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20140261493 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - An electronic smoking article includes a first section containing a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, and a wick in communication with the liquid material and operable to deliver the liquid material to the heater, and a second section containing a power supply. The first section is connected to the second section with a connection including a first connector piece and a second connector piece. | 09-18-2014 |
20150027470 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - An electronic smoking article includes a reservoir containing a liquid material and having an outlet, a capillary having a capillary inlet and a capillary outlet, the capillary inlet of the capillary in communication with the outlet of the reservoir, a heater operable to heat the capillary to a temperature sufficient to at least initially volatilize liquid material contained within the capillary, and a shuttle valve between the outlet of the reservoir and the capillary inlet. The shuttle valve is operable to prevent release of liquid material from the reservoir when the shuttle valve is in a closed position and is operable to release liquid material from the reservoir when the shuttle valve is in an open position. | 01-29-2015 |
20150083147 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - An electronic smoking article includes a liquid aerosol formulation, at least one filamentary wick operable to transfer the liquid aerosol formulation, at least one heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the at least one heater, and a support plate operable to support the at least one heater and the filamentary wick and to form an electrical connection between the at least one heater and the power supply. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090263806 | Method for detecting chikungunya virus - Compositions, methods and kits for detecting Chikungunya viral nucleic acids. Particularly described are methods for detecting very low levels of the viral nucleic acids using nucleic acid amplification. | 10-22-2009 |
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20090261659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER SUPPLY SYNCHRONIZATION IN RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) READERS - A system for power supply synchronization in an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader is shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more switched mode power supply devices and a signal generator. Each of the switched mode power supply devices provides power to at least one component of the RFID reader. The signal generator transmits a synchronization signal of a controlling frequency to each of the one or more power supply devices. In one embodiment, the system includes a signal processing unit that is configured to reject one or more spectral components from the output of the RFID reader. | 10-22-2009 |
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20100109844 | Methods and Apparatuses For RFID Tag Range Determination - Apparatus and methods are described which are useful for determining a location characteristic between an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader or a second RFID tag. In various embodiments, signals backscattered from a singulated tag over a range of frequencies are evaluated for in-phase I and in-quadrature Q signal components. The I-Q data is processed to determine phase delay angles associated with each signal frequency. The phase delay data can be processed by a sum of squared errors method or Fourier transform method to determine a distance to the singulated tag. The methods can also be used to determine any of a location, a radial velocity, a directional velocity of the singulated tag, and proximity of the singulated tag to a second tag. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109903 | Methods and Apparatuses For RFID Tag Range Determination - Apparatus and methods are described which are useful for determining a distance between an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader. In various embodiments, signals backscattered from a singulated tag over a range of frequencies are evaluated for in-phase I and in-quadrature Q signal components. The I-Q data is processed to determine phase delay angles associated with each signal frequency. The phase delay data can be processed by a sum of squared errors method or Fourier transform method to determine a distance to the singulated tag. The methods can also be used to determine any of a location, a radial velocity, a directional velocity of the singulated tag, and proximity of the singulated tag to a second tag. | 05-06-2010 |
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20100101519 | Method of Friction Control - This invention relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a crankcase, a gear and a wet-clutch, said method comprising supplying to said crankcase, gear, and wet-clutch a lubricating composition containing: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a boron containing compound; and (c) a friction modifier. | 04-29-2010 |
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20100199943 | Titanium Compounds and Complexes as Additives in Lubricants - A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, 1 to 80 parts per million by weight of titanium in the form of an oil-soluble titanium-containing material, and a salicylate detergent provides beneficial effects on properties such as deposit control, oxidation, and filterability in engine oils. | 08-12-2010 |
20110059881 | Sulphur Free Composition And Lubricant Composition And Methods Thereof - A composition comprises a sulphur free reaction product of: (a)(i) a hydrocarbyl substituted aromatic compound containing an acidic group selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic group, a hydroxyl group and mixtures thereof; and (a)(ii) an organic nitrogen-containing base reacted with the acidic group. The composition is obtained by a preparatory process and is useful in a method for lubricating an internal combustion engine to include where the lubricant has reduced levels of sulphur, phosphorus and sulphated ash. | 03-10-2011 |
20110160106 | Lubricant for Natural Gas Engines - An engine fueled by natural gas may be lubricated by providing thereto a lubricant composition of an oil of lubricating viscosity, an overbased monovalent metal detergent in an amount to provide at least about 0.01 weight percent monovalent metal to the lubricant composition, wherein the monovalent metal comprises about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of the total metal content of the lubricant composition, an overbased divalent metal detergent, in an amount to provide at least about 0.005 percent by weight of the divalent metal to the lubricant composition, a dispersant, and a metal salt of a phosphorus acid. The lubricant composition has a sulfated ash of less than about 0.8 percent. | 06-30-2011 |
20120040876 | Anthranilic Esters as Additives in Lubricants - This invention relates to anthranilate esters and their use in lubricants, such as engine oils. The invention particularly relates to compositions that deliver an ash-free base to a lubricant in the form of a basic amine additive, without adversely impacting seal compatibility and/or degradation, and methods thereof. | 02-16-2012 |
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20130150273 | Titanium and Molybdenum Compounds and Complexes as Additives in Lubricants - A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, 1 to 1000 parts per million by weight of titanium in the form of an oil-soluble titanium-containing material, and at least one additional lubricant additive provides beneficial effects on properties such as deposit control, oxidation, and filterability in engine oils. | 06-13-2013 |
20130165355 | Hydroxychroman Derivatives As Engine Oil Antioxidants - A lubricant and concentrate composition comprises a hydroxychroman derived antioxidant and a method for improving the performance of a lubricant composition, especially a lubricant composition for an internal combustion engine, comprising the use of a lubricant containing said antioxidant. | 06-27-2013 |
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20140187458 | Lubricating Composition With Improved TBN Retention - The invention provides a lubricating composition containing a diarylamine, an aminobenzene and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in an internal combustion engine. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition to improve TBN retention. | 07-03-2014 |
20140243247 | ASHLESS OR REDUCED ASH QUATERNARY DETERGENTS - A composition of an oil-soluble ionic detergent that does not contribute metal ions to the composition, and which comprises a quaternary non-metallic pnictogen cation and an organic anion having at least one hydrocarbyl group of sufficient length to impart oil solubility to the detergent, the detergent having a total base number (TBN) to total acid number (TAN) ratio of at least 2:1 imparts ash-free basicity to a lubricant composition. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249059 | ASHLESS OR REDUCED ASH QUATERNARY DETERGENTS - A composition of an oil-soluble ionic detergent that does not contribute metal ions to the composition, and which comprises a quaternary non-metallic pnictogen cation and an organic anion having at least one hydrocarbyl group of sufficient length to impart oil solubility to the detergent, the detergent having a total base number (TBN) to total acid number (TAN) ratio of at least 2:1 imparts ash-free basicity to a lubricant composition. | 09-04-2014 |
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