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20140200384 | DEHYDROGENATION MANGANESE-CONTAINING CATALYST, ITS USE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - A catalyst composition useful for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon comprises components (A)-(G). Component (A) is a catalyst substrate. (B) is platinum. (C) is at least one of germanium, tin, lead, gallium, indium, and titanium. (D) is phosphorus, the total amount of component (D) being at a level of from 1 wt. % to 3 wt. %. (E) is at least one of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, and a lanthanide, the total amount of component (E) being at a level of from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. (F) is chloride at a level of 0.1 wt. % to 2 wt. %. Component (G) is manganese. The catalyst may be used in the conversion of hydrocarbons wherein a hydrocarbon feed is contacted with the catalyst within a reactor under hydrocarbon conversion reaction conditions to form hydrocarbon conversion products. Sources of the various components are combined in a method to form the catalyst composition. | 07-17-2014 |
20150126792 | Method of Preparing an Alumina Catalyst Support and Catalyst for Dehydrogenation Reactions, and its Use - A method of forming a dehydrogenation catalyst support is carried out by forming a mixture comprising a bayerite aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH) | 05-07-2015 |
20150151283 | Dehydrogenation Catalyst, Its Use and Method of Preparation - A dehydrogenation catalyst is formed by forming a mixture comprising a bayerite aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH) | 06-04-2015 |
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20090297042 | Characterizing Vision Systems - System and method for characterizing vision systems. A multi-dimensional condition space is provided, each dimension representing a respective condition axis, where each point in the condition space specifies a set of conditions under which a vision system may operate. An image is provided. The condition space is sampled according to a pseudo-random sequence, e.g., a low-discrepancy sequence, to determine a plurality of test conditions usable to characterize the vision system, where each test condition corresponds to a respective set of conditions. A plurality of test images corresponding to the plurality of test conditions are generated based on the image, e.g., by applying image processing functions to the image that simulate the test conditions. A vision inspection is performed on each of the plurality of test images to generate respective test results, and the test results are analyzed to determine conditions under which the vision system operates correctly. | 12-03-2009 |
20130031498 | Machine Vision Based Automatic Maximal Clamp Measurement Tool - System and method for measuring distances in an image. An image is received that includes curves corresponding to one or more objects in the image. Multiple curves in a specified region of interest (ROI) in the image are detected, where the ROI has a specified direction. Each curve includes respective curve points. A convex hull is determined based on the respective curve points. One or more candidate antipodal point pairs of the convex hull are determined. A first point pair of the one or more antipodal point pairs is selected based on one or more specified constraints. A clamp angle corresponding to the first point pair is determined. A distance between the first point pair along a direction specified by the clamp angle is determined. The first point pair, the distance, and the clamp angle are stored. Calibration information may be applied at any point during the process. | 01-31-2013 |
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20120323045 | Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexanone to Produce Phenol - In a process for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanone to produce phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexanone is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions comprising a temperature of less than 400° C. and a pressure of less than 690 kPa, gauge, such 0.1 to 50 wt % of the cyclohexanone in said feed is converted to phenol and the dehydrogenation product contains less than 100 ppm by weight of alkylbenzenes. | 12-20-2012 |
20150018583 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol, benzene is reacted with a source of hydrogen containing methane in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction effluent comprising cyclohexylbenzene, benzene, hydrogen, and methane. A first stream comprising hydrogen, methane, and benzene is removed from the hydroalkylation reaction effluent and the first stream is washed with a second stream containing cyclohexylbenzene to produce a benzene-depleted hydrogen stream containing hydrogen and methane and a wash stream containing cyclohexylbenzene and benzene. | 01-15-2015 |
20150045596 | Process of Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under hydroalkylation conditions effective to form a first effluent stream comprising cyclohexylbenzene, cyclohexane, and benzene. At least a portion of the cyclohexane from the first effluent stream is then contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions effective to convert at least some of the cyclohexane into benzene contained in a second effluent stream. At least some of the hydrogen is supplied to the process so as to contact the dehydrogenation zone (e.g., the dehydrogenation catalyst) before contacting the hydroalkylation catalyst. | 02-12-2015 |
20150126756 | Production of Propylene Oxide - In a process for producing propylene oxide, cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with an oxygen-containing compound under oxidation conditions with or without a suitable catalyst to produce an oxidation reaction effluent comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide. At least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is then reacted with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst under conditions effective to produce an epoxidation reaction effluent comprising phenylcyclohexanol and propylene oxide. | 05-07-2015 |
20150126782 | Process for Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, hydrogen, and benzene are contacted in a first reaction zone under conditions effective to produce a product effluent containing residual benzene in the vapor phase and cyclohexylbenzene in the liquid phase. The product effluent is separated into a first stream that is rich in residual benzene in the vapor phase as compared to the product effluent and a second stream that is rich in cyclohexylbenzene in the liquid phase as compared to the product effluent. At least a portion of the first stream is cooled to condense at least a portion of the residual benzene in the vapor phase to the liquid phase and produce a condensate stream. At least a portion of the condensate stream is recycled to the first reaction zone. | 05-07-2015 |
20150158788 | Process for Producing Phenol - Provided is a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, in which a benzene feed stream is subjected to each of the following treatment steps: treating the feed stream with at least one adsorbent and fractionating the feed stream to remove components having a different boiling point than benzene. The treatment steps are carried out in any order and produce a treated benzene feed stream. The treated benzene feed stream is then contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst in a hydroalkylation unit under conditions effective to produce a reaction product containing cyclohexylbenzene. | 06-11-2015 |
20150251986 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol and cyclohexanone, a cleavage feed containing greater than 40 wt % and no greater than 95 wt % cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, and at least 5 wt % and less than 60 wt % cyclohexylbenzene is mixed with at least phenol, cyclohexanone, water, and sulfuric acid to produce a cleavage reaction mixture containing from 15 wt % to 50 wt % phenol, from 15 wt % to 50 wt % cyclohexanone, from 1 wt % to 10 wt % cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, from 5 wt % to 60 wt % cyclohexylbenzene, from 0.1 wt % to 4 wt % water, and from 10 wppm to 1000 wppm sulfuric acid. The cleavage reaction mixture is then reacted at a temperature from 30° C. and to 70° C., and a pressure of at least 1 atmosphere for a time sufficient to convert at least 50% of said cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide in said cleavage reaction mixture and produce a cleavage effluent containing phenol and cyclohexanone. | 09-10-2015 |
20150266795 | Dehydrogenation Process - Disclosed herein is a process for dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon with a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising a step of activating the catalyst precursor in a H | 09-24-2015 |
20150291495 | Process for Making Phenol and/or Cyclohexanone - A cleavage process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone, the process comprising: (A) providing a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide; (B) contacting the feed with a catalyst under cleavage reaction conditions effective to produce a cleavage effluent comprising phenol and cyclohexanone, the catalyst having a collidine uptake of at least 20 μmol per gram of the catalyst and comprising an aluminosilicate molecular sieve of the FAU-type, an oxide binder, and a clay. | 10-15-2015 |
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20110005560 | Portable solar canopy with modular connections - A portable solar cell canopy or tent with supports to elevate the canopy or tent and expose solar cells affixed thereon to the sun to collect energy for use within the tent. Flexible components, including spray-on solar cells, permit dismantling and reassembly of the entire apparatus into a portable kit for remote usages. The present invention provides energy in remote areas, such as drawing water from a deep well and providing emergency phone service, as well as providing energy in urban or other areas. | 01-13-2011 |
20110229107 | System, method and apparatus for controlling the dissemination of digital works - A system, business methodology and apparatus for facilitating controlled dissemination of digital works is disclosed. An audio and video organizer, entertainment, and communication unit that plays back audio and video media content received from a central storage server. The unit relies on a smartcard, which has a personalized key that unlocks encrypted content. Using the unit, a user can purchase music or other types of media using a appropriate ordering method. The central storage server then transmits a double-encrypted, compressed audio file to the unit, where it is decrypted based on the smartcard key, and available for listening. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231658 | System, method and apparatus for controlling the dissemination of digital works - A system, business methodology and apparatus for facilitating controlled dissemination of digital works is disclosed. An audio and video organizer, entertainment, and communication unit that plays back audio and video media content received from a central storage server. The unit relies on a smartcard, which has a personalized key that unlocks encrypted content. Using the unit, a user can purchase music or other types of media using a appropriate ordering method. The central storage server then transmits a double-encrypted, compressed audio file to the unit, where it is decrypted based on the smartcard key, and available for listening. | 09-22-2011 |
20130283390 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISSEMINATION OF DIGITAL WORKS - A system, business methodology and apparatus for facilitating controlled dissemination of digital works is disclosed. An audio and video organizer, entertainment, and communication unit that plays back audio and video media content received from a central storage server. The unit relies on a smartcard, which has a personalized key that unlocks encrypted content. Using the unit, a user can purchase music or other types of media using a appropriate ordering method. The central storage server then transmits a double-encrypted, compressed audio file to the unit, where it is decrypted based on the smartcard key, and available for listening. | 10-24-2013 |
20150248701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INTERACTIVE SHOPPING NEWS AND PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE - A system and associated method for assisting a user to efficiently query for product information and promotional information available from electronic commerce websites over the Internet includes a sub-server for searching the electronic commerce websites, a controlling server, and a local database. The method involves determining whether product information related to a user query is cached in a local database and if the requested information is not cached, searching the electronic commerce websites for the requested information. | 09-03-2015 |
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20090301724 | METHODS OF PRODUCING ALKYLATED HYDROCARBONS FROM AN IN SITU HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS LIQUID - A method for producing alkylated hydrocarbons is disclosed. Formation fluid is produced from a subsurface in situ heat treatment process. The formation fluid is separated to produce a liquid stream and a first gas stream. The first gas stream includes olefins. The liquid stream is fractionated to produce at least a second gas stream including hydrocarbons having a carbon number of at least 3. The first gas stream and the second gas stream are introduced into an alkylation unit to produce alkylated hydrocarbons. At least a portion of the olefins in the first gas stream enhance alkylation. The alkylated hydrocarbons may be blended with one or more components to produce transportation fuel. | 12-10-2009 |
20100133143 | COMPOSITIONS PRODUCED USING AN IN SITU HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS - Methods for treating a subsurface formation and compositions produced therefrom are described herein. At least one method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation includes providing heat to the subsurface formation using an in situ heat treatment process. One or more formation particles may be formed during heating of the subsurface formation. Fluid that includes hydrocarbons and the formation particles may be produced from the subsurface formation. The formation particles in the produced fluid may include cenospheres and have an average particle size of at least 0.5 micrometers. | 06-03-2010 |
20100155070 | ORGANONITROGEN COMPOUNDS USED IN TREATING HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATIONS - A method for treating subsurface formation includes providing a hydrocarbon-containing feed stream produced from an in situ heat treatment process. At least a portion of the hydrocarbon-containing feed stream is treated with one or more aqueous acid compounds to produce an aqueous stream including organonitrogen compounds. At least a portion of the aqueous stream including organonitrogen compounds is provided to at least a portion of a formation that has been at least partially treated by an in situ-heat treatment process. | 06-24-2010 |
20110005190 | KEROSENE BASE FUEL - The subject invention relates to a kerosene base fuel having an initial boiling point in the range 130 to 160° C. and a final boiling point in the range 250 to 300° C. as determined according to ASTM method D86, and comprising less than 15% by weight of aromatic compounds, and at least of 80% by weight of aliphatic hydrocarbons, of which at least 20% by volume are n-paraffins and at least 25% by volume are cycloparaffins, as determined by according to ASTM method D2425. It further relates to the use of this base fuel in fuel compositions, as well for he use of the kerosene base fuel in a fuel composition comprising a petroleum based kerosene base fuel having a higher density and a lower energy content than that of the kerosene base fuel, to increase the energy density above that of the petroleum derived kerosene fuel. | 01-13-2011 |
20110168394 | METHODS OF PRODUCING ALKYLATED HYDROCARBONS FROM AN IN SITU HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS LIQUID - A method for producing alkylated hydrocarbons is disclosed. Formation fluid is produced from a subsurface in situ heat treatment process. The formation fluid is separated to produce a liquid stream and a first gas stream. The first gas stream includes olefins. The liquid stream is fractionated to produce at least a second gas stream including hydrocarbons having a carbon number of at least 3. The first gas stream and the second gas stream are introduced into an alkylation unit to produce alkylated hydrocarbons. At least a portion of the olefins in the first gas stream enhance alkylation. The alkylated hydrocarbons may be blended with one or more components to produce transportation fuel. | 07-14-2011 |
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20120002825 | LIMITING PEAK AUDIO POWER IN MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods of limiting peak audio power in mobile devices may include a high pass filter and a burst module to detect a burst load condition in a mobile device. The burst module can also apply the high pass filter to an audio signal of the mobile device in response to the burst load condition to obtain a filtered signal, and transmit the filtered audio signal to a speaker of the mobile device. | 01-05-2012 |
20120155666 | ADAPTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION - In some embodiments a noise cancellation system includes a first digital microphone to detect ambient noise, a first sigma delta modulator coupled to an output of the first digital microphone, a second digital microphone located near an earpiece speaker to detect an output of the earpiece speaker, a second sigma delta modulator coupled to an output of the second digital microphone, a decimator coupled to the second sigma delta modulator, and an adaptive digital filter to adaptively adjust an output of the earpiece speaker in response to the decimator and the first sigma delta modulator so that the output of the earpiece speaker includes a desired audio and an acoustic signal to cancel some or all of the ambient noise. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120155667 | ADAPTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION - In some embodiments a noise cancellation system includes a first digital microphone to detect ambient noise, a first sigma delta modulator coupled to an output of the first digital microphone, a second digital microphone located near an earpiece speaker to detect an output of the earpiece speaker, a second sigma delta modulator coupled to an output of the second digital microphone, a decimator coupled to the second sigma delta modulator, and an adaptive digital filter to adaptively adjust an output of the earpiece speaker in response to the decimator and the first sigma delta modulator so that the output of the earpiece speaker includes a desired audio and an acoustic signal to cancel some or all of the ambient noise. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-21-2012 |
20140098973 | LIMITING PEAK AUDIO POWER IN MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods of limiting peak audio power in mobile devices may include a high pass filter and a burst module to detect a burst load condition in a mobile device. The burst module can also apply the high pass filter to an audio signal of the mobile device in response to the burst load condition to obtain a filtered signal, and transmit the filtered audio signal to a speaker of the mobile device. | 04-10-2014 |
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20090292664 | SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A service management system and method. In one embodiment, the service management system includes: (1) a service description repository configured to contain service descriptions that define services in terms of a set of systems and devices that assume roles based on at least one of capabilities and attributes thereof and (2) a service management engine coupled to the service description repository and configured to employ the service description repository and at least one of the systems to deliver a service corresponding to at least one of the service descriptions via at least one of the devices. | 11-26-2009 |
20120155627 | Method And Apparatus For Traffic Regulation In A Communication Network - A manner of managing selected CPE (customer premises equipment), UE (user equipments, or other subscriber device traffic in a communication system. A management traffic regulator is provided that inspects incoming management traffic from and determines whether it should be forwarded to a server. The determination is made by comparing the type of message to a rules and policy database, which in one embodiment prescribes which messages will be declined if the level of traffic being processed has reached a certain percentage of the systems maximum capacity. | 06-21-2012 |
20120297087 | Method And Apparatus For Message Distribution In A Device Management System - A method and apparatus for managing CPE devices. In managing a CPE, an ACS must first establish a communication session with the CPE. In accordance with the present invention, the connection request formed by the ACS and containing proxy information is transmitted to a primary blast box. The primary blast box, which includes a blast box registry, forwards the connection request to a plurality of secondary blast boxes, each secondary blast box being associated with a respective CGN private network of the communications network. The secondary blast boxes in turn removes the proxy information and forwards the connection request to one or more CPEs in the private network encompassed by the corresponding CGN. Authentication information sent with the proxy information uniquely permits authentication of the connection request in the target CPE. When authentication occurs, the CPE initiates a communication session with the ACS so that the desired management function may be executed. | 11-22-2012 |
20130097322 | SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED MULTICLUSTER DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVER ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A server architecture for, and method of, managing devices. In one embodiment, the server architecture includes: (1) a plurality of manager clusters and (2) a dispatcher cluster coupled to the plurality of manager clusters and configured to: (2a) receive an initial contact from a device, (2b) assign the device to one manager cluster of the plurality of manager clusters, the one manager cluster becoming a home cluster for the device, (2c) cause data regarding the device to be transferred to the home cluster and (2d) cause the device thereafter to communicate directly with, and be managed by, the home cluster. | 04-18-2013 |
20130128729 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK OPERATOR TRAFFIC REGULATION MANAGER AND DATA COLLECTION MANAGER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A traffic regulation manager, a method of regulating basic management and supplemental traffic and a communication network operator architecture. In one embodiment, the traffic regulation manager includes: (1) a payload analyzer configured to receive management and supplemental information from customer premises equipment devices, examine payloads of packets bearing the management and supplemental information to identify the management session and, if a packet is bearing the supplemental information, forward the packet to a data collection manager, (2) a traffic prioritizer coupled to the payload analyzer and configured to receive the packets bearing the management information from the payload analyzer and prioritize the packets according to at least one criterion and (3) a traffic allocator coupled to the traffic prioritizer and configured to distribute management traffic representing new management sessions among management servers and packets representing existing management sessions to a management server already handling the existing management sessions. | 05-23-2013 |