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| 20130144024 | System and Method for Selective Trimerization - Disclosed herein is a method for separating from the reactor effluent of an olefin oligomerization procedure those catalyst materials and polymeric by-products which can cause difficulties in the downstream processing of such effluent. Polymer by-products and catalyst in the effluent are separated from reaction products by flash vaporization utilizing an in-situ hot solvent which is contacted with the effluent and serves as the heating medium to promote this flash vaporization step. Subsequent processing of a liquid portion of the effluent which is left after flash vaporization involves recovery of catalyst and polymeric by-products therefrom in a steam stripping vessel. Also disclosed is a multiple reactor system which can be used for continuous trimerization of ethylene to 1-hexene while at the same time washing polymeric by-products from one of the reactors in the series using a wash oil solvent. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20140163273 | Method and Apparatus for Managing the Conversion of Hydrocarbons Into Olefins - An apparatus and method are provided for processing hydrocarbon feeds. The method enhances the conversion of hydrocarbon feeds into ethylene. In particular, the present techniques expose feed containing hydrocarbons to high-severity operating conditions in a pyrolysis reactor and separate the reactor product from the reactor into a first product having hydrogen and a second product including ≧90 mole percent of the acetylene in the reactor product. Then, the second product is reacted with a catalyst in a converter to form ethylene. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163287 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Hydrogen Content Through The Conversion of Hydrocarbons Into Olefins - An apparatus and method are provided for processing hydrocarbon feeds. The method enhances the conversion of hydrocarbon feeds into conversion products, such as ethylene and propylene. In particular, the present techniques combine a first hydrocarbon feed with a second hydrocarbon feed and a hydrogen (H | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140303339 | "Method and Apparatus for Converting Hydrocarbons Into Olefins" - An apparatus and method are provided for processing hydrocarbon feeds. The method enhances the conversion of hydrocarbon feeds into conversion products, such as ethylene and propylene. In particular, the present techniques utilize a high-severity reactor integrated with another reactor type to convert hydrocarbons to other petrochemical products. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150203429 | Process for Producing Phenol and/or Cyclohexanone from Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone, cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with an oxygen-containing gas to produce an oxidation effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is then contacted with a cleavage catalyst to produce a cleavage effluent containing phenol and cyclohexanone. At least one of the oxidation effluent and the cleavage effluent also contains at least one by-product selected from phenylcyclohexanols and phenylcyclohexanones and the process further comprises contacting the by-product with a dehydration catalyst to convert the by-product to phenylcyclohexene and hydrogenating the phenylcyclohexene to cyclohexylbenzene. The dealkylation and hydrogenation may be conducted in a single stage. | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150218074 | Process for Producing Phenol and/or Cyclohexanone from Cyclohexylbenzene - A process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone is described in which cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with an oxygen-containing gas under conditions effective to produce an oxidation effluent comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and at least part of cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst under conditions effective to produce a cleavage effluent containing phenol and cyclohexanone. At least one of the oxidation effluent and the cleavage effluent contains at least one phenylcyclohexanol as a by-product and the process further comprises contacting the phenylcyclohexanol with a dehydration catalyst comprising a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 family under conditions effective to convert at least part of the phenylcyclohexanol to phenylcyclohexene. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150218076 | Process for Separating Methylcyclopentanone from Cyclohexanone - In a process for separating methylcyclopentanone from a mixture comprising methylcyclopentanone and cyclohexanone, a feedstock comprising cyclohexanone, methylcyclopentanone, water at a concentration of at least 0.10 wt %, and optionally phenol is fed into a fractionation distillation column, where a lower effluent rich in cyclohexanone and an upper effluent rich in methylcyclopentanone are produced. Due to the inclusion of water at a relatively high concentration in the feedstock, efficient separation of methylcyclopentanone is achieved. In certain particularly desirable embodiments, the lower effluent is substantially free of methylcyclopentanone. The thus produced cyclohexanone may be used to make, e.g., high-purity caprolactam, which, in turn, may be used for fabricating, e.g., high-performance nylon-6 material. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150291493 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone, a cleavage reaction mixture containing cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-hydroperoxide and cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with sulfuric acid and water under cleavage conditions effective to form a cleavage reaction effluent containing phenol, cyclohexanone, cyclohexylbenzene, water, sulfuric acid and 1-phenylcyclohexanol. At least a portion of the cleavage reaction effluent is neutralized with a basic material to produce a neutralized cleavage product and at least a portion of the neutralized cleavage product is supplied in the absence of an added dehydration catalyst to a distillation column. The distillation column is operated so that at least a portion of the neutralized cleavage product is exposed to a temperature greater than 70° C. at at least one location in the distillation column whereby at least a portion of the 1-phenylcyclohexanol in the neutralized cleavage product is dehydrated to phenylcyclohexene. | 10-15-2015 |
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| 20130111864 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A lawn mower includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor configured to start the internal combustion engine, and a blade driven by the internal combustion engine. The lawn mower further includes an assembly for stopping at least one of the blade and the internal combustion engine. The assembly includes a brake mechanism, a release mechanism, a linkage between the brake mechanism and the release mechanism. The assembly further includes an interlock configured to prevent the release mechanism from releasing the brake mechanism, and an interface allowing an operator to release the interlock. The electric motor is coupled to the assembly such that release of the brake mechanism automatically engages the electric motor to start the internal combustion engine. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111865 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A lawn mower includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor configured to start the engine, a blade driven by the engine, and an assembly for stopping at least one of the blade and the engine. The assembly includes a brake mechanism, a release mechanism movable to an engaged position to release the brake mechanism, an interlock configured to selectively prevent the release mechanism from moving to the engaged position, and an interface allowing an operator to release the interlock to allow the release mechanism to move to the engaged position. The lawn mower further includes a switch actuated by the release mechanism and a control module coupled to the switch so that the switch provides a signal to the control module when the release mechanism is in the engaged position and the control module turns on the electric motor in response to the signal to start the engine. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130343906 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A pressure washer includes an engine, a water pump driven by the engine, a starter motor coupled to the engine to start the engine, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the starter motor, a spray device including an activation device for starting and stopping a flow of water from the spray device, a pressure sensor, and a flow sensor. The water pump has a low pressure side and a high pressure side. The high pressure side provides pressurized water. The pressure sensor is located at the low pressure side and is configured to indicate a water pressure relative to a threshold pressure. The flow sensor is located at the low pressure side and is configured to indicate a water flow relative to a threshold flow. With the engine off, the starter motor starts the engine when the pressure sensor indicates the water pressure is above the threshold pressure and the flow sensor indicates the water flow is above the threshold flow. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140230393 | LAWN MOWER STARTER SYSTEM - A lawn mower includes an internal combustion engine, a rotary tool driven by the internal combustion engine, an electric motor coupled to the internal combustion engine and configured to start the internal combustion engine, a receiving port mounted to the internal combustion engine, an energy storage device configured to be selectively inserted into and removed from the receiving port without tools, a first user interface, and a second user interface, wherein the electric motor starts the internal combustion engine upon actuation of the first user interface and the second user interface. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150053164 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder, an exhaust, a fuel tank, an engine cover, a power take off configured to drive an implement, an electric starting system including a starter motor, a battery receiving port, and a rechargeable battery removably attached to the battery receiving port, and an electric start control module including a switch configured to be actuated by a release mechanism configured to put the implement in the ready-to-run condition and a controller coupled to the switch, wherein the switch is configured to provide a signal when the release mechanism is in the engaged position, wherein the controller is configured to receive the signal, wherein the controller it configured to turn on the starter motor to start the internal combustion engine upon receipt of the signal from the switch and an input from a run sensor confirming that the implement is in the ready-to-run condition, and wherein the rechargeable battery is configured to power the starter motor to start the engine. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160108881 | LAWN MOWER STARTER SYSTEM - A lawn mower includes an internal combustion engine, a rotary tool driven by the internal combustion engine, an electric motor coupled to the internal combustion engine and configured to start the internal combustion engine, a receiving port mounted to the internal combustion engine, an energy storage device configured to be selectively inserted into and removed from the receiving port without tools, a first user interface, and a second user interface, wherein the electric motor starts the internal combustion engine upon actuation of the first user interface and the second user interface. | 04-21-2016 |
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| 20150081146 | Actively controlled curvature robotic pectoral fin - A robotic mechanical fin, having a motor housing containing a plurality of rib rotation motors, rib spars, and a plurality of ribs, mechanically movable and communicatively coupled to the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts, where the plurality of ribs are rotationally coupled to and actuated by the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts. The mechanical fin further includes a flexible fin casing, within which the ribs reside, forming the complete actively controlled curvature robotic propulsion and steering apparatus. The mechanical fin, is connected to a plurality of control electronics circuits and a computer processor programmed with actuation code that when executed by the computer processor causes automated actuation of simultaneous propulsion and steering maneuverability of the actively controlled curvature, robotic, mechanical fin. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150239539 | Actively Controlled Curvature Robotic Pectoral Fin - A robotic mechanical fin, having a motor housing containing a plurality of rib rotation motors, rib spars, and a plurality of ribs, mechanically movable and communicatively coupled to the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts, where the plurality of ribs are rotationally coupled to and actuated by the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts. The mechanical fin further includes a flexible fin casing, within which the ribs reside, forming the complete actively controlled curvature robotic propulsion and steering apparatus. The mechanical fin is connected to a plurality of control electronics circuits and a computer processor programmed with actuation code that when executed by the computer processor causes automated actuation of simultaneous propulsion and steering maneuverability of the actively controlled curvature, robotic, mechanical fin. | 08-27-2015 |
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| 20110025892 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL STRUCTURE EMPLOYING A SHARED FLOATING DIFFUSION - A pixel structure for an image sensor includes a semiconductor material portion having a coplanar and contiguous semiconductor surface and including four photodiodes, four channel regions, and a common floating diffusion region. Each of the four channel regions is directly adjoined to one of the four photodiodes and the common floating diffusion region. The four photodiodes are located within four different quadrants as defined employing a vertical line passing through a point within the common floating diffusion region as a center axis. The common floating diffusion region, a reset gate transistor, a source follower transistor, and a row select transistor are located within four different quadrants as defined employing a vertical line passing through a point within one of the photodiodes as an axis. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110077916 | Method of Distributing a Random Variable Using Statistically Correct Spatial Interpolation Continuously With Spatially Inhomogeneous Statistical Correlation Versus Distance, Standard Deviation, and Mean - Methods for modeling a random variable with spatially inhomogenous statistical correlation versus distance, standard deviation, and mean by spatial interpolation with statistical corrections. The method includes assigning statistically independent random variable to a set of seed points in a coordinate frame and defining a plurality of test points at respective spatial locations in the coordinate frame. A equation for a random variable is determined for each of the test points by spatial interpolation from one or more of the random variable assigned to the seed points. The method further includes adjusting the equation of the random variable at each of the test point with respective correction factor equations. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110166686 | AUTOMATED SENSITIVITY DEFINITION AND CALIBRATION FOR DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING TOOLS - A method of automatic calibration of a design for manufacturing (DfM) simulation tool includes providing, as a first input, one or more defined rules for each of one or more semiconductor device levels to be simulated by the tool, and providing, as a second input, a plurality of defined feature size threshold ranges and increments for use in histogram generation of a number of failures with respect to a reference circuit; providing, as a third input, the reference circuit; executing the defined rules for the semiconductor device levels to be simulated, and outputting a fail count for the reference circuit at each defined threshold value, thereby generating histogram data of fail count versus threshold for the reference circuit; and providing, as a fourth input, a defined fail count metric, thereby calibrating the DfM tool for use with respect to a target circuit. | 07-07-2011 |
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| 20110140318 | Molten metal containment structure having flow through ventilation - Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a molten metal containment structure including a refractory molten metal containment vessel having an external surface, and a metal casing for the vessel having an internal surface at least partially surrounding the external surface of the vessel at a distance therefrom forming a spacing between the vessel and the casing. The spacing includes an unobstructed upwardly extending gap that is vented to the exterior of the structure by upper and lower openings in the casing. A layer of insulating material is preferably positioned in the spacing between the internal surface of the casing and the external surface of the vessel, with the layer of insulating material being narrower than the spacing at least at upwardly extending sides of the casing, thereby forming the unobstructed gap. The vessel may be a metal conveying trough, a housing for a metal filter, a container for a metal degasser unit, a crucible, or the like. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110140322 | Compressive rod assembly for molten metal containment structure - Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a compressive rod assembly for applying force to a refractory vessel positioned within an outer metal casing. The assembly includes a rigid elongated rod having first and second opposed ends, a threaded bolt adjacent to the first opposed end of the elongated rod, and a compressive structure positioned operationally between the elongated rod and the bolt. Compressive force applied by the bolt to the elongated rod passes through the compressive structure which allows limited longitudinal movements of the elongated rod to be accommodated by the compressive structure without requiring corresponding longitudinal movements of the bolt. Exemplary embodiments also relate to rod structure forming a component of the assembly, and to a metal containment structure having a vessel supported and compressed by at least one such assembly. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110253753 | Flow control apparatus for molten metal - Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a flow control apparatus for control of molten metal flow through a trough. The apparatus includes a flow control element (e.g. a movable dam or flow restrictor) movable between an operating position and an inactive position. A guide element provides an elongated track having a first part extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the flow control element. One or more track followers are retained by the guide element and are movable along the track. An elongated arm is attached at one end to the flow control element and to the track follower at an opposite end. An actuator operably connects to the track follower to move the track follower along the track. The track causes the flow control element to move away from the operating position with a straight (non-pivoting) motion, but preferably causes the flow control element to pivot as it approaches the inactive position. The flow control apparatus may be combined with a connector unit for connecting sections of a metal-conveying trough or the like, or may be used directly with such trough or trough sections. | 10-20-2011 |
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| 20110258920 | V-Trough Photobioreactor System and Method of Use - Disclosed herein are photobioreactor systems for high productivity aquaculture or aquafarming for growing of algae or other organisms in an aquatic environment featuring aspects that favor improved growth rates by achieving control over the contents of the growth medium, including carbon source, nitrogen source, and essential trace elements necessary for growth. In one aspect, a photobioreactor is disclosed which comprises a cavity defined by: a substantially V-shaped base comprising: two base walls, said base walls meeting proximate to an axis defining an interior angle, each base wall comprising: a sloped portion and a substantially vertical portion, a proximal end and a distal end, and a length extending along said axis and a width extending perpendicular to said axis; the cavity being further defined by: a proximal side wall adjacent to said proximal end, and a distal side wall adjacent to said distal end; and the photobioreactor system further comprising: at least one gas delivery system disposed within said cavity and extending parallel to said axis, and at least one carbon dioxide delivery system disposed within said cavity and extending parallel to said axis. In other aspects, methods of use of these systems and kits for their assembly are disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120064508 | Operation and Control of V-Trough Photobioreactor Systems - Disclosed herein are photobioreactor systems for high productivity aquaculture or aquafarming for growing of algae or other organisms in an aquatic environment featuring aspects that favor improved growth rates by achieving control over the contents of the growth medium, including carbon source, nitrogen source, and essential trace elements necessary for growth. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120077253 | Methods and Systems for Controlled Illumination - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for the collection of solar energy and the use thereof to generate an algal biomass capable of producing biofuels. In one implementation, the specific irradiance (e.g., moles photons per gram per day) is controlled to optimize algal growth and the production of polar lipids, non-polar lipids, and proteins. Optionally, non-photosynthetic portions of the light spectrum are diverted for uses other than illumination of the algae and/or are shifted in wavelength to fall within the photosynthetic spectrum | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130102076 | Systems and methods for growing photosynthetic organisms - Methods and apparatus for promoting the growth of an aquatic photosynthetic organism within a growth medium in a photobioreactor may use a luminescent material targeting the aquatic photosynthetic organism in the photobioreactor. The luminescent material may be a substrate with a matrix of conductors coupled to the substrate, and light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) electrically coupled to the matrix of conductors. The aquatic photosynthetic organism in the photobioreactor is exposed to the light emitted by the LEDs. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130129775 | OMEGA 7 RICH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ISOLATING OMEGA 7 FATTY ACIDS - Disclosed here are compositions rich in omega-7 fatty acids, including palmitoleic acid, and products rich in omega-7 fatty acids derived from algal biomass. The algae and/or compositions rich in omega-7 fatty acids may be used in products or as ingredients of products. Methods and systems for increasing the production or concentration of omega-7 fatty acids, and isolating omega-7 fatty acids from algal biomass are also disclosed herein. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130232866 | V-Trough Photobioreactor System and Method of Use - Disclosed herein are photobioreactor systems for high productivity aquaculture or aquafarming for growing of algae or other organisms in an aquatic environment featuring aspects that favor improved growth rates by achieving control over the contents of the growth medium, including carbon source, nitrogen source, and essential trace elements necessary for growth. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20150118735 | METHODS OF CULTURING MICROORGANISMS IN NON-AXENIC MIXOTROPHIC CONDITIONS - Methods of culturing microorganisms in non-axenic mixotrophic conditions are disclosed. A method of culturing microalgae mixotrophically and controlling bacterial contamination with an acetic acid/pH auxostat system is specifically described. Methods of culturing microalgae mixotrophically with an increased productivity through an increase in oxygen transfer to the culture, and controlling bacterial contamination with an oxidative agent are also described. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150232802 | MIXOTROPHIC, PHOTOTROPHIC, AND HETEROTROPHIC COMBINATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods of culturing microorganisms in combinations of phototrophic, mixotrophic, and heterotrophic culture conditions are disclosed. A culture of microorganisms may be transitioned between culture conditions over the life of a culture in various combinations, utilizing various conditions in a sequential manner to optimize the culture for growth or product accumulation. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150240199 | BALANCED MIXOTROPHY METHODS - Methods of culturing mixotrophic microorganisms in a state of balanced gas composition are disclosed. Parameters of a culture of mixotrophic microorganisms may be controlled to reduce the requirements of externally supplied gases and optimize the production and consumption of gases within the culture by the phototrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms of the mixotrophic microorganisms. | 08-27-2015 |
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| 20090209646 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090214644 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS WITH REDUCED ADVERSE EFFECTS - Disclosed are delayed release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090215898 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS - Disclosed are immediate release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100143468 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110230559 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are immediate release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120122985 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130012584 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018100 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130096198 | Tranexamic Acid Formulations - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20150018419 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150290127 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS - Disclosed are modified release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150290157 | TRANEXAMIC ACID FORMULATIONS - Disclosed are immediate release oral tranexamic acid formulations and methods of treatment therewith. | 10-15-2015 |
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| 20130159582 | Resource Reservation for an External Device that is Not Available at Startup of a Host Computer - A system and method for reserving resources of a host computer for use by an external device configured to be coupled to an expansion bus of the host computer are described. The host computer may be configured to execute device resource software that operates at a startup of the host computer to reserve one or more resources for the external device. The external device may not be available during the startup of the host computer, e.g., because the external device is not powered on or is not physically connected to the host computer. The device resource software may subsequently detect that the external device becomes available after the startup of the host computer. In response, the device resource software may enable the external device to use the one or more resources that were previously reserved at the startup of the host computer. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140101347 | Isochronous Data Transfer Between Memory-Mapped Domains of a Memory-Mapped Fabric - Techniques for isochronous data transfer between different memory-mapped domains in a distributed system. A method includes configuring an isochronous engine with an isochronous period. The method further includes transferring data over a memory-mapped fabric from a first memory to a second memory during a specified portion of a cycle of the isochronous period. The first memory is comprised in a first device in a first memory-mapped domain of the memory-mapped fabric and the second memory is comprised in a second device in a second memory-mapped domain of the memory-mapped fabric. The method may further comprise translating one or more addresses related to the transferring. The memory-mapped fabric may be a PCI-Express fabric. The transferring may be performed by a DMA controller. A non-transparent bridge may separate the first and the second memory-mapped domains and may perform the translating. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140372657 | Hidden Base Address Register Programming in Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Buses - A mapping and correspondence may be established between a virtual topology and a physical topology of a PCIe subsystem, and a host may be presented with the virtual topology but not the actual physical topology. A semi transparent bridge may couple an upstream host to the PCIe subsystem that includes intermediary bridges and respective PCIe endpoints coupled downstream from the intermediary bridges. The intermediary bridges may be hidden from the host, while the respective PCIe endpoints may be visible to the host. A configuration block may provide to the upstream host, during a setup mode, first memory allocation information corresponding to the intermediary switches, responsive to the upstream host expecting second memory allocation information corresponding to the respective PCIe endpoints. The configuration block may then provide to the upstream host, during a runtime mode, the second memory allocation information, responsive to the upstream host expecting the second memory allocation information. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140372741 | Opaque Bridge for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Bus Systems - A host system may couple to a PCIe subsystem. During setup of the PCIe subsystem, the BIOS in the host system may first be informed that the devices to be coupled are not PCIe devices, and certain amount of memory is required for these devices. The BIOS may therefore not attempt to configure the devices, and may instead allocate the required memory space. When the operating system boots up, it may not attempt to configure the devices, loading a custom driver instead of an existing PCI driver to configure the bus. Once loaded, the custom driver may configure the devices, then inform the OS that there are PCIe devices in the system at the specified addresses, which may cause the OS to load and execute existing PCIe device drivers to operate/use the devices. The proprietary driver may also be used to handle traffic between the PCIe drivers and the OS. | 12-18-2014 |
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| 20110094456 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE LEVEL OF COMPLETION OF DIESEL ENGINE HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION - The Combustion Management System models each hydrocarbon combustion application and supplies a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094457 | SYSTEM FOR REGULATING A HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION PROCESS USING A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC MIX OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN - The Combustion Management System models each hydrocarbon combustion application and supplies a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094458 | SYSTEM TO DYNAMICALLY VARY THE VOLUME OF PRODUCT GAS INTRODUCED INTO A HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION PROCESS - The Combustion Management System models each hydrocarbon combustion application and supplies a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094459 | REGULATING A HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION PROCESS USING A SET OF DATA INDICATIVE OF HYDROCARBON FUEL CONSUMED CORRESPONDING TO A MONITORED ENGINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC - The Combustion Management System models each hydrocarbon combustion application and supplies a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094878 | PRODUCT GAS GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC MIX OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN - The Product Gas Generator works in conjunction with a Combustion Management System to supply a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100803 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC MIX OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN USING A PLURALITY OF ELECTROLYTIC CELLS - The Product Gas Generator works in conjunction with a Combustion Management System to supply a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results. | 05-05-2011 |
