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20130314087 | BROAD BANDWIDTH MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AT HIGH STATIC (B0) MAGNETIC FIELD USING POLARIZATION TRANSFER - A magnetic resonance (MR) generating a static (BO) magnetic field of 5 Tesla or higher controller is configured to control an MR scanner to perform an MR sequence ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130320979 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY WITH AUTOMATIC PHASE AND B0 CORRECTION USING INTERLEAVED WATER REFERENCE SCAN - A magnetic resonance (MR) sequence (14) is performed, including: applying a preparatory MR sub-sequence (S prep) providing water signal suppression; performing a magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) sub-sequence (S MRS) after applying the preparatory MR sub-sequence to acquire H MRS data with water signal suppression; and performing an MR reference sub-sequence (S Ref) to acquire MR reference data. The MR reference sub-sequence is performed after the MRS sub-sequence. Phase and B0 correction of the H MRS data with water signal suppression are performed using the MR reference data to generate corrected MRS data. The excitation pulse (g) of the MR reference sub-sequence has a flip angle of less than or equal to o, and more preferably has a flip angle of less than or equal to 3 o. In some embodiments the MR sequence has a total repetition time (TR) of 2000 msec or less. | 12-05-2013 |
20150253402 | METABOLITE DETECTION SYSTEM AND OPERATION THEREOF - A magnetic resonance (MR) system for detecting concentrations of one or more metabolites in a volume of interest (VOI), the system including at least one controller which: may apply to the VOI a multiple quantum filter (MQF) Point Resolved Spetroscopy (PRESS) sequence comprising first and second 90° RF pulses, a third 90° RF pulse, first and second 180° adiabatic pulses, and a composite dual-band delay alternating with nutation for tailored excitation (DANTE) pulse train having a plurality of N block pulses (N being an integer), the DANTE pulse train situated in time between the first and second 90° RF pulses, the first and second 180° adiabatic pulses situated in time after third 90° RF pulse; detect MR Free Induced Decay (FID) signal emitted from the VOI; and/or reconstruct the detected MR FID signal to obtain metabolite spectrum information. | 09-10-2015 |
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20080214884 | Electroless plating in microchannels - Novel methods of electroless plating are described. Catalyst coatings can be applied within microchannel apparatus. Various reactions, including combustion and steam reforming, can be conducted over electroless catalyst coatings. | 09-04-2008 |
20110002818 | MICROCHANNEL WITH INTERNAL FIN SUPPORT FOR CATALYST OR SORPTION MEDIUM - This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: at least one process microchannel having a height, width and length, the height being up to about 10 mm, the process microchannel having a base wall extending in one direction along the width of the process microchannel and in another direction along the length of the process microchannel; at least one fin projecting into the process microchannel from the base wall and extending along at least part of the length of the process microchannel; and a catalyst or sorption medium supported by the fin. | 01-06-2011 |
20110182804 | Protected Alloy Surfaces In Microchannel Apparatus and Catalysts, Alumina Supported Catalysts, Catalyst Intermediates, and Methods of Forming Catalysts and Microchannel Apparatus - The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a metal aluminide or are made in a process in which a metal aluminide layer is formed as an intermediate. Certain processing conditions have surprisingly been found to result in superior coatings. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification. Other catalysts and catalyst synthesis techniques are also described. | 07-28-2011 |
20110300039 | Integrated Combustion Reactors And Methods Of Conducting Simultaneous Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions - Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Particular reactor designs are also described. Processes of conducting reactions in integrated combustion reactors are described and results presented. Some of these processes are characterized by unexpected and superior results, and/or results that can not be achieved with any prior art devices. | 12-08-2011 |
20120095268 | MICROCHANNEL PROCESSOR - This invention relates to an apparatus, comprising: a plurality of plates in a stack defining at least one process layer and at least one heat exchange layer, each plate having a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of each plate being welded to the peripheral edge of the next adjacent plate to provide a perimeter seal for the stack, the ratio of the average surface area of each of the adjacent plates to the average penetration of the weld between the adjacent plates being at least about 100 cm | 04-19-2012 |
20120302811 | Catalysts Having Catalytic Material Applied Directly to Thermally-Grown Alumina and Catalytic Methods Using Same; Improved Methods of Oxidative Dehydrogenation - The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described. | 11-29-2012 |
20140246625 | Integrated Combustion Reactor And Methods Of Conducting Simultaneous Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions - Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Particular reactor designs are also described. Processes of conducting reactions in integrated combustion reactors are described and results presented. Some of these processes are characterized by unexpected and superior results, and/or results that can not be achieved with any prior art devices. | 09-04-2014 |
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20090290078 | BISTABLE SWITCHABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL WINDOW - A bistable switchable liquid crystal device is provided in which the device can be switched between a transparent and an opaque state by a predetermined voltage pulse. The device is based on polymer stabilized cholesteric materials. No additional amount of voltage has to be applied to the device in order to sustain the optical states. Therefore, the device is energy-saving. | 11-26-2009 |
20100289999 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a liquid crystal (LC) composition, a LC device such as a liquid crystal display and a phase modulator, and a method thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises a liquid crystal and a polymer. The liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic anisotropic property such as optical property in the absence of the polymer under a condition such as certain temperature. The polymer in the composition stabilizes the liquid crystal so that the liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic isotropic property under the same condition, and the liquid crystal stabilized by the polymer exhibits the macroscopic anisotropic property when an electrical field is applied thereon. The devices exhibit technical merits such as large viewing angle, fast response time, better contrast ratio, easy manufacturability of large size display with improved dark state, easy manufacturing process with wider temperature region, and polarization-insensitivity of PSI phase modulator, among others. | 11-18-2010 |
20140160399 | Encapsulated Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture Light Shutter - An encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (EPSCT) light shutter is formed from a cholesteric liquid crystal and monomer that is encapsulated into micron sized, polymer-coated droplets by either an emulsification or phase separation process. The polymer-coated droplets are disposed between transparent electrodes, where they are irradiated by ultra-violet (UV) light to polymerize the monomer. | 06-12-2014 |
20140361270 | MICROLENS ARRAY ARCHITECTURES FOR ENHANCED LIGHT OUTCOUPLING FROM AN OLED ARRAY - Novel microlens array architectures for enhanced light outcoupling from light emission are provided. Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) that include an outcoupling layer including these novel microlens array architectures and method for fabricating such OLEDs are provided. These devices may be used to provide OLEDs with optimized light extraction. | 12-11-2014 |
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20090261026 | BI-PHASIC BIORETENTION SYSTEM - An anaerobic to aerobic sequence enhances biological degradation of many organic pollutants. Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for effective treatment of storm-water runoff pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrates, phosphorus, and heavy metals using sediment filtration and adsorption, and biochemical processes under bi-phasic bioretention conditions. By integrating these pollution cleanup pro-usages into a single unit, this apparatus optimizes retention time of the runoff through the system and maximizes removal rates of runoff pollutants, resulting in more reliable and efficient treatment mechanism than previous systems. | 10-22-2009 |
20130026093 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IONIC SPECIES CONTAINED IN AN AQUEOUS PHASE USING A SOL GEL-DERIVED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method for removing an ionic species contained in an aqueous phase. The method includes contacting an aqueous phase containing the ionic species with a sol gel-derived composite material, where the sol gel-derived composite material is a sol gel-derived composition having a porous matrix and containing a reactive metal incorporated into at least a portion of the porous matrix, under conditions sufficient to remove the ionic species contained in the aqueous phase. | 01-31-2013 |
20140374350 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IONIC SPECIES CONTAINED IN AN AQUEOUS PHASE USING A SOL GEL COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method for removing an ionic species contained in an aqueous phase. The method includes contacting an aqueous phase containing the ionic species with a sol-gel composite material, where the sol-gel composite material is a sol-gel composition having a porous matrix and containing a reactive metal incorporated into at least a portion of the porous matrix, under conditions sufficient to remove the ionic species contained in the aqueous phase. | 12-25-2014 |
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20140091227 | Neutron Sensor, a Neutron Sensing Apparatus Including the Neutron Sensor and Processes of Forming the Neutron Sensors - A neutron sensor includes neutron-sensing particles and a scintillator coating surrounding the neutron-sensing particles. In an embodiment, the neutron-sensing particles include | 04-03-2014 |
20140131564 | Radiation Detection Apparatus Using Pulse Discrimination And A Method Of Using The Same - A radiation detection apparatus can include a scintillator, a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator, and a control module electrically coupled to the photosensor. The control module can be configured to receive a pulse from the photosensor and identify a cause of noise corresponding to the pulse. Such information can be useful in determining failure modes and potentially predict future failures of radiation detection apparatuses. In another embodiment, the wavelet discrimination can be used to determine whether or not the pulse corresponds to a scintillation pulse, and potentially to identify a type of radiation or a radiation source. The technique is robust to work over a variety of temperatures, and particularly, at temperatures significantly higher than room temperature. | 05-15-2014 |
20140363674 | CHLORIDE, BROMIDE AND IODIDE SCINTILLATORS WITH EUROPEAN DOPING - A halide scintillator material is disclosed where the halide may comprise chloride, bromide or iodide. The material is single-crystalline and has a composition of the general formula ABX | 12-11-2014 |
20150090888 | Analyzer Device for Compensating a Scintillator and Method of Using the Same - A radiation detection system can include a scintillator capable of emitting scintillating light in response to capturing radiation, a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator, and an analyzer device electrically coupled to the photosensor. The analyzer device can include a plurality of circuits and can be configured to receive a pulse from the photosensor, analyze a pulse shape of the pulse, and adjust a pulse parameter based on the pulse shape, wherein the plurality of circuits is configured to perform the analysis of the pulse or the adjustment of the pulse. In an embodiment, the analyzer device can determine a rise time of the pulse, an integration of intensity over time, a pulse height of the pulse, a depth-of-interaction, or any combination thereof. In a further embodiment, the analyzer device can generate a compensation coefficient based on the rise time of the pulse to adjust the pulse height. | 04-02-2015 |
20150115144 | SCINTILLATOR AND PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION FOR USE WITH THE SCINTILLATOR - In an embodiment, scintillator can have a Figure of Merit of 0.4 at a temperature greater than 120° C., a Figure of Merit of at least 0.05 at a temperature of at least 160° C., or both. In another embodiment, a scintillator can include a Br-containing or an I-containing elpasolite. Either scintillator can be used in a radiation detection apparatus that include a photosensor and a radiation detection apparatus. Such an apparatus can be used to detect and discriminate two different types of radiation over a wide range of temperatures. The radiation detection apparatus can be useful in drilling, well logging, or as a portal detector. | 04-30-2015 |
20150241578 | SCINTILLATOR STACK, DEVICE INCLUDING THE SCINTILLATOR STACK, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SCINTILLATOR STACK - A scintillator stack includes a neutron-sensitive particulate material and a scintillator particulate material dispersed in separate layers. The scintillator stack can be included in a scintillator device. The scintillator stack can be made using a co-extrusion method. | 08-27-2015 |
20150241594 | Radiation Detector, Processor Module, and Methods of Detecting Radiation and Well Logging - A control module for a radiation detector can be configured to use a first pulse shape discrimination technique at a first state, and use a second pulse shape discrimination technique at a second state. | 08-27-2015 |
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20080248540 | METHODS OF PRODUCING BUTANOL - A method of producing butanol from carbohydrates is provided. A feedstock comprising a carbohydrate source is fermented in the presence of bacteria to produce butyric acid and hydrogen. The butyric acid is then hydrogenated in the presence of a catalyst to produce butanol. | 10-09-2008 |
20090123336 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS FOR RAPID MULTIPLEX ELISA - A microfluidic chip comprises a substrate and a channel or multiple channels in the substrate. Each channel includes a tortuous path section or multiple tortuous path sections. A receptor for the detection of an analyte can be immobilized in a tortuous path section, for example by adsorption. Different receptors can be immobilized in different tortuous path sections of each channel or in different channels for simultaneous detection of multiple analytes. The chip is especially useful for running immunoassays, particularly ELISA. | 05-14-2009 |
20100124773 | METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ESTERS - Methods are provided for producing esters. The methods comprise converting a fermentable carbon source to organic acids by fermentation with organic acid producing microorganisms, followed by catalytic esterification. The methods comprise integrated fermentation, extraction, and esterification reactions wherein the organic acids produced during fermentation are extracted into an extraction solvent and then directly reacted with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to form organic esters. Methods of producing esters are also provided wherein the organic acids produced during fermentation and extracted into the extraction solvent are stripped from the extraction solvent prior to being reacted with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to form organic esters. | 05-20-2010 |
20110151529 | METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ACIDS - A fermentation process for the production of organic acids is provided and includes, providing metabolically engineered mutant bacteria which have had one or both of ack and pta genes disrupted, adapting the mutant bacteria to increase their resistance to acids and to increase their growth rate by immobilizing the mutant bacteria while exposing the mutant bacteria to a fermentable substrate, and further exposing the adapted mutant bacteria to a fermentable substrate for a time sufficient to provide a final organic acid fermentation product concentration of greater than about 50 g/L. | 06-23-2011 |
20130323809 | METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM FOR BUTANOL PRODUCTION - This invention relates to compositions, systems, and methods for producing biofuels, such as butanol, and related compounds. More specifically, provided are methods of making recombinant microorganisms having non-naturally occurring metabolic pathways for the production of biofuels, and methods of producing biofuels using such organisms. Also provided are metabolically engineered microorganisms capable of producing butanol from a substrate. | 12-05-2013 |
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20140336343 | Method Of Preparing Acrylic Polymers And Products Produced Thereby - A process for preparing a composition by free-radical polymerization of a monomer composition comprising: a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid containing monomer or anhydride thereof; b) optionally at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from a) but copolymerizable therewith; and c) at least one crosslinking monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups. The monomer composition is polymerized in an organic medium having a solubilizing effect on one or more of the monomeric ingredients, but substantially none on the resulting polymer. The polymerization is conducted in the presence of a free radical forming catalyst and at least one steric stabilizing polymer polymerized from a vinyl lactam and a copolymerizable monomer selected from a short chain alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid, a long chain alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid, and combinations thereof. | 11-13-2014 |
20140341957 | Surfactant Responsive Dispersion Polymerized Micro-Gels - A stable, aqueous composition containing a crosslinked, nonionic, amphiphilic polymer capable of forming a yield stress fluid in the presence of a surfactant is disclosed. The crosslinked, nonionic amphiphilic polymer is prepared by dispersion polymerization in the presence of a stabilizing polymer. The yield stress fluid is capable of suspending insoluble materials in the form of particulates and/or droplets requiring suspension or stabilization. | 11-20-2014 |
20140348887 | Surfactant Responsive Emulsion Polymerized Micro-Gels - A stable, aqueous composition containing a crosslinked, nonionic, amphiphilic polymer capable of forming a yield stress fluid in the presence of a surfactant is disclosed. The yield stress fluid is capable of suspending insoluble materials in the form of particulates and/or droplets requiring suspension or stabilization. | 11-27-2014 |
20140364511 | Surfactant Responsive Micro-Gels - A stable, aqueous composition containing a crosslinked, nonionic, amphiphilic polymer capable of forming a yield stress fluid in the presence of a surfactant is disclosed. The yield stress fluid is capable of suspending insoluble materials in the form of particulates and/or droplets requiring suspension or stabilization. | 12-11-2014 |
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20090186138 | Method of Flavoring - A method of providing a desirable vanilla beany flavor in an orally-receivable product, includes adding to a product base at least one of divanillyl succinate or at least one compound according to Formula I or Formula II | 07-23-2009 |
20100178389 | Consumables - Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and a compound of formula (1), wherein R | 07-15-2010 |
20110027413 | Novel Sweetener ISO-Mogroside V - Provided is the novel sweetener and sweetness enhancer iso-mogroside V, compositions comprising the sweetener/sweetness enhancer for use in consumables (food products and products place in the oral cavity including mouth wash and other dental hygiene products), and sweetened or sweetness enhanced food products comprising the novel sweetener/sweetness enhancer. | 02-03-2011 |
20130177688 | Method of Flavoring - A method of providing a desirable vanilla beany flavor in an orally-receivable product, includes adding to a product base at least one of divanillyl succinate or at least one compound according to Formula I or Formula II | 07-11-2013 |
20130330457 | Taste Modifiers - A method of modifying the taste of a consumable, comprising adding to a consumable base at least one compound of the formula I | 12-12-2013 |
20140127144 | Flavour Modifying Compounds - A compound of formula (I) is used to modify the taste or flavour of a flavour composition or consumable product, | 05-08-2014 |
20140170286 | Novel Sweetener ISO-Mogroside V - Provided is the novel sweetener and sweetness enhancer iso-mogroside V, compositions comprising the sweetener/sweetness enhancer for use in consumables (food products and products place in the oral cavity including mouth wash and other dental hygiene products), and sweetened or sweetness enhanced food products comprising the novel sweetener/sweetness enhancer. | 06-19-2014 |
20140242255 | Consumables - Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and a compound of formula (1), | 08-28-2014 |
20140370177 | COMPOSITIONS - A mixture of the individual ingredients stevioside and rebaudioside A provided in a ratio of stevioside to rebaudioside A of about 1:1 to about 4:1. | 12-18-2014 |
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20100078110 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising
| 04-01-2010 |
20110146859 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention is directed to a method of conducting static electricity in a pneumatic tire, comprising the steps of mixing a rubber compound comprising at least one diene based rubber, from 60 to 150 phr of precipitated silica, less than 40 phr of carbon black, and from 1 to 10 phr of carbon nanotubes having a length of at least 5 microns; forming a tire tread from the rubber compound; and including the tire tread in the tire; wherein the volume resistivity of the tire tread is less than 1×10 | 06-23-2011 |
20140155544 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT COMPRISED OF RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICA AND GRAPHENE PLATELET REINFORCEMENT - This invention relates to a rubber composition comprised of diene-based elastomer, precipitated silica and nano-scale exfoliated graphene platelets. A tire is provided having a component comprised of such rubber composition. | 06-05-2014 |
20150096654 | RUBBERY BLEND CONTAINING TRANS ISOPRENE-BUTADIENE COPOLYMER - The subject invention is directed towards tire components which are comprised of rubber compositions which are comprised of (1) about 2 phr to about 45 phr of a trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer which has about 4 weight percent to about 16 weight percent butadiene repeat units and from about 84 weight percent to about 96 weight percent isoprene repeat units, wherein the trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer has a Mooney ML 1+4 viscosity which is within the range of about 35 to about 80; and (2) about 55 phr to about 98 phr of at least one other elastomer, preferably a diene based elastomer. The most preferred tire components are those which contain cord reinforcements and require adequate green strength to enhance the tire building and shaping process to maintain cord integrity in the final cured tire. | 04-09-2015 |
20150119495 | PREPARATION OF RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING GRAPHITE PLATELETS AND TIRE WITH COMPONENT - Preparation of a rubber composition containing a dispersion of aligned exfoliated graphite platelets. Such rubber composition is prepared by a method comprised of a sequential combination of concentrated solvent or dry masterbatching of elastomer and exfoliated graphite platelets, followed by blending the masterbatch (after removing the solvent from the solvent based masterbatch) with additional elastomer(s) and then followed by processing the resulting rubber composition to align the dispersed exfoliated graphite platelets in a substantially parallel relation to each other. Such processing may comprise as least one of extrusion and calendaring the rubber composition. The invention further relates to a tire containing a component comprised of such rubber composition containing a dispersion of aligned exfoliated graphite platelets prepared by the aforesaid method. | 04-30-2015 |
20150306914 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH SEALANT LAYER - A pneumatic tire includes a reinforcing ply structure extending between a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewalls, each sidewall located radially outward of one of the pair of bead portions, a tread radially outward from the reinforcing ply structure, a belt reinforcing structure located radially outward from the reinforcing ply structure and radially inward from the tread, and an innerliner structure extending along an inner surface of the reinforcing ply from a position adjacent one bead portion to a position adjacent the other bead portion. The innerliner structure includes multiple alternating layers of rubber compound and sealant. | 10-29-2015 |
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20100020631 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING BY PRODUCING SHEAR AND/OR CAVITATION, AND COMPONENTS FOR APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation, and components for the apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mixing and/or cavitation chamber with an element such as an orifice component that is located adjacent the entrance of the cavitation chamber. The apparatus may further include a blade, such as a knife-like blade, disposed inside the mixing and/or cavitation chamber opposite the orifice component. In one version of such an embodiment, the apparatus is configured to be cleaned in place. The apparatus may, be provided with at least one drain in liquid communication with the mixing chamber. If the apparatus comprises a blade, the apparatus may further include a blade holder that is movable so that the distance between the tip of the blade and the discharge of the orifice can be varied. In this or other embodiments, the apparatus is configured to be scalable. In this, or other embodiments, the apparatus is provided with an injector that is movable so that the distance between the discharge end of the injector and the orifice can be adjusted. A process for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation in a fluid is also contemplated herein. | 01-28-2010 |
20110172137 | Method Of Producing A Fabric Softening Composition - The present invention is to process of making a liquid fabric softening composition using shear, turbulence and/or cavitation, but which requires lower operating pressures than conventional shear, turbulence and/or cavitation processes. | 07-14-2011 |
20110305102 | Semi-Continuous Feed Production of Liquid Personal Care Compositions - A mixing assembly for use in a semi-continuous process for producing liquid personal care compositions, such as shampoos, includes a main feed tube carrying a base of the composition to be produced, a plurality of injection tubes in selective fluid communication with the main feed tube, and an orifice provided in a wall at an end of the main feed tube downstream of the plurality of injection tubes. The wall in which the orifice is provided includes a curved (e.g., semispherical) entry surface on an upstream or inlet side of an orifice, and a curved (e.g., semi-elliptical) exit surface on a downstream or outlet side of the orifice. The orifice may have a rectangular or elliptical shape. By maintaining symmetry of the injection tubes with respect to the orifice, and leveraging delay between introduction of dosed modules and increased viscosity, effective mixing may be achieved with minimal energy. | 12-15-2011 |
20120253769 | Systems and Methods for Airborne Particle Contamination Control - The present invention relates to a method for airborne particle contamination control, comprising: creating a simulation by modeling a turbulent airflow in an environment that includes an equipment of interest; plotting a flow parameter on the simulation to visualize a flow field of air according to a current design; creating an injection point on the simulation for particles in the environment; determining a particle concentration of the particles; determining, by a computing device and from the particle concentration, whether the current design provides contamination control; in response to determining that the current design does not provide contamination control, creating a modified design; and providing the modified design for implementation. The present invention further relates to a computing device for airborne particle contamination control. The present invention still further relates to a non-transitory computer-readable medium for airborne particle contamination control. | 10-04-2012 |
20120316098 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A FABRIC SOFTENING COMPOSITION - The present invention is to process of making a liquid fabric softening composition using shear, turbulence and/or cavitation, but which requires lower operating pressures than conventional shear, turbulence and/or cavitation processes. | 12-13-2012 |
20130010569 | Apparatus and Method for Mixing by Producing Shear and/or Cavitation and Components for Apparatus - An apparatus and method for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation, and components for the apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mixing and/or cavitation chamber with an element such as an orifice component that is located adjacent the entrance of the cavitation chamber. The apparatus may further include a blade, such as a knife-like blade, disposed inside the mixing and/or cavitation chamber opposite the orifice component. In one embodiment, the apparatus is configured to be scalable. | 01-10-2013 |
20130150280 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A FABRIC SOFTENING COMPOSITION - The present invention is to process of making a liquid fabric softening composition using shear, turbulence and/or cavitation, but which requires lower operating pressures than conventional shear, turbulence and/or cavitation processes. | 06-13-2013 |