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20100135885 | System and Method for Removing Organic Compounds from Exhaust Gases - A system removes ethanol and other organic carbons from fermentation exhaust gases. Structurally, the system includes a first scrubber with top and bottom ends. Further, the system includes a second scrubber with a top end and with a bottom end in fluid communication with the first scrubber's top end. During operation, exhaust gases are introduced into the bottom end of the first scrubber. Further, a light alcohol solvent is flowed down from the top end to the bottom end of the first scrubber. As the solvent contacts the exhaust gases, it absorbs the other organic carbons. Thereafter, the exhaust gases enter the second scrubber's bottom end. At the second scrubber's top end, water is introduced and falls into contact with the exhaust gases, absorbing the ethanol. In this manner, ethanol and other organic carbons are removed from the exhaust gases solely through absorption by solvents. | 06-03-2010 |
20100224062 | CAUSTIC-ASSISTED SEAWATER SCRUBBER SYSTEM - The system uses seawater to remove sulfur dioxide from shipboard diesel exhaust gases. Structurally, the system includes a single-stage countercurrent scrubber with top and bottom ends. During operation, diesel exhaust gases are introduced into the bottom end of the scrubber and flow to the top end of the scrubber. Further, seawater is fed into the top end of the scrubber and falls to the bottom end while absorbing sulfur dioxide from the diesel exhaust gases. Thereafter, the exhaust gases exit the scrubber, substantially free of sulfur dioxide. Further, the extremely acidic effluent seawater exits the scrubber and is treated with caustic. As a result, the caustic neutralizes the seawater. Also, dissolved carbon dioxide may be removed from the effluent seawater to reduce the amount of caustic required for neutralization. In addition, an oxidizer may be used to reduce the chemical oxygen demand of the effluent seawater. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224070 | Shipboard Vessel Having a Vertically Aligned Scrubber and Process Component - The vessel apparatus processes exhaust gases and effluent seawater on a ship. Structurally, the vessel apparatus includes a vertically oriented vessel. Further, a scrubber is positioned within the vessel to remove pollutants from the exhaust gases with seawater. Also, an effluent seawater processing component is positioned in the vessel above the scrubber. Between the processing component and the scrubber is a liquid barrier that prevents effluent seawater from entering the top of the scrubber while allowing exhaust gases to pass from the scrubber to the top of the vessel. For operation of the apparatus, effluent seawater resulting from the scrubbing process is recirculated from below the scrubber to a location in the vessel above the processing component. As a result, the effluent seawater may be processed above the scrubber. | 09-09-2010 |
20130228074 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR INHIBITING BACKFLOW OF LIQUID INTO ENGINE DUCTS ON A SHIP - Methods and apparatuses for inhibiting backflow of liquid into an engine duct on a ship are provided. In an embodiment, a gas processing apparatus includes an engine producing exhaust gases. The apparatus also includes a processing vessel having a bottom end. The processing vessel is formed with an inlet, a riser having a riser opening, and a liquid outlet positioned between the bottom end and the riser opening. Further, a duct connects the engine to the processing vessel to flow the exhaust gases into the processing vessel. A secondary basin is positioned below the bottom end of the processing vessel. Also, a pipe connects the liquid outlet of the processing vessel to the secondary basin and is configured to flow liquid from the bottom end of the processing vessel into the secondary basin under force of gravity to prevent liquid from entering the riser opening. | 09-05-2013 |
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20140008262 | FOLDABLE CONTAINERS - Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable, plastic, produce containers, and related methods. In some embodiments, a substantially planar sheet for folding into a three-dimensional container may be provided comprising a plurality of side portions, each side portion comprising opposing flaps positioned on opposite sides. Each of the side portions may comprise opposing flaps, some of which may comprise tabs extending therefrom to be used for coupling with an adjacent side portion during a folding process. One or more of the side portions may also, or alternatively, comprise a stacking tab and/or a stacking tab receiving opening. The stacking tabs may be configured to be positioned within a stacking tab receiving opening of an adjacent container after the sheet has been folded into a three-dimensional container. | 01-09-2014 |
20150210421 | FOLDABLE CONTAINERS - Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable, plastic, produce containers, planar sheets used to create such containers, and related methods. In some embodiments, a substantially planar sheet for folding into a three-dimensional container may be provided comprising a plurality of side portions, each side portion comprising opposing flaps positioned on opposite sides. Each of the side portions may comprise opposing flaps, some of which may comprise tabs extending therefrom to be used for coupling with an adjacent side portion during a folding process. One or more of the side portions may also, or alternatively, comprise a stacking tab and/or a stacking tab receiving opening. The stacking tabs may be configured to be positioned within a stacking tab receiving opening of an adjacent container after the sheet has been folded into a three-dimensional container. | 07-30-2015 |
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20100009657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY AND LIMITED EXPOSURE SERVICES FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method is provided for providing privacy and limited exposure services for location based services. The system includes at least one module configured to provide fictitious location or route information of a mobile user to selected users or group of users based on a mobile user provided profile. | 01-14-2010 |
20100015993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING AND RESERVATIONS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method for providing reservation services to users of mobile devices. The system is implemented in a reservation computer device having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium. The reservation computer device is operable to prioritize a reservation schedule of a service establishment based on a route and projected arrival time of one or more subscribing users such that earlier arriving users and users that have already arrived at the service establishment are given priority in the reservation schedule regardless of prearranged reservations. | 01-21-2010 |
20100130232 | Location Based Services with Multiple Transmission Methods - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 05-27-2010 |
20120330543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY AND LIMITED EXPOSURE SERVICES FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method is provided for providing privacy and limited exposure services for location based services. The system includes at least one module configured to provide fictitious location or route information of a mobile user to selected users or group of users based on a mobile user provided profile. | 12-27-2012 |
20130282412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING AND RESERVATIONS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method for providing reservation services to users of mobile devices. The system is implemented in a reservation computer device having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium. The reservation computer device is operable to prioritize a reservation schedule of a service establishment based on a route and projected arrival time of one or more subscribing users such that earlier arriving users and users that have already arrived at the service establishment are given priority in the reservation schedule regardless of prearranged reservations. | 10-24-2013 |
20130295966 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION METHODS - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 11-07-2013 |
20140128106 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION METHODS - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 05-08-2014 |
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20080313396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING DATA STORAGE ACTIVITY - Systems and methods of monitoring logical block address (LBA) activity are disclosed. In an embodiment, a pattern of a data storage device may be monitored. An LBA may be detected that is accessed based on the pattern. The LBA may be added to a list of LBAs stored in a memory. | 12-18-2008 |
20090002863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING DATA OPERATIONS AT A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - Systems and methods of monitoring data operations at a data storage device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a first read access request to access first data and a second read access request to access second data may be determined. A first physical block address containing the first data and a second physical block address containing the second data may be determined. The first physical block address and the second physical block address may not be located contiguously. The first data and the second data may be stored in contiguous physical block addresses. | 01-01-2009 |
20110161555 | DYNAMIC DATA FLOW MANAGEMENT IN A MULTIPLE CACHE ARCHITECTURE - The disclosure is related to systems and methods of dynamic dataflow in a multiple cache architecture. In an embodiment, a system having a data storage device with a multiple cache architecture may detect at least one attribute affecting a data storage workload or data storage performance. The system may select at least one of a plurality of data flow schemes based on the at least one attribute, which may be done to optimize the data storage workload for various conditions. In another embodiment, a data storage controller may automatically and dynamically select one of multiple data flow schemes within a data storage device having a multiple cache architecture. The data storage controller may monitor attributes to determine which data flow scheme to select for various workloads of the data storage device. | 06-30-2011 |
20120017045 | MULTI-RESOLUTION CACHE MONITORING - Multi-resolution cache monitoring devices and methods are provided. Multi-resolution cache devices illustratively have a cache memory, an interface, an information unit, and a processing unit. The interface receives a request for data that may be included in the cache memory. The information unit has state information for the cache memory. The state information is organized in a hierarchical structure. The process unit searches the hierarchical structure for the requested data. | 01-19-2012 |
20160005423 | DATA MANAGEMENT FOR A DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH ZONE RELOCATION - Managing data stored on media of a Data Storage Device (DSD) using zone relocation. At least a portion of the media is logically divided into a plurality of zones and zones are identified with access counts greater than or equal to a threshold. The access count for each of the identified zones indicates a number of times data in the zone has been read or written. Data is relocated from at least one zone of the identified zones to at least one destination zone on the media to reduce a data access time between the identified zones. | 01-07-2016 |
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20090034446 | MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK PROVIDING COMMUNICATION LATENCY REDUCTION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A MANET may include a plurality of MANET nodes each comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for establishing a wireless communication link with an adjacent MANET node based upon a time division multiple access (TDMA) implementation. The TDMA implementation may use a repeating scheduling of a plurality of temporally spaced-apart time slot units within a control epoch to thereby reduce a latency of communication. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034491 | MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK PROVIDING DESIRED LINK DELAY OFFSET WITHOUT GUARD TIMES AND RELATED METHODS - A MANET may include a plurality of MANET nodes each including a wireless transceiver, a position determining device, and a controller cooperating with the wireless transceiver and position determining device for establishing a wireless communication link with an adjacent MANET node based upon a time division multiple access (TDMA) implementation. The TDMA implementation may use time slots without using a range dependent guard time therein. The controller may further determine a range to the adjacent MANET node, and schedule time slots to offset a link delay in a received signal from the adjacent MANET node based upon the determined range. | 02-05-2009 |
20110235550 | NETWORK LAYER TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT FOR MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The approach for managing the topology in a MANET includes, at the network layer of a wireless mobile node, operating a link state or other routing protocol to discover routes from the at least one wireless node to other wireless nodes within the MANET. The routing protocol includes the use of a global topology database storing global network topology information. The method also includes, at the network layer, providing the global network topology information from the global topology database of the routing protocol to the MAC sublayer. Also, at the data link layer, the MAC sublayer is controlled to perform neighbor connection management based upon the global network topology information from the global topology database. The approach may provide enhanced QoS, latency and resistance to link and node failures within MANETs. | 09-29-2011 |
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20120065470 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO AUGMENT ENDOSCOPES - A robotic system for steerable tip endoscopes includes a support arm, an endoscope gripping assembly rotatably connected to the support arm by a rotation assembly, and a translation assembly operatively connected to the support arm. The endoscope gripping assembly is configured to grip any one of a plurality of differently structured endoscopes, the translation assembly is configured to move the support arm along a linear direction to thereby move an endoscope when held by the endoscope gripping assembly along an axial direction, and the rotation assembly is configured to rotate the endoscope along a longitudinal axis of rotation. | 03-15-2012 |
20130079711 | ENDOSCOPE MANIPULATION ADAPTER - An endoscope manipulation adapter includes a support frame having a first end configured to be rigidly fixed relative to a handpiece of a flexible endoscope, and a manipulation assembly arranged at a second end of the support frame. The manipulation assembly defines a channel for at least one of a flexible endoscope shaft or a flexible endoscope insertion component to traverse through in an axial direction to assist in manipulating the at least one of the flexible endoscope shaft or the flexible endoscope insertion component during use of the flexible endoscope. | 03-28-2013 |
20130131867 | STEADY HAND MICROMANIPULATION ROBOT - A cooperative-control robot includes a base component, a mobile platform arranged proximate the base component, a translation assembly operatively connected to the base component and the mobile platform and configured to move the mobile platform with translational degrees of freedom substantially without rotation with respect to said the component, a tool assembly connected to the mobile platform, and a control system configured to communicate with the translation assembly to control motion of the mobile platform in response to forces by a user applied to at least a portion of the cooperative-control robot. The translation assembly includes at least three independently operable actuator arms, each connected to a separate position of the mobile platform. A robotic system includes two or more the cooperative-control robots. | 05-23-2013 |
20150073597 | STEADY HAND MICROMANIPULATION ROBOT - A cooperative-control robot includes a base component, a mobile platform arranged proximate the base component, a translation assembly operatively connected to the base component and the mobile platform and configured to move the mobile platform with translational degrees of freedom substantially without rotation with respect to said the component, a tool assembly connected to the mobile platform, and a control system configured to communicate with the translation assembly to control motion of the mobile platform in response to forces by a user applied to at least a portion of the cooperative-control robot. The translation assembly includes at least three independently operable actuator arms, each connected to a separate position of the mobile platform. A robotic system includes two or more the cooperative-control robots. | 03-12-2015 |
20160096271 | ACTIVE VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - According to some embodiments of the present invention, a cooperatively-controlled robot includes a robotic actuator assembly comprising a tool holder and a force sensor. The cooperatively-controlled robot further includes a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly and the force sensor, and an actuator in communication with the control system and mechanically coupled to a tool. The force sensor is configured to detect a vibrational force applied on the tool and send a signal to the control system based on the vibrational force. The control system is configured to receive the signal and determine a force to apply to the tool to damp the vibrational force. The control system then signals to the actuator to apply the determined force, and the actuator applies the determined force to actively damp a vibration of the tool. | 04-07-2016 |
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20100105558 | STABLE EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATES CONTAINING A FIRST HERBICIDAL CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT AND A SECOND HERBICIDAL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER - Stable emulsifiable concentrates containing a first herbicidal carboxylic acid in the salt form and a second herbicidal carboxylic acid in the ester form are prepared by using a tertiary amine to prepare the salt of the first herbicidal carboxylic acid and by using an alcohol which is the same as the ester portion of the second carboxylic acid herbicide as the solvent. | 04-29-2010 |
20120071320 | LIQUID AGRICULTURAL FORMULATIONS OF IMPROVED STABILITY - Agricultural oil dispersions of improved stability and processes to make and methods to use such compositions are disclosed. The compositions are comprised of an active ingredient coated with one or more non-oil soluble polymers that hinder degradation of the active ingredient by other ingredients. | 03-22-2012 |
20130157853 | HIGH LOAD AQUEOUS SUSPENSION CONCENTRATE OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Embodiments of the invention include stable compositions comprising: an active ingredient, a dispersant, a latex, and water, wherein the active ingredient and the latex in the composition remain substantially separate. Further embodiments include methods of applying the compositions to an area to control undesirable plant growth, fungal pathogens or insects. | 06-20-2013 |
20150296775 | AQUEOUS PESTICIDE CONCENTRATES CONTAINING PARAFFINIC OILS AND METHODS OF USE - Aqueous pesticide concentrates containing a pesticide (such as an auxinic herbicide), a surfactant, and a petroleum derived paraffinic oil and the use of such aqueous pesticide spray mixtures incorporating such concentrates are described. The aqueous pesticide concentrates described herein include from 5 to 90 weight percent of a pesticide, from 0.1 to 20 weight percent of a surfactant, and from 0.1 to 20 weight percent of a petroleum derived paraffinic oil. The aqueous pesticide concentrates described contain a pesticide, such as a water soluble salt of a herbicide, and form a homogeneous liquid that forms a stable emulsion upon dilution into a spray solution. | 10-22-2015 |
20150296776 | AQUEOUS PESTICIDE CONCENTRATES CONTAINING PARAFFINIC OILS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods of using aqueous pesticide concentrates containing a pesticide (such as an auxinic herbicide), a surfactant, and a petroleum derived paraffinic oil and the use of such aqueous pesticide spray mixtures incorporating such concentrates are described. The aqueous pesticide concentrates include from 5 to 90 weight percent of a pesticide, from 0.1 to 20 weight percent of a surfactant, and from 0.1 to 20 weight percent of a petroleum derived paraffinic oil. The aqueous pesticide concentrates contain a pesticide, such as a water soluble salt of a herbicide, and form a homogeneous liquid that forms a stable emulsion upon dilution into a spray solution. | 10-22-2015 |