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| 20110067738 | CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PLATFORM - A chemical delivery system capable of handling a variety of concentrated chemicals in such a manner as to reduce the amount of service required to maintain the system. The system should be able to accurately and consistently deliver an appropriate quantity of concentrated chemicals as needed by the application where the system is utilized. Additionally, the system is configured such that the system occupies as little space as necessary. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110192433 | CHEMICAL DELIVERY DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A system for controlling and monitoring the chemical usage in a car wash systems that form an aqueous cleaning solution by diluting a cleaning chemical concentrate in a process water stream to form. Level sensors are mounted to the bulk containers containing the chemical concentrate to measure and track the usage of the chemical concentrates. The usage data is collected and used to adjust flow rate controllers controlling the dilution of the concentrate into the process water stream. The system can be integrated into continuous processes where the aqueous cleaning solution is dispensed immediately after production and batch processes where the cleaning solution is stored temporarily before being dispensed onto a vehicle. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120138628 | GRAVIMETRIC DISPENSING SYSTEM - Apparatus and related methods for continually measuring and dispensing precise amounts of bulk chemical in a car wash application. A gravimetric dispensing assembly can include a load cell and a syringe dosing pump that is suspended below the load cell such that an entire mass of the syringe dosing pump is communicated to the load cell. In this manner, the load cell can measure the actual mass of chemical being dispensed from the syringe dosing pump on a continuous basis without solely relying on the rated volumetric capacity of the syringe dosing pump. The syringe dosing pump can be driven by a stepper motor that can be pulsed as directed by a controller so as to maintain, increase or decrease an amount of bulk chemical being dispensed from the syringe dosing pump. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120325853 | MICRO DOSING PANEL SYSTEM - Chemical dispensing systems and related methods for precision handling of fluids including water and bulk chemicals. Representative chemical dispensing system can include wall mounted dispensing panels or portable, frame mounted dispensing units. These chemical dispensing systems provide easy access to all required interfaces including water, chemical, air, electrical and solution. The wall mounted dispensing panel can include a molded routing panel having molded recesses for mounting and managing specific air, fluid and control modules. The portable, frame mounted dispensing unit can include an onboard pump assembly for pressurizing a motive fluid. The frame assembly can include one or more lifting handles and adjustable feet to allow for easy transportation and placement of the portable dispensing unit. | 12-27-2012 |
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| 20110092741 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A 1,2-ETHYLENEDIAMINE OR 1,2-PROPYLENEDIAMINE - The present invention generally relates to a process for preparing a 1,2-ethylenediamine; 1,2-propylenediamine; or a mixture thereof by way of a catalyzed reductive amination reaction employing hydrogen, a reductive amination catalyst, (C | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120116122 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF ALIPHATIC CYCLIC AMINES TO ALIPHATIC DIAMINES - The instant invention is a process for the conversion of aliphatic cyclic amines to aliphatic diamines. The process for conversion of aliphatic cyclic amines to aliphatic diamines comprises the steps of: (1) selecting one or more cyclic amines; (2) contacting said one or more cyclic amines with ammonia and hydrogen, optionally water, and optionally one or more solvents in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 120° C. to about 250° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig for a period in the range of at least one hour or more in one or more reactor systems; (3) forming a product mixture comprising one or more aliphatic diamine, optionally a portion of said one or more cyclic amines, optionally a portion of said ammonia, optionally a portion of said hydrogen, optionally water, and optionally a portion of said one or more solvents; (4) removing said product mixture from the reactor system; (5) removing at least a portion of said portion of ammonia, said portion of hydrogen, or mixture thereof from said product mixture via distillation; (6) removing at least a portion of said portion of water via distillation; (7) removing at least a portion of said portion of one or more optional solvents via distillation; (8) removing at least a portion of said portion of one or more cyclic amines; (9) thereby separating said one or more aliphatic diamines from said product mixture; and (10) thereby converting said one or more cyclic amines to one or more aliphatic diamines. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116123 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ONE OR MORE ALIPHATIC DIAMINES FROM REDUCTIVE AMINATION REACTION SOLVENTS AND IMPURITIES - The instant invention provides a process for separating one or more aliphatic diamines from reductive amination reaction solvents and impurities, and aliphatic diamines obtained via such a process. The process for separating one or more aliphatic diamines from reductive amination reaction solvents and impurities according to the instant invention comprises the steps of: (1) feeding one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, ammonia, and optionally one or more solvents into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; (2) contacting said one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, and ammonia with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; (3) thereby forming a product mixture comprising one or more cycloaliphatic diamines, optionally one or more bicyclic by-products, optionally one or more cycloaliphatic aminonitriles, optionally one or more cycloaliphatic aminoalcohols, optionally one or more oligomeric by-products, ammonia, water, hydrogen, and optionally one or more solvents; (4) removing said product mixture from the reactor system; (5) removing at least a portion of said ammonia, said hydrogen, or mixture thereof from said product mixture via distillation; (6) removing at least a portion of said water and said one or more optional solvents via distillation; (7) removing at least a portion of one or more optional bicyclic by-products via distillation; (8) removing one or more optional cycloaliphatic aminonitriles, one or more optional cycloaliphatic aminoalcohols, one or more optional oligomeric by-products via distillation; and (9) thereby separating said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines from said product mixture. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116124 | PROCESS FOR REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF ALIPHATIC CYANOALDEHYDES TO ALIPHATIC DIAMINES - The instant invention provides a process for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines, and aliphatic diamines produced via such method. The process for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines comprises the steps of: (1) providing a mixture of one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, optionally water, and optionally one or more solvents, wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes are selected from the group consisting of 1,3-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, 1,4-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, mixtures thereof, and combinations thereof; (2) contacting said mixture with a metal carbonate based solid bed or a weak base anion exchange resin bed at a temperature in the range of 15 to 40° C. for a period of at least 1 minute or more, for example 5 minutes or more; (3) thereby treating said mixture, wherein said treated mixture has a pH in the range of 6 to 9; (4) feeding said treated mixture, hydrogen, and ammonia into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; (6) contacting said treated mixture, hydrogen, and ammonia with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; (7) thereby producing one or more cycloaliphatic diamines, wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are diamines selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120123165 | CYCLOALIPHATIC DIAMINES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The instant invention provides cycloaliphatic diamines and a method of making the same. The cycloaliphatic diamines according to the instant invention comprise the reaction product of one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes selected from the group consisting of 1,3-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, 1,4-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, mixtures thereof, and combinations thereof, hydrogen, and ammonia fed into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; wherein the one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, and ammonia are contacted with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; and wherein one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are formed; and wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120136173 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF ALIPHATIC CYANOALDEHYDES TO ALIPHATIC DIAMINES - The instant invention provides a process for improving catalytic activity of catalyst systems for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines. The process for improving catalytic activity of catalyst systems for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines comprises the steps of: (1) feeding ammonia, optionally hydrogen, and optionally one or more solvents over one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems having a reduced catalytic activity for a period of greater than 1 hour at a temperature in the range of from 50° C. to 500° C.; wherein said one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems have a yield of less than 90 percent based on the molar conversion of cyanoaldehydes to diamines; and (2) thereby improving the catalytic activity of said one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20140371405 | PREPARATION AND USE OF CYCLODODECATRIENE TRIALDEHYDE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to the hydroformylation of cyclododecatriene to form cyclododecatriene trialdehyde, and the conversion of the trialdehyde to the polyphenols of Formula 1: where R, m p and Q are as defined herein. Curable compositions comprising compounds of Formula 1, including powder coating compositions, and methods of curing the compositions are also disclosed. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140378627 | POLYCYANATES OF CYCLODODECANE POLYPHENOLS AND THERMOSETS THEREOF - Disclosed herein are polycyanates of the formula: where R, m, Q, p and Z are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of curing said polycyanates and methods of using said polycyanates to provide high Tg thermoset products. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150018456 | PREPARATION AND USES OF EPOXY RESINS OF CYCLODODECANE POLYPHENOLS - Disclosed herein are polyglycidyl ethers of the formula: where R, m, Q, p and Z are as defined here. Also disclosed are methods of forming said polyglycidyl ethers and methods of using said polyglycidyl ethers to make epoxy resin oligomers and polymers, including powder coatings. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150252302 | CLEANING, SURFACTANT, AND PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS - A cleaning or personal care composition containing at least one of 1,4-pentanediol and a ketal alcohol of formula (1) wherein R | 09-10-2015 |
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| 20080315453 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER NANOCOMPOSITES - A method for dispersing sepiolite-type clay particles in a polyester matrix by melt-compounding a mixture of: sepiolite-type clay, at least one linear polyester oligomer, and at least one polyester polymer to produce a nanocomposite composition; and, optionally, subjecting said nanocomposite composition to solid state polymerization to increase polyester molecular weight. Further described is a method for preparing a polyester nanocomposite composition from a masterbatch, comprising melt-compounding a mixture of: sepiolite-type clay, at least one polyester oligomer, and at least one polyester polymer to produce a nanocomposite composition containing a greater concentration of sepiolite-type clay than is desired in the final resin composition; optionally, subjecting said nanocomposite composition to solid state polymerization to increase the polyester molecular weight; and further melt compounding said nanocomposite composition with polyester polymer and, optionally, additional ingredients. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110094540 | STARCH PURGING MATERIAL - A method is provided for cleaning the interior of polymer processing equipment having a resin composition retained therein, wherein a contaminant material is adhered to at least a portion of the interior surface of the polymer processing equipment. The method comprises the steps of: charging the polymer processing equipment having a residual polymer composition retained in the interior thereof with a purging composition comprising 45-94 weight % of starch; 0.05 to 20 weight % of water; and (3) 5 to 45 weight % of polyol plasticizer, wherein the weight percentages of starch, water and polyol plasticizer are based on the total weight of starch, water and polyol plasticizer; operating the polymer processing equipment to i) convey the purging composition through the polymer processing equipment, thereby removing and withdrawing substantially all of the residual polymer composition from the polymer processing equipment and causing a portion of the purging composition to be retained as a residual purging composition within the interior of the polymer processing equipment; and ii) remove at least a portion of the contaminant material that is adhered to an interior surface of the polymer processing equipment; and removing the portion of the purging composition retained as a residual purging composition from within the interior of the polymer processing equipment. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20130056898 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING PELLETS OF POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) - The process creates a radial temperature gradient in an extruded strand in a direction normal to the direction of motion thereof (that is, normal to the longitudinal direction thereof) so that upon exiting the first quench region the surface of the strand has solidified while at least the preponderant portion of the interior of the strand remains above the cold crystallization temperature, T | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059023 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING PELLETS OF POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) - An apparatus is described having an extrusion means for extruding a molten polymer strand; a pelletizer; and a trough disposed to convey a polymer strand from the extrusion means to the pelletizer; the trough has an interior bottom surface; a water dispensing means disposed to provide a layer of water on a first portion of the interior bottom surface that is proximate to the extrusion means; a mesh or perforated surface disposed in the trough downstream from the water dispensing means, disposed to permit the separation of water from a water-immersed strand incident upon it; and a second portion of the interior bottom surface downstream from that mesh or perforated surface, disposed to contain a layer of water. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130147085 | ONE STEP PRODUCTION OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE - Disclosed is an extrusion process for improving heat extortion temperature of a PVC in which the process is a one-step process comprising introducing an imidized acrylic resin and an ethylene copolymer into a back feeding device of an extruder; feeding a PVC resin into the extruder; producing a mixture comprising the imidized acrylic resin, the ethylene copolymer, and the PVC resin; extruding the mixture through a die to an extrudate; and optionally pelletizing the extrudate into pellets wherein the location for feeding the PVC is at about ¼ to ¾ of the length of the extruder, measured from the die. | 06-13-2013 |
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| 20100096435 | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ANVIL POSITION FEEDBACK - Circular stapling instruments for cutting and applying one or more surgical staples to tissue are disclosed. The instruments include various forms of feedback systems designed to provide at least one mode of feedback to the surgeon when the anvil has been attached to the device and/or when the anvil has been attached to the device and oriented in a firing position. Various types of feedback indicators are disclosed such as illumination devices, sound generating devices and vibration generating devices. In various embodiments, the feedback indicator comprises at least one illumination device mounted on the anvil which indicates that the anvil has been properly attached to the instrument and which can also serve to illuminate the surgical site. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100237132 | CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH ANVIL LOCKING SYSTEM - Circular stapling instruments for cutting and applying one or more surgical staples to tissue are disclosed. The instruments include various forms of anvil locking systems designed to selectively prevent the anvil from moving axially relative to the stapling head of the stapling instrument. One embodiment employs an elongated gear rack that is selectively engagable with locking gears to prevent axial motion of the elongated gear rack and an adjustment shaft used to axially position the anvil. Other embodiments employ a gear assembly that cooperates with the elongated gear rack. A locking member is movably supported by a handle assembly that houses the gear assembly and elongated gear rack. The locking member is configured for selective meshing engagement with the gear assembly to ultimately prevent axial movement of the gear rack and adjustment shaft. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20140005682 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICES FOR SURGICAL ROBOT | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140114327 | SURGEON FEEDBACK SENSING AND DISPLAY METHODS - Various embodiments described herein are directed to surgical instruments with visual feedback. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument with visual feedback comprises an end effector. The end effector has a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one sensor is coupled to the end effector. The at least one sensor is configured convert at least one state of the end effector to a feedback signal. The feedback signal is corresponding to the at least one state of the end effector. The feedback signal may be transmitted to a display to render a visual representation of the at least one state of the end effector. The surgical instrument may further comprise an instrument mounting portion to mount to a robotic surgical system. The instrument mounting portion comprises an interface to mechanically and electrically interface to the surgical instrument. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140303650 | Surgical Clip Applier Methods - A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and an elongate shaft extending therefrom with opposed jaws formed on a distal end thereof. The trigger is adapted to advance a clip to position the clip between the jaws, and to move the jaws from an open position to a closed position to crimp the clip positioned therebetween. | 10-09-2014 |
