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20110092324 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE BELT DRIVE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a continuously variable belt pulley transfer system that addresses prior deficiencies with CVT-type systems, particularly when used with accessory drive systems. The continuously variable belt drive system includes a driving pulley assembly and a driven pulley assembly, with a continuous belt transferring rotary motion between them. A direct electronic actuation mechanism is used for controlling ratio changes on the pulley transfer assembly. An integrated stepper motion is used as the prime mover for the mechanism. A differential planetary roller screw mechanism converts the rotary motion from the stepper motor to axial motion for actuating the sheave poison of the V-shaped belt. | 04-21-2011 |
20110229323 | FAN DRIVE SYSTEM WITH OIL PRESSURE CONTROL - Hydraulic fan drive system with oil pressure control. A microprocessor based three-way valve is utilized for modulating the oil pressures. Closed loop feedback is used for optimal control of the fan speed. | 09-22-2011 |
20120107145 | FAN DRIVE SYSTEM WITH SENSOR FEEDBACK - Hydraulic fan drive system with sensor feed-back. A sensor positioned in the central shaft of the fan drive assembly provides speed feedback signals and eliminates the need for routing the sensor wires. | 05-03-2012 |
20120255714 | HYBRID FAN DRIVE WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR - Thermal management systems for vehicle engines which include hybrid fan drives with viscous clutches and electronic motors, particularly brushless DC motors (BLDC). One embodiment incorporates a pulley driven, electronically controlled viscous clutch mechanism and an internal rotor BLDC motor. Another embodiment includes an engine crank mounted electronically controlled viscous clutch mechanism with a tethered electric motor, particularly a BLDC motor. A further embodiment is an engine block mounted electronically controlled viscous clutch mechanism with an integrated external rotor BLDC motor. | 10-11-2012 |
20120328454 | HYBRID FAN DRIVE WITH CVT AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - A hybrid accessory drive system having two operational modes, a mechanical mode and an electric mode. The accessory is typically a cooling fan. A continuously variable mechanical belt drive mechanism drives the accessory as one mode of operation. An electric motor along with a planetary roller screw mechanism which converts rotary motion to axial motion is used to change the sheave position and thus the drive ratio. Upon disengagement of the mechanical drive mode, the electric motor can be used to drive the accessory in a second mode. | 12-27-2012 |
20130056660 | ELECTRONIC COOLANT VALVE WITH INTEGRAL ACTUATOR MECHANISM - An electronic coolant valve mechanism with an integral actuator mechanism. The coolant valve mechanism utilizes an electric motor and a planetary roller mechanism integrated into a valve body to translate and operate a valve member in a linear direction. A manifold can include a plurality of coolant valve mechanism operating independently by a control system. | 03-07-2013 |
20130170136 | PCB HEAT SINK FOR POWER ELECTRONICS - A PCB with improved cooling. Openings are provided below electronic components on the PCB of an electronics device. Raised mounts or bosses on the device housing or base extend into the openings and make contact with the electronic components to act as heat sinks. A thermal pad member can be positioned between the bosses and the components to aid in the contact and heat conduction. Other embodiments include direct contact of the raised mounts or bosses with the PCB and through openings are not provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130306005 | CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DUAL MODE COOLING PUMP - Methods and systems for controlling the operation of a dual mode engine accessory, such as a dual mode cooling pump. The dual mode device has two modes of operation, an electric motor operation and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. A friction clutch mechanism controlled by the control system is utilized to switch between the two modes of operation. The speed of the electrical motor can be changed to be substantially the same as, or changed in the direction of, the speed of the mechanical pulley-driven system. | 11-21-2013 |
20140023526 | HYBRID COOLANT PUMP - A hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. A friction clutch assembly is positioned inside the motor housing and includes a softening spring which minimizes parasitic clutch power consumption. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023527 | PULLEY ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLE ACCESSORIES - Pulley assemblies for vehicle accessories, such as a water pump. The pulley assembly which can be connected to a related housing member, such as a clutch housing member, includes a pulley member directly driven by the accessory belt of a vehicle engine and a separate pair of bearing members. A preferred use of the pulley assembly is with a hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation, and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. A friction clutch assembly can be positioned inside the housing member and can include a softening spring which minimizes parasitic clutch power consumption. | 01-23-2014 |
20140116834 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR FRICTION CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES - Control systems for a friction clutch mechanism and a hybrid coolant pump. Friction clutch assemblies are positioned inside the motor housing and include softening springs which minimize parasitic clutch power consumption. The control systems use PWM to control the operation of solenoids which in turn operate the friction clutch assemblies. | 05-01-2014 |
20140158492 | COMPRESSION SPRING MEMBERS - Compression spring members, particularly for friction clutch assemblies. The compression spring members include a plurality of deformable members and where the amount of force necessary to compress the spring member lessens over displacement once a peak amount of force is reached. The compression spring members can comprise a plurality of buckling beam spring members, a plurality of connecting members, or the like. One or more ring members can be provided for attachment to the connecting members. The friction clutch assembly is preferably used for a hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. | 06-12-2014 |
20140322041 | FRICTION CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES - A friction clutch assembly, preferably for a hybrid cooling pump. The friction clutch assembly includes a friction lining carrier member, a friction lining member, a compression spring member, a clutch carrier member and a flux plate member. A solenoid can be utilized to control the compression of the spring member. The friction clutch assembly has a preferred use in a hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation, and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. The friction clutch assembly can be positioned inside a motor housing. The softening compression spring can minimize parasitic clutch power consumption. | 10-30-2014 |
20150184575 | Control Methods and Systems for Dual Mode Cooling Pump - Methods and systems for controlling the operation of a dual mode engine accessory, such as a dual mode cooling pump. The dual mode device has two modes of operation, an electric motor operation and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. A friction clutch mechanism controlled by the control system is utilized to switch between the two modes of operation. The speed of the electrical motor can be changed to be substantially the same as, or changed in the direction of, the speed of the mechanical pulley-driven system. | 07-02-2015 |
20160040676 | HYBRID COOLANT PUMP - A hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. A friction clutch assembly is positioned inside the motor housing and includes a softening spring which minimizes parasitic clutch power consumption. | 02-11-2016 |
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20130041376 | PROSTHESIS RESECTION GUIDE - A conical burr template is indexed to the intramedullary canal of a tibia, such that a burr may trace the periphery of the template to define a correspondingly shaped cavity in the bone which is properly sized, shaped, and positioned to receive a cone-shaped tibial augment component. Advantageously, use of the burr template promotes expedient surgery while maintaining optimal fit characteristics and proper spatial placement of the tibial cone augment. | 02-14-2013 |
20130131699 | POROUS METAL DEVICE FOR REGENERATING SOFT TISSUE-TO-BONE INTERFACE - The present disclosure relates, in some aspects, to orthopaedic implants for securing soft tissue to bone and methods for using the same. One particular implant comprises a first exposed porous surface region, having pores for promoting bone ingrowth, and a second exposed porous surface, having pores for promoting soft tissue ingrowth. At least some of the pores of the first exposed porous surface region may be seeded with osteocytic factors and at least some of the pores of the second exposed porous surface region may be seeded with fibrocytic factors. Such orthopaedic implants can advantageously facilitate regeneration of the soft tissue to bone interface. | 05-23-2013 |
20140052192 | TROCHANTER ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter. | 02-20-2014 |
20150081028 | ADAPTOR FOR MODULAR JOINT PROSTHESES - A bone augment adaptor is configured to be inseparably coupled to a bone augment. A first end of the adaptor is configured to be connected to an epiphyseal replacement portion of a modular joint replacement prosthesis. A second end of the adaptor may be configured to be connected to a diaphyseal anchoring portion of the prosthesis. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081030 | STABILIZING PROSTHESIS SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A tibial support structure includes a platform portion and a medullary portion that are monolithically formed as a single piece. The medullary and platform portions of the augment component are adapted to accommodate and mechanically attach to a tibial baseplate, and are individually shaped and sized to replace damaged bone stock both within the tibia, as well at the tibial proximal surface. The monolithic formation of the tibial support structure provides a strong and stable foundation for a tibial baseplate and facilitates restoration of the anatomic joint line, even where substantial resections of the proximal tibia have been made. The tibial support structure may be made of a bone-ingrowth material which facilitates preservation and rebuilding of the proximal tibia after implantation, while also preserving the restored joint line by allowing revision surgeries to be performed without removal of the tibial support structure. | 03-19-2015 |
20150250508 | TROCHANTER ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter. | 09-10-2015 |
20150257871 | POROUS METAL DEVICE FOR REGENERATING SOFT TISSUE-TO-BONE INTERFACE - The present disclosure relates, in some aspects, to orthopaedic implants for securing soft tissue to bone and methods for using the same. One particular implant comprises a first exposed porous surface region, having pores for promoting bone ingrowth, and a second exposed porous surface, having pores for promoting soft tissue ingrowth. At least some of the pores of the first exposed porous surface region may be seeded with osteocytic factors and at least some of the pores of the second exposed porous surface region may be seeded with fibrocytic factors. Such orthopaedic implants can advantageously facilitate regeneration of the soft tissue to bone interface. | 09-17-2015 |
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20080277448 | SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH COATED KNIFE BLADE - A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device. | 11-13-2008 |
20100016891 | HETEROGENEOUS YARNS FOR SURGICAL ARTICLES - Heterogeneous yarns containing strands of dissimilar materials are usefull in forming surgical device. | 01-21-2010 |
20100021414 | Bioabsorbable Adhesive Compounds And Compositions - Bioabsorbable compounds which include a polyalkylene oxide backbone with two or more isocyanate substituents are useful as one component adhesives. Absorbable compositions useful as a two component adhesive contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more amine substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound, or alternatively contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more isocyanate substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound, or, alternatively contain a) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound and b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound. | 01-28-2010 |
20100145369 | BIOABSORBABLE ADHESIVE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS - Bioabsorbable compounds which include a polyalkylene oxide backbone with two or more isocyanate substituents are useful as one component adhesives. Absorbable compositions useful as a two component adhesive contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more amine substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound, or alternatively contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more isocyanate substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound, or, alternatively contain a) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound and b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound. | 06-10-2010 |
20120125527 | Heterogeneous Yarns For Surgical Articles - Heterogeneous yarns containing strands of dissimilar materials are useful in forming surgical device. | 05-24-2012 |
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20080213927 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN IMPROVED RESISTIVE STRUCTURE - Provided, in one embodiment, is a method for manufacturing a resistive structure. This method, without limitation, includes forming a substrate, and forming a tantalum-aluminum-nitride resistive layer over the substrate. Moreover, a bulk resistivity of the tantalum-aluminum-nitride resistive layer may be adjusted by varying at least one deposition condition selected from the group consisting of a flow rate ratio of nitrogen to argon, power, pressure, temperature and radio frequency (RF) bias voltage. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214007 | METHOD FOR REMOVING DIAMOND LIKE CARBON RESIDUE FROM A DEPOSITION/ETCH CHAMBER USING A PLASMA CLEAN - Provided is a method for removing diamond like carbon residue from a deposition chamber. This method, in one embodiment, may include subjecting a deposition chamber including diamond like carbon residue to a plasma clean in the presence of fluorine containing gas and oxygen containing gas. The method may further include purging the deposition chamber having been subjected to the plasma clean with an inert gas, and pumping the deposition chamber having been subjected to the plasma clean. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214016 | PROCESS FOR REACTIVE ION ETCHING A LAYER OF DIAMOND LIKE CARBON - Provided is a process for manufacturing a diamond like carbon layer. The process for manufacturing the diamond like carbon layer includes, without limitation, forming a layer of diamond like carbon over a substrate, and reactive ion etching the layer of diamond like carbon. | 09-04-2008 |
20080237865 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN AMORPHOUS NITRIDED SILICON ADHESION LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR - Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, without limitation, includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and forming a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, wherein an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer is located between and adheres the first and second semiconductor layers. | 10-02-2008 |
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20150338604 | BOND-PAD INTEGRATION SCHEME FOR IMPROVED MOISTURE BARRIER AND ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An apparatus includes first and second electrodes separated by an insulative material (such as a piezoelectric material). The apparatus also includes a protective layer over the first and second electrodes. The protective layer has a first opening that exposes a portion of the first electrode and a second opening that exposes a portion of the second electrode. The apparatus further includes a first electrical contact at least partially within the first opening and electrically coupled to the first electrode. In addition, the apparatus includes a second electrical contact at least partially within the second opening and electrically coupled to the second electrode. Each of the first and second electrical contacts includes a stack of metal layers. The stack of metal layers includes a titanium nitride layer, a titanium layer over the titanium nitride layer, and an aluminum copper layer over the titanium nitride layer and the titanium layer. | 11-26-2015 |
20150340245 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE ISOTROPIC PLASMA ETCHING PROCESS TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS - A method includes placing a device having a titanium nitride layer into a chamber. The device also has a mask that includes a photoresist material and an aluminum copper hardmask. The method also includes performing an ashing process on the mask using the chamber. The method further includes, after the ashing process, performing an etching process using the chamber to etch through portions of the titanium nitride layer. Performing the etching process includes flowing a gas mixture containing tetrafluoromethane (CF | 11-26-2015 |
20150380635 | METHODS TO IMPROVE THE CRYSTALLINITY OF PbZrTiO3 AND Pt FILMS FOR MEMS APPLICATIONS - A microelectronic device containing a piezoelectric component is formed sputtering an adhesion layer of titanium on a substrate by an ionized metal plasma (IMP) process. The adhesion layer is oxidized so that at least a portion of the titanium is converted to a layer of substantially stoichiometric titanium dioxide (TiO | 12-31-2015 |
20150380637 | PIEZOELETRIC WET ETCH PROCESS WITH REDUCED RESIST LIFTING AND CONTROLLED UNDERCUT - A microelectronic device containing a piezoelectric thin film element is formed by oxidizing a top surface of a piezoelectric layer with an oxygen plasma, and subsequently forming an etch mask containing photoresist on the oxidized top surface. The etch mask is conditioned with an oven bake followed by a UV bake. The piezoelectric layer is etched using a three step process: a first step includes a wet etch of an aqueous solution of about 5% NH | 12-31-2015 |
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20090042151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLAME STABILIZATION AND CONTROL - A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing combustion characteristics or other device characteristics, and controlling the performance of the combustion device based on the sensed information. Performance control occurs via addition of one or more additives to the fuel to adjust combustion characteristics. Via such sensing and performance control, consistent combustion device performance may be maintained, despite varying fuel characteristics. In one variation, -characteristics of the combustion device in operation, such as flame characteristics, are sensed and used to adjust fuel characteristics via iterative addition of one or more additives. | 02-12-2009 |
20100282327 | USE OF BUOYANT GASES FOR THE SIMULATION OF REAL FIRE SOURCES - A method and apparatus to simulate a flow of products from a real fire without reproducing a thermal environment associated with the real fire includes the release of a gas or a mixture of gases with an appropriate density less than air to simulate smoke movement from real fire sources. The buoyant inert gas may be helium. In some embodiments, the buoyant gas is combined with artificial smoke, such as a tracer gas or an inert dye (e.g., a particulate) to provide a visual representation of the location and flow characteristics of the surrogate smoke that is released from a release apparatus. In another embodiment, optical techniques that show differences in gas density are used to visualize the movement of the buoyant gas. The release apparatus includes a control system that follows a prescribed time-dependent flow rate to simulate different fire source configurations and growth rates. | 11-11-2010 |
20100300103 | SYSTEM FOR VAPORIZATION OF LIQUID FUELS FOR COMBUSTION AND METHOD OF USE - A gas stream with a reduced oxygen concentration relative to ambient air is used to vaporize a liquid fuel or liquefied higher hydrocarbon gas, or is mixed with a vaporized gas, and the reduced oxygen vaporized fuel gas is fed to a combustion device such as a premixed or diffusion combustor. Preferably, the oxygen content of the gas stream is less than the limiting oxygen index. By mixing the fuel with a gas stream that has an appropriately reduced oxygen content, auto-ignition prior to the desired flame location in the combustor can be avoided. In some embodiments, the reduced oxygen stream is generated from an air separator or taken from the exhaust of the combustion device. | 12-02-2010 |
20110234396 | FIRE AND EMERGENCY WARNING AND LOCATOR SYSTEM - Devices, systems, and methods for locating remote objects and notifying animals that alarms are active comprising detecting an alarm signal with an alarm sensor and a processor in communication with the alarm sensor and transmitting a locator signal and/or an audio signal having a frequency greater than 20 kHz in response to the detection of the alarm signal; | 09-29-2011 |
20140199642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS - In one embodiment of a method for vaporizing liquids such as fuels, the liquid is sprayed into a chamber such that the spray does not impinge on any surface. The energy for vaporization is supplied through the injection of a hot diluent such as nitrogen or oxygen depleted air. Additional heat is added through the surface. In another embodiment, the liquid is sprayed onto a hot surface using a geometry such that the entire spray is intercepted by the surface. Heat is added through the surface to maintain an internal surface temperature above the boiling point of the least volatile component of the liquid. The liquid droplets impinging on the surface are thus flash vaporized. A carrier gas may also be flowed through the vaporizer to control the dew point of the resultant vapor phase mixture. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090197783 | Engine oil compostions - A lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and (b) a minor deposit-inhibiting effective amount of a reaction product prepared by transesterifying at least one glycerol ester and at least one non-glycerol polyol ester is provided. Methods for its use are also provided. | 08-06-2009 |
20100077651 | BIODIESEL-DERIVED COMBUSTION IMPROVER - The present invention is generally directed to novel fuel compositions and to methods (i.e., processes) for enhancing the combustion efficiency and/or other properties of diesel fuels, particularly wherein such diesel fuels are, or comprise, biodiesel, such biodiesel typically having poorer low-temperature properties than traditional (petroleum) diesel. Generally, such fuel compositions are provided by the creation and inclusion of a quantity of one or more epoxy-ester species, such species serving as combustion improvers for the fuel composition of which they are part. | 04-01-2010 |
20100132645 | Engine oil compositions - A lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and (b) a minor deposit-inhibiting effective amount of a reaction product prepared by transesterifying at least one glycerol ester and at least one non-glycerol polyol ester is provided. Methods for its use are also provided. | 06-03-2010 |
20100154291 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING LOW-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES OF BIODIESEL FUEL - The present invention is generally directed to novel biodiesel fuel compositions having enhanced low-temperature properties. The present invention is additionally directed to methods (i.e., processes) for making such enhanced biodiesel fuels by improving the low-temperature properties of ester-based biodiesel fuels via in situ enhancement and/or additive enhancement. | 06-24-2010 |
20100154292 | ENHANCED BIODIESEL FUEL HAVING IMPROVED LOW-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention is generally directed to novel biodiesel fuel compositions having enhanced low-temperature properties. The present invention is additionally directed to methods (i.e., processes) for making such enhanced biodiesel fuels by improving the low-temperature properties of ester-based biodiesel fuels via in situ enhancement and/or additive enhancement. | 06-24-2010 |
20110203165 | ENHANCED BIODIESEL FUEL HAVING IMPROVED LOW-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention is generally directed to novel biodiesel fuel compositions having enhanced low-temperature properties. The present invention is additionally directed to methods (i.e., processes) for making such enhanced biodiesel fuels by improving the low-temperature properties of ester-based biodiesel fuels via in situ enhancement and/or additive enhancement. | 08-25-2011 |
20150203420 | REMOVAL OF METALS FROM LIQUID PYROLYSIS OIL - The present disclosure generally relates to removing metals from liquid-phase pyrolysis oil, such as at or near room temperatures. Specifically, some embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and a system for removing metals from pyrolysis oil using acidic ion-exchange resins. One embodiment relates to a method for removing metals from pyrolysis oil comprising combining pyrolysis oil and an organic solvent to form a pyrolysis oil mixture and removing metal from the pyrolysis oil mixture to produce a reduced metal content pyrolysis oil mixture. The metal can then be removed by using a strongly acidic ion-exchange resin. | 07-23-2015 |
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20120283491 | Low Pour Point Renewable Fuel Blend - A renewable fuel blend and a process for producing a renewable fuel blend are described. The blend includes biologically derived C | 11-08-2012 |
20130306521 | PROCESS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM FLUIDS - Trace amount levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with a sufficient amount of a reducing agent to convert at least a portion of the non-volatile mercury into a volatile form of mercury, which can be subsequently removed by any of stripping, scrubbing, adsorption, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, at least 50% of the mercury is removed. In another embodiment, the removal rate is at least 99%. In one embodiment, the reducing agent is selected from sulfur compounds containing at least one sulfur atom having an oxidation state less than +6; ferrous compounds; stannous compounds; oxalates; cuprous compounds; organic acids which decompose to form CO | 11-21-2013 |
20140058147 | Process For Production Of Distillate Fuel - The present invention is directed to preparing distillate fuel having almost no oxygen and no carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The method comprises passing biodiesel and/or lipids derived from vegetable oils, algae oils, and/or animal fats over bio-feedstock, or lipids, conversion catalyst that performs the hydrocarbon isomerization function, removes oxygen from the feedstock, cracks off the C | 02-27-2014 |
20140058148 | Process For Production Of Distillate Fuel - The present invention is directed to preparing distillate fuel having almost no oxygen and no carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The method comprises passing biodiesel and/or lipids derived from vegetable oils, algae oils, and/or animal fats over a bio-feedstock, or lipids, conversion catalyst that performs the hydrocarbon isomerization function, removes oxygen from the feedstock, cracks off the C | 02-27-2014 |
20150337087 | REMOVAL OF METALS FROM LIQUID PYROLYSIS OIL - The present disclosure generally relates to removing metals from liquid-phase pyrolysis oil, such as at or near room temperatures. Specifically, some embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and a system for removing metals from pyrolysis oil using acidic ion-exchange resins. One embodiment relates to a method for removing metals from pyrolysis oil comprising combining pyrolysis oil and an organic solvent to form a pyrolysis oil mixture and removing metal from the pyrolysis oil mixture to produce a reduced metal content pyrolysis oil mixture. In some embodiments, the removing of the metal uses a strongly acid ion-exchange resin. | 11-26-2015 |
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20090187969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SECURITY SETTINGS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS - A method for communicating data between a first and second control system (FCS and SCS). FCS ( | 07-23-2009 |
20120124240 | LOCAL CONTROL NETWORK PROCESSOR (LCNP) EMULATOR FOR MULTI-GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEMS - A multi-generation distributed control system includes a first generation (FG) DCS connected to a local control network (LCN) including FG client nodes. A second generation (SG) DCS connected to a non-LCN data highway includes a server node connected between the LCN and the non-LCN data highway and SG client nodes. The server node includes a LCN processor (LCNP) board. LCNP emulator software including a server LCNP emulator software component is at the server node and a client LCNP emulator software component at the SG client nodes. The server LCNP emulator software component translates between LCN data and data highway protocol data and adds one of a plurality of LCN address slots to communications received from the LCN for delivery to the SG DCS that each correspond to a SG client node. Each client LCNP emulator software component provides one of the LCN address slots at its SG client node. | 05-17-2012 |
20140369207 | DISPLAYING FTE CABLE STATUS AS UCN CABLE STATUS - A method of displaying fault tolerant Ethernet (FTE) cable status in a process control system having FTE devices in an Enhanced Universal Control Network (EUCN) including an Enhanced Network Interface Module (ENIM) on a UCN status display. Updated FTE cable status is obtained from each of the FTE devices during operation of the process control system. The updated FTE cable status from each of the FTE devices is stored in a memory. A UCN cable status word (CSW) including cable status bits allocated for representing the updated FTE cable status is compiled for each of the FTE devices, wherein locations for the cable status bits in the UCN CSW are used by the UCN status display to show changes in cable status. The UCN CSWs are read at a node having the UCN status display, and the updated FTE cable status is displayed on the UCN status display. | 12-18-2014 |
20140371881 | SYNCHRONIZING AND DISPLAYING FAULT TOLERANT ETHERNET (FTE) STATUS - A method of displaying fault tolerant Ethernet (FTE) status in a process control system having FTE devices in a FTE community including a plurality of Enhanced Universal Control Networks (EUCNs) each having an Enhanced Network Interface Module (ENIM). FTE cable status data is collected from the FTE devices during system operation. Responsive to receiving user's request, generating diagnostic display view data filtered by a FTE Device index including FTE status for any combination of the FTE devices or second FTE diagnostic display view data filtered by EUCN node number including FTE status for FTE devices in a user selected EUCN. The first FTE diagnostic display view data or second FTE diagnostic display view data are transmitted to a device of the user, and is then displayed on a user's display. | 12-18-2014 |