31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130195656 | Wind turbine, transport system and methods of operating, maintenance and construction of a wind turbine - Disclosed is a wind turbine with a nacelle and a rotor. The rotor includes a number of blades and a hub, the nacelle and the hub being connected with each other in an interface region so that a drive train extends from the hub into the nacelle. The wind turbine further includes a transport system for transporting hydraulic and/or pneumatic fluid from the nacelle into the hub. The transport system includes a rotary unit as a connection through which the fluid passes a part of which rotary unit rotates in operation together with the hub which rotary unit is positioned in the interface region. Further disclosed is a transport system and methods of operating, maintenance and construction of such wind turbine. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195657 | WIND TURBINE SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF BLADE ICING - The invention relates to a method for detecting icing and other loadings on blades of wind turbines. Advantageously, the method utilizes existing wind turbine actuators, for example pitch actuators, far excitation of blade vibrations. Vibration sensors on the blade such as strain sensors or accelerometers measure the blade vibrations excited in response to the actively excised vibrations. By comparing the measured response with previously obtained reference responses, it is possible to determine if blade icing is present. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195658 | AIRCRAFT ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An aircraft ice protection system is provided for preventing ice accretion on a wing of an aircraft or removing the accreted ice. Bleed air extracted from a main engine of the aircraft and air introduced from an air intake installed on an airframe and heated by a heat source of the airframe of the aircraft are selectively supplied to a hot air chamber formed inside the wing, thereby carrying out ice protection. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195659 | Ornithopter aircraft transmission - This invention is regarding an aircraft transmission that is designed to enable an ornithopter aircraft to take off vertically by generating lift through precision controlled oscillating propellers or wings, similar but unlike a helicopter rotor blade and has the uncanny ability for aerobatic flight. A gearless infinite variable oscillating transmission for ornithopter aircraft oscillatory motion propulsion, wherein the oscillatory motion is generated by a wobble plate and propulsive motion is propellers, wings, or any other propulsive action or phenomena, characterized by two parts, or pairs of elements, of the same potential capacity, which oscillate in series on opposed fronts with each propulsion unit capable of operating independently of the other. Infinite variable oscillating transmission is used to power numerous mechanical devices. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195660 | COMPRESSOR DISK BLEED AIR SCALLOPS - A rotor disk for a gas turbine engine includes a hub; a rim with a forward portion and an aft portion; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial scallops in the rim to form cooling slots between two disks when the rotor disk is connected to another rotor disk. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195661 | FIXATION OF A HEATING MAT TO A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - A blade for a wind turbine includes at least one heating mat for generating heat, wherein the heating mat is mounted at an outer surface of the blade. The blade further includes at least one through-hole running from an inner space of the blade to the outer surface of the blade. The blade further has at least one conductive element, wherein the conductive element is electrically coupled to the heating mat. The conductive element is inserted in the through-hole for generating an electric connection between the inner space and the outer surface. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195662 | TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE OF MAIN PROPELLER CLAMPING SEAT AND SWASHPLATE OF REMOTE-CONTROLLED HELICOPTER - The present invention relates to a transmission structure of a main propeller clamping seat and a swashplate of a remote-controlled helicopter. The main propeller clamping seat includes a pair of connection blocks at two ends thereof. The swashplate includes a pair of link rods which are connected with the pair of connection blocks of the main propeller clamping seat. The pair of link rods each has a pivot axle and an axle bolt. The axle bolt is inserted through the pivot axle and connected to the relative connection block. Through the link rods and the pivot axles, the main propeller clamping seat and the swashplate are direct driven to control the main propeller clamping seat and the angle of the wings quickly and precisely. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195663 | WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE LIGHTNING DISCHARGER AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - By means of a simple structure, lightning resistance is improved without increasing the level of fluid noise due to a lightning discharge member provided on a surface of a wind turbine blade. A wind turbine rotor blade lightning discharger, in which a diverter strip serving as a lightning discharge member protrudes from a surface of a wind turbine blade that extends in a radial direction from a rotor head supported in a freely rotatable manner, includes a noise suppressing structure that suppresses the generation of a Karman vortex, which causes noise, on the downstream side of the diverter strip with respect to an airflow that flows at the surface of the wind turbine blade during rotation of the wind turbine rotor blade. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195664 | LIGHTNING CURRENT TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT OF A WIND TURBINE - A lightning current transfer arrangement for a wind turbine is provided, to enable lightning current and electrostatic discharge current to be discharged from a first and a second part of the wind turbine being rotatable relative to each other. The lightning current transfer arrangement is arranged to provide electrical contact between the first and second parts, and has a current transfer unit electrically coupled to the first part, and an electrically conductive slideway electrically coupled to the second part, and rotatable relative to the current transfer unit. The current transfer unit further has a slider elastically biased towards the slideway, where the slider comprises a slide piece made of conductive plastics and contacting the slideway, and an electrode made of metal and directed towards the slideway, the electrode and the slide piece being rigidly coupled. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195665 | TURBINE BLADE DAMPER SEAL - A damper seal received in a cavity of a turbine blade located between a platform and a retention shelf damper seal according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a central body portion having a first end region, an opposing second end region, and a width. The damper seal further includes a first portion extending from the first end region of the central body portion, and a first end region of the first portion includes first outwardly extending tabs that define a first enlarged portion that has a first width greater than the width of the central body portion and a second portion extending from the opposing second end region of the central body portion. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195666 | SNAP RING RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR A MAIN SHAFT IN A WIND TURBINE - A retention assembly for securing a main rotor shaft in a wind turbine relative to a pillow block is provided. A main rotor shaft extends through a pillow block, and a ring groove is defined in an outer circumferential surface of the main rotor shaft axially offset from the pillow block. A snap ring is engaged within the ring groove, wherein the snap ring and ring groove are designed to achieve a design axial load capacity. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195667 | IMPELLER FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR - An impeller for a centrifugal compressor is characterized in that a shroud side of a front edge | 2013-08-01 |
20130195668 | TURBOMACHINE ROTOR WITH BLADE ROOTS WITH ADJUSTING PROTRUSIONS - A turbomachine rotor includes a rotor blade mounted to a rotation element. The rotor blade includes a root for mounting the rotor blade to the rotation element. The root has a protrusion structure forming a stop face supporting the mounted root against the rotation element under action of a radially inwardly directed force. The protrusion structure defines a maximum clearance between the stop face and the rotation element. The root is radially moveable to a certain extent where in a radially outermost position the protrusion structure has the maximum radial clearance from the rotation element. The rotation element includes a groove therein. The groove has a groove face bearing the stop face of the rotor blade under action of a radially inwardly directed force. The groove is a circumferential groove extending in a circumferential direction with regard to an axis of rotation of the rotation element. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195669 | FAN BLADE ATTACHMENT OF GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fan blade includes a root including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface connected to the front surface and the rear surface, and a second side surface connected to the front surface and the rear surface. The front surface engages the first side surface and the second side surface by one or more blunted surfaces, and the rear surface engages the first side surface and the second side surface by one or more blunted surfaces. A blade extends from the root. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195670 | ROTOR FOR A WIND TURBINE - A rotor for a wind turbine, having a diameter of 50 metres or more, has a blade with at least two blade sections in the lengthwise direction of the blade, where at least one blade section has a curvature along the blade and relative to a second blade section, where said curvature results in the tip end of said blade being offset (x) relative to the axis of the blade root. A ratio (x/L) of the offset (x) relative to a distance (L) from the tip end of the blade to the blade root is between 0 and 0.1. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195671 | HOLLOW AIRFOIL CONSTRUCTION UTILIZING FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS - A method of forming an airfoil includes the steps of depositing material to form an airfoil in a first layer, and then depositing material in a second layer on the first layer. The first and second layers have distinct densities. An airfoil is also disclosed. The method provides powerful design advantages. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195672 | Optimized Core for a Structural Assembly - The present application relates a core member for a core-stiffened structural assembly. The core member includes a plurality of cell members oriented a direction to provide a tailored stiffness in a certain direction. The core member can further include one or more planar members that can aid in shear transfer between cell members. The cell members can be made from bonding a plurality of corrugated layers together. The core-stiffened structure can be a rotor blade for an aircraft. In such an embodiment, the torsional stiffness of the rotor blade can be tailored in at least one of the chordwise and spanwise directions to provide tailor a torsional stiffness at any give location in the rotor blade. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195673 | MULTI-MATERIAL TURBINE COMPONENTS - A turbine component for a turbine of an engine is provided. The turbine component includes a blade portion of a first material; and an attachment portion coupled to the blade portion, the attachment portion being a second material. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195674 | ALUMINUM AIRFOIL - A method of making an aluminum airfoil includes brazing a first airfoil piece and a second airfoil piece together using a braze material that includes an element selected from magnesium and zinc, to form a braze joint between the first airfoil piece and the second airfoil piece. At least one of the first airfoil piece or the second airfoil piece has an aluminum alloy composition that includes greater than 0.8% by weight of zinc. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195675 | CERAMIC CORE TAPERED TRIP STRIPS - A core die for creating an airfoil includes a first section, a second section mating with the first section, and an insert for creating a slot. The first section and the second section define a body having an outer dimension. The insert is disposed at an angle to the outer dimension. A trip strip includes a first portion disposed in the second section. The first portion is in register with the insert and a thickness is maintained between the first portion and the insert along a length of the insert. The first portion tapers towards the outer dimension and the thickness is filled by the ceramic material between the slot and the first portion. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195676 | FAN CONTROLLING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fan controlling method for an electronic device having at least one fan is provided. In the method, as for each of the fans, a calibration process is performed to obtain fan rotation information and an power/fan-rotation speed information. An assembling position of each of the fans within the electronic device is determined and an operation mode of the electronic device is determined as well. As for each of the fans, according to the fan rotation information, an power/fan-rotation speed information, the assembling position and the operation mode, a temperature-power correlation between the operation temperature of the processor and the power of the fan is calculated. According to the temperature-power correlation of each of the fans, the fans within the electronic device are controlled respectively. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195677 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A compressor control apparatus, and a refrigerator including the same are provided. Operation of two compressors may be controlled using one inverter, thereby reducing a number of components, increasing compressor capacity, and enhancing operation efficiency of the system. Commonly used switching elements may be switched at an operating frequency, allowing the simultaneous operation of two compressors, reducing switching losses, and improving the efficiency and stability of the system. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195678 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A compressor control apparatus, and a refrigerator including the same are provided. The operation of two compressors may be controlled using an alternating current (AC) switch, thereby minimizing a number of components, as well as increasing compressor capacity and enhancing operation efficiency. A plurality of operation modes may be used to correspond to a load or freezing capacity using two compressors, and the two compressors may be operated in a separate or simultaneous manner using a drive including two (AC) switches, thereby simplifying the configuration of the system. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195679 | ION PUMP SYSTEM - Disclosed is an ion pump system capable of efficaciously utilizing electrical fields and magnetic fields in all portions of a getter face, and thus of substantially improving exhaust efficiency. In particular, the present disclosure is based on the discovery that disposing a plurality of disc-shaped electrodes upon an internal casing ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130195680 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN HYDROGEN PRESSURE BOOSTER FOR A HYDROGEN DRIVEN VEHICLE - An electrically driven hydrogen pressure booster for a hydrogen driven vehicle includes an inlet for receiving a gas. Also included is a plurality of chambers for compressing the gas, wherein each of the plurality of chambers includes a piston operably coupled to, and driven by, a crankshaft, wherein the crankshaft is driven by an electric motor. Further included is a pipe for transferring the gas between at least two of the plurality of chambers. Yet further included is an outlet for expelling the gas. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195681 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A FULL RANGE OF LIFT SPEEDS USING A SINGLE INPUT - A method for operating a work attachment of a work machine with a single input is disclosed. In one step of the method, an indication is received that operation of a work circuit in a hydraulic system is to be activated. Upon this indication, the hydraulic system may be placed in a work circuit primary mode in which a pump is placed in fluid communication with the work circuit. The method also includes receiving a lifting lever position and correlating the lifting lever position to a required lifting speed. The method further includes automatically controlling at least two of an engine speed, a pump displacement, and a lifting control valve to satisfy the required lifting speed. Additionally, the operation of the engine speed, pump displacement and lifting control valve may be sequentially staged in pre-defined zones of operation. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195682 | Compressed Air Supply Assembly and Control Method - A compressed air supply assembly for operating a pneumatic assembly includes a compressed air supply; a compressed air connection to the pneumatic assembly; a purge connection to the environment; a pneumatic main line between the compressed air supply and the compressed air connection comprising an air dryer; a purge line between the compressed air connection and the purge connection; and a solenoid valve arrangement with a control valve to control a purge valve. The control valve is connected to a control valve connection in a pneumatic control line connected to a pressure control connection of the purge valve, and the purge valve is connected to a purge valve connection in the purge line. A pressure-maintaining device is connected to the pneumatic control line and maintains control pressure at the pressure control connection when the purge valve connection is open, independently of pressure in the purge line and/or the main line. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195683 | Pre-Charging Pump Chamber By Preemptively Opening A Valve - A reciprocating pump with chamber-charging mechanism is provided. In an example diaphragm pump, a discharge valve can be opened by the pressure of fluid leaving the pump and can also be opened by an intermittent mechanical linkage actuated by the reciprocating member powering the pump. The discharge valve is mechanically opened to allow pressure backflow into the pumping chamber, thereby charging compressible fluid mixtures and gases with an increase in pressure. The increased pressure enables the compressible fluids to open the discharge valve on the next compression stroke and exit the pump. In an implementation, the discharge valve is pushed open by the reciprocating power source in a configuration that seals the valve mechanism from well fluid. In another implementation, the discharge valve is pulled open to pre-charge the pumping chamber. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195684 | SUBSEA PUMPING SYSTEM - A technique is provided for pumping fluid in subsea applications. A self-contained pumping module is created by mounting a pumping unit on a skid that can be lowered to a sea floor. The skid comprises a support structure designed to hold the pumping unit in a desired orientation, such as an inclined orientation with respect to a base of the skid. The self-contained nature of the pumping module facilitates deployment to a sea floor/retrieval from the sea floor to enable use of the pumping module in a variety of subsea applications with reduced complexity and cost. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195685 | SELF-CLEANING DISC VALVE FOR PISTON PUMP - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a disc-valve design with a self-cleaning feature. The self-cleaning feature may be integrated into the valve, for example, by removing a “cut-out” portion between sealing surfaces of ports. These cut-out portions may create vortices that might clean debris from the sealing surfaces. The cut-outs may also provide a place for debris to collect-keeping it away from the sealing surfaces. In addition, or as an alternative to cut-outs, some other type of mechanism, such as sealing members designed to disturb flow to sweep away debris near a sealing surface or helical grooves (rifling) formed in the ports, may also be used to promote self-cleaning. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195686 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a variable displacement swash plate type compressor that reduces wear of cylinder bores and the amount of blow-by gas. Each piston of the compressor has a piston main body, which has a distal portion located at an end corresponding to the compression chamber. A tapering portion and an arcuate portion are formed in the distal portion. The arcuate portion is continuous with an end of the tapering portion that is closer to the compression chamber. The tapering portion and the arcuate portion each have a diameter that increases toward the skirt. The tapering portion has a tapering angle that is in a range from 0.45 degrees to 1.5 degrees. The distance between the distal end of the piston main body and a starting point of the tapering portion on an end closer to the skirt is set in a range from 1.5 mm to 5.0 mm. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195687 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE INCLUDING A FACE PLATE - The invention is related to a hydraulic device comprising a housing including pipe ports, a rotor ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130195688 | HOT PLUG FAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a chassis and a hot plug fan. The chassis includes a top plate defining a hole. The hot plug fan includes a main body and two handles rotatably connected to a top of the main body. The main body is received in the chassis through the hole, with the handles exposed out of the hole. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195689 | FRONT FORK - A front fork includes a body side tube, an axle side tube, a damper, a reservoir, a damping force adjusting flow passage, and a solenoid valve including a spool housing portion provided at an intermediate position of the damping force adjusting flow passage, a spool valve inserted into the spool housing portion movably in an axial direction, and a solenoid that drives the spool valve in an axial direction, and configured to adjust a flow passage area of the damping force adjusting flow passage. Pressure receiving areas on opposite axial sides of the spool valve on which a pressure in an upstream side of the damping force adjusting flow passage acts are made equal. An upper arrangement passage which is arranged at least higher than the upper end of the spool housing portion is provided in a downstream side of the damping force adjusting flow passage. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195690 | LIQUID NITROGEN PUMP EQUIPMENT LOAD TESTING AND EXPERIMENTING APPARATUS AND TESTING AND EXPERIMENTING METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure relates to liquid nitrogen pump equipment load testing and experimenting apparatus, and testing and experimenting method thereof, used for oil-gas fields or coalbed methane nitrogen foam fracturing equipment testing. A hydraulic damping apparatus unit and a pressure regulation unit are provided; the hydro-mechanical damping apparatus unit comprises a water tank, a pump unit apparatus, and a pipe manifold system connected in sequence. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195691 | Swing Barrel Type Positive Displacement Pump Using Cross Shaft Joint Bearing - A swing barrel type positive displacement pump using a cross shaft joint bearing includes a main shaft ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130195692 | SUPPLY PUMP - A supply pump includes a housing, a tappet, a guide groove, and a stopper pin. The housing includes a cylindrical sliding wall. The tappet is configured to be reciprocated along the sliding wall. The guide groove is provided for one of the housing and the tappet. One end of the guide groove includes a tapered surface. The stopper pin is provided for the other one of the housing and the tappet. The stopper pin is fitted into the guide groove to stop rotation of the tappet relative to the housing. When the tappet is displaced abnormally in an upper direction, the tapered surface is pressed on an end of the stopper pin to be engaged with the stopper pin. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195693 | GRAPHENE-DRUM PUMP AND ENGINE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to pump systems and engine systems having graphene drums. In embodiments of the invention, the graphene drum can be utilized in the main chambers and/or valves of the pumps and engines. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195694 | TURBOMACHINE PASSAGE CLEANING SYSTEM - A turbomachine passage cleaning system includes a first airflow passage having a first inlet configured and disposed to fluidly connect to a compressor portion, a first outlet configured and disposed to fluidly connect to a turbine portion, and a first intermediate portion including a first strainer. A second airflow passage is fluidly coupled to the first airflow passage. The second airflow passage has a second intermediate portion having second strainer. A first valve is arranged in the first intermediate portion upstream from the first strainer, and a second valve is arranged in the second intermediate portion upstream from the second strainer. The first and second valves are selectively operated to control fluid flow into respective ones of the first and second airflow passages to filter air passing from a turbomachine compressor portion to a turbomachine turbine portion. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195695 | HOLLOW ROTOR MOTOR AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING THE SAME - In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides electric motors and related systems comprising (a) a motor housing; and (b) a hollow rotor configured to rotate within and be driven by a stator contained within the motor housing; wherein the motor housing is characterized by a largest cross-sectional area of the motor housing, and wherein the hollow rotor defines a flow channel characterized by a smallest cross-sectional area of the flow channel, wherein the smallest cross-sectional area of the flow channel is at least 25% of the largest cross-sectional area of the motor housing, and wherein the hollow rotor has a first end portion defining a fluid inlet, and a second end portion defining a fluid outlet; the fluid inlet, the flow channel and the fluid outlet being configured to allow passage of a fluid from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet via the flow channel. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195696 | ELECTRIC PUMP - To provide an electric pump that does not easily suffer malfunction of its driver due to vibration and whose components can be reduced in number, an electric pump includes a pump unit, a motor unit for driving the pump unit, and a driver chamber having a driver for controlling the pump unit. At least a space inside the driver chamber on one side of a substrate of the driver is filled with an amount of potting material for anchoring the substrate, whereas a space inside the driver chamber on the other side of the substrate is left as an unfilled space free from filling with potting material along the face direction of the substrate. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195697 | HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING PUMP HAVING WET TYPE MOTOR WITH OPEN TYPE MAGNET - Disclosed is a hydraulic power steering pump including a wet type motor with an open type magnet, the hydraulic power steering pump including: a housing; a gear pump module supported at one side of the housing and pressurizing a fluid; and a motor module supported at the other side of the housing and providing driving force to the gear pump module, the motor module including a stator that is supported by the housing and receives electric current based on supplied power, and a rotor that includes a motor rotation shaft rotated by the stator and a permanent magnet generating magnetic force, and an outer side of the permanent magnet being supported by the motor rotation shaft to have an exposed portion exposed toward the stator. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195698 | GRAPHENE-DRUM PUMP AND ENGINE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to pump systems and engine systems having graphene drums. In embodiments of the invention, the graphene drum can be utilized in the main chambers and/or valves of the pumps and engines. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195699 | CONNECTION PLATE FOR A HYDROSTATIC PISTON MACHINE - A connection plate for a hydrostatic piston machine includes two connection openings on opposite lateral surfaces of the connection plate. The connection openings are arranged at an offset from a main axis of the connection plate on a common side. Two slotted recesses are formed from an inner face of the connection plate. The slotted recesses are each connected in the area of the first end section of the slotted recesses to one of the connection openings in order to connect the piston machine to a hydraulic circuit. A valve cartridge is inserted in an installation bore of the connection plate. The installation bore is formed opposite the plate axis in the connection plate with respect to the connection openings and extends approximately parallel to axes of the connection openings. The valve cartridge is hydraulically connected to one of the slots. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195700 | PRESSURIZING PUMP STRUCTURE - A pressurizing pump structure includes a cover, a flow guide, a pump and a main axle. The flow guide is interposed between the cover and the pump. The main axle is mounted inside the pump. The pump has several pressurizing chambers, each of which has one or more pressurizing tanks. Each of the pressurizing tanks has a piston. The main axle has an eccentric part going into the pump for driving the pistons in the pressurizing tanks to make reciprocal motions as the main axle rotates, thereby outputting fluid with a higher pressure. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195701 | Pump Fluid End with Integrated Web Portion - A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump includes a main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces. A web portion protrudes outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face. The web portion may have an outwardly facing web forward face and a curvilinear side surface. The web portion may be integral with the main body portion. A plurality of bosses protrude from the web forward face and having a forward facing end. The plurality of bosses may be integral with the main body portion and the web portion. A plunger bore extends through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195702 | DOUBLE-ACTION SUCKER-ROD WELL PUMP - A pump includes a two-stepped cylinder with cavities and a lower intake valve, and is connected to a tubing-string via a sub, which includes an upper intake valve and discharge valve. A hollow plunger is arranged in the cylinder below and above the cavities. The plunger is connected to a hollow rod and has a lower discharge valve and a through-hole provided above the lower discharge valve to provide communication between the plunger cavity and a chamber formed as said plunger is moved downwards in a lower step of the cylinder. An upper step of the cylinder includes an inner diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter of the tubing-string. The upper discharge valve is a bush arranged on the rod with longitudinal movement upwards along said rod with excess pressure in the cylinder cavity above the plunger, and downward movement in the liquid under its own weight. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195703 | POPPET VALVE ASSEMBLY - A novel valve assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the valve assembly includes a seat plate having a plurality of fluid conduits. The valve assembly may also include a plurality of poppet assemblies. In some embodiments, a poppet assembly of such a plurality includes at least one fluid port and a housing configured to be coupled to the seat plate to facilitate flow of a fluid through a respective fluid conduit via the at least one fluid port of the respective poppet assembly. Other devices, systems, and methods related to poppet assemblies are also disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195704 | DESYNCHRONIZED COUPLING OF A HYDRAULIC MACHINE - The present invention relates to a hydraulic circuit including:
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20130195705 | Vane Pump with Multiple Control Chambers - A variable capacity vane pump includes a first control chamber between a pump casing and a first portion of a pump control ring. The first portion of the control ring circumferentially extends on either side of a pivot pin. A second control chamber is provided between the pump casing and a second portion of the pump control ring. The first and second control chambers are operable to receive pressurized fluid to create a force to move the pump control ring to reduce the volumetric capacity of the pump. A return spring biases the pump ring toward a position of maximum volumetric capacity. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195706 | Toroidal motor - The present invention provides for a toroidal motor comprising a centrally located output shaft, a circular plate centrally and transversely affixed to the output shaft, a toroidal cylinder located in the same plane as and to the outside edge of the circular plate, pistons affixed to the outside edge of the circular plate and residing in the toroidal cylinder. A circular timing track may be used to time the action of a knife gate assembly which may be configured to induce a camming action in the knife gate assembly, rotating the knife gate into the toroidal cylinder, blocking the cylinder just behind a passing piston. Pressurized fluid may be introduced between the knife gate and the rear of the immediate downstream piston to cause a differential pressure to propel the piston through the toroidal cylinder. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195707 | Refrigerant Compressor - The invention provides a refrigerant compressor that is capable of preventing seizure or galling at the bearing slide section and has high anti-wear properties. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195708 | Metal-Bonded Graphite Foam Composites - A metal-bonded graphite foam composite includes a ductile metal continuous phase and a dispersed phase that includes graphite foam particles. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195709 | METAL-BASE ALLOY PRODUCT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A metal base alloy and methods for producing the alloy. The metal base alloy product includes the formula Me | 2013-08-01 |
20130195710 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RARE-EARTH MAGNET - Provided is a manufacturing method of a rare-earth magnet capable of penetrant-diffusing a modifier alloy to increase a coercive force (especially a coercive force under a high-temperature atmosphere) at a temperature lower than the conventional method for manufacturing a rare-earth magnet without using heavy rare-earth metals such as Dy and Tb, and accordingly capable of manufacturing a high coercivity rare-earth magnet at the lowest cost possible. A method for manufacturing a rare-earth magnet includes the steps of: first step of pressing-forming powder as a rare-earth magnet material to form a compact S, the powder including a RE-Fe—B main phase MP (RE: at least one type of Nd and Pr) and a RE-X alloy (X: metal element) grain boundary phase surrounding the main phase; and second step of bringing a modifier alloy M into contact with the compact S or a rare-earth magnet precursor C obtained by hot deformation processing of the compact S, followed by heat treatment to penetrant-diffuse melt of the modifier alloy M into the compact S or the rare-earth magnet precursor C to manufacture the rare-earth magnet RM, the modifier alloy including a RE-Y (Y: metal element and not including a heavy rare-earth element) alloy having a eutectic or a RE-rich hyper eutectic composition. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195711 | HIGH-STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY WIRE ROD, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, HIGH-STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY PART, AND HIGH-STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY SPRING - A high-strength magnesium alloy wire rod suitable for products in which at least one of bending stress and twisting stress primarily acts is provided. The wire rod has required elongation and 0.2% proof stress, whereby strength and formability are superior, and has higher strength in the vicinity of the surface. In the wire rod, the surface portion has the highest hardness in a cross section of the wire rod, the highest hardness is 170 HV or more, and the inner portion has a 0.2% proof stress of 550 MPa or more and an elongation of 5% or more. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195712 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES IN MOLTEN CAST IRON, AND CAST IRON RAW MATERIAL - There is provided a method for obtaining a pure melt in which the impurities Mn, Al, Ti, Pb, Zn, and B are removed from molten cast iron and depletion of useful C and Si is suppressed, the method wherein an excess oxygen flame having a theoretical combustion ratio of fuel and oxygen (amount of oxygen (volume)×5/amount of fuel (volume)) of 1 to 1.5 is directly exposed to the surface of pre-melted molten cast iron, the temperature of the molten cast iron is held at 1250° C. or more and less than 1500° C. while the melt surface is superheated and an acidic slag is brought into contact with the melt, and an oxygen-containing gas is injected into the interior of the molten cast iron. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195713 | HEAT-RESISTANT, FERRITIC CAST STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT MELT FLOWABILITY, GAS DEFECT RESISTANCE, TOUGHNESS AND MACHINABILITY, AND EXHAUST MEMBER MADE THEREOF - A heat-resistant, ferritic cast steel having excellent melt flowability, gas defect resistance, toughness and machinability, which has a composition comprising by mass, C: 0.32-0.45%, Si: 0.85% or less, Mn: 0.15-2%, Ni: 1.5% or less, Cr: 16-23%, Nb: 3.2-4.5%, Nb/C: 9-11.5, N: 0.15% or less, S: (Nb/20-0.1) to 0.2%, W and/or Mo: 3.2% or less in total (W+Mo), the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a structure in which the area ratio of a eutectic (δ+NbC) phase of δ ferrite and Nb carbide (NbC) is 60-80%, and the area ratio of manganese chromium sulfide (MnCr)S is 0.2-1.2%, and an exhaust member made thereof. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195714 | MAGNESIUM ALLOYS CONTAINING HEAVY RARE EARTHS - Magnesium alloys which possess good processability and/or ductility whilst retaining good resistance to corrosion and/or degradation comprising Y: 0-10% by weight, Nd: 0-5% by weight, wherein the total of Y+Nd is at least 0.05% by weight, one or more heavy rare earths selected from Ho, Lu, Tm and Tb in a total amount of above 0.5% and no more than 5.5% by weight, Gd: 0-3.0% by weight, and Sm: 0-0.2% by weight. The alloy optionally includes one or more of: Dy: 0-8% by weight; Zr: 0-1.2% by weight; Al: 0-7.5% by weight; Zn and/or Mn: 0-2% by weight in total; Sc: 0-15% by weight; In: 0-15% by weight; Ca: 0-3% by weight; Er up to 5.5% by weight, provided that the total of Er, Ho, Lu, Tm and Tb is no more than 5.5% by weight; and one or more rare earths and heavy rare earths other than Y, Nd, Ho, Lu, Tm, Tb, Dy, Gd and Er in a total amount of up to 0.5% by weight; the balance being magnesium and incidental impurities up to a total of 0.3% by weight. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195715 | TECHNIQUES FOR INFUSING ION CLUSTERS INTO A TARGET ENVIRONMENT - A system for infusing ion clusters into a target environment includes a housing, a fan, and an ion cluster generation component. The housing has intake and outflow openings. The fan forces air through the intake opening and along a route. The interior surface areas of the housing adjacent to the route are electrically insulating. The route can take either a first path or a second path. The first path goes along a straight path from the fan, through the ion cluster generation component and through the outflow opening. The second path goes along a first segment and a second segment. The first segment runs from the fan and through the ion cluster generation component. The second segment runs from the end of the first segment and extends downwardly through the outflow opening. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195716 | USE OF A STERILIZATION AGENT FOR ENHANCING HEMOCOMPATIBILITY - The invention concerns the use of a sterilization agent comprising H | 2013-08-01 |
20130195717 | METHOD OF STERILIZING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT, STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND USE OF SAME - The present invention relates to a method of sterilizing at least one object, wherein the object has at least two openings toward an inner space of the object to be sterilized, wherein at least one first opening is connected to a feed line for a sterilization agent and wherein the at least one second opening is connected to an outlet line for a sterilization agent and the sterilization agent is conducted through the feed line into the inner space and through the inner space and leaves the inner space through the outlet line. The present invention furthermore relates to a sterilizing apparatus and to a use of same. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195718 | Method for Heating a Volume of Liquid in a Heated Pipetting Needle - The invention relates to a pipetting device for automatic analysis instruments and a method for heating a volume of liquid in a heated pipetting needle. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195719 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same - A microchip includes fluid circuits therein, formed by uniting together at least a first substrate that is a transparent substrate and a second substrate having grooves provided at the substrate surface and/or through holes penetrating in a thickness direction. The fluid circuits include a liquid reagent receptacle unit to store a liquid reagent, a quantification unit to quantify the liquid reagent or specimen, and an overflow liquid storage unit connected to the quantification unit to store the liquid reagent or specimen overflowing from the quantification unit during quantification. There is also provided a method of using the microchip. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195720 | SAMPLE RACK HANDLING UNIT - A sample rack handling unit comprising an onload section for loading sample racks holding a sample container is presented. The onload section comprises an onload edge and a receiving area with an onload rail longitudinally on the receiving area parallel to the onload edge. The onload rail engages a recess on the rack bottom such that the rack longitudinally slides on the receiving area along the onload rail when the rack is engaged. The onload rail has a base portion and a protrusion extending from the base portion. The protrusion faces the onload edge and the base portion comprises an inclined onload rail side opposite the onload edge such that the recess engages the onload rail when the rack is loaded on the receiving area from the onload edge transversely to the onload rail and the recess disengages the onload rail by sliding the rack towards the onload edge. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195721 | METALLIC-NANOFINGER DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL SENSING - A metallic-nanofinger device for chemical sensing. The device includes a substrate, and a plurality of nanofingers. A nanofinger includes a flexible column, and a metallic cap coupled to an apex of the flexible column. At least the nanofinger and a second nanofinger are to self-arrange into a close-packed configuration with at least one analyte molecule disposed between at least the metallic cap and a second metallic cap of respective nanofinger and second nanofinger. A morphology of the metallic cap is to generate a shifted plasmonic-resonance peak associated with amplified luminescence from the analyte molecule. A coating encapsulating the metallic cap to respond upon exposure to a liquid, and a chemical-sensing chip including the metallic-nanofinger device are also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195722 | LOW VOLUME ASSAY APPARATUS - Apparatus ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130195723 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR FORMING NANOCHANNELS - Methods of forming at least one nanochannel include: (a) providing a substrate having a thick single or a thick multi-layer overlayer; (b) milling at least one channel through the overlayer into the substrate; then (c) removing the overlayer; and (d) forming at least one nanochannel in the substrate having an average width and depth dimension that is less than about 10 nm in response to the milling and removing steps. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195724 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130195725 | OZONATED LIQUID PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Ozonated liquid production and distribution system are described. The systems use multiple ozone gas generators to create ozone gas from ambient air. The ozone gas is injected into water or fluid by multiple injectors to form the ozonated liquid. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195726 | MICROWAVE AND RADIO FREQUENCY MATERIAL PROCESSING - An apparatus for processing of material, the apparatus comprising: a compartment for accommodating said material during processing, said compartment having at least one wall, an inlet for receiving the material to be processed and an outlet for material once processed to exit the compartment; and a radiation source for directing electromagnetic radiation into the compartment through a portion of the compartment wall that is at least partially transparent to the radiation, the radiation being microwave or radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation; wherein the apparatus is configured to place at least some of the material in the compartment in contact with the at least partially transparent portion of the compartment wall through which the radiation is admitted to the compartment. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195727 | FLUIDIZED BED BIOGASIFIER AND METHOD FOR GASIFYING BIOSOLIDS - A fluidized bed biogasifier is provided for gasifying biosolids. The biogasifier includes a reactor vessel and a feeder for feeding biosolids into the reactor vessel at a desired feed rate during steady-state operation of the biogasifier. A fluidized bed in the base of the reactor vessel has a cross-sectional area that is proportional to at least the fuel feed rate such that the superficial velocity of gas is in the range of 0.1 m/s (0.33 ft/s) to 3 m/s (9.84 ft/s). In a method for gasifying biosolids, biosolids are fed into a fluidized bed reactor. Oxidant gases are applied to the fluidized bed reactor to produce a superficial velocity of producer gas in the range of 0.1 m/s (0.33 ft/s) to 3 m/s (9.84 ft/s). The biosolids are heated inside the fluidized bed reactor to a temperature range between 900° F. (482.2° C.) and 1700° F. (926.7° C.) in an oxygen-starved environment having a sub-stoichiometric oxygen level, whereby the biosolids are gasified. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195728 | WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION ABSORPTION TOWER FOR FOR POWER PLANT - (EN) A wet FGD: the upper square tower fixed with pure flue gas flue and raw flue gas flue whose widths same as that of the square tower, the flue are respectively shrunk to fit pure flue and raw flue, so eradicate entirely turbulence and bias flow field of flue gas. Flue gas is following then against with spraying slurry so can eradicate the pressure loss, cancel BUF. Oxidation air and predissolved absorption slurry are directly fed into spray zone so cancel Roots blowers. Instantly accomplish desulfurization. Realize running without dirtiness, so need no demister or only a simple metal demister, and the pure flue gas passage needs no corrosion protection, the naked tower is also a bypass flue. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195729 | On-Demand Gas Generator - A gas generation apparatus includes a reaction vessel and a fluid reservoir. The reaction vessel has an internal container therein for a reactant material including a solid portion and a liquid portion. The internal container has a perforated upper portion suitable for containing said solid portion of said reactant material, and a solid lower portion suitable for containing said liquid portion of said reactant material. The fluid reservoir is external to the reaction vessel, and has a variable volume fluid chamber. The fluid reservoir is in fluid connection with the reaction vessel. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195730 | Device for Producing Gas Hydrate - To enable long-term continuous operation by preventing blocking of a reaction pipe line disposed in a multi-pipe or double-walled-pipe heat exchanger, provided is a device for producing gas hydrate including a multi-pipe or double-walled-pipe device | 2013-08-01 |
20130195731 | Copper CHA Zeolite Catalysts - Zeolite catalysts and systems and methods for preparing and using zeolite catalysts having the CHA crystal structure are disclosed. The catalysts can be used to remove nitrogen oxides from a gaseous medium across a broad temperature range and exhibit hydrothermal stable at high reaction temperatures. The zeolite catalysts include a zeolite carrier having a silica to alumina ratio from about 15:1 to about 256:1 and a copper to alumina ratio from about 0.25: 1 to about 1:1. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ORGANIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195733 | CAPILLARY DISPENSER - A capillary dispenser includes at least one plunger-cylinder unit having a cylinder module and a plunger module disposed together on an axis. The cylinder module has an inner cylinder that is pneumatically connected to at least one capillary. The plunger module includes a hollow plunger that is closable on one side and is movable in the inner cylinder along the axis between an upper end position and a lower end position of the plunger module. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195734 | REAGENT BOTTLE - A reagent bottle includes a reservoir adapted to contain a reagent, a pipette tip defining a fluid channel extending into the reservoir and a resilient seal fixedly disposed within the reservoir and surrounding the pipette tip, the seal functioning to reduce reagent loss when the pipette tip is withdrawn from the reagent bottle. The fluid channel of the pipette tip is defined by the pipette tip being in direct fluid communication, or interrupted fluid communication, with the exterior of the reagent bottle, the pipette tip being directly or indirectly engageable through a fluid-tight fitting with a pipette. A base member of the reagent bottle is adapted for selective engagement with one or more rotation pin and has an indexing feature for properly aligning the reagent bottle within an automated system. The base member adapted for selective engagement with one or more spring pins for raising and lowering the reagent bottle. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195735 | HEAT EXCHANGER REFORMER WITH THERMAL EXPANSION MANAGEMENT - A catalytic reformer assembly comprises walls that define a first flow path for a first medium and a second flow path, fluidly isolated from the first flow path, for a second medium. The first flow path includes a central flow channel, a first annular flow channel radially surrounding the central flow channel, and a second annular flow channel radially surrounding the first annular flow channel. The second flow path comprises a third annular flow channel and a fourth annular flow channel each disposed radially between the first annular flow channel and the second annular flow channel. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195736 | HEAT EXCHANGER REFORMER - A catalytic reformer assembly includes a heated medium flow path for a first medium and a reforming flow path for a second medium. A catalyst substrate is located within the reforming flow path and supports a catalyst. A heat exchanger is disposed within the heated medium flow path for transferring heat from the heated medium flow path to the catalyst substrate. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195737 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TUNGSTEN FROM SCHEELITE - A method for extracting tungsten from scheelite by: 1) adding a mixed acid including H | 2013-08-01 |
20130195738 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND VALUE METALS AND SYSTEM FOR SAME - A process and system for recovering titanium dioxide and other value metals from a titanium bearing solid is disclosed. The process includes leaching the solid in hydrochloric acid to produce a leachate comprising undissolved solids and a leach solution comprising the titanium dioxide and the value metals, wherein the hydrochloric acid concentration is maintained above a value required to maintain the titanium dioxide and the value metals dissolved in the leach solution at atmospheric pressure. The leachate is separated into the leach solution and the undissolved solids. The concentration of hydrochloric acid concentration in the leach solution is reduced to recover titanium dioxide by hydrolysis and precipitation to produce a titanium dioxide rich slurry. In a preferred embodiment, HCl is recovered with a matrix solution. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195739 | CROSS-LINKED ETHYLSULFONATED DIHYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE - The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the production of alumina hydrate. The invention involves adding one or more cross-linked ethylsulfonated polysaccharides to liquor or slurry in the fluid circuit of the production process. The one or more polysaccharides include cross-linked dextran or cross-linked dihydroxypropyl cellulose. The various polysaccharides can impart a number of advantages including at least some of: greater flocculation effectiveness, increasing the maximum effective dosage, faster settling rate. The production process can be a Bayer process. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195740 | FILTER FOR REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS - A filter containing a first textile and an abating chemistry. The first textile has a first side and a second side and is a non-woven, woven, or knit textile having an air permeability of between about 1 and 200 cfm. The abating chemistry is on at least the second side of the first textile and contains an adsorbent agent, an organic halogen producing agent, and optionally a binder. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195741 | CATALYZED SOOT FILTERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Catalyzed soot filters comprising a wall flow monolith having a washcoat comprising an alkali base metal composite disposed on the monolith. Methods of manufacturing and using catalyzed soot filters and diesel engine exhaust emission treatment systems are also disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195742 | MIXED SALT CO2 SORBENT, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to a mixed salt composition which is useful as a CO | 2013-08-01 |
20130195743 | METHOD FOR TREATING A GAS CONTAINING NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), IN WHICH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING CERIUM OXIDE AND NIOBIUM OXIDE IS USED AS A CATALYST - A method is described for treating a gas including nitrogen oxides (NO | 2013-08-01 |
20130195744 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING CO2 FROM A GASEOUS STREAM - Process for separating CO | 2013-08-01 |
20130195745 | Surface Functionalized Colloidally Stable Spheroidal Nano-apatites Exhibiting Intrinsic Multi-functionality - Calcium-phosphate based nanoparticles (CAPNP) are synthesized which are simultaneously intrinsically magnetic and fluorescent, and extrinsically surface modified to serve an attachment function. Doping calcium phosphates during colloidal synthesis results in 10 nm particles that are stable in aqueous media and at physiological pH. The scalable, one-step synthesis produces several modified CAPNPs. By introducing metal dopants into the base crystal lattice during synthesis, magnetically, electronically and optically enhanced nanoparticle dispersions were similarly synthesized. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195746 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF SILICON AND DEVICIES - In one embodiment of the invention, the silane and hydrogen (and inert gas) mixture is produced using catalytic gasification of silicon (or si-containing compounds including silicon alloys) with a hydrogen source such as hydrogen gas, atomic hydrogen and proton. By not separating silane from hydrogen and co-purifying all the gases (silane and hydrogen, inert gas) in the gas mixture simultaneously, the mixture is co-purified and then provide feed stock for downstream application without further diluting the silane gas. One aspect of the invention addresses the need for an improved production method, apparatus and composition for silane gas mixtures for large scale low cost manufacturing of high purity silicon and distributed on-site turnkey applications including but not limited to the manufacture of semiconductor integrated circuits, photovoltaic solar cells, LCD-flat panels and other electronic devices. Thus, various embodiments of the invention can greatly reduce the cost and simplify the process of manufacturing silicon. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195747 | CALCIUM SULFATE AND CO2 SEQUESTRATION - Systems, methods, and compositions are provided related to utilizing gypsum for CO | 2013-08-01 |
20130195748 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE - The present invention provides a process for preparing a precipitated calcium carbonate product. The process comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous suspension of precipitated calcium carbonate seeds by carbonating a suspension of Ca(OH) | 2013-08-01 |
20130195749 | IODINE-SULFUR CYCLE FOR NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WITH IMPROVED THERMO-CHEMICAL EFFICIENCY - Disclosed herein is an iodine-sulfur cycle for nuclear hydrogen production, which can improve thermochemical efficiency. The iodine-sulfur cycle is advantageous in that the amount of excess water and iodine supplied to a Bunsen reaction process is minimized, thus minimizing the amount of thermal energy consumed in the recovery and recirculation process thereof, in that sulfuric acid having stronger hydrophilicity than hydrogen iodide absorbs excess water in large quantities in a spontaneous liquid-liquid phase separation process, so that, after the spontaneous liquid-liquid phase separation process, the concentration of hydrogen iodide in a hydrogen iodide solution exceeds a concentration at an azeotropic point without conducting an additional concentration process, with the result that highly-concentrated hydrogen iodide gas can be obtained only through a flashing process, thereby decreasing energy consumption and simplifying the process and thus improving economical efficiency, and in that process temperature and pressure can be decreased, thus greatly deceasing the corrosivity in an operational environment. Therefore, the iodine-sulfur cycle according to the present invention can be usefully used for high-efficient and environmentally-friendly nuclear hydrogen production. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195750 | CATALYSTS REFORMING METHANE GASES INTO HYDROGEN AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR REFORMING METHANE GASES USING SAID CATALYSTS - A method for synthesizing a catalyst which reforms a methane gas into a hydrogen gas efficiently at a relatively low temperature comprising a palladium deposition step in which a manganese dioxide having a ramsdellite-type crystal structure is immersed in a palladium-containing aqueous solution to allow the palladium to be deposited on the surface of said manganese dioxide, and a heat treatment step in which said manganese dioxide having the palladium deposited thereon is heated under a reducing atmosphere to change said manganese dioxide to a manganese oxide Mn | 2013-08-01 |
20130195751 | SELF-ASSEMBED CONJUGATE AND USE THEREOF - Provided are a self-assembled conjugate of a host molecule containing compound and a guest molecule containing compound, a delivery composition of a bioactive material comprising the self-assembled conjugate and a bioactive material to be delivered, and a composition for tissue engineering containing the self-assembled conjugate and a cell. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195752 | FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide functionalized nanoparticles and methods of use thereof. Certain embodiments provide nanoparticles functionalized with streptokinase. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods for treating a pathological fibrin associated disorder (e.g., cancer) in an animal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195753 | Temporary Embolization Using Inverse Thermosensitive Polymers - One aspect of the present invention relates to methods of embolizing a vascular site in a mammal comprising introducing into the vasculature of a mammal a composition comprising an inverse thermosensitive polymer, wherein said inverse thermosensitive polymer gels in said vasculature, which composition may be injected through a small catheter, and which compositions gel at or below body temperature. In certain embodiments of the methods of embolization, said composition further comprises a marker molecule, such as a dye, radiopaque, or an MRI-visible compound. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195754 | IL-l BINDING PROTEINS - Proteins that bind IL-1α and IL-1β are described along with their use in compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing IL-1-related disorders and for detecting IL-1α and IL-1β in cells, tissues, samples, and compositions. | 2013-08-01 |
20130195755 | MICELLULAR COMBINATION COMPRISING A NANOPARTICLE AND A PLURALITY OF SURFMER LIGANDS - The field of the present invention relates to the stabilisation of nanoparticles in aqueous dispersion and, in particular, the stabilisation of nanoparticles by encapsulating the nanoparticles in a micellular combination. The field of the present invention further relates to a micellular combination of nanoparticles and a method of manufacture of the micellular combination and uses thereof. In a first aspect the present disclosure teaches a micellular combination that allows the stable dispersion of nanoparticles into aqueous environment. The micellular combination comprises at least one nanoparticle in a core of the micellular combination. A plurality of surfactants is co-assembled with a plurality of hydrophobic ligands on the surface of the nanoparticle in such a way that the hydrophilic part of the surfactant forms a hydrophilic shell around the core of the micellular combination. | 2013-08-01 |