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20140120322 | NON-WOVEN ELECTRET FIBROUS WEBS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A non-woven electret fibrous web for electrostatic adsorption and odor elimination and the preparation process thereof. In certain exemplary embodiments, the non-woven electret fibrous web includes a multiplicity of electret fibers, at least one of a plurality of photo-catalytic fibers or a plurality of multi-component fibers; and optionally, at least one of a plurality of chemically-active particulates, a plurality of carbon-based fibers, or a plurality of mono-component thermoplastic fibers. In other exemplary embodiments, carding and cross-lapping or air-laying processes are disclosed for making nonwoven fibrous webs including electret fibers and one or more of photocatalytic fibers, chemically-active particulates, multi-component fibers, mono-component thermoplastic fibers, or carbon-based fibers. In some exemplary embodiments, exemplary non-woven electret fibrous webs of the disclosure exhibit superior gas permeation characteristics, high adsorption characteristics for airborne contaminants, as well as an odor elimination function. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100159538 | METHOD FOR THE CHEMOENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ESTERS - A chemoenzymatic process for the production of fatty acid esters comprising partially esterifying one or more fatty acid esters, under mild temperatures with an enzymatic catalyst, and optionally in the presence of one or more inert solvents, with a 1- to 5-fold molar excess of one or more water-containing aliphatic alcohols with boiling points between 60° C. and 120° C., then removing the water and unreacted alcohol(s) from the resulting pre-esterification product, followed by additional esterification up to 99.7%, chemically-catalyzed with, e.g., an acid or tin salt at slightly higher temperatures, optionally using one or more inert solvents, with a 1- to 4-fold molar excess of the same one or more aliphatic alcohols as employed in the preliminary esterification step. | 06-24-2010 |
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20130040874 | Branched Hydroxyalkyl Polyoxylene Glycol Ethers - Certain branched hydroxyalkyl polyoxylene glycol ethers exhibit excellent characteristics as defoamers or foam-suppressing additives or as foam regulators for aqueous media that contain foaming agents, even at temperatures of 25° C. and below. Therefore, said branched hydroxyalkyl polyoxylene glycol ethers can be used in detergents and cleaning agents. | 02-14-2013 |
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20140015416 | LAMP DRIVING MODULE - A lamp driving module for a gas-discharge lamp includes a lamp ballast module, and a lamp power control module coupled to the lamp ballast module. The lamp power control module is configured to drive the lamp in a DC mode during a run-up state and in an AC mode when not in the run-up state. The lamp power control module is configured to heat the amalgam in the lamp more quickly, accelerate migration of the released mercury vapor throughout the lamp discharge tube, and allow the lamp to get brighter faster. | 01-16-2014 |
20140103814 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE LIGHTING CONTROL - Provided is a lighting system to control illumination of a plurality of areas. The lighting system includes a lighting fixture matrix having a plurality of lighting fixtures respectively located at the plurality of areas. Each of the lighting fixtures includes a sensor and a controller coupled with the sensor, a first sensor being configured to detect the presence of a user in a first of the plurality of areas. The lighting system also includes a communication circuit configured to provide for communication between each of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Upon detection of presence of a user in the first area, the respective controller is configured to illuminate a first of the lighting fixtures and send a signal to simultaneously trigger illumination of two or more of a remaining number of the plurality of areas. | 04-17-2014 |
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