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| 20110000841 | Filter Cartridge and Method For Producing and Using Thereof - The group of inventions relates to liquid purifying devices and can be used for purifying drinking water and other liquids for household, medical and other purposes. A filter cartridge is filled with a filtering material and is configured in the form of an open bowl which can be closed with a lid, having side walls and a bottom with at least one outlet opening which is closed with a water-permeable material, wherein the cartridge bottom is designed such as to make it possible to use the water-permeable material which comes to the external edge of the side walls and is made of fibers with a sufficiently small diameter to allow using the filtering material containing powder particles; furthermore, the entire area between external and internal edges of the walls along the perimeter of the bottom is made of a composite based on a polymer water-permeable material. The method of producing the filtering cartridge involves placing a blank in at least a split mould, cutting it to the exact shape of a piece, filling a shaping cavity of the mould with a molted polymer material and extracting the product from the mould, wherein the cavity of the mould is filled with the molted polymer material upon placing the blank therein and the blank is cut up along a cutting zone which is formed in the purpose-made region of the mould. The filtering cartridge is used in a device for purifying liquid, substantially drinking water. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20130199974 | Device for Purifying a Liquid - A device for purifying a liquid is disclosed. The device includes a collecting vessel for an unpurified liquid, a collecting vessel for a purified liquid, a replaceable filter module filled with a filter material and an automatic means for timed injection of air into the collecting vessel for the unpurified liquid during a filtration process. The automatic means is connected to the collecting vessel for the unpurified liquid by an injection nozzle having a pressure control valve. Moreover, the automatic means is for maintaining positive air pressure above the unpurified liquid during the filtration process. Maintenance of positive air pressure during the filtration process increases filtration speed of the liquid with simultaneous increase in degree of purification of the liquid. | 08-08-2013 |
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| 20140158644 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTACTING LIQUIDS - One embodiment can be an apparatus for contacting a first liquid and a second liquid. The apparatus can include a vessel, which in turn, may include at least one wall, a first member, and a funnical frustum. The at least one wall can form a perimeter about an interior space. Also, the first member can be positioned within the interior space and form a plurality of passageways. Each passageway may be bordered by a first side and a second side from an outer region to an interior surface of the first member. Generally, the funnical frustum is positioned downstream of the first member to facilitate a swirling of at least one of the first and second liquids. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140160879 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTACTING AND SEPARATING LIQUIDS - One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for contacting a first liquid and a second liquid. The apparatus can include a vessel. The vessel can include a wall and a funnical frustum. The wall may form a perimeter about an interior space and include a first side and a second side forming a passageway communicating at least one of the first and second liquids to the interior space. The funnical frustum may be positioned proximate to the passageway and abut the wall for facilitating contacting of the first and second liquids. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163293 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ALKYLATION - One exemplary embodiment can be a process. The process can include obtaining a hydrocarbon phase having one or more hydrocarbons and an alkylation catalyst from a first vessel, swirling the hydrocarbon phase to separate the alkylation catalyst, and recycling the alkylation catalyst to an alkylation reactor. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163294 | PROCESS AND VESSEL FOR REMOVING ONE OR MORE SULFUR COMPOUNDS - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more sulfur compounds from a first liquid. The process can include passing the first liquid through a first inlet and a second liquid through a second inlet, and passing the first liquid through a first outlet and the second liquid through a second outlet of a vessel. The vessel may further have a plurality of vortex contactors. Often, the plurality of vortex contactors has a first vortex contactor, in turn including at least one wall and a frustum. The at least one wall can form a perimeter about an interior space and include a first side and a second side forming a passageway communicating the first liquid from an exterior to the interior space, and a frustum positioned proximate to the passageway and abutting the at least one wall for facilitating contacting of the first and second liquids to extract the one or more sulfur compounds from the first liquid to the second liquid. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163295 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for extracting one or more sulfur compounds. The process may include mixing a hydrocarbon stream containing the one or more sulfur compounds with an alkaline stream in at least one vessel. Often, the at least one vessel includes a member forming a perimeter about an interior space and having a first side and a second side forming a passageway communicating at least one of the hydrocarbon stream and the alkaline stream from an outer surface of the member to the interior space, and a frustum. The frustum can be positioned proximate to the passageway and abutting the member for facilitating contacting of the hydrocarbon stream and the alkaline stream. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163298 | PROCESS AND VESSEL FOR REMOVING ONE OR MORE SULFUR COMPOUNDS - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more sulfur compounds from a first liquid. The process can include passing the first liquid through a first inlet and a second liquid through a second inlet of a vessel, passing the first and second liquids through the passageway for facilitating contacting of the first and second liquids to extract the one or more sulfur compounds from the first liquid to the second liquid, and passing the first liquid through the first outlet and the second liquid through the second outlet. Often, the vessel has a plurality of vortex contactors, and a first outlet and a second outlet. The plurality of vortex contactors can include a first vortex contactor, in turn having at least one wall forming a perimeter about an interior region and including a first side and a second side forming a passageway communicating the first liquid from an exterior to the interior region, and a frustum positioned proximate to the passageway and abutting the at least one wall. | 06-12-2014 |
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| 20090212778 | LARGE AIRBORNE TIME-DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMITTER COIL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - An airborne time domain electromagnetic survey system is provided. The system and apparatus of the present invention are able to address the interest in exploring base metals and uranium deposits at depths approaching 1 kilometer. It encompasses a transmitter coil having a large magnetic dipole moment, flight stability, which is light weight, compatible with small helicopters, and can be transported, setup and repaired in the field. It is of a semi-rigid modular structure that can decrease the incidence of damage or breakage during take-off or landing in rough terrain. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090278540 | DOUBLE-SUSPENSION RECEIVER COIL SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present invention is a double-suspension receiver coil apparatus and system for conducting electromagnetic surveys including, both ground-based and airborne measurements. The present invention includes at least one receiver coil suspended by way of first suspension members within an inner frame and said inner frame being suspended by second suspension members within an inner ring which is further enclosed within an outer frame. The double-suspension receiver coil apparatus functions so as to maintain the receiver coil position while minimizing vibrations in order to achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio and enable accurate measurements. The receiver coil may be in an airborne system in a near-horizontal position or in a ground system in a vertical position. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100052685 | BUCKING COIL AND B-FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TIME DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS - The present invention relates to a HTEM system that includes a semi-rigid bucking coil and an algorithm to determine the magnetic field B from the measured signal dB/dt. The bucking coil may be positioned in a concentric coplanar manner relative to a transmitter coil and receiver coil, in order to minimize spurious signals at the receiver coil during data acquisition time. Signals gathered by the system may be further processed by a signal processing means. Moreover, measurements performed upon data generated by the system may be performed upon the entire period of a current waveform applied to the transmitter and bucking coils. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100188089 | Multiple Receiver Coil System For Geophysical Prospecting - A receiver coil tow assembly for geophysical prospecting, comprising: multiple receiver coils, each receiver coil being housed within a respective tubular outer frame section that defines a continuous passageway in which the receiver coil extends, the tubular outer frame sections being connected together to provide a skeletal frame maintaining the receiver coils in a substantially constant position relative to each other; and a tow cable connected to the skeletal frame for towing the frame to conduct a geophysical survey. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100244843 | Geophysical prospecting using rotationally invariant parameters of natural electromagnetic fields - A geophysical survey method and system that comprises: measuring along multiple axes at multiple locations within a survey area magnetic field components of a low frequency magnetic field resulting from naturally occurring electromagnetic sources using a first sensor system; measuring along multiple axes magnetic field components of a low frequency magnetic field resulting from naturally occurring electromagnetic sources using a second sensor system; and receiving information about the magnetic field components measured by the first sensor system and the second sensor system and in dependence thereon computing parameters from the received information that are independent of rotation of the first sensor system or the second sensor system about any axis thereof. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110001480 | Airborne Electromagnetic Transmitter Coil System - A tow assembly for an airborne electromagnetic surveying system, comprising: a semi-rigid transmitter coil frame supporting a transmitter coil, the transmitter coil frame being formed from a plurality of serially connected frame sections forming a loop, the transmitter coil frame having articulating joints at a plurality of locations about a circumference thereof enabling the transmitter coil frame to at least partially bend at the articulating joints; and a suspension assembly for towing the transmitter coil frame behind an aircraft, the suspension assembly comprising a plurality of ropes and attached to the circumference of the transmitter coil frame at spaced apart locations. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110050230 | Double-Suspension Receiver Coil System and Apparatus - A receiver coil apparatus for an electromagnetic survey system, comprising: a tubular outer frame defining an internal passage; a rigid inner member; a receiver coil; a plurality of first elastic suspension members suspending the receiver coil from the rigid inner member within the internal passage; and a plurality of second elastic suspension members suspending the rigid inner member within the internal passage. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110148421 | Bucking Coil and B-Field Measurement System And Apparatus for Time Domain Electromagnetic Measurements - According to one example embodiment is a time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) geophysical survey system for producing a B-field measurement, comprising: a transmitter coil; a bucking coil positioned in a substantially concentric and coplanar orientation relative to the transmitter coil; a receiver coil positioned in a substantially concentric and coplanar orientation relative to the bucking coil; an electrical current source connected to the transmitter coil and bucking coil for applying a periodic current thereto; and a data collection system configured to receive a magnetic field time-derivative signal dB/dt from the receiver coil and integrate the magnetic field time-derivative signal dB/dt to generate, a magnetic B-field measurement, the transmitter coil, bucking coil and receiver coil being positioned relative to each other such that, at the location of the receiver coil, a magnetic field generated by the bucking coil has a cancelling effect on a primary magnetic field generated by the transmitter coil. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110181290 | RECEIVER COIL ASSEMBLY FOR AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING WITH NOISE MITIGATION - An airborne geophysical surveying system comprising a receiver coil assembly for towing by an aircraft, the receiver assembly including a receiver coil for sensing changes in a magnetic field component of a magnetic field, and a receiver coil orientation sensing system for sensing orientation changes of the receiver coil. A controller receives signals representing the sensed changes in the magnetic field component from the receiver coil and the sensed orientation changes from the receiver coil orientation sensing system and corrects the sensed changes in the magnetic field component to provide a signal that is corrected for noise caused by changing orientation of the receiver coil in a static geomagnetic field. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110272522 | AIRBORNE TIME DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMITTER COIL SYSTEM AND APPRATUS - A tow assembly for an airborne electromagnetic surveying system, including: a transmitter coil frame supporting a transmitter coil, the transmitter coil frame being formed from a plurality of serially connected frame sections forming a loop, the transmitter coil frame having rotating joints at a plurality of locations about a circumference thereof enabling the transmitter coil frame to at least partially bend at the rotating joints; and a suspension assembly for towing the transmitter coil frame behind an aircraft, the suspension assembly being attached to the circumference of the transmitter coil frame at spaced apart locations. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20140322452 | DEPOSITING POLYMER SOLUTIONS TO FORM OPTICAL DEVICES - Provided are methods of depositing polymer solutions on substrates to form various optical elements. A polymer solution may include about 0.1%-0% by weight of a specific polymer having rigid rod-like molecules. The molecules may include various cores, spacers, and sides groups to ensure their solubility, viscosity, and cross-linking ability. The deposition techniques may include slot die, spray, molding, roll coating, and so forth. Pre-deposition techniques may be used to improve wettability and adhesion of substrates. Post-deposition techniques may include ultraviolet cross-linking, specific drying techniques, evaporation of solvent, treating with salt solutions, and shaping. The disclosed polymers and deposition processes may yield optical elements with high refractive index values, such as greater than 1.6. These optical elements may be used as +A plates, −C plates, or biaxial polymers and used as retarders in LCD active panels or as light collimators and light guides. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150086799 | ORGANIC POLYMER COMPOUNDS SUITABLE FOR FORMING POSITIVE A-TYPE RETARDERS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - An organic polymer solution may include about 0.1%-30% by weight of a specific polymer having rigid rod-like molecules. These molecules may include various cores, spacers, and sides groups to ensure their solubility, viscosity, and cross-linking ability. The rigid rod-like molecules are selected in such a way that they form self-assembling structures in the polymer solution, which makes it a lyotropic liquid crystal. The organic polymer solution, when properly deposited on a substrate and dried to remove solvents, forms a solid optical retardation layer of positive A-type substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range. | 03-26-2015 |
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| 20100047477 | 6,7-Dihydrobenzimidazo[1,2-c]Quinazolin-6-One Carboxylic Acids, their Esters, and Methods of Synthesis Thereof - The present invention relates to a 6,7-dihydrobenzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-one carboxylic acid and its esters of the general structural formula (I), and provides a method for their synthesis (I) where R and each R′ are selected independently from the list comprising —H—CH | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100215954 | Polycyclic Organic Compound, Optically Anisotropic Film and Method of Production Thereof - The polycyclic organic compounds which are substantially transparent for an electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, an anisotropic optical film comprising at least one polycyclic organic compound and a method of producing thereof are disclosed. The polycyclic organic compounds have a general formula (I) wherein A and B are acid groups, n is the number of phenyl rings in the range from 3 to 10; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; / is 1, 2, or 3, p is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, C is a counterion from a list comprising H | 08-26-2010 |
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| 20120254197 | OBJECT ACCESS SYSTEM BASED UPON HIERARCHICAL EXTRACTION TREE AND RELATED METHODS - An object access system may include an input component, and a processor coupled to the input component and configured to construct an extraction tree based upon an ordered list of objects, each object having an object description and associated weighted value. The extraction tree may include nodes, each node having a node range for representing a group of objects based upon the respective object descriptions. The nodes may include a parent node, and ordered child nodes associated therewith and having overlapping node ranges. The processor may be configured to traverse the extraction tree, based upon user input from the input component, along an access path from a root node to a terminal node including a selected access object. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140267019 | CONTINUOUS DIRECTIONAL INPUT METHOD WITH RELATED SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A method for continuous directional input may include using a processor and memory to track parameters of a continuous spatial trace of a parametric process, and detect positions along the continuous spatial trace that correspond to selectable directional input events and subdivide the continuous spatial trace into trace segments. The processor and memory may calculate directional characteristics in positions of the selectable directional input events at ends of each trace segment, determine input indexes corresponding to the directional characteristics of each trace segment, and convert a sequence of indexes into assigned input values. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140320411 | LATTICE KEYBOARDS WITH RELATED DEVICES - An electronic device may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a touch-enabled display coupled to the processor. The processor may be for generating a lattice of nodes of a circular packing being based upon a connected transformation of a square circular packing. The connected transformation may preserve adjacency between pairs of adjacent circles of the square circular packing after a transformation. The processor may also be for displaying a lattice keyboard on the touch-enabled display. The lattice keyboard may include keys, each of the key being associated with an input value and being selectable based on user touches provided to the touch enabled display. The keys may be arranged in a lattice pattern such that the center of each key is placed in the position of a respective node of the lattice. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150089435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION AND RECOGNITION OF INPUT SEQUENCES - A method/system may construct an expectation tree based upon an input flow, the expectation tree having a root node, nodes, each path from a root node to a node representing a potential input sequence from the input flow, each node including a counter for a number of occurrences of the respective potential input sequence. The method/system may construct touch distribution functions representing a weighted sum of prior touch prints for the targets, determine expectation weights of the potential input sequences and based upon expectations of pairs of sequences in the expectation tree, determine touch weights of potential input sequences toward a sequence of input touch prints and based upon the touch distribution functions, build an ordered list of input candidate sequences, and display the ordered list to the user for selection and confirmation of a desired input candidate sequence. | 03-26-2015 |
