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20110175450 | Load Control Module For A Generator And Method Of Operation - A load control module is provided for use with a transfer switch apparatus that controls the delivery of standby electrical power to a load during utility power interruption. The load control module selectively brings loads online to receive standby electrical power to prevent overloading of the electric generator that is providing the standby electrical power. The frequency of the electrical power is also monitored and if a low frequency condition is detected, loads are taken offline (shed). A method to flag those loads that induce an overload condition is also provided. | 07-21-2011 |
20110254370 | Wireless Annunciator For An Electrical Generator - A wireless annunciator for an electrical generator displays data regarding operation of the electrical generator to provide feedback to a remote observer regarding performance of the electrical generator in meeting the demands placed thereon. The wireless annunciator wirelessly receives transmissions from one or more wireless modules and displays information based on the data contained in the transmissions. The wireless modules may be associated with sensors, for example, that measure various performance parameters of the electrical generator, such as current draw, fuel level, fuel pressure, and the like. A load management controller can communicate with one or more load-side modules, either wirelessly or across wired links, to control operation of one or more loads to avoid overloading of the electrical generator. | 10-20-2011 |
20130009467 | Load Control Module For A Generator And Method Of Operation - A load control module is provided for use with a transfer switch apparatus that controls the delivery of standby electrical power to a load during utility power interruption. The load control module selectively brings loads online to receive standby electrical power to prevent overloading of the electric generator that is providing the standby electrical power. The frequency of the electrical power is also monitored and if a low frequency condition is detected, loads are taken offline (shed). A method to flag those loads that induce an overload condition is also provided. | 01-10-2013 |
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20120239464 | COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VOTING - In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device at least having: a processor programmed to acquire an access instruction to allow a voter to access vote issues; and execute the following code: to provide, to the voter, information identifying vote issues; to enable the mobile electronic device to transmit at least one vote of the voter, where the enabling is based on: a first software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to present a first vote issue, a second software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to receive a first vote from the voter, where the voter submits the first vote by a first single action performed immediately after the presentation of the first vote issue and without any intervening action, a third software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device of the voter to transmit the received first vote from the voter to the computer system. | 09-20-2012 |
20120284092 | COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR VOTING - In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device at least having a processor programmed to acquire an access instruction to allow a voter to access vote issues; and execute the following code: to provide, to the voter, information identifying vote issues; to enable the mobile electronic device to transmit at least one vote of the voter, where the enabling is based on: a first software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to present a first vote issue, a second software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device to receive a first vote from the voter, where the voter submits the first vote by a first single action performed immediately after the presentation of the first vote issue and without any intervening action, a third software instruction that instructs the mobile electronic device of the voter to transmit the received first vote from the voter to the computer system. | 11-08-2012 |
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20140110301 | PVP COPOLYMER FOR HARSH CHEMICAL PACKAGING - A water soluble film useful in unit-dose chemical packaging is disclosed. The film may include: a water soluble saccharide and a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer consisting essentially of: (a) from 80 to 99 mole percent of vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester monomer; and (b) from 1 to 20 mole percent of a pyrrolidone comonomer. Such compositions may be used to provide a water-soluble film simultaneously satisfying requirements in regard to water solubility, biodegradability, and physical properties, even when used for packaging of harsh, oxidizing chemicals. | 04-24-2014 |
20140161752 | PVOH COPOLYMERS FOR PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS - Various cosmetic compositions are disclosed that may be useful in face masks, epilatories, and pore strips. Also disclosed is a method of designing a cosmetic composition that may include: receiving a request to tailor a cosmetic composition to have a selected property or a selected property set. The method may be used to design and manufacture cosmetic compositions, such as epilatory compositions, face or skin care mask compositions used for cleansing and/or exfoliating the skin, and eyeliners, among others, having advantageous properties. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163134 | PVOH COPOLYMERS FOR PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS - Epilatory compositions may be formed from: 40 to 80 wt % water; 5 to 30 wt % of a mixture of at least one polyvinyl alcohol and at least one polyvinyl alcohol copolymer; 1 to 15 wt % plasticizer, where the plasticizer is a linear or branched composition having from 3 to 15 wt % OH; and up to 40 wt % of one or more additives. Pore strip, keratonic plug removal, and other cosmetic applications may be formed from a similar composition, where the plasticizer is a linear, cyclic, or branched composition having greater than 25 wt % OH; and up to 40 wt % of one or more additives. The adhesive properties of the formulations may be tailored, where a low OH content may result in increased adhesion relative to plasticizers having a high OH content. | 06-12-2014 |
20140213727 | WATER SOLUBLE HIGH SYNDIOTACTIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOL - A water soluble polyvinyl alcohol copolymer having a diad syndiotacticity of greater than about 60% and less than about 70%. In some embodiments, the water soluble polyvinyl alcohol copolymer is soluble in water at a concentration of at least 1 wt % at a temperature of less than 100° C. In other embodiments, the composition is soluble in water at a concentration of at least 5 wt % at a temperature in the range from about 90° C. to less than 100° C. The high solubility of the high syndiotactic poly vinyl alcohols disclosed herein may provide various advantages as described herein, including ease of processing and decreased use of harmful solvents. | 07-31-2014 |
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20090054295 | Chemical Delivery Product And Process For Making The Same - A chemical delivery product for delivering an oxidizing chemical into an aqueous system is disclosed. For instance, in one embodiment, a substrate containing an oxidizing chemical, such as trichloroisocyanuric acid, is coated with a water soluble polymer in order to prevent the oxidizing chemical from degrading prior to use and in order to facilitate handling. In accordance with the present disclosure, a neutralizing agent is contacted with the substrate in order to prevent the substrate from degrading the water soluble coating. In an alternative embodiment, a package is formed from a water soluble film forming composition combined with a base. | 02-26-2009 |
20090148758 | Oxidation resistant separator film for batteries - A separator film for an electric battery is provided to substantially eliminate electric contact between an anode component and a cathode component. The film includes a vinyl alcohol copolymer with functional comonomer units such as sulfonic acid functionalized units or salts thereof. The films are desirable for use in battery separators because they exhibit superior resistance to degeneration by oxidation, enabling the manufacture of batteries with improved conductivity, longer discharge times, and longer cycle lives. | 06-11-2009 |
20100234492 | Polyvinyl alcohol films with improved resistance to oxidizing chemicals - A water-soluble film which comprises a saccharide component and a vinyl alcohol resin component, where the vinyl alcohol resin may include functional comonomer units such as sulfonic acid functional groups or salts thereof. Preferred are polyvinyl alcohol/2-methylacrylamido-2 methyl propane sulfonic acid resins (PVOH/AMPS) which may be purchased commercially with relatively higher or relatively lower characteristic viscosity. The films exhibit superior resistance to aggressive oxidizing chemicals and remain soluble in water after prolonged exposure thereto. The films are particularly useful for unit-dose packaging of chlorine-containing pool chemicals, such as trichloroisocyanuric acid. | 09-16-2010 |
20100305270 | Vinyl alcohol copolymers for use in aqueous dispersions and melt extruded articles - A product comprising a cold water soluble film wherein: a) the film comprises a copolymer of vinyl alcohol (VOH) with a minor amount of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid in free acid form or as a salt of the free acid (AMPS); and b) the film has a harsh chemical dissolution time of less than about 80 seconds measured by the harsh chemical dissolution test method after 8 weeks. | 12-02-2010 |
20110054112 | Vinyl alcohol copolymers for use in aqueous dispersions and melt extruded articles - In a method of preparing an aqueous dispersion selected from drilling fluids, hydraulic cement compositions, mineral pigment containing coatings, and papermaking furnishes or in a method of preparing a melt extrudate, the improvement comprising: a) producing a copolymer of vinyl alcohol (VOH) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid or a salt of such acid (AMPS) by steps including continuously feeding with agitation, vinyl acetate (VAM) and AMPS as comonomers, a free radical yielding polymerization initiator, and a solvent for said comonomers, initiator, and copolymer resulting from the copolymerization of said comonomers, maintaining the resulting reaction mass in said first reaction zone under polymerization conditions for a residence time sufficient for a major proportion of AMPS fed to said first reaction zone to polymerize, continuously feeding reaction mass from said first reaction zone with an additional supply of AMPS to a second reaction zone, maintaining the reaction mass in the second reaction zone for a residence time sufficient to polymerize a major proportion of the AMPS added to the second reaction zone, continuously withdrawing reaction mass from the second reaction zone, separating copolymer of VAM and AMPS from the latter reaction mass, and saponifying by hydrolysis and/or alcoholysis a major proportion of the acetate groups in said copolymer to form a copolymer of VOH and AMPS; and b) incorporating the saponified copolymer into the aqueous dispersion or melt extrudate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110159308 | IMPROVED BARRIER LAYER - Disclosed herein is a barrier layer comprising a polyvinyl amine-polyvinyl alcohol copolymer applied to a substrate as a water-soluble composition, wherein the polyvinyl amine-polyvinyl alcohol copolymer is formed by copolymerizing: (a) from 99 to 1 mol % of N-vinylformamide and (b) from 1 to 99 mol % of one or more vinyl Ci-Ci0 alkyl esters, and then hydrolyzing from 30 to 100 mol % of the formyl groups from the copolymerized units (a) to form amino groups and from 30 to 100 mol % of the Cj-Cio alkyl ester groups from the copolymerized units (b) to form hydroxyl groups, wherein the copolymer has a unimodal compositional distribution as evidenced by essentially one peak in a gel permeation gradient elution chromatographic analysis. A method of producing a barrier layer is also disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160418 | IMPROVED NVF COPOLYMER PROCESS - Disclosed herein is a water-soluble copolymer formed by copolymerizing N-vinylformamide and one or more vinyl C | 06-30-2011 |
20110259355 | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS - A hair care product comprising water, a chelating agent, a copolymer, a pH adjusting agent and a hair treatment composition including a polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, vinyl acetate emulsion, acrylic emulsion, vinyl acrylic emulsion, vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion or a combination thereof. | 10-27-2011 |
20120164424 | Cold Water Soluble Polyvinyl Alcohol/Alkyl Acrylate Copolymers and Films Thereof - Cold water-soluble PVOH/alkyl acrylate copolymers are provided with a substantially random distribution of monomers which is reflected in the polymer's cold water solubility, GPEC chromatograms and may be confirmed by C | 06-28-2012 |