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20100147243 | AUTOMOTIVE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM - An air induction system for an engine of a vehicle, comprising of a conduit configured to convey intake air to the engine; and a fitting arranged at an inlet end of the conduit, the fitting formed from a different material than the conduit, the fitting configured to interface with a structural support element of the vehicle. | 06-17-2010 |
20110073406 | Acoustic Silencer - A resonator is disclosed which includes: a sleeve insert and an outer duct sealingly coupled to the sleeve insert. The sleeve insert has a wall with a first aperture in the wall at a first axial distance, a second aperture in the wall at a second axial distance, and a rib extending radially outwardly with the rib located between the first and second apertures. The outer duct sealingly couples to the sleeve insert proximate first and second ends of the inner sleeve and at the rib. The sleeve insert and the outer duct are formed of plastic materials which are coupled by welding or via o-rings placed on the sleeve insert. Cavities, in the vicinity of the apertures, are formed in the outer duct. The cavities, which are fluidly coupled to the sleeve insert via the apertures, attenuate noise. | 03-31-2011 |
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20090192514 | IMPLANTABLE DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An osteogenesis distraction device for securement to separate bone segments in the body of a patient and operative to generate new bone between said bone segments by the gradual application of a distraction force, the device comprising attachment members securable to separate bone segments and moveable in relation to each other to generate a distraction force, a power source for powering relative movement of the attachment members, and wherein the entire device, including the attachment members and power source, is dimensioned for implantation entirely subdermally in the body of a patient. | 07-30-2009 |
20120040233 | BARRIER FOR THIN FILM LITHIUM BATTERIES MADE ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND RELATED METHODS - A thin film solid state battery configured with barrier regions formed on a flexible substrate member and method. The method includes forming a bottom thin film barrier material overlying and directly contacting a surface region of a substrate. A first current collector region can be formed overlying the bottom barrier material and forming a first cathode material overlying the first current collector region. A first electrolyte can be formed overlying the first cathode material, and a second current collector region can be formed overlying the first anode material. The method also includes forming an intermediary thin film barrier material overlying the second current collector region and forming a top thin film barrier material overlying the second electrochemical cell. The solid state battery can comprise the elements described in the method of fabrication. | 02-16-2012 |
20120055633 | HIGH THROUGHPUT PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SOLID STATE BATTERIES - An apparatus for formation of element(s) of an electrochemical cell using a complete process. The apparatus includes a first work piece configured to a transfer device, a source of material in fluid form, a reaction region operably coupled to the source of material and a second work piece configured within a vicinity of the reaction region. The apparatus also has an energy source configured to the reaction region to subject a portion of the material to energy to substantially evaporate the portion of the material within a time period and cause deposition of a gaseous species derived from the evaporated material onto a surface region of the second work piece to form a thickness of material for a component of the solid state electrochemical device and a vacuum chamber to maintain at least the first and second work pieces, the reaction region, and the material within a vacuum environment. | 03-08-2012 |
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20130220546 | HIGH THROUGHPUT PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SOLID STATE BATTERIES - An apparatus for formation of element(s) of an electrochemical cell using a complete process. The apparatus includes a first work piece configured to a transfer device, a source of material in fluid form, a reaction region operably coupled to the source of material and a second work piece configured within a distance of the reaction region. The apparatus also has an energy source configured to the reaction region to subject a portion of the material to energy to substantially evaporate the portion of the material within a time period and cause deposition of a gaseous species derived from the evaporated material onto a surface region of the second work piece to form a thickness of material for a component of the solid state electrochemical device and a vacuum chamber to maintain at least the first and second work pieces, the reaction region, and the material within a vacuum environment. | 08-29-2013 |
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20160093873 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SOURCE FOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - A method and apparatus for manufacturing electrochemical cells. The apparatus and method includes the modification of solid phase material used in electrochemical cells, such as batteries, into a viscous phase for ease of metering and dispensing onto a hot wall reactor to create a substantially uniform cloud of vapor to be deposited on a substrate or other stacks of cells in a continuous or semi-continuous process and having the useful advantage of depositing large volumes of materials for economical manufacturing. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100197859 | BLENDS FROM BRANCHED POLYARYL ETHERS AND HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS - The present invention provides polymer blends comprising the components
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20110266222 | POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR THE DEHYDRATION OF ORGANIC LIQUIDS VIA PERVAPORATION - A hollow fiber membrane has an outer layer of polybenzimidazole (PBI) and an inner support layer, e.g., polyetherimide (PEI). The hollow fiber membrane is made by a co-extrusion (spinning) process. The hollow fiber membrane may be used in a pervaporation process, such as a pervaporation dehydration of an organic liquid, e.g., ethylene glycol (EG). A contactor is made with the hollow fiber membrane. | 11-03-2011 |
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20130306551 | HIGH PERFORMANCE POSITIVELY CHARGED COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND THEIR USE IN NANOFILTRATION PROCESSES - The present invention is directed to positively charged nanofiltration (NF) membranes comprising a substrate layer (S) based on a sulfonated polymer and a positively charged film layer (F) on top of said substrate, and to a method for their preparation. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to nanofiltration processes making use of said composite membrane. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313192 | ACID RESISTANT PBI MEMBRANE FOR PERVAPORATION DEHYDRATION OF ACIDIC SOLVENTS - A pervaporation membrane may be an acid-resistant polybenzidimazole (PBI) membrane. The acid-resistant PBI membrane may be a PBI membrane chemically modified by a process selected from the group consisting of sulfonation, phosphonation, cross-linking, N-substitution, and/or combinations thereof. The membrane may be thermally stabilized. A method for the dehydration of an acid material may include the steps of: contacting an acidic aqueous solution with a membrane of an acid-resistant polybenzidimazole; taking away a permeate stream rich in water; and taking away a concentrate steam rich in the acid material. The acidic aqueous solution may be acetic acid. | 11-28-2013 |
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