| 44th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20120273325 | TIME DELAY SEPARATOR - A separator device for a conveyor has a stop ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273326 | Conveying Apparatus - A conveying apparatus ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273327 | SEPARATOR WITH PEDAL - A conveyor for conveying loads along a conveying direction includes a frame ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273328 | BRAKING ROLLER WITH TWO-PIECE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A conveyor roller ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273329 | TRACTION UNIT PARTICULARLY FOR PACKAGING MACHINES - A traction unit ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273330 | LOCKOUT DEVICE - A lockout device for assembly with an instrument includes a housing and a cover. The housing defines an opening and includes a side wall at least partially defining an internal cavity sized to receive a head portion of an instrument, and a protrusion extending from an internal surface of the side wall and positioned to retain the head portion within the internal cavity when the head portion of the instrument is received in the internal cavity. The cover is assembled with the housing and moveable between a lockout position at least partially blocking the opening to secure the head portion of the instrument within the internal cavity, and a release position permitting withdrawal of the head portion of the instrument through the opening. A lock interface is configured for securing the cover in the lockout position. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273331 | Electronic Ohmic Shunt RF MEMS Switch and Method of Manufacture - An electrostatic ohmic shunt radio frequency (RF) microeleetromechanical system (MEMS) switch and method of manufacturing includes a co-planar waveguide (CPW) transmission line comprising a plurality of slots and a plurality of pillars, wherein a space between successive ones of the plurality of pillars is defined by one of the plurality of slots; a plurality of electrodes positioned in the slots; a conductive contact beam elevated over the CPW transmission line and the plurality of electrodes; and a plurality of conductive contact dimples positioned between the conductive contact beam and the CPW transmission line, wherein the plurality of pillars are adapted to prevent physical contact between the plurality of electrodes and the conductive contact beam. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273332 | SPRING CONTACTS - A contact assembly is disclosed herein with a spring contact located in a housing wherein a plurality of coils of the spring contact are interconnected with one another and all slanted or canted. The coils further have outside diameters of different outside dimensions, such as one section of the spring contact having a larger outside diameter than the other section or sections of the spring contact. When inside the interior cavity of the housing, the first end and the second end are spaced from one another and wherein some of the plurality of coils do not contact the housing. A pin, rod, or shaft is locatable in a passage of the spring contact of the contact assembly but less than all of the coils of the spring contact grip against the exterior surface of the pin, rod or shaft. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273333 | SCALABLE MEDIUM VOLTAGE LATCHING EARTHING SWITCH - A scalable earthing switch that incorporates a torsion spring to effect rapid closure of the switch. The torsion spring is supported coaxially about a rotatable shaft on which contact blades are mounted resulting in compact design. The blade contacts are separated axially along the length of the shaft by one or more spacers. By using difference size spacers the distance between adjacent blade contacts can be changed and, thus, the earthing switch can be easily scaled for different applications. A latching (detent) mechanism is provided for latching the switch in an open position. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273334 | MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER - A miniature circuit breaker having a pair of operable contacts in a main current path between a line terminal and load terminal, a trip mechanism for opening the contacts if an overcurrent condition occurs, and an electric motor to close the contacts via a contact closing mechanism. The trip mechanism includes a trigger mechanism and a contact opening mechanism, a current sensor arranged to detect current through the main current path, and a control unit. The trigger mechanism triggers the contact opening mechanism if a trip signal is produced. The control unit produces a trip signal to operate the trigger mechanism if it determines a short circuit condition occurs based on output of the current sensor; and the control unit is arranged to operate the electric motor to trigger the contact opening mechanism into opening the contacts independently of the trigger mechanism if it determines that an overload condition occurs. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273335 | Power Seat Switch to Present Simultaneous Activation - A switch actuating assembly for an automobile seat has a switch operating member moveable along a first path to operate a first switch associated with a first function and moveable along a second path to operate a second switch associated with a second function. To inhibit operation of both functions simultaneously a guide controls movement of the switch operating member. Guide members act between the switch operating member and the guide so that movement of the switch operating member along one of the paths upon movement of the switch operating member along the other of the paths from a rest position. An interlock is provided between the switch operating members of a pair of switch assemblies so that only one function of one of the switch assemblies can be operated at a time. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273336 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET, USAGE METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed are a conductive sheet, a usage method of the conductive sheet and a capacitive type touch panel. For a first conductive sheet ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273337 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary water purification system has a base and a cover that is coupled (e.g., heat sealed) to the base to form a chamber. Raw water, such as seawater or polluted water, is inserted into the base. The raw water evaporates and condenses on an inner surface of the cover, which is inclined to cause the condensed water to flow to a collection channel so that potable water may be drawn from such channel. The base and cover are formed of a lightweight, flexible material to allow the system to be collapsed for easy transport. In addition, the base and cover are supported by a collapsible frame. Accordingly, the system can be easily packaged and shipped at a relatively low cost. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273338 | Process for Removing Water From Alcohol Mixtures - A process for removing water from an alcohol mixture, such as an ethanol mixture in the production of ethanol by hydrogenating acetic acid. The water is removed from a distillate of a first column using an adsorption unit, membrane, extractive column distillation, or a combination thereof. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273339 | Water Separation from Crude Alcohol Product - Recovery of alcohol, in particular ethanol, from a crude product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using various combinations of membranes and/or distillation columns. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273340 | METHOD & APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING AIR IN AIRCRAFT, COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS, MILITARY VEHICLES, SUBMARINES, SPACE CRAFT, CRUISE SHIPS , PASSENGER VEHICLES, MASS TRANSIT AND MOTOR VEHICLES BY INTEGRATION OF HIGH DENSITY HIGH EFFICIENCY ULTRA VIOLET ILLUMINATION APPARATUS WITHIN AIR CONDITIONING, VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sanitizing air within a ventilation system using ultraviolet light. The air is exposed to the ultraviolet light for a preselected duration of time and at a desired power level to achieve a desired level of sanitization. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273341 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for controlling a plasma are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method may include supplying a first RF signal having a first frequency and a first period from an RF power source to a first electrode, wherein the first period is a first integer number of first cycles at the first frequency; supplying a second RF signal having a second frequency and a second period from the RF power source to the first electrode, wherein the second period is a second integer number of second cycles at the second frequency and wherein a first multiplicative product of the first frequency and the first integer number is equal to a second multiplicative product of the second frequency and the second integer number; and controlling the phase between the first and second periods to control an ion energy distribution of the plasma formed in a process chamber. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273342 | COMPACT ION ACCELERATOR SOURCE - An ion source includes a conductive substrate, the substrate including a plurality of conductive nanostructures with free-standing tips formed on the substrate. A conductive catalytic coating is formed on the nanostructures and substrate for dissociation of a molecular species into an atomic species, the molecular species being brought in contact with the catalytic coating. A target electrode placed apart from the substrate, the target electrode being biased relative to the substrate with a first bias voltage to ionize the atomic species in proximity to the free-standing tips and attract the ionized atomic species from the substrate in the direction of the target electrode. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273343 | METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE AND COATER - A method is provided for coating a substrate ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273344 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND TOUCH PANEL THEREWITH - There is provided a transparent conductive film having a transparent conductor layer with a high level of pen input durability and high-temperature, high-humidity reliability. The transparent conductive film of the present invention is a transparent conductive film, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer that is provided on one side of the transparent film substrate and has a thickness d of 15 nm to 35 nm and an average surface roughness Ra of 0.37 nm to 1 nm; and at least a single layer of an undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273345 | AIR/WATER ADVANCED OXIDATION PURIFICATION DEVICE AND SPIRAL PARTITION PLATE THEREOF - An air/water advanced oxidation purification device includes a draft tube, a motor and at least one spiral partition plate. The spiral partition plate is fixed on an output shaft of the motor. The motor is supported in the draft tube and used for driving the spiral partition plate to rotate at uniform speed around the central axis of the draft tube and for driving air or water to enter into the draft tube. The spiral partition plate includes a plurality of miniature blades arranged along a radial direction of the spiral partition plate, each of the miniature blades includes a plurality of first and second protrusions continuously and staggered arranged along the radial direction and protruding towards two sides of the spiral partition plate, respectively. Air or water is purified through photo-catalytic advanced oxidation reaction or electro-catalytic oxidation-reduction reaction taken place on the surfaces of the spiral partition plate. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273346 | FLOW DIVIDER SYSTEM - A flow divider system includes a gas box defining a chamber and an outlet gate, a shield located in the chamber and shielding the outlet gate, the shield including a main body, the main body defining a number of openings communicating the chamber with the outlet gate. The shielding can further includes a number of shield boards adjustably fixed to the main body, to adjustably shield portions of the openings. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273347 | SPUTTERING TARGET WITH REDUCED PARTICLE GENERATION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAID TARGET - Provided is a sputtering target with reduced particle generation having a target surface in which intermetallic compounds, oxides, carbides, carbonitrides and other substances without ductility exist in a highly ductile matrix phase at a volume ratio of 1 to 50%, and in which the area ratio of defects on the target surface is 0.5% or less, as well as a method of producing such a sputtering target. Additionally provided are a sputtering target wherein the target surface, which contains large amounts of substances without ductility, is improved, and whereby the generation of nodules and particles during sputtering can be prevented or inhibited, and a surface finishing method thereof. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273348 | Indium Target And Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention provides a novel indium target and manufacturing method thereof, where an abnormal electrical discharge at sputtering and a generation of particles in a produced film can be inhibited excellently. The indium target contains not more than 1500 number/gram of inclusions having a particle size of 0.5 μm to 20 μm. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273349 | Glass Substrate Trolley Handling System - A glass substrate trolley handling system is disclosed. The glass substrate trolley handling system comprises an equipment outlet module, a cassette module, a bridging module, and an abnormal trolley returning module. The abnormal trolley returning module comprises a first operating mechanism for receiving an abnormal trolley from the equipment outlet module and a second operating mechanism for transferring the abnormal trolley to the bridging module. The bridging module comprises a third operating mechanism for receiving the abnormal trolley from the abnormal trolley returning module and a fourth operating mechanism for transferring the abnormal trolley to the cassette module. In this way, the cost of handling the empty trolley and the production capacity loss can be reduced to zero. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273350 | Chip Produced at Wafer Level for Liquid Chromatography and Method for the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a method for producing a miniaturized separation column for chromatographic purposes including a porous stationary phase anchored in the column, including the following steps:
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| 20120273351 | Fluid Property Determination Based on Partial Least Squares Analysis - An optical sensor determines a characteristic of a fluid medium based on a plurality of detector outputs and a characteristic model. The optical sensor directs light into the fluid medium, detects light at each of a plurality of wavelengths transmitted through the fluid medium, and produces therefrom the plurality of detector outputs. The characteristic model provides an estimate of the characteristic of the fluid medium based on a partial least squares analysis of optical transmission measurements through at least one reference fluid medium having a known characteristic. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273352 | Electrowetting mechanism for fluid-application device - A fluid-application mechanism is to cause fluid to be applied onto media. An electrowetting mechanism is to generate an electric field to affect the fluid applied onto the media. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273353 | HIGH THROUGHPUT MOBILITY SHIFT - The present invention provides novel methods for performing pulsed field mobility shift assays in microfluidic devices. In particular, the methods of the invention utilize differences between electrophoretic mobilities (e.g., as between reactants and products, especially in non-fluorogenic reactions) in order to separate the species and thus analyze the reaction. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273354 | MULTIMODAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis device for operation in multiple modes and for maintaining a known gradient of potassium ion or other electrolyte between the blood of a patient and a dialysate fluid is described. The dialysis device is capable of being used for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and the dialysis device is capable of operation with a dialysate purification unit outside of a clinical setting or with a supply of water that can be supplied in a clinical setting. The dialysis device has a composition sensor containing a potassium-sensitive electrode for measuring a potassium ion concentration in one or more of the patient's blood and the dialysate fluid and an infusate pump operated to adjust a potassium ion concentration in the dialysate fluid based at least in part on data from the composition sensor. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273355 | PROCESS FOR CLEANING A PROCESS CONDENSATE - The invention discloses a process for cleaning a process condensate | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273356 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF PARTICLES - The invention pertains to a method and apparatus to separate and quantify particles using time-variable force fields. The force fields can be for dielectrophoresis (positive or negative), electrophoresis or electrohydrodynamic. In a first aspect of the method, the fields are translated and/or modified in space at a speed substantially comparable to the speed of translation of the fastest particles in the sample so that only these follow by changing position, while the slowest particles are not affected. According to the invention the translation and/or modification of the force field can also occur with varying speed, which is especially useful when this happens with periodic law on a field with spatial periodicity. In one aspect of the method, a force field with spatial periodicity is translated and/or modified in a first direction at high speed, for such a period of time as to cause a movement equal to the spatial period of the field, and at low speed in a second direction, opposite to the first one, for such a period of time as to cancel the overall movement of the field, causing the translation of the slowest particles in the second direction and no movement of the fastest particles. In an additional aspect of the method, the field is translated and/or modified in a first direction at high speed, for such a period of time as to cause a movement equal to the spatial period of the field minus a quantity corresponding to the period of the electrodes generating it, causing the translation of the fastest particles in the first direction and of the slowest particles in the opposite direction. In another aspect of the method, the quantity or size of the particles is determined by an indirect measurement of the speed of movement after varying the force field by means of a relationship between the speed of movement and the volume of the particles. This invention also pertains to an apparatus to produce appropriate field configurations that are necessary for the selective movement of particles | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273357 | CELL SORTING APPARATUS, CELL SORTING CHIP AND CELL SORTING METHOD - A cell sorting apparatus includes a flow channel through which fluid including cells flows, an electric-field application section capable of applying an electric field having a gradient in a direction different from the flowing direction of the fluid at a first position on the flow channel in accordance with a cell sorting signal requesting an operation to sort the cells, and a flow splitting section configured to split the cells changing their flowing directions due to a dielectrophoretic force caused by application of the electric field at a second position on the downstream side of the first position on the flow channel. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273358 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF CELLULOSIC OBJECTS - The invention provides a method of inhibiting biological damage to a cellulosic structural element exposed to environmental moisture, said method comprising applying a pulsed asymmetric electrical voltage to a decay-prone region of a said element over a prolonged time period. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273359 | FLOW-THROUGH ELECTRODE CAPACITIVE DESALINATION - An electrode “flow-through” capacitive desalination system wherein feed water is pumped through the pores of a pair of monolithic porous electrodes separated by an ultrathin non-conducting porous film. The pair of monolithic porous electrodes are porous conductors made of a material such as activated carbon aerogel. The feed water flows through the electrodes and the spacing between electrodes is on the order 10 microns. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273360 | INSTRUMENT FOR ELECTROPHORESIS AND ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - An instrument for electrophoresis includes a sample-separating portion in which a slab sample-separating medium that separates a sample is provided. The instrument for electrophoresis includes a sample-transporting portion that transports a sample-containing medium containing the sample to the sample-separating portion. The instrument for electrophoresis includes a positioning portion that is provided to the sample-separating portion and/or the sample-transporting portion and used for connecting the sample-transporting portion to a predetermined position of the sample-separating portion. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273361 | CONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS OF COINS THROUGH MULTI-PLY PLATING TECHNOLOGY - The present invention relates to novel metallic composites that are useful as coinage materials. These composites are produced through a multi-ply plating process and are designed to overcome difficulties associated with calibrating vending machines that can result in fraud. In one embodiment, the metallic composite comprises a steel core over which nickel and then a non-magnetic metal such as copper, brass or bronze is deposited as a layered pair. The magnetic and non-magnetic metals may also be applied in the reverse order, with the copper, brass or bronze applied directly over the steel and then covered by the nickel. The electromagnetic signature (EMS) of the composite is controlled by defining the thickness of the deposited metal layers. Advantageously, the invention overcomes problems associated when different coins are made from the same alloy and have similar sizes, and therefore cannot be distinguished by vending machines. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273362 | SURFACE CHARGE ENABLED NANOPOROUS SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE FOR DESALINATION - A filter includes a membrane having a plurality of nanochannels formed therein. A first surface charge material is deposited on an end portion of the nanochannels. The first surface charge material includes a surface charge to electrostatically influence ions in an electrolytic solution such that the nanochannels reflect ions back into the electrolytic solution while passing a fluid of the electrolytic solution. Methods for making and using the filter are also provided. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273363 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Improved methods and apparatus for cleaning substrates and enhancing diffusion limited reaction at substrate surfaces use piezoelectric transducers operating in the gigasonic domain. The resonator assemblies include plural transducer stacks each including a thin film piezoelectric element coupled to a resonator plate that faces the substrate. At the disclosed frequencies and powers used, Eckart or Rayleigh streaming can be induced in a liquid treatment medium without substantial generation of cavitation. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273364 | ELECTROLYSIS VIA VERTICAL MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - Systems and methods that employ a vertical multi junction (VMJ) photovoltaic cell, to provide electrolysis for water and generate hydrogen and oxygen. Electrical current generated by the VMJ flows through the electrolyte (e.g., salt water) for a decomposition thereof (e.g., hydrogen and oxygen)—whenever threshold voltage of electrolysis operation is reached (e.g., 1.6 volts for water electrolysis). | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273365 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF ALKALI SULFATE INTO USEFUL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS - Electrochemical processes to convert alkali sulfates into useful chemical products, such as syngas, alkali hydroxide, and sulfur are disclosed. An alkali sulfate is reacted with carbon to form carbon monoxide and alkali sulfide. In one embodiment, the alkali sulfide is dissolved in water and subjected to electrochemical reaction to form alkali hydroxide, hydrogen, and sulfur. In another embodiment, the alkali sulfide is reacted with iodine to form alkali iodide sulfur in a non-aqueous solvent, such as methyl alcohol. The alkali iodide is electrochemically reacted to form alkali hydroxide, hydrogen, and iodine. The iodine may be recycled to react with additional alkali sulfide. The hydrogen and carbon monoxide from both embodiments may be combined to form syngas. The alkali hydroxide from both embodiments may be recovered as a useful industrial chemical. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273366 | HYDROGEN OR OXYGEN ELECTROCHEMICAL PUMPING CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTOR AND ITS APPLICATIONS - The disclosed subject matter includes a new type of chemical reactor, described as hydrogen or oxygen electrochemical pumping catalytic membrane reactor. This new type of reactor is suitable for increasing the selectivity and the conversion rate of dehydrogenation, hydrogenation, deoxidation and oxidation reactions and namely in the direct amination reaction of hydrocarbons. This reactor can be used for the production of several chemical compounds, such as the direct amination of hydrocarbons and in particular for the synthesis of aniline from benzene. The disclosed subject matter includes a device and process wherein hydrogen is removed by electrochemical pumping of the hydrogen formed or by oxygen pumping so, as hydrogen is formed, it is oxidized. This new reactor exhibits benzene to aniline conversion higher than 40%. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273367 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A water purification system includes at least one flow electrolysis cell Each cell comprising an input for receiving wastewater, a cathode, a non-sacrificial anode, and an output for outputting purified water. The non-sacrificial anode is capable of being operated at an input power of at least about, 1000 W up to about 5000 W to form electrooxidation cocktail, and the electrooxidation cocktail treats the wastewater to form purified water. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273368 | Analysis Device - An analysis device is disclosed which includes an electron detection medium to obtain information needed for analyzing an analyte in correlation with an electron transfer level, and a reagent part which is disposed on the electron detection medium and includes an electron transporting substance to transport electrons between the analyte and the electron detection medium, the electron transporting substance including a water-soluble aromatic heterocycle compound, and being free of a metal complex. An analysis method using the analysis device is also disclosed. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273369 | GAS SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - When a detection signal obtained from the cell of a gas sensor (S | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273370 | TRANSDERMAL ANALYTE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A transdermal test sensor assembly adapted to determine an analyte concentration of a fluid sample is disclosed. The assembly comprises a sensor support including at least one reservoir adapted to hold a liquid. The assembly further comprises a test sensor being coupled to the sensor support. The test sensor forms at least one aperture therein. At least a portion of the at least one aperture is adjacent to the at least one reservoir. The assembly further comprises a hydrogel composition positioned on the test sensor. The hydrogel composition is linked to the at least one reservoir via the at least one aperture. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273371 | Packaging for Orthodontic Appliances - A package for a set of orthodontic appliances includes a tray having a plurality of open pockets in which each pocket is sized and shaped to receive a selected orthodontic bracket according to its shape and dimensions such that each bracket is held snugly therein. The tray includes a tab at one end adapted to be grasped between a user's thumb and forefinger, and a cover is provided which is adapted for slideable engagement with the tray for covering the open pockets. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273372 | System Including a Bottle for Beverages and a Stand for Supporting the Bottle - A system includes a bottle for beverages with an element having an electronic display displaying video images, and a stand which supports the bottle for beverages and has a light emitting component which emit light controlled by a control for producing lights of different colors. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273373 | Single-Use Ergonomic Chalice - The present invention is a single-use ergonomic chalice that has the ability to store both a liquid and a wafer commonly served during the religious ceremony known as Communion. The present invention comprises an ergonomic cup and a cup lid. The ergonomic cup is shaped to easily fit into the fingers or the hand of an individual using the ergonomic cup. Also, the fluid is stored within the ergonomic cup. The cup lid should store the wafer. The present invention may comprise multiple embodiments. Each embodiment is configured to have the cup lid attach to the ergonomic cup. A first embodiment has each the cup lid and the ergonomic cup hermetically sealed with only a single seal. A second embodiment has a seal for each the cup lid and the ergonomic cup. The cup lid may also serve as a supplemental base support for the ergonomic cup. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273374 | CORROSION INHIBITION OF HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTIONS IN SATURATED WIPES - Corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of use are disclosed. Corrosion inhibitors are selected from polyacrylate and calcium corrosion inhibitors, zinc and calcium corrosion inhibitors and/or sugar acids and calcium corrosion inhibitors combined with hypochlorite sources provide use solutions for effective corrosion inhibition for metal surfaces. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273375 | Television Remote Control Protective Skin - Disclosed is a protective outer skin covering for a television remote that comprises a forming-fitting Flex-Gel or silicon material adapted to provide shock protection in the event the remote is dropped or thrown. The covering is a unitary form that is adapted to snugly secure a remote control device, wherein the covering is a generally hollow structure having sidewalls, a backing surface and an inwardly facing lip that retains the remote within the hollow interior. The Flex-Gel material is one that can provide shock resistance, provide a relatively rigid outer shell while being malleable enough to insert the remote within the hollow, wherein the lip prevents dislodgment. An open area interior of the lip allows unobstructed access to the remote buttons and control surface. The interior of the hollow may further include expansion material to accommodate differing sized remote geometries within a single cover form. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273376 | Circular Saw Blade Protector - A protector assembly includes a first shield segment defining a first blade space. The first shield segment includes a first channel structure defining a first channel facing the first blade space. The protector assembly further includes a second shield segment defining a second blade space. The second shield segment includes a second channel structure defining a second channel facing the second blade space. The first shield segment further includes (i) a first end portion that includes a first coupling structure, and (ii) a second end portion that includes a second coupling structure. The second shield segment further includes (i) a third end portion that includes a third coupling structure, and (ii) a fourth end portion that includes a fourth coupling structure. When the first end portion of the first shield segment is positioned adjacent to the third end portion of the second shield segment, the first coupling structure cooperates with the third coupling structure to couple the first end portion to the third end portion. When the second end portion of the first shield segment is positioned adjacent to the fourth end portion of the second shield segment, the second coupling structure cooperates with the fourth coupling structure to couple the second end portion to the fourth end portion. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273377 | Blow-Molded Tool Kit - A tool kit for accommodating two tools having different sizes is provided including a tool case having a base member, a lid member hingedly connected to the base member, and a tool cavity formed by at least one of the base and lid members and having an inner surface. The tool kit further includes at least one adapter fittable in the tool cavity and having an outer surface that corresponds to the inner surface of the tool cavity, wherein the inner surface of the tool cavity corresponds to an outer periphery of the first tool such that the first tool is securely retained in the tool cavity, and wherein the inner surface of the tool cavity and the outer surface of the adapter received in the tool cavity correspond to an outer periphery of the second tool such that the second tool is securely retained in the tool cavity. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273378 | DOCUMENT STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A document storage assembly for storing documents such as banknotes in a stacked configuration includes a sup-=port plate assembly for biasing the stack of documents toward an opening in the housing of the document storage assembly. The housing can include an assist mechanism to facilitate displacement of the stack of documents during the stacking of a newly received document. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273379 | EXTENDED GLUE STRIPS FOR SECURING CARTONS - A carton with at least one rounded corner includes a bottom panel for supporting lower ends of substantially cylindrical articles, four side panels, at least one corner panel extending from one of the opposed side edges of a first one of the four side panels, and at least one glue strip extending from the at least one corner panel. The at least one glue strip includes at least one glue tab extending from the proximal edge of the at least one glue strip. The at least one glue tab is secured in a face contacting arrangement to a second one of the four side panels so as to connect the first one of the four side panels to the second one of the four side panels. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273380 | SNAP-FIT MEASURING CONTAINER - One or more measuring cups or spoons include a handle and a measuring container. The measuring container is formed with a volumetric capacity such as a fraction of a cup, a teaspoon, or a tablespoon. The handle of a first measuring container includes a feature that interacts with a complementary feature on the handle of a second measuring cup to secure the first and second cups together. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273381 | MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICE - A material handling device includes a base, a side, a support member, and a resilient biasing member. The side extends from the base and defines a device interior with the base. The support member is disposed within the device interior proximate the side. The support member includes a cam and is rotatable between a material handling device stacking position and a material handling device nesting position. The biasing member is coupled to the side and is configured to engage the cam and thereby urge the support member into one of the stacking and nesting positions. The resilient biasing member is also configured to effect a translation of the support member towards the side as the support member rotates from a position intermediate the stacking and nesting positions to the one of the stacking position and nesting positions. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273382 | SEALING MEANS FOR PROTECTING SPOON BOWL - The present invention relates to spoons used in administering particularly medical products and foodstuffs to subjects in the need thereof, and more particularly to a protective member insulating the bowl of such spoons against external affects. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273383 | TRAY FOR SUPPORTING CONTAINERS AND A BLANK FOR MAKING THE SAME - A blank for forming a tray includes a bottom panel, end panels, and side panels. A first divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and an end panel. The first divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the end panel and an inner panel defined within the bottom panel. The upper panel is configured to be at an angle to the bottom panel, and the inner panel is configured to be at an angle to the end panel in an erected configuration. A second divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and a side panel. The second divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the side panel and an inner panel is defined within the bottom panel. The panels of the second divider panel assembly are configured similarly to the panels of the first divider panel assembly in the erected configuration. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273384 | Food and beverage tray - A food and beverage tray is provided having a generally planar base and a generally horizontal outer lip extending outward from the top of the sides. A cup-shaped structure having a size and shape to hold a cup and a bowl-holding structure sized to hold a salad or soup bowl are provided on the generally planar base. An implement container may be provided on the tray base or on the lip. A tray support means is below and at the edges of the generally planar base. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273385 | Content Rendering Cosmetic Container - A content rendering cosmetic container has an electronic display coupled to a shell of the cosmetic container for rendering content associated with cosmetics. The cosmetic container includes one or more selectable buttons coupled to the shell of the cosmetic container for selecting content associated with cosmetics to be rendered on the electronic display. Each of the one or more selectable buttons may be linked to a specific location for housing a cosmetic product in the cosmetic container, and/or each cosmetic product may be associated with at least one content to be rendered on the electronic display. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273386 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER WITH CUSHIONING STRUCTURE - A cushioning structure is provided for transporting large fragile goods, comprising a main frame with contiguous bearing surface, carrier foil attached to the main frame fully covering the bearing surfaces and area enclosed by the bearing surface as a carrying surface for the goods main frame comprises multiple foldable inner and outer side flaps to be folded into multiple supporting elements of connected inner and outer side flaps to support the bearing surface of the main frame with a height defined by the dimensions of the outer side flaps and having a profile to increase resilience of the main frame for carrying goods with weights of more than 25 kg and collapsible into a two-dimensional structure. A container is also provided that is reducible in size comprising the cushioning structure, a method to load the goods into the container and a method to collapse the empty container. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273387 | Adhesive Patch And Method Of Use In A Packaging System - An adhesive patch and method of use thereof for forming a plurality of stackable items into a vertically stacked load are described. The method may include delivering an aligned stack of items positioned on a pallet for eventual transportation while minimizing the misalignment of the stackable items. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273388 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT STORAGE CASE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic circuit storage case includes a housing made of resin and having a case portion storing an electronic circuit board and a connector portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a board attachment surface of the case portion and incorporating a connector. Interior and exterior opening holes communicate at bottoms via a communication hole. A ventilating hole continuing from the interior of the case portion to the exterior of the connector portion is provided in a solid portion of the housing. The interior opening hole and the communication hole are bent in an L shape and provided to a primary resin mold part forming the housing. The exterior opening hole is provided to a secondary resin mold part of the housing enclosing the primary resin mold part and forming the connector and case portions so as to communicate with one end of the L-shaped communication hole substantially perpendicularly. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273389 | SEMICONDUCTOR TRAY CARRIER - A semiconductor tray carrier has a base part and first and second side parts. The first and second side parts are movable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which the side parts extend from the base part to form side walls. Multiple tray carriers can be stacked one upon the other when the side walls are in either the stowed or deployed positions. When stacked in the stowed position, the tray carriers require very little storage space. Windows are provided for attaching details on the contents of the tray carriers. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273390 | LIQUID-FULL HYDROPROCESSING TO IMPROVE SULFUR REMOVAL USING ONE OR MORE LIQUID RECYCLE STREAMS - The present invention provides a process for hydroprocessing hydrocarbons in liquid full reactors with one or more independent liquid recycle streams. The process operates as a liquid-full process, wherein all of the hydrogen dissolves in the liquid phase and one or more of the recycle streams may actually be zero. Hydrocarbons can be converted in the process to provide liquid products such as clean fuels with multiple desired properties. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273391 | HYDROPROCESSING PROCESS USING UNEVEN CATALYST VOLUME DISTRIBUTION AMONG CATALYST BEDS IN LIQUID-FULL REACTORS - The present invention provides a process for hydroprocessing hydrocarbons with uneven catalyst volume distribution among two or more catalyst beds. The process operates as a liquid-full process, wherein all of the hydrogen dissolves in the liquid phase. Hydrocarbons can be converted in the process to provide a liquid product including clean fuels with multiple desired properties such as low density and high cetane number. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273392 | Process for Increasing Benzene and Toluene Production - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273393 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR REMOVING ELEMENTAL SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM DESULFURIZED FUELS - A system and process are disclosed for removing elemental sulfur compounds from hydro-desulfurization (HDS) treated hydrocarbon products including liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Low (sub-ppm) concentrations of sulfur remain in the hydrocarbons, providing, e.g., fuel products suitable for use in various modalities including, e.g., jet fuels and fuel cell Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273394 | HYDROTREATING PROCESS AND CONTROLLING A TEMPERATURE THEREOF - One exemplary embodiment can be a hydrotreating process. The hydrotreating process can include providing a first feed stream having a coker naphtha with a bromine number of about 10-about 120, combining the first feed stream with a second feed stream having a straight run naphtha with a bromine number of less than about 10 to create a combined feed, providing the combined feed to a hydrotreating reactor having at least one catalyst bed, and separating a quench stream from the second feed stream and providing the quench stream after the at least one catalyst bed. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273395 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF NEEL- AND BROWN-MAGNETIC PARTICLES - A method and associated device for enrichment of Neél-magnetic particles from a dispersion of Brown-magnetic particles and Neél-magnetic particles. The device and method use ferromagnetic separation particles having a mean diameter of 100 to 250 μm located in a alternating magnetic field. The ferromagnetic separation particles have a magnetically and chemically inert coating. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273396 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ABRASIVE BLASTING MATERIAL AND SCREENING DEVICE FOR SEPARATING ABRASIVE BLASTING MATERIAL - An apparatus for reclaiming abrasive blasting material comprises a prime mover, a vacuum pump and a separator unit for separating the abrasive blasting material in the contaminated abrasive blasting material from contaminants. The vacuum pick-up draws the contaminated abrasive blasting material. The separator unit includes a screening device for separating and reclaiming the abrasive blasting material. The screening device comprises a support member having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, and an endless flexible screen belt mounted to the support member so as to be movable along an endless closed loop in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The screen belt has a plurality of openings being sized to allow particles of the abrasive blasting material of a desired size to fall therethrough by gravity and to prevent the contaminants larger than the abrasive blasting material from falling therethrough. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273397 | VIBRATING SCREEN PANEL - A screen panel for use in a vibrating screen device. The screen panel has a plurality of in-flow slots and cross-flow slots arranged in a regular pattern to provide enhanced open area for a given slot size. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273398 | SCREEN RETAINER HAVING ADJUSTABLE TENSIONING - A screen retainer having adjustable tensioning includes a bushing and a tensioning device. The bushing has a center and a thickness that varies radially about the center. The tensioning device includes a surface adapted to receive the bushing, a spring, an engagement member, and at least one screen contact surface. The engagement member is coupled to the tensioning device and is adapted to engage the bushing. The engagement member can be eccentric with respect to the center of the bushing in an installed configuration. The at least one screen contact surface is adapted to engage and place a compressive force on the screen when the spring is placed in compression by an exertion of force by the engagement member on the bushing. The compressive force placed on the screen can be varied based at least in part on a rotation of the bushing on the surface. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273399 | Document Sorting Machine - A machine to sort documents includes a stacker having a tier of the plurality of pockets and a magazine positioned at one end of the stacker. A first transport and a second transport operably associated with the magazine are configured to carry the documents through the stacker. A method to sort documents includes separating the documents into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being carried by a first transport through a first end of a stacker, the second portion being carried by a second transport and through a second end of the stacker, and then merging the second portion with the first portion of documents. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND SORTING ENVELOPES - An apparatus is provided for processing mail by severing an edge of each envelope in a stack of mail. The apparatus includes an input bin for receiving a stack of mail. A feeder feeds the bottom envelope from the input bin to a transport that conveys the envelope along an envelope path. A cutter positioned along the envelope path severs one edge of the envelopes. A detector detects a characteristic of the envelope and a sorter sorts the envelope in response to the detected characteristic. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273401 | VISUAL BILGEWATER QUALITY INDICATOR - A visual bilgewater quality indicator for use in a bilgewater filtration system which includes a filtration stage for removing oily contaminants. The quality indicator utilizes one or more filtration status chambers which are provided with a fluorescent or phosphorescent dye or pigment treated filtration media. The status chamber has a transparent outer wall. Flow through the status chamber is from the outer lateral wall toward its central axis, whereby oily contaminants in the flow collect selectively at the outer portions of the filtration media which are highly visible to an observer. Oil droplets as small as one micron, are captured and immobilized by the primary filter and are instantly visible against the background of the exemplary dye. If two status chambers are used in series, the second chamber is always kept transparent until complete loading and supersaturating breakthrough at the primary chamber. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273402 | Device for purification of water from petroleum and / or petroleum-derived products - The invention relates to environment protection and can be used for cleaning industrial wastewater, liquidation of oil spills resulted from ecological disasters. The invention provides a reliable device for cleaning water from oil nano- and micro-particles and other impurities. Such device comprises a pump pumping a liquid flow of water with impurities particles. The pump is connected to a water dynamic purification unit (WDPU) with a channel including a first type section with variable cross-section decreasing downstream, a minimal passage cross-section, a second type section with variable cross-section increasing downstream. The first type section includes a zone with a plurality of protrusions and deepenings. One protrusion has a maximal height greater than the heights of other protrusions. Preferable sizes and relations of channel elements are disclosed. The WDPU uses cavitation that allows decomposing oil particles, and reduction of the flow speed for commencement of cavitation and sedimentation time. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273403 | RECLAIMER SYSTEM - A reclaimer system for removing solid material from a fluid-filled pit. The reclaimer system comprises a screen, a pump, and a conveyor. The screen is positioned within the pit such that the pit is divided into a first portion and a second portion. The screen includes a plurality of openings. The pump is positioned in the first portion of the pit and includes at least one intake port in fluid communication with the first portion of the pit. The conveyor is positioned in the second portion of the pit adjacent the screen. The conveyor includes a frame, a belt, a plurality of flight members mounted on the belt, and a conveyor deck. The flight members are mounted on the belt and move the solid material along the conveyor deck, carrying the solid material out of the pit. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273404 | HIGH PURITY CHROMATOGRAPHIC MATERIALS COMPRISING AN IONIZABLE MODIFIER - The present invention provides novel chromatographic materials, e.g., for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation and separations devices containing the chromatographic material; separations devices, chromatographic columns and kits comprising the same; and methods for the preparation thereof. The chromatographic materials of the invention are high purity chromatographic materials comprising a chromatographic surface wherein the chromatographic surface comprises a hydrophobic surface group and one or more ionizable modifier | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273405 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A WASTE STREAM - An integrated unit operations for the treatment of a waste stream, such as spent caustic, is provided in a single vertical vessel having at least three separate zones: a mixing, a settling, and a mass transfer zone. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273406 | Filter With Ejection Mechanism - A filter system having a filter element ejection device is provided. Filter systems according to the present invention may include a filter element that includes an ejection receiver for receiving actuation action from an ejector of a filter housing. The ejector engages the ejection receiver when a user desires to eject the filter element from the filter housing. Typically, the ejector extends through the filter housing and axially ejects the filter element from the housing. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273407 | VANED FILTERING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application for use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. Filtering of the debris is realized with the component known as “strainers”. There are restrictions on the space available for installing strainers. The vaned filtering element, for example a vaned fin, of the present invention is designed to reduce the space required for strainer installation by increasing strainer surface area per unit volume, while maximizing the quantity of debris that can be filtered from the water. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273408 | DEBRIS FILTERS - A filter for reactor coolant may include a plurality of adjacent plates. Each of the plates may include a plurality of alternating peaks and valleys. The peaks of a first plate of the plurality of adjacent plates and the valleys of a second plate of the plurality of adjacent plates that is adjacent to the first plate may be aligned in parallel such that each peak of the first plate and an associated valley of the second plate define a closed channel. The closed channels may be at an angle to a flow path of the reactor coolant into the filter. The filter may be shaped such that the reactor coolant from the flow path enters the closed channels, flows at the angle, and does not flow between the closed channels. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273409 | MONOFILAMENT-REINFORCED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE - A hollow fiber membrane is formed by embedding a braid having a spiral open weave of monofilaments only, to avoid a “whiskering” problem common in prior art multifilament braid-supported tubular membranes. The open weave is characterized by contiguous, circumferential, rhomboid-shaped areas of polymer film separated by monofilaments. When the braid is supported on a plasticized PVA cable it can be infiltrated with membrane polymer which, when coagulated embeds the braid positioning it around the lumen. The spiral weave, free of any circumferentially constricting monofilament, when embedded in film, allows the membrane to be biaxially distensible. In other words, the membrane has “give” not only in the axial or longitudinal direction but also in the radial direction. “Give” in the radial direction permits soiled membranes to be backwashed under higher pressure than in a comparable braid which is not radially distensible. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273410 | Metal Semi-Finished Product - A semi-finished product is disclosed including fibrous materials, binders, 15 to 90% by volume metal fillers, and 0 to 15% by volume non-metal inorganic fillers. The total content of the fillers is not more than 90% by volume of the semi-finished product. The invention further relates to metal materials and processes for manufacturing the materials and semi-finished products and uses thereof. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273411 | SYSTEM FOR THE METABOLIZATION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES AND METHOD FOR THE METABOLIZATION OF ORGANIC SUSTANCES - The present invention refers to a system for the metabolization of organic substances, comprising at least one housing with an elongated space. The housing has at least one inlet opening at the top end portion for the introduction of liquids with organic substances therein and at least one outlet opening for liquids at the bottom end portion. The inlet opening and the outlet opening are in communication with the elongated space, where the elongated space extends from the top end portion to the bottom end portion of the housing. Further, the system for metabolization comprises at least one planting opening provided on the housing between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for the accommodation of a support element for plants, the planting opening being in communication with the elongated space, and a porous filler material provided in the elongated space. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273412 | TREATMENT OF WASTE PRODUCT - Technologies are generally described for a treatment system and a method for treating waste product. In some examples, the treatment system may include a container effective to receive a waste product. The treatment system may further include one or more filters in communication with the container. The filter or filters may include a polymer carrier material. The polymer carrier material may include at least one of Sphingomonas bacteria, Flavobacteriales bacteria or Chryseobacterium bacteria. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273413 | FERMENTATION AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF PULP AND PAPER MILL SLUDGE - A method of chemically treating partially de-ashed pulp and/or paper mill sludge to obtain products of value comprising taking a sample of primary sludge from a Kraft paper mill process, partially de-ashing the primary sludge by physical means, and further treating the primary sludge to obtain the products of value, including further treating the resulting sludge and using the resulting sludge as a substrate to produce cellulase in an efficient manner using the resulting sludge as the only carbon source and mixtures of inorganic salts as the primary nitrogen source, and including further treating the resulting sludge and using the resulting sludge to produce ethanol. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273414 | DIFFUSION AERATION FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A system for treating wastewater including at least one water-treatment pathway having at least one wastewater inlet, at least one oxygen-permeable, water-impermeable wall, separating an interior of the pathway from outside air, and at least one treated wastewater outlet and arranged for at least aerobic treatment of the wastewater as it flows from the at least one wastewater inlet to the at least one treated wastewater outlet, at least one wastewater supply conduit, supplying the wastewater to the at least one wastewater inlet of the water-treatment pathway and at least one treated wastewater conduit, supplying treated wastewater from the at least one treated wastewater outlet of the at least one water-treatment pathway. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273415 | BLOOD FLUID REMOVAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING - Monitoring of the performance of a blood fluid removal medium of a blood fluid removal device includes monitoring of condition, such as fluid flow rate or concentration of blood waste product, downstream of the medium. Upstream monitoring of the condition may also be performed to enhance the ability to determine whether the blood fluid removal medium is performing within predetermined ranges. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273416 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FOULING DURING A FILTRATION PROCEDURE - Systems and methods of controlling fouling during a filtration procedure are described. A plasmapheresis method includes accepting a selection of a plasma flow rate and predicting an estimated procedure end time based at least partially on a plasma collection target volume. The method also includes flowing blood past a membrane and changing a plasma flow rate until the selected plasma flow rate through the membrane is achieved. The method also includes determining an acceptable rate of pressure change with time for respective times to the estimated procedure end time, the acceptable fouling rate limit being associated with a system pressure and adjusting the plasma flow rate based on the determined acceptable rate of pressure change with time. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273417 | FORWARD OSMOSIS SEPARATION PROCESSES - Separation processes using engineered osmosis are disclosed generally involving the extraction of solvent from a first solution to concentrate solute by using a second concentrated solution to draw the solvent from the first solution across a semi-permeable membrane. Enhanced efficiency may result from using low grade waste heat from industrial or commercial sources. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273418 | BORON RECOVERY TREATMENT METHOD | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273419 | Liquid torrefied biomass heat transfer medium removal - A method for removal of a liquid heat transfer medium from pelletized biomass which has been torrefied by liquid torrefaction by immersing the torrefied biomass into a solvent bath which is miscible with the liquid heat transfer medium, then subjecting the torrefied biomass to the solvent for periodic sonification and/or agitation at a suitable temperature to substantially remove the liquid heat transfer medium from the biomass, separating the solvent from the torrefied biomass and filtering the solvent to remove liquid heat transfer medium residue. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273420 | ELECTROLYTE AND pH MONITORING FOR FLUID REMOVAL PROCESSES - Methods include monitoring indicators of blood pH or blood electrolyte levels during a blood fluid removal session and adjusting concentrations of pH buffers or electrolytes in dialysate or replacement fluid used during the session based on the monitored indicators. Blood fluid removal systems may employ sensors that monitor blood pH or electrolyte levels to adjust the fluid parameters during a blood fluid removal session. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273421 | SOLVENT AND ACID STABLE MEMBRANES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF INTER ALIA FOR SEPARATING METAL IONS FROM LIQUID PROCESS STREAMS - Solvent and acid stable ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes including a non-cross-linked base polymer having reactive pendant moieties, the base polymer being modified by forming a cross-linked skin onto a surface thereof, the skin being formed by a cross-linking reaction of reactive pendant moieties on the surface with an oligomer or another polymer as well as methods of manufacture and use thereof, including, inter alia separating metal ions from liquid process streams. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273422 | Apparatus and methods for solution processing using reverse osmosis - Equipment, systems, processes and techniques for conducting reverse osmosis processing of solutions are described. The techniques can be applied to provide diluted solution (i.e. purified solvent), concentrate solution or each. A variety of specific equipment, example systems and processes are depicted and described. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273423 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANES COMPRISING A SULFONATED POLYARYLETHER AND THEIR USE IN FORWARD OSMOSIS PROCESSES - The present invention is directed to thin film composite membrane (TFC membrane) comprising a substrate layer (S) based on a sulfonated polymer, e.g. a sulfonated polyarylether, and a polyamide film layer (F) and further to a method for their preparation. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to osmosis processes, in particular to forward osmosis (FO) processes, using said membrane. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120273424 | METHODS OF PURIFYING VIRUSES USING GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY - Provided herein are elution buffers and methods for purifying viruses using gel permeation chromatography. The methods are useful, for example, in increasing recovery of a virus from a gel permeation chromatography column. The buffers for use in the methods include at least one excipient selected from histidine or sucrose, a divalent cation, a non-ionic detergent, and a phosphate buffered saline. | 2012-11-01 |
