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20100230575 | MOULD ELECTRIC HEATING AND AIR COOLING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a mould electric heating and air cooling system, especially to such a system for large composite moulds, e.g. wind turbine blade moulds. Particularly, the present invention provides a mould electric heating and air cooling system used in a mould configuring the sandwich type consisting of a first mould shell incorporating a working surface in the front side thereof, a second mould shell and a core layer inserting between the back side of the first mould shell and the front side of the second mould shell, in which the system comprises electric heating means and air cooling means. With the present system, it is possible to obtain both accurate heating control and prompt cool down of the mould. | 09-16-2010 |
20120093955 | ADJUSTABLE ALIGNING DEVICE FOR LARGE COMPOSITE MOULDS - An adjustable aligning device ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120093964 | MOULD CLAMPING SYSTEM - A mould clamping system ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120097333 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MOULD - A wind turbine blade mould comprising a mould shell ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120187273 | WIND BLADE MOULD INCLUDING A HEATING SYSTEM - A mould for moulding a wind turbine blade, the mould comprising a mould body having a front moulding surface and a rear face, the mould body having at least one tube therein for conveying a heating liquid therethrough, the at least one tube defining a plurality of laterally spaced heating elements, and a continuous layer of heat conductive material located in the thickness direction of the mould body between the plurality of laterally spaced heating elements and the front moulding surface and extending laterally across the space between adjacent heating elements. | 07-26-2012 |
20120205048 | WIND TURBINE BLADE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A wind turbine blade automated production system, characterized in that the system comprising a fixed side mould, a turning side mould, at least a fixed side mould gantry spanning over the fixed side mould and at least a turning side mould gantry ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120205051 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MOULD SIDE SHAPE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An wind turbine blade mould side adjustment device is provided, characterized in that the device is provided at a flange of the mould, and the side adjustment device comprises an upper part and a lower base, wherein the lower base is fixed on the mould frame and the upper part is capable of sliding over the lower base in a direction substantially parallel to the blade width direction. Such an improved side shape adjustment device for wind turbine blade moulds makes adjustment of the mould width easier and more efficient, and meanwhile allows the mould to readily expand in the blade longitudinal direction. | 08-16-2012 |
20120205052 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL MOULD HAVING IMPROVED MOULD SURFACE - A composite mould laminate, having a main structure layer made of oriented fiberglass, characterized in that the laminate further comprises a surface layer comprising random oriented carbon fiber. | 08-16-2012 |
20120207607 | INSERT FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE ROOT - An insert ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120219653 | MOULD TURNOVER SYSTEM - A mould turnover system for turning over the rotating side mould over the fixed side mould includes a turnover device and a quick releasing mechanism, characterized in that the quick releasing mechanism comprises a hook associated with the turnover device and an engaging member associated with the rotating side mould, wherein the hook can be quick engaged onto or disengaged from the engaging member. | 08-30-2012 |
20120237356 | WIND TURBINE BLADE AND ITS PRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides a wind turbine blade of hybrid material composition, wherein the blade comprises a structural box mainly made of a epoxy based prepreg and a shell manufactured by resin infusion technique using polyester or vinylester, and the box and the shell are bonded using an adhesive that is not a polyester, a vinylester and an epoxy. The present invention also provides a method for producing such a blade. | 09-20-2012 |
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20090054225 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 02-26-2009 |
20090054226 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - An improved hydroprocessing catalyst having improved morphology/dispersion characteristics is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 02-26-2009 |
20090057201 | HYDROPROCESSING BULK CATALYST AND USES THEREOF - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 03-05-2009 |
20090107891 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING HYDROPROCESSING BULK CATALYSTS - A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 04-30-2009 |
20090200204 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - A hydroprocessing catalyst is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 08-13-2009 |
20100234212 | HYDROPROCESSING BULK CATALYST AND USES THEREOF - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 09-16-2010 |
20110124493 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Methods of Making Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (R | 05-26-2011 |
20110124494 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Methods of Making Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (R | 05-26-2011 |
20110124496 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Methods of Making Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (R | 05-26-2011 |
20110124498 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Methods of Making Thereof - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (R | 05-26-2011 |
20120168350 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - An improved process for preparing a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The process employs a polar aprotic solvent to mix with the inorganic metal precursor feed to form an oil-dispersible inorganic metal precursor, at a weight ratio of solvent to inorganic metal precursor of 1:1 to 10:1; the oil-dispersible inorganic metal precursor is subsequently sulfided forming the slurry catalyst. In one embodiment, the sulfiding is in-situ upon mixing the oil-dispersible inorganic metal precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent containing a heavy oil feedstock under in-situ sulfiding conditions. | 07-05-2012 |
20120168351 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - An improved process for preparing a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The process employs rework material obtained from a process to prepare a hydroprocessing catalyst as part of the metal precursor feed. In one embodiment, the process comprises mixing the rework material with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a slurried metal precursor for subsequent in-situ sulfiding in a heavy oil upgrade process. In another embodiment, the rework is slurried in a hydrocarbon carrier and a sulfiding agent, forming a slurry catalyst. In yet another embodiment, the rework material is mixed directly with a heavy oil feedstock under in-situ sulfiding conditions, forming a slurry catalyst. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172197 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - A process for preparing an improved slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The process comprises providing at least a metal precursor in solution comprising at least two different metal cations in its molecular structure, with at least one of the metal cations is a Group VIB metal cation; sulfiding the metal precursor with a sulfiding agent in solution forming a catalyst precursor; and mixing the catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst. In one embodiment, the at least a metal precursor comprising at least two different metal cations is prepared by combining and reacting at least one Group VIB metal compound with at least a Promoter metal compound selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA metals and combinations thereof. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172198 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - A process for making an improved slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In the process, a metal precursor solution comprising at least a water-soluble molybdenum compound and a water-soluble metal zinc compound is mixed under high shear mixing conditions to generate an emulsion. The emulsion is subsequently sulfided with a sulfiding agent ex-situ, or in-situ in a heavy oil feedstock to form the slurry catalyst. The in-situ sulfidation in heavy oil is under sufficient condition for the heavy oil feedstock to generate the sulfiding source needed for the sulfidation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172200 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - A single metal slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The slurry catalyst is prepared by sulfiding a Primary metal precursor, then mixing the sulfided metal precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst. The single-metal slurry catalyst has the formula (M | 07-05-2012 |
20120172202 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - A process for preparing a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The process employs a pressure leach solution obtained from a metal recovery process as part of the metal precursor feed. In one embodiment, the process comprises: sulfiding a pressure leach solution having at least a Group VIB metal precursor compound in solution forming a catalyst precursor, and mixing the sulfided catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst. In another embodiment, the pressure leach solution is mixed with a hydrocarbon diluent under high shear mixing conditions to form an emulsion, which emulsion can be sulfided in-situ upon contact with a heavy oil feedstock in the heavy oil upgrade process. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172203 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - An improved process for preparing a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In the process, high shear mixing is employed to generate an emulsion containing droplets of metal precursor in oil with droplet sizes ranging from 0.1 to 300 μm. The emulsion is subsequently sulfided with a sulfiding agent, or in-situ in a heavy oil feedstock to form a slurry catalyst. The in-situ sulfidation in heavy oil is under sufficient condition for the heavy oil feedstock to generate the sulfiding source needed for the sulfidation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172204 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - An improved hydroprocessing slurry catalyst is provided for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock. The catalyst comprises dispersed particles in a hydrocarbon medium with the dispersed particles have an average particle size ranging from 1 to 300 μm. The catalyst has a total pore volume of at least 0.5 cc/g and a polymodal pore distribution with at least 80% of pore sizes in the range of 5 to 2,000 Angstroms in diameter. The catalyst is prepared from sulfiding and dispersing a metal precursor solution in a hydrocarbon diluent, the metal precursor comprising at least a Primary metal precursor and optionally a Promoter metal precursor, the metal precursor solution having a pH of at least 4 and a concentration of less than 10 wt. % of Primary metal in solution. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172205 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - An improved hydroprocessing slurry catalyst is provided for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock. The slurry catalyst is prepared from at least a Group VIB metal precursor compound and optionally at least a Promoter metal precursor compound. The catalyst comprises dispersed particles in a hydrocarbon medium with the dispersed particles have an average particle size ranging from 1 to 300 μm. The catalyst has a total surface area of at least 100 m | 07-05-2012 |
20120172206 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF - A method for preparing an improved slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In one embodiment, the process comprises: sulfiding at least a metal precursor solution with at least a sulfiding agent forming a sulfided Group VIB catalyst precursor, the metal precursor solution having a pH of at least 4 and a concentration of less than 10 wt. % of Primary metal in solution; and mixing the catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst composition. The slurry catalyst prepared therefrom has a BET total surface area of at least 100 m | 07-05-2012 |
20150073185 | Novel Catalyst Complex and Use Thereof in Alkane Oligomerization - Provided is a Group 9 novel metal catalyst complex further comprising a ketone-containing cocatalyst. The metal catalyst complex is useful in generating olefins from alkanes with great efficiency. In one embodiment, provided is an iridium catalyst complex useful in the dehydrogenation of alkanes comprising a ketone-containing cocatalyst and iridium complexed with a tridentate ligand. Also provided is a novel dehydrogenation method which utilizes the catalyst composition. In other embodiments, a novel process for preparing oligomers from alkanes utilizing the catalyst composition is provided. | 03-12-2015 |
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20150013697 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED AIRFLOW - A smoking article having a mouth end and a distal end is provided, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the heat source; at least one air inlet downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; and an airflow pathway extending between the at least one air inlet and the mouth end of the smoking article. The airflow pathway includes a first portion extending longitudinally upstream from the at least one air inlet towards the aerosol-forming substrate, and a second portion extending longitudinally downstream from the first portion to the mouth end of the smoking article. | 01-15-2015 |
20150040924 | SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING AN ISOLATED COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE - A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source with opposed front and rear faces; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear face of the combustible heat source; an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate and at least a rear portion of the combustible heat source; and one or more airflow pathways along which air may be drawn through the smoking article for inhalation by a user. The combustible heat source is isolated from the one or more airflow pathways such that air drawn through the smoking article along the one or more airflow pathways does not directly contact the combustible heat source. | 02-12-2015 |
20150107759 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a combustible heat source having a barrier, the method including providing a mould defining a cavity; placing a particulate component in the mould cavity; placing a laminar component, adjacent the mould, to cover the cavity opening; and compressing the particulate component to form the combustible heat source, wherein, during the compression step, the barrier is formed by punching the laminar component using a punch and the mould, the punch acting on the barrier to compress the particulate component and affix the barrier to the combustible heat source. | 04-23-2015 |
20150122273 | TWO PART MULTI-COMPONENT COMBINER - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for manufacturing smoking articles. First multi-segment components are formed each comprising a combustible heat source, an aerosol-forming substrate and an airflow directing segment by feeding a stream of combustible heat sources, aerosol-forming substrates and airflow directing segments along a moving delivery path, compacting the segments into groups; wrapping each group; and cutting the web of material between groups to separate the individual first multi-segment components from each other. A stream of first multi-segment components are fed onto a receiving means, and a stream of second multi-segment components, each comprising a mouthpiece and at least one further segment, are also fed onto the receiving means. A first multi-segment component and a second multi-segment component are combined by wrapping the components in a web material to form an individual smoking article having a combustible heat source at a first end and a mouthpiece at a second end. | 05-07-2015 |
20150157051 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE WITH A BARRIER - There is provided a method of manufacturing a combustible heat source having a barrier affixed to an end face thereof, including providing a hollow die having a first opening and an opposed second opening; covering the first opening with a laminar barrier material; punching a barrier from the laminar barrier material by inserting a first punch into the hollow die through the first opening; placing one or more particulate components in the hollow die through the second opening; compressing the one or more particulate components to form a combustible heat source and affixing the barrier to an end face of the combustible heat source by inserting a second punch into the hollow die through the second opening; and ejecting the combustible heat source having the barrier affixed to the end face thereof from the hollow die. | 06-11-2015 |
20150289566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SMOKING ARTICLE COMPONENTS HAVING A REMOVABLE WRAP - A method and apparatus are provided for manufacturing multi-component segments for smoking articles, each having a removable wrap. The method includes feeding a stream of heat sources and aerosol-forming substrates along a moving delivery path; compacting into groups at least one heat source and an aerosol-forming substrate, each group corresponding to at least one multi-segment component, each multi-segment component having a first end adjacent the heat source and a second end adjacent the aerosol-forming substrate; wrapping the heat sources and aerosol-forming substrates in a web of material, said web having spaced apart lines of weakness; aligning each line of weakness proximate to a respective heat source; and cutting said web at a position proximate to the first end of the at least one multi-segment component, wherein at least a portion of said web forms a removable wrap being removable by breaking the wrapper at the respective line of weakness. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296882 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH REMOVABLE CAP - There is provided a smoking article having a mouth end and a distal end, the smoking article including a heat source positioned at the distal end; an aerosol-forming substrate adjacent to the heat source; and a cap configured to at least partially cover the heat source. The cap is attached at a line of weakness to the distal end, including a cylindrical plug of material circumscribed by a wrapper, and is removable to expose the heat source prior to use of the smoking article. | 10-22-2015 |
20150342254 | SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING AN AIRFLOW DIRECTING ELEMENT - A smoking article is provided, having a mouth end and a distal end, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow directing element including an air-permeable segment downstream of said substrate and defining an airflow pathway; and at least one air inlet for drawing air into said segment, wherein said pathway includes a first portion extending from said inlet towards said substrate and a second portion extending from said substrate towards said mouth end, wherein said first portion is defined by a low resistance-to-draw portion of said segment that extends from proximate to said inlet to an upstream end of said segment, and said segment further comprises a high resistance-to-draw portion that extends from proximate to said inlet to a downstream end of said segment, and the ratio of the resistance-to-draw of said high portion to said low portion is higher than 1:1 and lower than about 50:1. | 12-03-2015 |
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20090222952 | Plants Having Improved Growth Characteristics And A Method For Making The Same - The present invention concerns a method for increasing plant yield and/or increased stress resistance by decreasing the level of activity of a DEL1 polypeptide. One such method comprises introducing into a plant a nucleic acid comprising a variant DEL1 nucleic acid. Another method comprises downregulating expression of a DEL1 gene. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having introduced therein a variant DEL1 nucleic acid thereof, which plants have increased yield and/or increased stress resistance relative to control plants. The present invention also concerns a novel DEL1 protein and its encoding sequence, and constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 09-03-2009 |
20090241218 | PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth-Related Protein). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The GRP may be one of the following: Extensin Receptor-Like Kinase (ERLK), F-Box WD40 (FBXW) polypeptide, RAN-Binding Protein (RANBP), Golden2-like Transcription Factor (GLK), REV delta homeodomain leucine zipper domain polypeptide, CLE protein, and Seed Yield Regulator (SYR) protein. | 09-24-2009 |
20090271895 | Plants having improved growth characteristics and method for making the same - The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by increasing activity and/or expression in a plant of an SnRK2 kinase or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant an SnRK2 nucleic acid molecule or functional variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SnRK2 kinase. The present invention also concerns constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 10-29-2009 |
20100218271 | PLANTS HAVING IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important characteristics in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving yield-related traits, such as enhanced yield and/or enhanced growth, or modified content of storage compounds in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Related Protein) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP polypeptide, which plants have improved characterisitics relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown GRP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. | 08-26-2010 |
20100229260 | OPTIMIZED T-DNA TRANSFER AND VECTORS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to T-DNA vectors and methods for obtaining transgenic eukaryotes using said vectors. The transgenic eukaryotes are characterized in that they contain the T-DNA but not the illegitimately transferred vector backbone sequence. This is achieved by modifying the T-DNA borders such that they are more efficiently nicked or such that they allow elimination of illegitimately transferred vector backbone sequences by means of recombination. | 09-09-2010 |
20120005785 | PLANTS HAVING IMPROVED GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by increasing expression and/or activity in a plant of an LRR receptor kinase or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant an RLK827 nucleic acid molecule or functional variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an LRR receptor kinase. The present invention also concerns constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 01-05-2012 |