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20090217784 | ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT - The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distributed there through; and (f) separating the metallic iron granules from the slag, the slag comprising greater than 85% titanium dioxide based on the entire weight of the matrix after separation of the metallic iron. The disclosure is also directed to a metallization product of a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag. | 09-03-2009 |
20090304559 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A NITROGEN OXIDE, AND CONTROL THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for reducing a nitrogen oxide, and the control thereof. | 12-10-2009 |
20100004110 | Method for Making Glass Frit Powders Using Aerosol Decomposition - The invention relates to a corrosion resistant reactor tube, method for providing a passivating or corrosion resistant coating to the inside of the reactor tube, and a method of making high bismuth glass powders using the corrosion resistant reactor tube. | 01-07-2010 |
20100237280 | ORE REDUCTION PROCESS USING CARBON BASED MATERIALS HAVING A LOW SULFUR CONTENT AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT THEREFROM - The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore comprising titanium oxide and iron oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based material and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being at least sufficient for forming a ferrous oxide-containing molten slag, at an elevated temperature; (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a bed of carbon-based material in a moving hearth furnace, wherein the carbon-based materials used for both the agglomerates and the bed have a low sulfur content; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for liquefying the agglomerates to produce a liquid comprising ferrous oxide-containing slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a liquid state; (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distributed there through; and (f) separating the metallic iron granules from the slag, the slag comprising greater than 85% titanium dioxide based on the entire weight of the matrix after separation of the metallic iron. The disclosure is also directed to a metallization product of a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag. | 09-23-2010 |
20100285326 | ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT - The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distributed there through; and (f) separating the metallic iron granules from the slag, the slag comprising greater than 85% titanium dioxide based on the entire weight of the matrix after separation of the metallic iron. The disclosure is also directed to a metallization product of a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag. | 11-11-2010 |
20120064371 | REFRACTORY LINING FOR TITANIUM ORE BENEFICIATION - The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising:
| 03-15-2012 |
20130287942 | REFRACTORY LINING FOR TITANIUM ORE BENEFICIATION - The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising:
| 10-31-2013 |
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20110084007 | Pure Sip - The “Pure Sip” system will reliably address biological, as well as chemical, contamination in the distribution system after treatment at a central purification facility. The Public water supply industry relies heavily on the “multiple barrier” approach in the protection of public health; the “Pure Sip” Point of Use (POU) treatment unit/system is a logical, economical, and effective, addition to the water industry's traditional “multiple barrier” treatment strategy. The unique “Pure Sip” system incorporates 10 micron and 1.0 micron filtration, activated carbon adsorption, and 12V UV primary disinfection, in a portable countertop unit. | 04-14-2011 |
20140102968 | Pure-Sip - Endocrine disrupting compounds are routinely detected in the treated water leaving our municipal drinking water plants; however, until relatively recent advances in laboratory analysis capabilities, the trace amounts of these chemicals was not measurable. At an enormous cost we can remove these compounds using centralized municipal water treatment, but does it make sense to do so when less than 1% of our municipal water supply is ingested? Furthermore, ⅓ of waterborne disease outbreaks can be traced to contamination entering our water distribution systems after centralized treatment. The regulatory community and municipal water industry are truly at a crossroads, even if a staggering investment is made to remove endocrine disrupting compounds using centralized treatment, our treated water distribution systems will always be subject to contamination. The countertop (portable) “Pure Sip”™ low voltage Point-of-Use water treatment system uses filtration, adsorption, and UV disinfection to reliably and economically address these exposures. | 04-17-2014 |
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20110196723 | Virtual Arbitration System and Method - A three-dimensional virtual world is provided and includes an avatar representing an accusing party in an infringement case over one or more three-dimensional game objects, an avatar representing an accused party in the infringement case, a virtual space arena containing the objects in dispute, a jury box containing avatars representing a jury assembled to preside over the infringement case, and an avatar representing a judge for instructing the jury and for rendering a judgment in the case based on jury input. The jury observes the objects and object functionalities through demonstration of the objects in the virtual arena and supplies an opinion relative to the likeness of the objects to one another according to instruction given by the judge and wherein the judge renders a verdict based on statistical analysis of the opinions collected from the jury. | 08-11-2011 |
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20130269493 | VARIABLE CUTOFF IN A CUTTER FOLDER - A folder for a printing press includes a cutting cylinder assembly having at least two knife and anvil cylinder sets positioned near the cutting region of a folder. The cutting cylinder assembly slides or actuates one of the knife and anvil cylinder sets into a cutting position for a desired cut length. The web passes between the knife and anvil cylinder set and is cut. When the cut length needs to be changed, the assembly is relocated to such a position that a second or further set of knife and anvil cylinders is aligned with the web. | 10-17-2013 |
20130294808 | VARIABLE CUT OFF IN A DOUBLE CUT FOLDER - A double cut folder is provided for a printing press. The folder has a first cutting cylinder pair including a first knife cylinder and a first anvil cylinder for perforating a web, and a second cutting cylinder pair including a second knife cylinder and a second anvil cylinder for cutting the web into signatures. Each cutting cylinder pair includes a plurality of knife mounting locations and a plurality of cutting rubber locations. Each knife mounting location is configured to hold a knife box. A first subset of the plurality of knife mounting locations each have a knife box secured therein, and a second subset of the plurality of knife mounting locations do not have a knife box secured therein. | 11-07-2013 |
20140097569 | LEAD EDGE MECHANICAL BINDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A cutting cylinder pair for cutting a substrate in a folder of a printing press is provided which includes a cutting cylinder, the cutting cylinder including a knife and a binding pin adjacent the knife in a circumferential direction of the cutting cylinder; and an anvil cylinder, the anvil cylinder including a cutting rubber, the cutting rubber engaging the knife and the binding pin as the cutting cylinder and anvil cylinder rotate, the binding pin positioned on the cutting cylinder to impart a dimple to a substrate passing between the cutting cylinder and anvil cylinder. | 04-10-2014 |
20140187404 | DYNAMIC GUIDE FOR A PAPER FOLDING MACHINE - A folding device is provided for folding n sheet comprises a jaw cylinder, a folding cylinder, a paper guide, and an actuator. The jaw cylinder has a jaw, and the folding cylinder has a hold down element and a folding blade. The folding blade is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The folding blade is in the extended positron to transfer one or more sheets to the jaw cylinder during a fold off operation, and the folding blade is in the retracted position during a collect operation. The paper guide is positioned between the folding cylinder and the jaw cylinder. The paper guide includes a static guide element and a reciprocating guide element connected to the static guide element, the reciprocating guide element movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The actuator is connected to the reciprocating guide element; the actuator configured and arranged to place the reciprocating guide element into the extended position during the collect operation and into the retracted position during the fold-off operation. | 07-03-2014 |
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20090221005 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ANTIGEN SPECIFIC OR MITOGEN-ACTIVATED T CELLS - The present invention comprises a method for the quantitative or qualitative detection of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells and/or CD8+ T cells in a subject, said method comprising quantitatively or qualitatively detecting the expression of cell surface marker CD25 and one or more of cell surface markers CD134 and CD137 in a suitable lymphocyte-containing sample from said subject in response to exposure to an antigen. A method for determining the immunocompetence of a subject and a method for isolating antigen-specific CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells is also disclosed. | 09-03-2009 |
20100028865 | Method for Identifying Regulatory T Cells - The present invention relates to methods and kits for identifying, quantifying and isolating regulatory T cells, to methods and kits for diagnosing or monitoring autoimmune diseases, immunoinflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, predispositions thereto, infectious diseases, cancer, cancer treatment and/or organ transplantation based on regulatory T cell quantity, to methods and kits for predicting responses to therapy for autoimmune diseases, immunoinflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, predispositions thereto, infectious diseases, cancer and/or organ transplantation based on regulatory T cell quantity, and to methods and kits for therapy using isolated regulatory T cells. | 02-04-2010 |
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20110229448 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC REGULATORY T CELLS - A method of identifying an antigen-specific regulatory T cell (Treg) from a subject is discussed wherein the method comprises quantitatively or qualitatively detecting co-expression of each of cell markers CD4, CD25 and CD134, or alternatively, N each of cell markers CD8, CD25 and CD137, as well as one or more cell markers selected from the group of Treg cell markers consisting of CD39, CD73, CD127, CTLA-4 and Foxp3 on a cell in a suitable lymphocyte-containing sample from the subject in response to exposure to a target antigen. Also discussed are methods of isolating and expanding the identified antigen-specific Treg population, which may permit antigen-specific Treg cell therapy. | 09-22-2011 |
20110318749 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING REGULATORY T CELLS - The present invention relates to methods and kits for identifying, quantifying and isolating regulatory T cells, to methods and kits for diagnosing or monitoring autoimmune diseases, immunoinflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, predispositions thereto, infectious diseases, cancer, cancer treatment and/or organ transplantation based on regulatory T cell quantity, to methods and kits for predicting responses to therapy for autoimmune diseases, immunoinflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, predispositions thereto, infectious diseases, cancer and/or organ transplantation based on regulatory T cell quantity, and to methods and kits for therapy using isolated regulatory T cells. | 12-29-2011 |
20140067275 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS - Disclosed is a method of cluster analysis of a data set of multidimensional observations. The method comprises: determining a set of quasi-optimal binwidths for the data set; partitioning, for a current binwidth in the set of quasi-optimal binwidths, the data set into a plurality of bins of width equal to the current binwidth; determining the number of modes of the partitioned data set for the current binwidth; and repeating the partitioning and determining the number of modes for each binwidth in the set of quasi-optimal binwidths. The number of clusters in the data set is the largest determined number of modes over the set of quasi-optimal binwidths. | 03-06-2014 |