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| 20090052011 | ALL-OPTICAL, CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE, PULSE DELAY GENERATOR USING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION AND DISPERSION - A technique for generating variable pulse delays uses one or more nonlinear-optical processes such as cross-phase modulation, cross-gain modulation, self-phase modulation, four-wave mixing or parametric mixing, combined with group-velocity dispersion. The delay is controllable by changing the wavelength and/or power of a control laser. The delay is generated by introducing a controllable wavelength shift to a pulse of light, propagating the pulse through a material or an optical component that generates a wavelength dependent time delay, and wavelength shifting again to return the pulse to its original wavelength. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100086251 | PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL PULSES AT A DESIRED WAVELENGTH USING SOLITION SELF-FREQUENCY SHIFT IN HIGHER-ORDER-MODE FIBER - The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing optical pulses of a desired wavelength. The apparatus includes an optical pulse source operable to generate input optical pulses at a first wavelength. The apparatus further includes a higher-order-mode (HOM) fiber module operable to receive the input optical pulses at the first wavelength, and thereafter to produce output optical pulses at the desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing optical pulses having a desired wavelength. This method includes generating input optical pulses using an optical pulse source, where the input optical pulses have a first wavelength and a first spatial mode. The input optical pulses are delivered into an HOM fiber module to alter the wavelength of the input optical pulses from the first wavelength to a desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) within the HOM fiber module, thereby producing output optical pulses having the desired wavelength. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100100006 | PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL PULSES AT A DESIRED WAVELENGTH USING SOLITON SELF-FREQUENCY SHIFT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing optical pulses of a desired wavelength. The apparatus includes an optical pulse source operable to generate input optical pulses at a first wavelength. The apparatus further includes a higher order mode (HOM) fiber module operable to receive the input optical pulses at the first wavelength, and thereafter to produce output optical pulses at the desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing optical pulses having a desired wavelength. This method includes generating input optical pulses using an optical pulse source, where the input optical pulses have a first wavelength and a first spatial mode. The input optical pulses are delivered into an HOM fiber module to alter the wavelength of the input optical pulses from the first wavelength to a desired wavelength by soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) within the HOM fiber module, thereby producing output optical pulses having the desired wavelength. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100261958 | MULTI-PATH, MULTI-MAGNIFICATION, NON-CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE EMISSION ENDOSCOPY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention include an optical system and an optical system module, coupled to a distal end of a fluorescence emission endoscope apparatus, an optical waveguide-based fluorescence emission endoscopy system, and a method for remotely-controlled, multi-magnification imaging of a target or fluorescence emission collection from a target with a fluorescence emission endoscope apparatus. An exemplary system includes an objective lens disposed in a distal end of an endoscope apparatus. The lens is adapted to transmit both a visible target illumination and a fluorescence-emission-inducing target illumination as well as fluorescence-emission and visible light from the target. The system can thus simultaneously provide low magnification, large field of view imaging and high magnification, high-resolution multiphoton imaging with a single lens system. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100270479 | NON-IMAGING, WEAKLY FOCUSED FLUORESCENCE EMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods relating to non-imaging, multiphoton fluorescence and optical second harmonic generation (SHG) (and higher harmonic generation) emission and detection. A weakly focused excitation beam is used to generate fluorescence emission in a volume of between about 0.1 cm | 10-28-2010 |
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| 20120274701 | ASSISTED MAINTENANCE FOR PRINTHEAD FACEPLATE SURFACE - An ink jet printhead maintenance system, which can be part of an ink jet printer, for removing ink residue from a printhead faceplate. The printhead maintenance system can include a supply of liquid which can be applied to the ink residue on the printhead faceplate using various techniques, such as those described. The liquid can include a monomer and/or an oligomer. The wet clean system described can be more effective in removing ink residue which can result from certain inks, such as ultraviolet curable gel inks, than previous printhead maintenance techniques. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120296581 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DROP VOLUME - A computer-based apparatus, including: a memory element storing computer readable instructions; a processor; and a source element to expel a first plurality of drops of a substance with a known density through a medium, and under a set of conditions. The processor executes the computer readable instructions to calculate uncalibrated volumes for the first plurality of drops using respective images of drops in the first plurality of drops. The source element expels a second plurality of drops of the first substance through the medium, and under the first conditions. The processor executes the computer readable instructions to: calculate, using a weight for the second plurality of drops and the known density, actual volumes for the second plurality of drops; and generate, using uncalibrated volumes and the actual volumes, an equation to modify the uncalibrated volumes to match the actual volumes. | 11-22-2012 |
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| 20080206449 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION, METHOD, AND ARTICLE - A thermoplastic composition includes particular amounts of a poly(arylene ether), a hydrogenated block copolymer, a plasticizer, a white pigment, and an ultraviolet radiation stabilizer. The composition exhibits excellent light stability, and it is particularly useful for forming white or off-white cable insulation. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080206468 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION, METHOD, AND ARTICLE - A thermoplastic composition includes particular amounts of a poly(arylene ether), a hydrogenated block copolymer, a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin, a plasticizer, a white pigment, and an ultraviolet radiation stabilizer. The composition exhibits excellent light stability, and it is particularly useful for forming white or off-white cable insulation. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110207863 | COMPOSITE FILMS COMPRISING PASSIVATED NANOPARTICULATED CERAMIC OXIDES - The present invention is directed to high temperature performance filled polyimide materials useful for high power density applications having good ultra high thermal properties. A high temperature dielectric film is disclosed comprising an aromatic polyimide formed by a solution polycondensation reaction and a passivated nanoparticulate ceramic oxide dispersed within the aromatic polyimide. The ceramic oxide nanoparticles are comprised of a monofunctional organosilane covalently attached to the surface of the ceramic oxide nanoparticles. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120055696 | HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHING - A high voltage bushing assembly includes an insulator shell adapted to enclose an electrical conductor. An annular flange is slidably received over the insulator shell, the annular sleeve formed with a radially outwardly directed flange at an upper end and a radially inwardly directed flange at a lower end, with a sleeve portion extending axially therebetween. The insulator shell has an outside diameter and the sleeve portion has an inside diameter sized to create an annular, radial gap therebetween filled with a high thermal endurance fiberglass-reinforced epoxy resin. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120080970 | HIGH VOLTAGE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE WINDING INSULATION FOR ESP MOTOR - A litz wire includes, in one embodiment, a plurality of twisted strands, wherein one or more of the strands includes a composite magnet wire. The composite magnet wire includes a metal wire having a nanocoating on its outer surface. The nanocoating includes an electrical insulating polyimide matrix and a plurality of alumina nano particles dispersed homegenueoslytherein. The alumina nano particles have a phenyl siloxane surface coating. The litz wire has a temperature index of at least 300° C. as obtained in accordance with either ASTM E1641, ASTM E1877, or ASTM D2307. Motors and ESP assemblies utilizing the litz wire are also disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120319525 | SIDE RIPPLE SPRING - A ripple spring is provided having one or more layers laminated together, where the one or more layers form a symmetrical stack. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120319698 | RIPPLE SPRING AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD THEREFOR - A ripple spring is provided having one or more conductive layers, and one or more non-conductive layers. The conductive layers and the non-conductive layers are laminated together to form a symmetrical stack of layers. A method is also provided for monitoring the ripple spring. The method includes the steps of providing a ripple spring that holds a winding in place, where the ripple spring is positioned at least partially within a stator slot defined within an electromechanical device. Providing a conductive layer disposed within the ripple spring, and generating signals from the conductive layer, the signals corresponding to at least one aspect of the ripple spring. An analyzing step analyses the signals to determine the at least one aspect of the ripple spring, wherein the at least one aspect facilitates an identification of faults in the ripple spring. | 12-20-2012 |
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| 20100013584 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLING QUENCH PROTECTION OF A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET - A method and apparatus for actively controlling quench protection of a superconducting magnet includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to detect a quench condition of the superconducting magnet. The instructions also cause the computer to actively control a quench protection system of the superconducting magnet in response to the detected quench condition. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100033037 | Shielding of superconducting field coil in homopolar inductor alternator - A superconducting field coil assembly includes a superconducting field coil disposed within a vacuum insulated electro-magnetic (EM) shielded cryostat. A water cooling jacket is thermally integrated with the outer surface of the EM shielded cryostat. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100277170 | HEAT PIPE COOLED SUERCONDUCTING MAGNETS WITH CERAMIC COIL FORMS - A system and method for a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system includes a coil form, at least one magnet positioned about the coil form and configured to generate a magnetic field, at least one gradient coil for manipulating the magnetic field generated by the at least one magnet by way of a gradient field, and a heat pipe thermally connected to the coil form and having a cryogen therein. The MR imaging system also includes a cryocooler connected to the heat pipe to cool the heat pipe and the cryogen, wherein the coil form is comprised of a thermally conductive material in which eddy currents are substantially reduced during operation of the at least one gradient coil. The present invention has been described in terms of the preferred embodiment, and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120071326 | QUENCH PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET COILS - A superconducting magnet includes at least one superconducting coil and a quench protection circuit electrically coupled to said at least one coil in parallel. The circuit includes at least one quench heater assembly thermally coupled to the at least one coil, and at least one superconducting current limiter electrically connected in series with the at least one quench heater assembly. The superconducting current limiter has a superconducting state with zero resistance, and a normal state with a normal resistance to decrease an electric current flowing through the quench heater assembly. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130029849 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SYSTEM - A superconducting magnet system includes a coil support structure, superconducting coils, and electrically and thermally conductive windings. The superconducting coils and the conductive windings are supported by the coil support structure. Each conductive winding is electromagnetically coupled with a corresponding superconducting coil. Each conductive winding is electrically shorted. | 01-31-2013 |
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| 20100038996 | Semi-resonant driving systems and methods thereof - A driving system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes a structure and a vibration system. The structure has at least one point to frictional couple to and drive a movable element in one of at least two directions. The structure also has at least two bending modes which each have a different resonant frequency. The vibration system applies two or more vibration signals which are at a vibration frequency to each of the bending modes of the structure. The vibration frequency is substantially the same as one of the resonant frequencies. At the vibration frequency one of the bending modes of the structure is vibrating substantially at resonance and the other of the bending modes of the structure is vibrating at partial resonance. The vibration system adjusts a phase shift between the two or more applied vibration signals to control which one of the at least two directions the moveable element is moved. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039715 | Reduced-voltage, linear motor systems and methods thereof - A linear motor system includes an element with a threaded passage, a threaded shaft, and a driving system. The threaded shaft has an axis of rotation which extends through and is at least partially engaged with at least a portion of the threaded passage. The driving system comprises at least two members operatively connected to the element. Each of the two members comprises two or more piezoelectric layers and electrodes which are coupled to opposing surfaces of each of the piezoelectric layers. The members are configured to expand and contract in a direction along the axis of rotation. The driving system is configured to subject the element to vibrations causing the threaded shaft to simultaneously rotate and translate in the direction along the axis of rotation through the element and apply an axial force in the direction along the axis of rotation. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100289381 | AUTOMATED DRIVE FREQUENCY CONTROL FOR RESONANT ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - An actuator system includes an actuator device comprising at least one piezoelectric member, a driving system, and an actuator controller. The driving system drives the at least one piezoelectric member at a driving frequency. The actuator controller monitors at least one parameter of the actuator device and the direct driving system to determine an operational mechanical resonant frequency of the actuator device based on the at least one parameter. The actuator controller adjusts the driving frequency based at least in part on the determined operational mechanical resonant frequency. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110141584 | LENS ACTUATOR MODULE - A lens actuator module includes a lens assembly with an optical centerline and a clear aperture, a bearing guide integrated adjacent to the clear aperture with the centerline of motion substantially parallel to the optical centerline, a linear actuator with a preloaded frictional contact point that moves the lens along the centerline. The preload force is perpendicular to the optical centerline, constant and generated in-line with the contact point such that the preload force produces substantially zero additional friction in the bearing guide irrespective of the location along the optical centerline. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110241851 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A haptic actuator system and a method of making the same include an ultrasonically vibrating motor body. A shaft is coupled to the vibrating motor body, the shaft arranged to rotate in at least one direction in response to the vibrating motor body. At least one unbalanced mass is coupled to and is moveable with the shaft to generate human-detectable vibrations in response to a motion of the shaft. | 10-06-2011 |
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| 20090250038 | FLOW SENSING FUEL SYSTEM - A flow sensing fuel system for multiple port fuel injection gasoline engines, gasoline direct injection engines, or common rail diesel engines include a flow monitoring device positioned in a fuel flow passage between a fuel pump and a fuel rail, a fuel pressure sensor in fluid communication with said fuel rail, and a controllable pressure regulator closing to a fuel tank. By integrating flow monitoring device, fuel pressure sensor, and controllable pressure regulator in existing fuel systems, a flow sensing fuel system is provided that protects the engine and limits the fuel leaking into the environment in case of a stuck open condition or sealing problem of one or more injectors or in case of a leak in the fuel rail assembly. The flow sensing fuel system enables monitoring the fuel flow during engine start-up, during engine operation, and after engine shut down. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110120419 | Universal Fuel Injector System Having Specific Harness Adaptors - A fuel injector system comprising a universal fuel injector assembly having a universal electrical receptacle, and a family of specific adaptors for connecting the universal fuel injector assembly to a corresponding family of specific engine harnesses and/or design layouts. The universal fuel injector assembly has an injector tip and fuel rail tip compatible with the engine and fuel rail sockets of a plurality of engines. Each adaptor comprises a fuel-injector plug at a first end for mating with the electrical socket and a harness-specific plug or socket at a second end for mating with a specific harness socket or plug. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110265767 | ISOLATER FOR FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector-engine component assembly includes an engine component with a stepped bore defined along an axis and having a stepped bore stop surface facing axially upward. A fuel injector extending along the axis is disposed in the stepped bore and includes a fuel injector stop surface facing axially downward and axially opposing the stepped bore stop surface. An isolation ring is disposed between the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces for axially isolating the fuel injector from the engine component. The isolation ring includes a rigid support member for limiting the axial motion of the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces together. The isolation ring also includes a resilient and compliant isolation member located axially between the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces to provide acoustic and thermal isolation between the fuel injector and the engine component below a predetermined pressure of the fuel injector. | 11-03-2011 |
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| 20100061444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO ENCODING USING ADAPTIVE SEGMENTATION - A method for decoding compressed video information is disclosed. The video information can include a plurality of frames each having a plurality of blocks. The method includes reading from the video information a segment map that associates blocks in the frame with four segment identifiers. Each segment identifier is associated with one or more segment parameters, such as quantization parameters, loop filter type, loop filter strength and sub-pixel interpolation filter. The blocks in each segment are then decoded using the associated segment parameters. Segment parameters can persist to following frames unless overwritten by a subsequent frame. A frame can also include a bit suppressing segmentation, in which case default parameters are sued for all blocks in the frame. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100061455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECODING USING PARALLEL PROCESSING - A method for decoding a stream of encoded video data is disclosed. The video stream includes partitions that have been compressed using lossless encoding. Each partition includes rows that have also been encoded using intra-frame or inter-frame encoding, for example. During the decoding process, two or more of the partitions are entropy decoded on two or more processors in parallel, except that partitions containing adjacent rows in the frame are decoded with an offset so that at least a portion of the output of the entropy decoding of one partition can be used as input in the entropy and intra/inter-frame decoding of the other. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100061461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO ENCODING USING CONSTRUCTED REFERENCE FRAME - Disclosed herein is a method for digital video encoding prediction comprising creating a constructed reference frame using an encoder and compressing a series of source video frames using the constructed reference frame to obtain a bitstream including a compressed digital video signal for a subsequent decoding process. The constructed reference frame is omitted from the series of digital video frames during the subsequent viewing process. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100061645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO ENCODING USING ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER - Disclosed herein is a method for reducing blocking artifacts at the boundary between adjacent blocks reconstructed from a frame of compressed video information. The video information includes a prediction stage parameter with respect to at least one of the blocks. The method includes reconstructing the at least one block based on the prediction stage parameter, computing a residual error attribute from the reconstructed block, computing a filter strength value based on a baseline filter strength and at least one incremental value, wherein the incremental value is selected from a plurality of preset values based at least on one of the prediction stage parameter and residual error attribute associated with the at least one block and filtering the boundary adjacent to the at least one block using the selected filter strength value. | 03-11-2010 |
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| 20080238699 | REAL TIME ALARM CLASSIFICATION AND METHOD OF USE - A real time alarm classification system and method of use and, more particularly, to a residual gas analyzer configured to identify specific root causes of an abnormal condition such as, for example, contamination, undesirable process variability and equipment malfunction in wafer processing. The real-time alarm classification system comprises a computer infrastructure operable to: generate top contributors associated with an alarm triggered by sensed abnormal conditions; compare the top contributors to contributors of historic RGA (residual gas analyzer) alarms of known root causes that were generated by a validated model; and provide a probable root cause of the sensed abnormal conditions when a match is found between the top contributors and the contributors associated with the historic RGA alarms of known root causes. A method and computer readable medium is also contemplated to provide the processes. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090137068 | Method and Computer Program Product for Wafer Manufacturing Process Abnormalities Detection - A method for wafer manufacturing process abnormalities detection, the method includes: generating a classifier in response to compression based similarities between relevant wafer manufacturing process information of pairs of wafers; and utilizing the classifier to detect wafer manufacturing process abnormalities. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100038793 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES COMPRISING CAPPING LAYERS WITH LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Interconnect structures comprising capping layers with low dielectric constants and good oxygen barrier properties and methods of making the same are provided. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit structure comprises: an interlevel dielectric layer disposed above a semiconductor substrate; a conductive interconnect embedded in the interlevel dielectric layer; a first capping layer comprising Si | 02-18-2010 |
| 20120112302 | Novel Integration Process to Improve Focus Leveling Within a Lot Process Variation - A method of improving the focus leveling response of a semiconductor wafer is described. The method includes combining organic and inorganic or metallic near infrared (NIR) hardmask on a semiconductor substrate; forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer on the combined organic NIR-absorption and the inorganic or metallic NIR-absorption hardmask; and forming a photoresist layer on the ARC layer. A semiconductor structure is also described including a substrate, a resist layer located over the structure; and an absorptive layer located over the substrate. The absorptive layer includes an inorganic or metallic NIR-absorbing hardmask layer. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120187530 | USING BACKSIDE PASSIVE ELEMENTS FOR MULTILEVEL 3D WAFERS ALIGNMENT APPLICATIONS - Passive circuit elements are formed at surfaces of two integrated circuit wafers. The passive circuit elements are utilized to align the two integrated circuit wafers to form an integrated circuit wafer stack. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120313144 | RECESSED GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A semiconductor device having a gate positioned in a recess between the source region and a drain region that are adjacent either side of the gate electrode. A channel region is below a majority of the source region as well as a majority of the drain region and the entire gate electrode. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120313153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PLATING CONDUCTIVE GATE CONTACTS ON METAL GATES FOR SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT INTERCONNECTIONS - According to one embodiment of the invention, the gate contact is formed by a selective deposition on the gate electrode. One acceptable technique for the selective deposition is by plating. Plating is one process by which a metal structure, such as a gate contact, may be formed directly on the gate electrode. The plating is carried out by immersing the semiconductor die in a plating solution with the gate electrode exposed. The gate contact is plated onto the gate electrode and thus is ensured of being fully aligned exactly to the gate electrode. After this, the appropriate dielectric layers are formed adjacent the gate contact and over the source and drain to ensure that the gate electrode is electrically isolated from other components of the transistor. | 12-13-2012 |
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| 20100011724 | VESSEL FOR RECEIVING A FLUID INCLUDING A DEMISTER - One exemplary embodiment can be a vessel for receiving a fluid. The vessel may include a shell and a demister including at least one section positioned proximate to the shell. Each section can have a first surface for primarily receiving the fluid and orientated, independently, about 5-about 85° with respect to horizontal. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100013111 | DOWNCOMER FOR A GAS-LIQUID CONTACTING DEVICE - One exemplary embodiment can be a downcomer for a gas-liquid contacting device. The downcomer may include first and second spaced apart side walls, first and second end walls, a floor, and first and second opposing discharge walls. Generally, each end wall is coupled to a respective end of the first and second side walls. Typically, the floor is coupled to the side walls and end walls, and the floor has at least one section adapted for permitting the passage of liquid there-through. The first and second opposing discharge walls can be coupled to respective first and second side walls and having respective ends below the floor. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100162890 | DE-ENTRAINMENT DEVICE - De-entrainment devices for effectively removing entrained liquid from a vapor stream are disclosed. These de-entrainment devices are effective in distillation columns and other apparatuses comprising vapor-liquid contacting devices. Particular representative applications for these de-entrainment devices are in distillation (or fractionation) columns having co-current contacting modules, in which liquid and vapor enter into co-current flow channels of the modules. The de-entrainment devices can be used, for example, with non-parallel contacting stages or other types of high capacity trays. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100162891 | VAPOR-LIQUID CONTACTING IN CO-CURRENT CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Improved contacting modules and apparatuses containing the modules, for carrying out vapor-liquid contacting, are described. In representative contacting modules, liquid (and possibly vapor) are discharged into co-current flow channels in a non-uniform manner (e.g., from only one side of the channels). Particular contacting modules comprise at least one liquid downcomer and a demister, wherein the liquid downcomer and an inlet surface of the demister define a co-current flow channel and wherein liquid is discharged from an outlet of the downcomer. The use of one or more added liquid distribution devices to more uniformly distribute the discharged liquid improves vapor-liquid contacting efficiency in the co-current flow channel and consequently vapor-liquid mass transfer and approach to equilibrium for the contacting stage. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100163397 | LIQUID DISTRIBUTION IN CO-CURRENT CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Fluid distribution systems, and particularly those for distributing liquids into apparatuses containing modules used to carry out vapor-liquid contacting, are described. Representative liquid distribution systems comprise an extended trough having a plurality of outlet spouts that are aligned for distribution into a plurality of downcomers. The downcomers may be in non-parallel (e.g., orthogonal) alignment with respect to the trough and/or the number of troughs may be less than the number of downcomers to which fluid is distributed. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100242730 | CONTACTING STAGES FOR CO-CURRENT CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Improved contacting stages for carrying out vapor-liquid contacting are described. Particular aspects are directed to co-current vapor-liquid contacting devices with non-parallel contacting stages that provide an efficient usage of column space for fluid flow and contacting, in order to achieve high capacity, high efficiency, and low pressure drop. The fabrication of such contacting stages is improved using one or more structural enhancements, preferably a combination of enhancements, to achieve easy installation and significantly improved rigidity between the various parts and thereby avoid movement/separation of these parts. This reduces the possibility of fluid leakage across, and consequently vapor and/or liquid bypassing of, the contacting stage. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100244290 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION TO PARALLEL FLOW VAPOR-LIQUID CONTACTING TRAYS - Fluid distribution systems, and particularly those for distributing liquids into apparatuses containing parallel flow trays for carrying out vapor-liquid contacting, are described. Representative fluid distribution systems comprise one or more extended troughs having a plurality of outlet spouts that are aligned for distribution to a vapor-liquid contacting deck zones of a parallel flow stage. The trough(s) may be orthogonal to liquid distribution pans which are in alignment with outlet spouts (e.g., in discrete outlet spout zones) of the trough(s). | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110303089 | SELECTIVE ABSORPTION OF GAS COMPONENTS IN CO-CURRENT CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Methods are disclosed for the selective absorption of gas components based on differences in their gas phase and liquid phase resistances to mass transfer. The methods advantageously utilize a gas-liquid contacting apparatus having contacting stages with co-current flow channels that can provide contacting with increased liquid phase resistance to mass transfer, for example in the spray regime such that the liquid is effectively dispersed as small droplets into the gas phase. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305616 | CONFIGURATION OF CONTACTING ZONES IN VAPOR LIQUID CONTACTING APPARATUSES - Vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses comprising a primary contacting zone and a secondary contacting zone are disclosed. A representative secondary contacting zone is a secondary absorption zone, such as a finishing zone for subsequent contacting of the vapor effluent from the primary contacting zone to further remove impurities and achieve a desired purity of purified gas exiting the secondary absorption zone. The secondary contacting zone is disposed below the primary contacting zone, such that the secondary contacting zone, which must operate efficiently in removing generally trace amounts of remaining impurities, is more protected from movement than the more elevated, primary or initial contacting stages for bulk impurity removal. The apparatuses are therefore especially beneficial in offshore applications where they are subjected to rocking. | 12-15-2011 |
