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20100003357 | GOLF BALL MOLD - An improved mold for making a golf ball comprises a pair of mold cups which are assembled together along mating surfaces that form a parting line. The mold cups are completely without sprues (vents). A lower mold cup has an undercut section of p to 360° in the rim area of the mating surface that allows for a very restricted but controlled flow at the parting line. The undercut section is of a depth of about 0.002 inch or less. This provides for a significant increase in the shear strength that results in a golf ball having less delamination, smaller voids, and a significant increase in impact cover durability. | 01-07-2010 |
20100090370 | METHOD FOR MOLDING GOLF BALL COVER OVER SOFT CORE - A method for compression molding a thin cover layer over a large or soft core golf ball, wherein the process includes mold press speed of closure, pressure within the mold cavities, temperature of materials being molded, and the movement of the compression press is controlled by as the mold position rather than any fixed amounts of time. A Ram press is moved in a very controlled fashion during the low pressure stage by a servo controller, and is governed by data fed to a control computer by a linear potentiometer, which allows for a very deliberate movement, especially over the last 0.4 inches of closing. A pressure transducer and thermocouples determine the flow point of the cover layer. Once the cover material starts to flow, the Ram press is triggered into a high pressure close wherein the cover layer is formed and then finally cooled. | 04-15-2010 |
20100151971 | METHOD FOR PAINTING GOLF BALLS - The present invention relates to a method for painting dimpled golf balls that are moving along an endless conveyor. The method employs paint guns operating at a relatively low atomizing air pressure, and make contact with the golf ball surface at an angle between about 5° to 60°. The paint guns are continually in the on position and the paint neither coagulates in the gun nozzle nor forms puddles in the dimple cavities. The number of golf ball painted per gallon of paint is dramatically increased as is the number of ball painted per time period. | 06-17-2010 |
20110187013 | METHOD FOR MOLDING GOLF BALL COVER OVER SOFT CORE - A method for compression molding a thin cover layer over a large or soft core golf ball, wherein the process includes mold press speed of closure, pressure within the mold cavities, temperature of materials being molded, and the movement of the compression press is controlled by as the mold position rather than any fixed amounts of time. A Ram press is moved in a very controlled fashion during the low pressure stage by a servo controller, and is governed by data fed to a control computer by a linear potentiometer, which allows for a very deliberate movement, especially over the last 0.4 inches of closing. A pressure transducer and thermocouples determine the flow point of the cover layer. Once the cover material starts to flow, the Ram press is triggered into a high pressure close wherein the cover layer is formed and then finally cooled. | 08-04-2011 |
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20100240941 | New Catalyst for Higher Production Rates in Hydrocarbon Dehydrogenation - A process is presented for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons in a radial flow reactor. The process includes the continuous feeding of catalyst into the reactor and the continuous withdrawal of catalyst from the reactor, where the catalyst is modified to increase the increased density. The catalyst is a layered structure with a dense core and an active catalytic outer layer. | 09-23-2010 |
20100316536 | Process and Apparatus for Oligomerization in Multiple Stages with Single Fractionation Column - In an oligomerization process comprising at least two oligomerization reactors, at least portions of product streams from two reactors are separated in the same separator vessel. In an embodiment, a liquid product stream from the first oligomerization reactor is fed to a fractionation column and a side cut from the fractionation column feeds the second oligomerization reactor. | 12-16-2010 |
20140296587 | Integrated Process for Increasing Butadiene Production - A process is present for increasing the yields of 1,3 butadiene. The process includes recovering 1,3 butadiene from a cracking unit that generates a crude C4 stream. The 1,3 butadiene is separated and the remaining C4 process stream components are further reacted and dehydrogenated to generate 1,3 butadiene in a subsequent process stream. The subsequent process stream is recycled to recover the additional 1,3 butadiene. | 10-02-2014 |
20140371504 | FLUIDIZED CATALYST CIRCULATION REACTOR FOR PARAFFIN OXYDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION - A process of oxidative dehydrogenation in a fluidized riser reactor is described. Hydrocarbon feed and catalyst are fed to the bottom of the fluidized riser reactor. Part of the hydrogen produced in the dehydrogenation reaction is oxidized using oxygen introduced into the riser reactor through oxygen injection ports to produce the heat required for the dehydrogenation reaction. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378726 | CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES USING IONIC LIQUIDS - A process for making isoprene from isobutane is described. The process allows control of the isobutene concentration entering the isoprene reaction zone to be at least about 40% consistently. The process also allows control of the oxygenate removal zone. | 12-25-2014 |
20160090337 | PARAFFIN DEHYDROGENATION WITH OXIDATIVE REHEAT - A process is presented for the dehydrogenation of paraffins. The process utilizes the combustion of a fuel within the dehydrogenation reactor to provide the heat of reaction for dehydrogenation. The process controls the combustion through limiting the oxidant concentration. A paraffin feedstream is mixed with a fuel, and the fuel/paraffin feedstream is mixed with an oxidant stream at the inlet of each dehydrogenation reactor. | 03-31-2016 |
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20110224431 | Triazolium Carbene Catalysts and Stereoselective Bond Forming Reactions Thereof - Provided herein are triazolium carbine catalysts useful for asymmetric hydration, fluorination, and deuteration, and processes for their preparation. Also provided are synthetic reactions in which these catalysts are used, in particular, in stereoselective formation of carbon-chlorine, carbon-hydrogen, carbon-fluorine, and carbon-deuterium bonds. | 09-15-2011 |
20130274470 | Triazolium Carbene Catalysts and Stereoselective Bond Forming Reactions Thereof - Provided herein are triazolium carbine catalysts useful for asymmetric hydration, fluorination, and deuteration, and processes for their preparation. Also provided are synthetic reactions in which these catalysts are used, in particular, in stereoselective formation of carbon-chlorine, carbon-hydrogen, carbon-fluorine, and carbon-deuterium bonds. | 10-17-2013 |
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20100198919 | MESSAGE-BASED TECHNIQUE FOR SHARING DISTRIBUTION LIST CONTENTS WITHIN ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEMS - Prior to transmission, distribution list data associated with a user-defined distribution list can be embedded within an electronic message. The recipients of the electronic message should be members of an electronic communications system. The distribution list data can include a copy of the user-defined distribution list or a reference to a storage location containing the user-defined distribution list where access control policies can be applied. The electronic message can be conveyed to the recipients. In response to the user-selection of a user-defined distribution list during presentation of the electronic message, the recipient can be presented with distribution list options within a user interface. The distribution list options can represent actions to be performed upon the contents of the user-selected user-defined distribution list. Prior to execution of a user-selected distribution list option, the contents of the user-selected user-defined distribution list can be accessed using the embedded distribution list data. | 08-05-2010 |
20120115122 | DYNAMIC ROLE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL SYMBIONT FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT - The disclosure provides a computer-based learning system that minimizes the “distance” between applications (for which instructions are provided) and the instructions themselves. That is, the instructional material provided is dynamically integrated with a “state” of one or more applications, which constantly change as a user interacts with the application. Further, the instructional information is visually presented within a common screen, window, or focus region as the application, in a minimally intrusive manner. For example, the instruction window can be an overlay that is designed to “hide from” or to avoid obscuring application content of particular interest to a user. Various techniques can be used to ensure the instructions are provided unobtrusively, including use of transparency settings to make instructions legible, resizing techniques, variable shading, font size/contrast/style adjustments, and the like. | 05-10-2012 |
20140023246 | INTELLIGENT BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF A PARTICIPANT ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA RECORDING - A media recording within a data store of a computing device can be identified. The media can be a photograph or a video. The media can be analyzed to determine a participant associated with the media. The participant can be a creator or a subject. The identity of the participant can be determined utilizing biometrics associated with an identity source. The identity can be associated with a confidence score which can indicate the accuracy of the identity. The identity source can be associated with a weighted value which can represent the validity of identity data associated with the source. The identity of the participant can be automatically tagged within the media. The tagging can be a participant name or participant user name. | 01-23-2014 |
20140093070 | MATRIX CODE FOR ENCRYPTION, STORAGE, AND TRANSMISSION OF DATA - A computing device utilizes matrix codes to securely communicate information with a variety of servers. The computing device receives public user data, and generates a display of a base matrix code for reading by a scanner associated with a first server, wherein the base matrix code includes the public user data in a first mask. Responsive to the display of the base matrix code to the scanner associated with the first server, the computing device receives first private user data from the first server. The computing device generates a display of a first combined matrix code for reading by a scanner associated with a second server, wherein the first combined matrix code includes the public user data in the first mask and includes the first private user data in a second mask. The computing device can receive the public and first private user data in a matrix code. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095888 | MATRIX CODE FOR ENCRYPTION, STORAGE, AND TRANSMISSION OF DATA - A computer utilizes a matrix code to securely communicate information. To utilize the matrix code, the computer receives a scan of the matrix code, and identifies a first mask within a data region of the matrix code, wherein the first mask includes public user data, and identifies a second mask within the data region of the matrix code, wherein the second mask include private user data. The computer decodes the public user data and the private user data from the matrix code, and decrypts one or both of the public user data and the private user data. The computer also removes a distortion operation from the second mask, wherein removing the distortion operation includes reversing a transformation, rotation, skew, shear, reflection, or projection operation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140280390 | ENABLING NTELLIGENT MEDIA NAMING AND ICON GENERATION UTILIZING SEMANTIC METADATA - A set of media files are identified within a data store. Each of the media files lack user established file names, lack user established icons, or lack user established file names and icons. The media files are analyzed to determine semantic metadata. For at least a subset of the media files, the semantic metadata is utilized to automatically generate unique and meaningful file names, file icons, or both file names and file icons for each of the media files in the subset. | 09-18-2014 |
20150148058 | MOBILE DEVICE ANALYTICS - A computing device generates profiles based on mobile device data. The computing device receives a plurality of mobile device records of a plurality of mobile devices in a region, that each include a timestamp, a location data, and an activity data, and assigns each of the plurality of mobile device records to one of a plurality of space-time boxes. The computing device performs analytics on the mobile device records assigned to the plurality of space-time boxes to yield a resulting plurality of profiles, which can include a mobility profile indicating the number of locations in the region that each mobile device occupies during a span, a hangout profile indicating the number of mobile devices that occupy each location in the region during a span, and a buddy profile indicating the mobile devices that occupy the same location in the region as a given mobile device. | 05-28-2015 |
20150269929 | DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING TO A PERSON FEEDBACK PERTAINING TO UTTERANCES SPOKEN OR SUNG BY THE PERSON - Arrangements described herein relate to receiving, in real time, utterances spoken or sung by a first person when the utterances are spoken or sung and comparing, in real time, the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person to at least a stored sample of utterances spoken or sung by the first person. Based, at least in part, on the comparing the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person to at least the stored sample of utterances spoken or sung by the first person, a key indicator that indicates at least one characteristic of the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person can be generated. Feedback indicating the at least one characteristic of the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person can be communicated to the first person or a second person. | 09-24-2015 |
20150310028 | AUTOMATIC MEDIA NAMING USING FACIAL RECOGNIZATION AND/OR VOICE BASED IDENTIFICATION OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE NAMED MEDIA CONTENT - A computing device identifies a plurality of media files within a data store, each of the media files lacking user established file names. The computing device analyzing the plurality of media files to recognize humans in the media files based on facial recognition and/or voice recognition programs. Using results of the analyzing to generate a plurality of content identification keywords, which are scored and ranked. Establishing a filename prefix for the media files using scored and ranked content identification keywords. Automatically generating a unique file name for each of the media files, wherein each unique file name includes the established filename prefix. | 10-29-2015 |
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20110317496 | JAM LATCH FOR LATCHING MEMORY ARRAY OUTPUT DATA - A jam latch device for a data node includes a feed forward inverter having an input coupled to the data node; a feedback inverter having an input connected to an output of the feed forward inverter with an output of the feedback inverter connected to the data node; an isolation device that selectively decouples the feedback inverter from a power supply rail, the isolation device controlled by a clock signal of a reset device that resets the data node to a first logic state such that decoupling of the feedback inverter from the power supply rail coincides with resetting the data node to the first logic state; and a margin test device that selectively increases pull down strength of the feedback inverter. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317499 | SPLIT VOLTAGE LEVEL RESTORE AND EVALUATE CLOCK SIGNALS FOR MEMORY ADDRESS DECODING - A method of implementing voltage level shifting for a memory device includes coupling one or more evaluation clock signals to a memory address decode circuit, the one or more evaluation clock signals operating at a first voltage supply level; and coupling a restore clock signal to the memory address decode circuit, the restore clock signal operating at a second voltage supply level that is higher than the first voltage supply level; wherein one or more outputs of the memory address decode circuit operate at the second voltage supply level. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317505 | INTERNAL BYPASSING OF MEMORY ARRAY DEVICES - An output control circuit for a memory array includes a latched output node precharged to a first logic state prior to both a read and write operation; first logic that couples memory cell data from a memory read path to the output node during the read operation, the first logic controlled by a timing signal; second logic that internally bypasses the memory read path during a write operation by decoupling it from the output node, such that a logical derivative of write data written to the memory array is also coupled to the output node, the second logic also controlled by the timing signal; and wherein a transition of the output node from the first logic state to a second logic state during the write operation occurs within a time range as that of the same transition during the read operation. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320851 | PORT ENABLE SIGNAL GENERATION FOR GATING A MEMORY ARRAY DEVICE OUTPUT - A method of generating a dynamic port enable signal for gating memory array data to an output node includes generating a programmable leading edge clock signal derivation of an input dynamic clock signal; generating a programmable trailing edge clock signal derivation of the input dynamic clock signal, wherein the leading edge clock signal derivation and the trailing edge clock signal derivation are independently programmable with respect to one another; and gating the generated programmable leading and trailing edge clock signal derivations with a static input enable signal so as to generate the port enable signal such that, when inactive, the port enable signal prevents early memory array data from being coupled to the output node. | 12-29-2011 |
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20140078833 | INCREASING MEMORY OPERATING FREQUENCY - A memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory arrays, each memory array including a plurality of memory cells. The apparatus includes a plurality of global bit lines and each one of the global bit lines is connected to a plurality of local bit lines, which are in turn connected to a plurality of memory cells. The apparatus includes a plurality of global bit line (GBL) latches and each GBL latch is located along a separate global bit line to latch a signal along the respective global bit line. The apparatus further includes a plurality of solar bit lines configured to connect the global bit lines to an output latch via a plurality of logic gates. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078835 | HIGH FREQUENCY MEMORY - Embodiments of the disclosure include a high frequency write through memory device including a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of local evaluation circuits. Each of the plurality of local evaluation circuits are coupled to at least one of the plurality of memory cells and are configured to prevent data stored in the coupled memory cells from being written to a latch node during a write through operation. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082390 | CACHE ARRAY WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - Embodiments of the disclosure include a cache array having a plurality of cache sets grouped into a plurality of subsets. The cache array also includes a read line configured to receive a read signal for the cache array and a set selection line configured to receive a set selection signal. The set selection signal indicates that the read signal corresponds to one of the plurality subsets of the cache array. The read line and the set selection line are operatively coupled to the plurality of cache sets and based on the set selection signal the subset that corresponds to the set selection signal is switched. | 03-20-2014 |
20150019890 | CACHE ARRAY WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - Embodiments of the disclosure include a cache array having a plurality of cache sets grouped into a plurality of subsets. The cache array also includes a read line configured to receive a read signal for the cache array and a set selection line configured to receive a set selection signal. The set selection signal indicates that the read signal corresponds to one of the plurality subsets of the cache array. The read line and the set selection line are operatively coupled to the plurality of cache sets and based on the set selection signal the subset that corresponds to the set selection signal is switched. | 01-15-2015 |
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20140344290 | ADDRESSABLE NETWORK RESOURCE SELECTION MANAGEMENT - A system and a method for the management of addressable network resources (e.g., Web pages, electronic documents accessed via a Uniform Resource Identifier, etc.) within a network are provided. Specifically, embodiments of addressable network resource selection systems and methods are disclosed for managing the analysis and identification of optimal links between addressable network resources. A resource selection component enables pruning of undesirable pages on the basis of various usage metrics, including user depart rate. The resource selection component may then identify optimal linking strategies by determining one or more linking scores for remaining pages based on any of a number of different page usage metrics. In other embodiments, addressable network resource selection systems and methods may weight linking scores to emphasize desired outcomes, such as encouraging exploration of a network-based site or encouraging high aggregate sales figures. | 11-20-2014 |
20150358379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNMENT AND SWITCHING OF CONTENT SOURCES FOR A STREAMING CONTENT SESSION - Various embodiments of a system and method for assignment and switching of content sources for a streaming content session are described. Embodiments may include the generation and use of content source rankings for improving playback quality of content streams. In embodiments, a merchant system may collect and aggregate multiple quality metrics for different content streams that various content sources provide to various clients. The merchant system may utilize the quality metrics to generate rankings of content sources for clients. The merchant system may provide such rankings to clients to improve the content stream playback experience on the client. For instance, at content acquisition time, a client may request a content stream from a content resource ranked highest on a content source ranking provided by the merchant. If the content stream degrades, the client may source subsequent portions of the content stream from another highly ranked content source of the ranking. | 12-10-2015 |
20160100031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION AND SWITCHING OF CONTENT SOURCES FOR A STREAMING CONTENT SESSION - Embodiments may include the generation and use of content source rankings for improving playback quality of content streams. In embodiments, a merchant system may collect and aggregate multiple quality metrics for different content streams that various content sources provide to various clients. The merchant system may utilize the quality metrics to generate rankings of content sources for clients. In some cases, a client itself may generate a ranking of content sources for use in the selection of content sources. The merchant system may provide such rankings to clients to improve the content stream playback experience on the client. For instance, at content acquisition time, a client may request a content stream from a content resource ranked highest on a content source ranking provided by the merchant. If the content stream degrades, the client may source subsequent portions of the content stream from another highly ranked content source of the ranking. | 04-07-2016 |
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20140174066 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE WITH A DUAL PATH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION - A control system for a machine with a dual path electronically controlled hydrostatic transmission is used to achieve a desired performance and a desired operator feel while performing all of the machine operations. The control system includes pump and motor displacement resolvers, command resolver, ramping blocks, pump and motor steering resolvers, engine load management and a straight tracking subsystem. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174067 | RAMPING SUBSYSTEM FOR A MACHINE WITH A DUAL PATH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION - A ramping subsystem of a control system for a dual path electronically controlled hydrostatic transmission is used to modify the commanded rate of change of pump and motor acceleration, deceleration and direction change command (performed to command machine motion from forward to reverse or vice versa) in order to achieve desired machine performance and operator feel. Pump and motor acceleration, deceleration and direction change command rates are then further modified using scaling tables based on selected maximum machine speed using operator input device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180542 | STRAIGHT TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE WITH A DUAL PATH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION - The straight tracking control system can use a control method to achieve a desired straight motion of a machine with a dual path electronically controlled hydrostatic transmission. In the control method, the first drive system, e.g., the left or right drive system, pump solenoid current can be modified based on first and second drive system velocity feedback when the machine is commanded to move in a straight line path in the forward or reverse direction. A memory latching concept is used to latch the straight tracking factor at the initiation of and during the turn so the same straight tracking factor is used throughout the turn. The straight tracking factor is unlatched at the completion of a turn after a specific time delay and a new straight tracking factor can be calculated. The straight tracking method also utilizes transmission fluid temperature and utilizes additional fluid reserve in order to maintain straight machine movement. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180550 | LOAD CONTROL FOR A MACHINE WITH A DUAL PATH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION - A method of managing engine load by adjusting the pump and motor displacements of a dual path electronically controlled hydrostatic transmission utilizes the difference between the reference and actual engine speeds, the temperature of the working fluid for the dual path electronically controlled hydrostatic transmission, the engine governor droop value, the vehicle speed and lookup tables to determine pump and motor command adjustment factors associated with specific engine loading conditions. | 06-26-2014 |
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20120076153 | STATISTICS MODULE FOR NETWORK PROCESSORS IN VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS - Described embodiments provide a method of operating a network processor coupled to a network via a communication link. An input/output adapter receives a data packet. A classification module provides control values of the data packet to a statistics module. The statistics module determines (i) updatable statistics based on the control values, and (ii) an address of a statistics bin in a memory of the network processor corresponding to the statistics. Updated values of the statistics are stored at the corresponding address. Values at selected addresses are processed by a control processor of the network processor, generating traffic characteristics for the data packets. The control processor adjusts operation of the network processor based on the traffic characteristics. | 03-29-2012 |
20120236857 | MULTICAST ADDRESS LEARNING IN AN INPUT/OUTPUT ADAPTER OF A NETWORK PROCESSOR - An apparatus for supporting multicast address learning in a network processor includes a task parameter decoder receiving the packet and determining parameters of the packet, a plurality of unlearned address counters recording a number of the packets to be multicast, a correlator determining destination addresses of the packet, a multicast replicator replicating the packet multiple times, and a task generator generating a generated packet with a bitmap and sending out the generated packet to an I/O adaptor over a task ring interface of the network processor. If the packet is unlearned, the unlearned address counter is then incremented and the unlearned packet is sent back to a special queue in the I/O adaptor over the task ring interface with an index to the bitmap for replicating by the multicast replicator, after replicating, the unlearned address counter is decremented. Methods for replicating unlearned/learned multicast packets within a network processor are included. | 09-20-2012 |
20120300772 | SHARING OF INTERNAL PIPELINE RESOURCES OF A NETWORK PROCESSOR WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES - Described embodiments provide a system having at least two network processors that each have a plurality of processing modules. The processing modules process a packet in a task pipeline by transmitting task messages to other processing modules on a task ring, the task messages related to desired processing of the packet. A series of tasks within a network processor may result in no processing or reduced processing for certain processing modules creating a virtual pipeline depending on the packet received by the network processor. At least two of the network processors communicate tasks. This communication allows ter the extension of the virtual pipeline of or IC network processor to at least two network processors. | 11-29-2012 |
20150030027 | Switch Device With Device-Specified Bridge Domains - A switch includes registers, a parser and port selection logic. The registers store an address in multiple locations. The address defines a bridge domain. Each bridge domain defines a set of switch ports. The parser identifies when a received frame includes a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier. The parser uses the VLAN identifier to locate the address in the registers. The port selection logic is responsive to one of a first index from a first table that includes port identifiers and the bridge domain and a second index from a second table that includes VLAN identifiers. The switch is configured by defining an address scheme, inserting an address field in the first and second tables, and generating maps from the tables. The maps direct the port selection logic to direct received frames to desired port(s). | 01-29-2015 |
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20100163471 | WATER DESALINATION PLANT AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE WATER AND SALT - The present invention discloses a desalination plant that operates with a sea water or brackish water feed and produces a concentrated and selectively improved salt reject stream and a pure water permeate stream from a first treatment section that is arranged to produce primarily water at high recovery using membrane desalination processes. The reject stream from the first treatment line has a component distribution that is substantially reduced in native di- and polyvalent scaling ions, essentially depleted of sulfate, has substantially higher total dissolved solids than a traditional sea water reverse osmosis reject, yet is suitable for thermal treatment processes. The system may be enhanced by monovalent salt components. The unit may be integrated with a second treatment section, in which the first reject stream is further concentrated, purified, and processed to produce a high purity salt product. | 07-01-2010 |
20110147195 | WASTE HEAT DRIVEN DESALINATION PROCESS - Disclosed is a process for improving the efficiency of a combined-cycle power generation plant and desalination unit. The process includes supplying exhaust gases from a gas turbine set used to generate electrical power to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and then directing the steam from the HRSG to a steam turbine set. Salinous water is supplied into an effect of the desalination unit. Steam exhausted from the steam turbine set is utilized in the effect of the desalination unit to produce a distillate vapor and brine from the effect by heat exchange. Additionally, steam is introduced steam from at least one additional heat source from the combined-cycle power generation plant to the effect to increase the mass flow rate of steam into the effect. In one embodiment, the additional heat source is an intercooler heat exchanger. Heated water from the intercooler heat exchanger is provided to a reduced atmosphere flash tank, and the steam flashed in the flash tank is provided to the effect. | 06-23-2011 |
20120160753 | WATER DESALINATION PLANT AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE WATER AND SALT - A desalination plant for treating a sea water or brackish water feed is provided. The desalination plant includes a first treatment section to effectively remove scaling species, the first treatment section including nanofiltration section, the nanofiltration section including at least two stages and at least two passes; and a reverse osmosis section that operates at high recovery to produce a purified permeate stream and a selectively NaCl salt-enriched reject stream as a saline output. | 06-28-2012 |
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20150305106 | Lighting Control System and Method - A device and method for changing light intensity is provided. The power provided to a light is first changed with the lighting control device at a first rate along a first portion of a power range. The power provided to the light is second changed with the lighting control device at a second rate along a second portion of the power range, the second rate being different from the first rate. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305115 | Lighting Control System and Method - A system and method of controlling lighting schedules in a lighting control application on a computer system is disclosed. A graphical user interface is displayed to a user on a display in signal-communication with the computer system. The graphical user interface has a plurality of lighting control schedule areas. Each lighting control schedule area has an in-schedule portion and a corresponding out-of-schedule portion. One or more interface objects, corresponding to one or more lighting control devices, are associated with the in-schedule lighting control schedule of a first lighting control schedule area of the plurality of lighting control schedule areas without instructing the corresponding one or more lighting control devices to operate on said in-schedule lighting control schedule, in response to a user moving the one or more interface objects to the out-of-schedule portion of the first lighting control schedule area. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305116 | Lighting Control System and Method - A graphical user interface is displayed to a user on a display in signal communication with the computer system. The graphical user interface has a first lighting control schedule area and a first interface object representing a lighting control device. The first interface object is located outside of the first lighting control schedule area. A second lighting control schedule area is displayed adjacent the first lighting control schedule area when the first lighting control schedule area is empty of any interface object representing a lighting control device and the first interface object is moved into the first lighting control schedule area. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305123 | Lighting Control System and Method - A lighting control system and method is provided. A first electronic device for lighting control detects wirelessly one or more available network messages corresponding to one or more other electronic devices within wireless range of the first electronic device. The first electronic device connects wirelessly to a next electronic device of the one or more other electronic devices. The first electronic device sends a first device ID wirelessly to the next electronic device. The connection to the next electronic device is maintained if a registering handshake message is received via the next electronic device. The first electronic device disconnects from the next electronic device if the registering handshake message is not received within a predetermined timeout amount of time. | 10-22-2015 |
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20110033769 | Electrical Storage Device Including Oxide-ion Battery Cell Bank and Module Configurations - A rechargeable electrical storage device is disclosed, where one embodiment utilizes an anion (“A”) conducting electrolyte ( | 02-10-2011 |
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20120129039 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrical energy storage device is provided which comprises at least one module with a negative electrode, a positive electrode made from an anion generating material or material combination and conducting anions, and an anion conducting solid electrolyte located between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The negative electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a first redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair. The positive electrode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and the pore space of which is at least partially filled by a second redox mass which comprises a metal/metal oxide pair with an increased oxidation potential compared to the first redox mass. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129058 | Electrical Energy Storage Device - An electrical energy storage device is provided which comprises at least one module with an anode, a cathode made from an anion generating material or material combination and conducting anions, and an anion conducting solid electrolyte located between the anode and the cathode. The anode of each module comprises a porous structure that conducts anions and is infiltrated by a liquid infiltration mass which comprises a metal in a non-oxidised and/or in an oxidised state. | 05-24-2012 |