the Production of Free Flowing Synthetic Calcium Fluoride and Use thereof - The invention relates to a process for producing free-flowing calcium fluoride particles from a diluted aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride comprising the step of reacting the diluted aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride with calcium carbonate particles at a temperature of less than 50° C. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353373 | AIR STABLE ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES HYBRID SOLAR CELLS - A solar cell includes a low work function cathode, an active layer of an organic-inorganic nanoparticle composite, a ZnO nanoparticle layer situated between and physically contacting the cathode and active layers; and a transparent high work function anode that is a bilayer electrode. The inclusion of the ZnO nanoparticle layer results in a solar cell displaying a conversion efficiency increase and reduces the device degradation rate. Embodiments of the invention are directed to novel ZnO nanoparticles that are advantageous for use as the ZnO nanoparticle layers of the novel solar cells and a method to prepare the ZnO nanoparticles. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353374 | RUTILE TITANIUM DIOXIDE MICROSPHERES AND ORDERED BOTRYOIDAL SHAPES OF SAME | 2015-12-10 |
20150353375 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF IRON AS HEMATITE AND OTHER METALLIC VALUES FROM A SULPHATE LEACH SOLUTION - We propose a method for recovering iron from ferric sulphate solutions, obtained from leaching of metal bearing materials with sulphuric acid to produce an iron bearing leach solution, in the form of oxide as a useful product by precipitation as hydroxide, by subsequent pressure oxidation, and then by calcining of the iron hydroxide. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353376 | PORTABLE WATER PURIFICATION AND STORAGE RESERVOIR APPARATUSES - In some embodiments, a portable water purification and storage reservoir apparatus may comprise a flexible exterior shell comprising a first chamber configured to hold a volume of water and a second chamber configured to hold a volume of water. The first chamber may be positioned within the flexible exterior shell and may comprise a filling aperture. The second chamber may be positioned within the flexible exterior shell with a flexible divider separating the first chamber and the second chamber. A water filter may be configured to communicate fluid from the first chamber into the second chamber through the divider. A fluid outlet may be configured to allow water to be released from the second chamber and out of the apparatus. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353377 | HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFACTION DESALINATION SYSTEM - The humidification-dehumidification desalination system includes a humidifier, a dehumidifier, and a carrier gas that is humidified in the humidifier and condensed in the dehumidifier to produce purified water. The humidifier preferably includes multiple stages in a staircase configuration in which at least one stage has a perforated or porous plate and the carrier gas is bubbled through the bottom of the plate into the “liquid to be purified” atop the plate. The dehumidifier may also include multiple stages in a staircase configuration in which at least one stage has a perforated or porous plate and the carrier gas is bubbled through the bottom of the plate into the purified liquid atop the plate. In both the humidifier and the dehumidifier, the liquid travels downward from one stage to the next stage. The system may be operated in a closed loop, so that the carrier gas is recirculated from the dehumidifier to the humidifier. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353378 | TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING THE EVAPORATION RATE IN EVAPORATION PONDS - A system for enhancing evaporation from a body of liquid, in which heated or unheated air is distributed through a pipe network that is submerged in the evaporation pond, with the air being injected into the pond to produce air bubbles in the water. The air may be combined with water prior to the injection. The water may be drawn from the pond. The air and/or water may be heated by solar heating, electric heating, fuel burning, or waste heat recovery. In the case of solar heating, any of a transpired solar collector, a packed bed solar collector, a flat plate solar collector, a linear Fresnel collector, a parabolic solar collector, a paraboloid dish solar collector, or other could be used. The pipe network may be maintained at a desired depth below the upper surface of the pond by various means, with one example being flotation devices, from which the pipe network is suspended. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353379 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL-INTERFACED SOLAR-GREENHOUSE DISTILLATION SYSTEMS - A hybrid photovoltaic panel-interfaced distillation with and without a hydrophobic microporous membrane distillation process is provided that is capable of utilizing solar waste heat to perform liquid distillation while co-generating solar electricity. Solar waste heat co-generated at a photovoltaic panel is effectively utilized by in situ distillation liquid as an immediate heat sink in thermo contact with the photovoltaic panel, thus providing beneficial cooling of the photovoltaic panel and co-making of distillation products while generating electricity with significant improvement on total-process solar energy utilization efficiency. Its enabled beneficial utilization of waste heat can provide a series of distillation-related products such as: freshwater, sea salts, distilled water, distilled ethanol, hot water, hot steam, saline/brine products, and brine photobiological cultures for production of advanced biofuels and bioproducts, in addition to solar electricity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353380 | LIQUID TREATMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for treating a liquid containing a dissolved gas, said device comprising: a hydrodynamic reactor capable of generating, by cavitation, bubbles of said gas within said liquid, and a gas separator capable of extracting said bubbles from said liquid. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353381 | POROUS NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMERS FOR WATER TREATMENT - Synthesis, fabrication, and application of nanocomposite polymers in different form (as membrane/filter coatings, as beads, or as porous sponges) for the removal of microorganisms, heavy metals, organic, and inorganic chemicals from different contaminated water sources. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353382 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING HYDROXYL RADICALS AND LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353383 | PURE WATER SYSTEMS - Modular pure water systems are provided that have a tank and a cover assembly, wherein the tank and cover assembly are configured to removably receive therebetween one or more expansion tubes in a fluid tight manner to allow for selective volume expansion of the pure water system. Also provided are purification media bags for pure water systems that have a shape, construction, and/or material that mitigates the flow of water between the outer wall of the bag and an inner wall of the pure water systems. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353384 | FORWARD OSMOSIS-TYPE FRESH WATER COMPOSITE SYSTEM - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a forward osmosis-type fresh water composite system includes: a fuel cell device that has a cathode electrode in which carbon dioxide supplied from a plant is converted into carbonate ion (CO | 2015-12-10 |
20150353385 | HYDROPHOBIC PHOTOTHERMAL MEMBRANES, DEVICES INCLUDING THE HYDROPHOBIC PHOTOTHERMAL MEMBRANES, AND METHODS FOR SOLAR DESALINATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide structures or membranes including photothermal nanomaterials, devices including the structure, methods of use, methods of desalination, and the like. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353386 | BIOELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES FOR ENHANCED IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION - A bioelectrochemical system device may be used to enhance groundwater pollutant chemical removal or degradation. Such a bioelectrochemical system may be inserted into the environment to be remediated through a variety of techniques, such as through insertion into wells or other access points, trench insertion, direct insertion, borehole insertion, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, the bioelectrochemical system device may have a hollow-tube configuration with an outer ring anode and inner ring cathode. In further aspects, the bioelectrochemical system device may have a modular form that can be combined with multiple other modules such one or more bioelectrochemical system devices. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353387 | Electrocoagulation Chamber With Atmospheric and Pressurized Flow Regimes - A pressure vessel ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353388 | SIMULTANEOUS RECOVERY OF COAGULANT AND ACID - Processes and systems are provided for simultaneously recovering coagulant and acid in a water treatment system. Sludge produced by the water treatment system is contacted with acid to form acidified sludge liquids. The acidified sludge liquids flow into a membrane assisted capacitive deionization system having both cation and anion exchange membranes. Metal cations from the acidified sludge liquids diffuse across at least one cation exchange membrane to form recovered coagulant, while anions from the acidified sludge liquids diffuse across at least one anion exchange membrane to form recovered acid. The diffusion rate of the metal cations across the cation exchange membranes is equal to or greater than the diffusion rate of the anions across the anion exchange membranes. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353389 | PH ADJUSTOR, APPARATUS INCLUDING THE PH ADJUSTOR AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PH - A pH adjustor ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353390 | Synthetic Acid and Associated Methods - Glycine is an organic compound that can be used in the making of a synthetic acid that obviates all the drawbacks of strong acids such as hydrochloric acid. The new compound is made by dissolving glycine in water, in a weight ratio of approximately 1:1 to 1:1.5. The solution is mixed until the glycine is essentially fully dissolved in the water. Once dissolution is complete, hydrogen chloride gas is dissolved in the solution to produce the new compound, which can be referred to as hydrogen glycine. A method of solubilizing calcium carbonate in an aqueous suspension or dispersion includes adding to the aqueous suspension or dispersion an effective amount of a solution of hydrogen glycine sufficient to solubilize the aqueous suspension or dispersion of calcium carbonate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353391 | Ozone Faucet Switching Structure - An ozone faucet switching structure includes a faucet body, a connecting member connected with the faucet body, an aerator mounted in the connecting member, and a control sleeve mounted on the connecting member. The faucet body has a water outlet pipe which is provided with a conduit which is externally connected with an ozone device. Thus, the control sleeve is movable on the connecting member to stop supply of the ozone when not in use to prevent the ozone from being mixed with the drinking water. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353392 | OZONE OXIDATION PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAINING AZOLES AND AZOLE-TYPE COMPOUNDS - The present invention is generally directed to the use of an ozone oxidation process to remove azoles and azole-type compounds from wastewater. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a chemical treatment system for wastewater, including: an oxidation module receiving wastewater input and outputting an effluent; wherein the oxidation module removes azole-type compounds from the wastewater; and wherein the effluent has a reduction in azole-type compounds greater than ninety percent (90%). In accordance with some embodiments, the present invention provides an oxidation module receiving as inputs: wastewater received from a chemical mechanical polishing process and ozone gas received from an ozone generator; the oxidation module outputting an effluent; wherein the oxidation module removes azole-type compounds from the input wastewater; wherein the effluent has a reduction in azole-type compounds greater than ninety percent (90%); and wherein the oxidation module does not require ferrous treatment or solid-liquid separation before treatment. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353393 | ELECTROBIOCHEMICAL REACTOR AND RELATED METHOD TO ENHANCE MICROBIAL/ENZYME FUNCTION IN TRANSFORMING OR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM A LIQUID - A method for supplying freely available electrons to microorganisms and/or enzymes includes applying a voltage and amperage to electrodes to create a free electron field between the electrodes, thus directly supplying electrons to the microorganisms and/or enzymes to enhance the effectiveness of the microorganisms and/or enzymes. Supplying the microorganisms and/or enzymes with electrons enhance their effectiveness in transforming and/or removing one or more target compounds from the liquid to be treated. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353394 | System and Method for Treating Wastewater - A system and method of treating wastewater within a wastewater network, such as a sewer system, to control odor (primarily from sulfides and H | 2015-12-10 |
20150353395 | BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES THAT ENHANCES THE CAPACITY FOR POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE ACCUMULATION IN A MIXED CULTURE BIOMASS - A method of biologically treating wastewater and, at the same time, incorporating processes that aim to increase the PHA accumulation potential of biomass used in the treatment of the wastewater. The method includes biologically treating the wastewater and enhancing PHA accumulation potential of the biomass by subjecting the biomass to a primary feast-famine process where the biomass is subjected to repeated cycles of feast and primary famine conditions. From time-to-time, the method entails deviating from the primary feast-famine process to a secondary famine process. The secondary famine process comprises subjecting the biomass to secondary famine conditions for a period of time that is substantially greater than the average time period of the primary famine conditions. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353396 | MULTI-STAGE IMMERSION-TYPE MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICE AND MEMBRANE SEPARATION METHOD - The present invention provides a submerged type membrane separation device and a membrane separation method which allow long-term stable filtration. In the submerged type membrane separation device including a membrane module having membrane units stacked on top of each other in stages, in each of which flat sheet membrane elements each having a separation membrane are arranged, the membrane module is constructed of various membrane units differing in sludge-filtration resistance or pure-water permeation resistance, whereby it becomes possible to extend a device operation period of time lapsing before transmembrane plugging occurs, or equivalently, the necessity to clean membranes arises. Further, it also becomes possible to design to synchronize timings with which a plurality of membrane units require cleaning. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353397 | WATER REUSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are processes, methods, and devices for use in water reclamation, including a system comprising an osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR), a microporous membrane bioreactor (MBR), a biological nitrogen removal system (BNR), and a source of high osmotic pressure solution (draw solution), and a reconcentration process to achieve high water recovery at low energy expenditure, which may produce purified water streams of different qualities in parallel. Disclosed processes, methods, and systems for the treating of waste water may further provide for production other useful products, for example, fertilizers. One embodiment of the disclosed systems, processes, or methods may include a hybrid membrane bioreactor comprising a semipermeable membrane and a porous membrane. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353398 | SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING AQUATIC PLANTS - A wastewater treatment system includes a treatment zone having wastewater therein, the zone having multiple depths connected by slopes. Buoyant support structures are disposed in the treatment zone and receive aquatic plants. Hydraulic curtain assemblies are disposed in the treatment zone and define lanes in the wastewater environment. Biological curtains are connected to the support structures and have a body or material for formation of biofilms. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353399 | COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS INVOLVING DEGRADATION OF CYANURIC ACID - This disclosure describes compositions, devices, and methods relating to removal of cyanuric acid from a sample. Generally, the compositions include a cell that expresses at least one enzyme that degrades cyanuric acid and a matrix material that covers at least a portion of the cell. Generally, the methods include contacting the sample with the composition, or a device that includes the composition, and allowing the enzyme of the composition to degrade cyanuric acid in the sample. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353400 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE WATER BY MEANS OF PASSIVE PHOSPHORUS CAPTURE - The invention relates to a system and a method for treating waste water using a passive phosphorus-capture filter lined with wood activated by the impregnation of a metal in the form of hydroxide, more specifically aluminum hydroxide or iron hydroxide. This system demonstrates phosphorus removal performances which are very closely linked to the release of iron and which support the observation that iron releases follow a cyclical trend. The method according to the invention also clearly demonstrates the cyclical nature of the reduction of phosphorus, directly linked to the same cycle of iron release at the outlet. When the medium is aerobic, it can precipitate the released iron in the form of hydroxide and thereby limit the release of iron into the outflow water and consequently its residual phosphorus. This model thus allows the service life of the system to be extended, while simultaneously taking advantage of the precipitation/solubilisation cycle of the iron observed in the medium under reducing conditions. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353401 | WATER RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONFINED SPACES - A water recovery system can treat water in a confined space. The wastewater treatment system includes a cation-exchange device in which water to be treated, such as wastewater originating in a space station, water discharged by the human body, water produced by condensing water vapor contained in the air, is directly introduced to a cation-exchange resin and thereby treated by cation exchange; a diamond-electrode electrolysis device in which organic substances, urea, and other nitrogen compounds contained in water discharged from the cation-exchange device are decomposed; a catalytic decomposition device in which the residual organic component is brought into contact with a catalyst to be decomposed; an electrodialysis device in which water discharged from the catalytic decomposition device is treated by electrodialysis to produce desalted water as well as an acid and an alkali; and a mineral adding device in which a mineral is added to the desalted water. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353402 | Water Treatment System - A water treatment system is a portable in-line pass thru system can be directly attached to the suction or discharge side of a water pump. The water treatment system provides multiple treatment modalities to eradicate biological contaminants from a water source for use in industrial or municipal applications. The water treatment system is reconfigurable to treat a variety of water supplies containing different kinds of contaminants. The water treatment system uses multiple modalities to ensure a wide spectrum biocidal effect. The water treatment system accomplishes this through the use of a irradiation unit, an electrolysis unit, and at least one chemical injection unit. The combination of treatments used by the water treatment system can be specifically determined based on known contaminant constituents within the body of water to more effectively eliminate the unwanted contaminants. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353403 | GREEN HOUSE FOR TREATMENT OF SLUDGE - The present invention includes a green house for turning sludge into biosolids. The green house includes a base and at least one sidewall protruding from the base forming a receptacle in between. The receptacle is formed to secure sludge within. At least a portion of the sidewall is transparent. The present invention may further include a transparent top covering the receptacle. A mirrored surface may be within the receptacle and facing towards the receptacle to increase the reflection of light and thereby the heat within the green house. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353404 | Methods and Systems for Processing Dredge Spoils - Methods and systems including processing dredge spoils to reclaim soil therefrom. The techniques may include a feed system for receiving dredge spoils, a dewatering system for removing water from the dredge spoils, and a grinder/mixer for grinding the dredge spoils from the dewatering system while mixing the dredge spoils with one or more additional materials. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353405 | Process and Apparatus for Refining Molten Glass - A process and an apparatus for refining molten glass that includes a housing having a vertically oriented longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Molten glass is received at an upper end of the housing and is discharged from a lower end of the housing. A guide extends at least partway across the housing and directs molten glass in a generally downward direction through the housing and in a parallel or oblique direction relative to the transverse axis of the housing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353406 | ENERGY RECOVERY FROM FUMES FROM A MELTING FURNACE USING A GAS TURBINE AND HEAT EXCHANGERS - The invention relates to a unit and method for melting in a furnace comprising a combustion-heated melting chamber, in which the air is heated by means of heat exchange with the fumes generated by combustion. The heated air is used in a gas turbine in order to generate electrical and/or mechanical energy. In addition, the effluent from the gas turbine is used to pre-heat the combustion oxygen and/or gaseous fuel upstream of the melting chamber. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353407 | OPTICAL GLASS, GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided are an optical glass with a high refractive index which has excellent devitrification resistance both in a molten state and during reheating, and a glass material for press molding and an optical element which are comprised of the optical glass. This optical glass includes, in mass %, 15-37% of B | 2015-12-10 |
20150353408 | SHEET GLASS FORMING METHOD AND SHEET GLASS FORMING DEVICE - Provided is a glass sheet forming method, including: causing molten glass (MG), which overflows to both sides from a supply channel ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353409 | MEHOD FOR MAKING A SEAMLESS GLASS VESSL USING RESIN BONDED SAND - A method for manufacturing seamless glass bottles, glass bottles having sculptural designs and shapes, art glass and sculpture in industrial quantities using a mold of resin bonded sand to produce sculptural interior forms having texture, a complex shape with undercuts creating extremely fine surface detail capabilities not otherwise feasible with glass bottle manufacturing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353410 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS FORMING BODY AND FORMING DIE - The present invention provides a manufacturing method of glass formed body and a forming die which make it possible to sufficiently fill a glass material in the forming die and manufacture a glass formed body having a desired shape. The manufacturing method of glass formed body includes: heating a plate-shaped glass material; pressing the heated plate-shaped glass material by the forming die; and cooling and solidifying the glass material transferred shapes of forming surfaces of the forming die by the pressing, wherein planar-view contour shapes of the forming surfaces are non-circular, a gap formed by the forming surfaces is formed so as to become wider from an inner side toward an outer side of the forming surfaces, and pressure distribution occurring in the plate-shaped glass material in the pressing is uniform in a contour region of each of the forming surfaces. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353411 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING AN AIR CIRCULATION AND A WAY FOR HEATING AIR IN A GLASS TEMPERING OVEN - Method for tempering glass in an oven ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353412 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TEMPERED GLASS AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING TEMPERED GLASS - To provide a method of processing a tempered glass in a simple and appropriate manner while a degree of freedom of processing is secured. Vibration of the processing device is controlled in a feedback fashion such that a vibration amplitude and a vibration frequency of the processing device approach to a target vibration amplitude and a target vibration frequency not to keep them in a range where a value of worsening the quality is generated. Further, a specified sample cycle of 0.3 msec or less in the feedback control is employed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353413 | CRYSTALLINE GLASS SUBSTRATE, CRYSTALLIZED GLASS SUBSTRATE, DIFFUSION PLATE, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - Devised is a substrate material that allows an OLED element to have enhanced light extraction efficiency without forming a light extracting layer formed of a sintered compact, and exhibits excellent productivity. A crystallizable glass substrate ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150353414 | CONDUCTIVE DOPED METAL-GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Provided herein are conductive glass-metal compositions, as well as methods of making and using such compositions. In one example, the compositions include gold (Au) doped lithium-borate glasses shown to exhibit a transition from ionic to electronic conduction within the same sample. This is achieved via appropriate heat treatment, and particularly by heat treatment after annealing, wherein the post-annealing heat treatment is performed at temperatures below the glass transition temperature (T | 2015-12-10 |
20150353415 | DIGITAL GLAZE FOR HIGH GRAMMAGE, WITHOUT THE USE OF ANTI-SETTLING AGENTS - A digital glaze for high grammage, without the use of anti-settling agents, referred to as digital glazes for digital inkjet printing techniques to apply high grammage, maintaining the same aesthetic and technical characteristics obtained with traditional glazes and non-digital application techniques. No anti-settling agents are used in the composition to prevent the digital glaze from being thixotropic and creating problems in the inkjet printing. The composition includes at least one medium that is liquid at ambient temperature, formed by a mixture of water and polar solvents and/or solvents of medium to low polarity, having a percentage by weight of between 20 and 70% of the total weight of the digital glaze; and at least one mixture of ceramic raw materials and/or frits as a glaze-forming material, having a percentage by weight of between 30 and 80% of the total weight of the digital glaze. | 2015-12-10 |
20150353416 | METHOD FOR INTERNALLY COATING A HOLLOW GLASS BODY - The present invention regards a method for internally coating a hollow glass body comprising the steps of: (a) applying on at least one internal surface of said hollow body at least one coating composition in form of liquid dispersion comprising at least one glass frit and at least one polymeric dispersing agent; (b) subjecting said internal surface comprising said coating composition to a thermal treatment, so as to obtain a vitrified coating layer. | 2015-12-10 |