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| 20120289748 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYALKYLATED OLIGOALKYLENEPOLYAMINES - A method of preparing polyalkylated oligoalkylenepolyamines is provided. The method includes contacting oligoalkylenepolyamine with a reagent composition comprising (a) alkyl bromide and/or alkyl chloride; (b) a basic agent; and (c) iodide salt. The alkylation reaction may be carried out in a polar, aprotic organic solvent. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120294791 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CYCLOHEXASILANE COMPOUNDS - A method of preparing a cyclohexasilane compound from trichlorosilane is provided. The method includes contacting trichlorosilane with a reagent composition to produce a compound containing a tetradecahalocyclohexasilane dianion, such as a tetradecachlorocyclohexasilane dianion. The reagent composition typically includes (a) tertiary polyamine ligand; and (b) a deprotonating reagent, such as a tertiary amine having a pKa of at least about 10.5. Methods of converting the tetradecahalocyclohexasilane dianion-containing compound to cyclohexasilane or a dodecaorganocyclohexasilane are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130093122 | LIQUID SILANE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SILICON-BASED MATERIALS - Described herein are synthesis schemes and methods for producing silicon based nanostructures and materials, including compositions and methods for synthesis of silicon-based nanowires and composites from three-component and four-component liquid silane/polymer inks. Materials and methods for producing silicon based micro and nanofibers that can be used in a variety of applications including material composites, electronic devices, sensors, photodetectors, batteries, ultracapacitors, and photosensitive substrates, and the like. | 04-18-2013 |
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| 20090056604 | Apparatus and Method of Electric Arc Incineration - A method and apparatus for incinerating a medical waste material. The method includes introducing a volume of the medical waste material into a plasma zone of a non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator to incinerate the medical waste material. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090090637 | Reliable, Fault-Tolerant, Electrolyzer Cell Stack Architecture - A method for increasing the reliability of an electrolyzer cell stack includes providing multiple electrolyzer cell stacks. Each electrolyzer cell stack includes multiple cells separated by electrically conductive interconnects. The method may further include generating, using an external power source, an electrical current through each of the electrolyzer cell stacks to produce a fuel. The method may further include electrically connecting an interconnect of a first electrolyzer cell stack to an interconnect of a second electrolyzer cell stack located at a substantially equivalent electrical potential. This allows current to flow from one electrolyzer cell stack to another in the event a cell fails or creates a point of high resistance. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090181274 | Electrodes for Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte-Based Electrochemical Systems - An electrochemical cell is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an oxygen electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte coupled to the oxygen electrode to transport oxygen ions. A hydrogen electrode is coupled to the solid oxide electrolyte and contains nickel combined with a material tending to reduce the reactivity of the nickel with the solid oxide electrolyte. In selected embodiments, the solid oxide electrolyte is lanthanum gallate. Similarly, the material combined with the nickel may be an oxide such as magnesium oxide. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100003556 | PLASMA-CATALYZED FUEL REFORMER - A reformer is disclosed that includes a plasma zone to receive a pre-heated mixture of reactants and ionize the reactants by applying an electrical potential thereto. A first thermally conductive surface surrounds the plasma zone and is configured to transfer heat from an external heat source into the plasma zone. The reformer further includes a reaction zone to chemically transform the ionized reactants into synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A second thermally conductive surface surrounds the reaction zone and is configured to transfer heat from the external heat source into the reaction zone. The first thermally conductive surface and second thermally conductive surface are both directly exposed to the external heat source. A corresponding method and system are also disclosed and claimed herein. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100279194 | Sulfur Tolerant Anode For Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for use in generating electricity while tolerating sulfur content in a fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell includes an electrolyte, a cathode, and a sulfur tolerant anode. The cathode is disposed on a first side of the electrolyte. The sulfur tolerant anode is disposed on a second side of the electrolyte opposite the cathode. The sulfur tolerant anode includes a composition of nickel, copper, and ceria to exhibit a substantially stable operating voltage at a constant current density in the presence of the sulfur content within the fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell is useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from reformate which includes synthesis gas (syngas) and sulfur content. The solid oxide fuel cell is also useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from unreformed hydrocarbon fuel. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110062017 | EFFICIENT REVERSIBLE ELECTRODES FOR SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER CELLS - An electrolyzer cell is disclosed which includes a cathode to reduce an oxygen-containing molecule, such as H2O, CO | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120043219 | ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS USING ATMOSPHERIC AIR AND WATER - A process is provided for synthesizing synthesis gas from carbon dioxide obtained from atmospheric air or other available carbon dioxide source and water using a sodium-conducting electrochemical cell. Synthesis gas is also produced by the coelectrolysis of carbon dioxide and steam in a solid oxide fuel cell or solid oxide electrolytic cell. The synthesis gas produced may then be further processed and eventually converted into a liquid fuel suitable for transportation or other applications. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120118862 | Apparatus and Method of Oxidation Utilizing a Gliding Electric Arc - A method and apparatus for oxidizing a combustible material. The method includes introducing a volume of the combustible material into a plasma zone of a gliding electric arc oxidation system. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the gliding electric arc oxidation system. The volume of oxidizer includes a stoichiometrically excessive amount of oxygen. The method also includes generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the gliding electric arc oxidation system to oxidize the combustible material. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120267996 | CERAMIC ELECTRODE FOR GLIDING ELECTRIC ARC - A ceramic electrode for a gliding electric arc system. The ceramic electrode includes a ceramic fin defining a spine, a heel, and a tip. A discharge edge of the ceramic fin defines a diverging profile approximately from the heel of the ceramic fin to the tip of the ceramic fin. A mounting surface coupled to the ceramic fin facilitates mounting the ceramic fin within the gliding electric arc system. One or more ceramic electrodes may be used in the gliding electric arc system or other systems which at least partially oxidize a combustible material. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130216444 | ADVANCED FISCHER TROPSCH SYSTEM - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) unit that includes an FT tube that is packed with a catalyst. The catalyst is designed to catalyze an FT reaction to produce a hydrocarbon. An insert that is positioned within the FT tube. The insert comprises at least one cross-piece that contacts an inner surface of the FT tube and at least one cross-fin extending from the cross-piece. There may be a corresponding second cross-fin adjacent each cross-fin. Both the cross-fins and the second cross-fins may be disposed radially outwardly such that the edge of the cross-fins are closer to the inner surface of the FT tube than is the base of the cross-fins. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130216445 | COMPACT FT COMBINED WITH MICRO-FIBROUS SUPPORTED NANO-CATALYST - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) unit includes at least one FT reactor tube. The FT reactor tube is configured to convert syngas into one or more hydrocarbon products. Inside the tube is a nano-sized catalyst particles dispersed in a micro-fibrous substrate. The FT reactor tube may be positioned within a cooling block that may be made of aluminum or another metal. The cooling block includes an aperture, wherein the FT reactor tube is housed within the aperture. At least one cooling channel is located on the cooling block. The cooling channel houses at least one cooling tube that is designed to dissipate the heat produced by the FT reaction. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130216448 | COMPACT FISCHER TROPSCH SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BED TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A Fischer Tropsch (“FT”) reactor includes at least one FT tube. The FT tube may include a catalyst that is designed to catalyze an FT reaction, thereby creating a hydrocarbon from syngas. The FT reactor also includes a primary cooling fluid flow path that extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal length of the FT tube. A secondary cooling fluid flow path extends in a direction that is different than the direction of the primary cooling fluid flow path. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140157669 | METHOD FOR FORMING SYNTHESIS GAS USING A PLASMA-CATALYZED FUEL REFORMER - A method of forming a synthesis gas utilizing a reformer is disclosed. The method utilizes a reformer that includes a plasma zone to receive a pre-heated mixture of reactants and ionize the reactants by applying an electrical potential thereto. A first thermally conductive surface surrounds the plasma zone and is configured to transfer heat from an external heat source into the plasma zone. The reformer further includes a reaction zone to chemically transform the ionized reactants into synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A second thermally conductive surface surrounds the reaction zone and is configured to transfer heat from the external heat source into the reaction zone. The first thermally conductive surface and second thermally conductive surface are both directly exposed to the external heat source. A corresponding apparatus and system are also disclosed herein. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162154 | PLASMA-CATALYZED FUEL REFORMER SYSTEM - A thermally integrated system for producing electricity from a feedstock fuel is disclosed. The system utilizes a reformer that includes a plasma zone to receive a pre-heated mixture of reactants and ionize the reactants by applying an electrical potential thereto. A first thermally conductive surface surrounds the plasma zone and is configured to transfer heat from an external heat source into the plasma zone. The reformer further includes a reaction zone to chemically transform the ionized reactants into synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A second thermally conductive surface surrounds the reaction zone and is configured to transfer heat from the external heat source into the reaction zone. The first thermally conductive surface and second thermally conductive surface are both directly exposed to the external heat source. A corresponding method and apparatus are also disclosed herein. | 06-12-2014 |
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| 20080209270 | Automation Of Testing In Remote Sessions - Systems and methods are described for implementing automation of testing in remote sessions. In an implementation, a test agent is deployed at a remote server to automate testing of various components in a remote session between the remote server and a remote client. The test agent enables automation, synchronization and monitoring of test commands between the remote client and the remote server. The test agent communicates with test applications deployed at the remote client to test the components in the remote session. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080244062 | Scenario based performance testing - A framework for simulating user scenarios is provided in which actions defined by a script are automated and sent to a remote application in a terminal services environment. The scenarios may be created, modified, reused, or extended to a particular use case (i.e., a description of events used to achieve a product design goal) by reflecting different types of users, a combination of applications employed by such users, and characteristics associated with actions of the users. An automation engine is provided that interacts with one or more productivity applications through an object model. A scripting engine parses actions described by script (e.g., an XML (extensible Markup Language) script) and maps them to instructions sent to a corresponding component in the automation engine to be implemented through an interface with the application. The script establishes a profile schema that expresses the scenario. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080244081 | Automated testing of audio and multimedia over remote desktop protocol - A framework for automated testing of audio and/or multimedia rendering capabilities in a terminal services environment is provided in which a terminal server is arranged with a media player that is controllable by a client to playback one or more of a variety of pieces of media content over a terminal service protocol. At the client, a recorder makes a recording of the remotely played audio/multimedia content which is compared using a fuzzy verifier against the original content. The fuzzy verifier is arranged to take into account variations in the fidelity of the recorded content that may occur as a result of the network type (e.g., broadband vs. dial-up), network conditions, and data compression when making an assessment to thereby increase the accuracy and reliability of the audio and multimedia testing and eliminate the need for subjective analysis. | 10-02-2008 |
