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20110006515 | FLARE-THROUGH HOSE FITTINGS, HOSE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of making a hose is provided that includes providing a fitting configured to receive a hose liner therethrough and configured to receive a material configured to be bonded to the hose liner. The method includes receiving the material in the fitting, drawing the hose liner through the fitting, and bonding the material to the hose liner such that the hose liner and material are secured to an outer face of the fitting. | 01-13-2011 |
20120216902 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLUOROPOLYMER TUBE WITH LINING - A hose assembly and a method of manufacturing a hose assembly are provided. The method includes providing an inner corrugated lining composed of a polymeric material, providing an outer hose assembly having a length that exceeds the target length and configured to receive the inner corrugated lining therethrough, concurrently drawing the inner lining through a reducing die and the outer hose assembly, and expanding the inner lining within the outer hose assembly to form an interference fit at least at ends of the inner lining and outer carcass. The outer hose assembly length is sufficient to compress to the target length upon the expansion of the inner lining. | 08-30-2012 |
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20080286987 | Telecommunication connectivity system - A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including a terminal selector that houses an electrical connector. The terminal selector may be installed in one of the ports such that the electrical connector connects to either the first or second electrical terminal, as preselected. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a wall receptacle system electrically connected to each of the ports, the wall receptacle system including first and second jacks, the first jack enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second jack. | 11-20-2008 |
20100080203 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Wireless Communications Within a Building - A wireless distribution secured cabling system includes faceplates, each of which contains an antenna or other radiating element and an active amplifier, which serves as a bi-directional repeater for the wireless communication system. The system further includes a patch panel or distribution module which connects multiple cables, which may be either twisted pair or coaxial, to amplifier, acting as a power divider and/or an impedance matching device. An antenna, which may be mounted either outside of a building structure or inside the building structure, provides communications between the structured cabling system and a service provider base station. | 04-01-2010 |
20100136810 | Telecommunications Connectivity System - A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including a terminal selector that houses an electrical connector. The terminal selector may be installed in one of the ports such that the electrical connector connects to either the first or second electrical terminal, as preselected. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a wall receptacle system electrically connected to each of the ports, the wall receptacle system including first and second jacks, the first jack enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second jack. | 06-03-2010 |
20110275400 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Wireless Communications To and From the Inside of a Building - An apparatus for enhancing wireless communications to and from a building is provided. A first antenna associated with the building for sending and receiving wireless signals to and from a wireless signal transponder located remote from the building and a signal path interface are provided. A first signal path is located between the first antenna and the signal path interface. The building includes a wiring system. At least a second signal path is located between the signal path interface and the wiring system. At least a portion of the wiring system is a second antenna for sending and receiving wireless signals to and from wireless devices located within the building. | 11-10-2011 |
20130091532 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Wireless Communications Within a Building - A wireless distribution secured cabling system includes faceplates, each of which contains an antenna or other radiating element and an active amplifier, which serves as a bi-directional repeater for the wireless communication system. The system further includes a patch panel or distribution module which connects multiple cables, which may be either twisted pair or coaxial, to amplifier, acting as a power divider and/or an impedance matching device. An antenna, which may be mounted either outside of a building structure or inside the building structure, provides communications between the structured cabling system and a service provider base station. | 04-11-2013 |
20130121657 | High Density Telecommunications Patching System and Cassettes - A telecommunications patching system is provided having a panel and at least one cassette movably received in the panel. The cassette receives a plurality of telecommunication jacks. The panel and cassettes are oriented horizontally. Each jack includes a front cavity adapted to receive a patch cord plug having a patch cord cable extending therefrom. The cassette has first and second ends. A cable management tab extends from the first end of the cassette so that the cassette may be readily moved to different positions in the panel. | 05-16-2013 |
20140049881 | Electrical Equipment Cabinet Having Improved Thermal Characteristics and Cable Management - An electrical equipment cabinet encloses a rack supporting equipment and cables connected to the electrical equipment. The rack and the cabinet define a gap between the rack and at least one side wall of the cabinet. The cabinet includes a thermal barrier fitting within the gap and defining a channel for cables. The thermal barrier includes a bracket connecting to the cabinet a channel side wall extending from the bracket, and a hinged panel connected to the channel side wall. The equipment cabinet may utilize a plurality of the thermal barriers to eliminate warm air bypass routes within the cabinet that deteriorate the cooling effect of air blowing across the equipment from front to back of the cabinet. Temperatures sensors and fens may be incorporated into the cabinet for additional temperature control. The thermal barriers and the control system may be part of a kit used retrofit existing cabinets. | 02-20-2014 |
20150219865 | Passive Optical LAN Interconnect Apparatus - A fiber optic cable connectivity assembly for managing fiber optic interconnections includes a cabinet having an outer facing surface and an inner facing surface surrounding an interior cavity: an adapter bracket that is selectively positionable between a raised position and a lowered position, and the adapter bracket being configured for selective connection with at least one adapter component; a first mounting connector and an oppositely disposed second mounting connector each being secured to the inner facing surface of the cabinet, and each of the first and second oppositely disposed mounting connectors including a plurality of protruding components extending therefrom; and a first extension arm and an oppositely disposed second extension arm each being secured to the adapter bracket, and each of the first and second oppositely disposed extension arms defining a plurality of L-shaped cutout sections each being correspondingly aligned for engaged receipt of one of the plurality of protruding components to permit arcuate pivoting motion of the adapter bracket relative to the cabinet. | 08-06-2015 |
20150263462 | High Density Telecommunications Patching System and Cassettes - A telecommunications patching system is provided having a panel and at least one cassette movably received in the panel. The cassette receives a plurality of telecommunication connector jacks. Each jack has a front cavity adapted to receive a patch cord plug having a patch cord cable extending therefrom. The cassette has first and second ends. A tab extends from and is attached to the first end of the cassette such that the cassette may readily be moved to different positions in the panel. The tab includes a first cable guide. | 09-17-2015 |
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20100263599 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT, WHOLE-ANIMAL SCREENING SYSTEM - Distinctive components that enable high-throughput, whole-animal screening are described. These components can be used individually or in various combinations. A staging chip strains off the excess fluid that the input animals are immersed in, increasing their density (number of animals in a given volume) and rapidly bringing them close to other fluidic components. A microfluidic sorter is adapted to isolate and immobilize a single, physiologically active animal in a selected geometry. A multiplexed micro-chamber chip receives single animals and the microchamber chip includes individually addressable screening chambers for imaging, incubation and exposure of individual animals to selected chemical compounds. An imaging structure generates sub-cellular, high-resolution images of the physiologically active animals. A well-plate interface chip is used to deliver elements from a compound library to a single output of the chip. | 10-21-2010 |
20110212844 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT PLATFORM FOR IN-VIVO SUB-CELLULAR SCREENS ON VERTEBRATE LARVAE - High throughput system for in vivo screens on vertebrate larvae. The system includes a source of vertebrate larvae in a liquid medium and loading tube means for aspirating a larva. A detector assembly is provided to differentiate passage of a larva from bubbles and/or debris. An imaging means is provided for both confocal imaging and wide-field fluorescence imaging of the larva. A laser is provided for optical manipulation of the larva. | 09-01-2011 |
20120129726 | SUBCELLULAR IN VIVO TIME-LAPSE IMAGING AND SURGERY OF C. ELEGANS IN STANDARD MULTIWELL PLATES - High-content time-lapse assays on whole animals require their repeated immobilization for high-resolution imaging and manipulation. Here, we present a simple, rapid, and minimally invasive method for repeatedly immobilizing and imaging | 05-24-2012 |
20150045259 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT PLATFORM FOR IN-VIVO SUB-CELLULAR SCREENS ON VERTEBRATE LARVAE - High throughput system for in vivo screens on vertebrate larvae. The system includes a source of vertebrate larvae in a liquid medium and loading tube means for aspirating a larva. A detector assembly is provided to differentiate passage of a larva from bubbles and/or debris. An imaging means is provided for both confocal imaging and wide-field fluorescence imaging of the larva. A laser is provided for optical manipulation of the larva. | 02-12-2015 |
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20100273220 | INNATE IMMUNE SUPPRESSION ENABLES REPEATED DELIVERY OF LONG RNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates in part to methods for suppressing the innate immune response of a cell to transfection with an exogenous nucleic acid, to methods for increasing expression of a protein encoded by an exogenous nucleic acid by repeated delivery of the exogenous nucleic acid to a cell, and to methods of changing the phenotype of a cell by differentiating, transdifferentiating or dedifferentiating cells by repeatedly delivering one or more nucleic acids that encode defined proteins. A method is provided for extended transient transfection by repeated delivery of an in vitro-transcribed RNA (“ivT-RNA”) to a cell to achieve a high and sustained level of expression of a protein encoded by an ivT-RNA transcripts. | 10-28-2010 |
20120208278 | INNATE IMMUNE SUPPRESSION ENABLES REPEATED DELIVERY OF LONG RNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates in part to methods for suppressing the innate immune response of a cell to transfection with an exogenous nucleic acid, to methods for increasing expression of a protein encoded by an exogenous nucleic acid by repeated delivery of the exogenous nucleic acid to a cell, and to methods of changing the phenotype of a cell by differentiating, transdifferentiating or dedifferentiating cells by repeatedly delivering one or more nucleic acids that encode defined proteins. A method is provided for extended transient transfection by repeated delivery of an in vitro-transcribed RNA (“ivT-RNA”) to a cell to achieve a high and sustained level of expression of a protein encoded by an ivT-RNA transcripts. | 08-16-2012 |
20140073053 | METHODS FOR TRANSFECTING CELLS WITH NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present disclosure provides culture media and methods of using culture media for efficient transfection of a target cell with nucleic acid molecules. The media is capable of supporting cells in culture that are differentiating, transdifferentiating, and/or dedifferentiating. | 03-13-2014 |
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20090288440 | Multichannel Heat Exchanger with Dissimilar Tube Spacing - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and heat exchangers are provided which include dissimilar tube spacing configurations. The heat exchangers include multiple sets of multichannel tubes in fluid communication with each other. One set of multichannel tubes contains a plurality of tubes spaced apart at one spacing while the another set of multichannel tubes contains a plurality of tubes spaced apart at a different spacing. The different spacing between the multichannel tubes allows each set of tubes to be configured to the properties of the refrigerant flowing within the tubes. | 11-26-2009 |
20100050685 | Multichannel Heat Exchanger with Dissimilar Flow - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and heat exchangers are provided that include multichannel tube configurations designed to promote flow of refrigerant within the multichannel tubes near the edges of the tubes that are contacted first by an external fluid. The tube configurations include flow paths of varying cross-sections, spacings, and sizes. Flow control mechanisms, such as inserts, blocking plates, sleeves, crimped sections, and crushed sections, may be employed with the flow paths to favor flow near the edges of the tubes that are contacted first by an external fluid. | 03-04-2010 |
20100242532 | FREE COOLING REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A refrigeration system includes a chiller with an integrated free cooling system and refrigeration system. In certain embodiments, the chiller may be a single package unit with all equipment housed within the same support frame. The chiller may generally include three modes of operation: a first mode that employs free cooling, a second mode that employs free cooling and implements a refrigeration cycle, and a third mode that uses the free cooling system to remove heat from the refrigeration system. A heat exchanger may be shared between the free cooling system and the refrigeration system to transfer heat from the refrigeration system to the free cooling system. | 09-30-2010 |
20110088883 | MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH IMPROVED FLOW DISTRIBUTION - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and heat exchangers are provided that include multichannel tube configurations designed to reduce refrigerant pressure drop through a heat exchanger manifold. In certain embodiments, tubes inserted within the manifold adjacent to a refrigerant inlet have non-rectangular or recessed end profiles configured to increase flow area near the inlet, thereby reducing a pressure drop through the manifold. In further embodiments, insertion depths of the tubes within the manifold vary based on distance from the inlet. This configuration may establish a larger flow area adjacent to the inlet, thus reducing the pressure drop and increasing heat exchanger efficiency. | 04-21-2011 |
20120125023 | FREE COOLING REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A refrigeration system includes a chiller with an integrated free cooling system and refrigeration system. In certain embodiments, the chiller may be a single package unit with all equipment housed within the same support frame. The chiller may generally include three modes of operation: a first mode that employs free cooling, a second mode that employs free cooling and implements a refrigeration cycle, and a third mode that uses the free cooling system provide additional cooling capacity for the refrigeration system. The free cooling system includes an independent loop configured to transfer heat from a cooling fluid circulating within the free cooling system to the ambient air. | 05-24-2012 |
20120267086 | MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH DISSIMILAR FLOW - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and heat exchangers are provided that include multichannel tube configurations designed to promote flow of refrigerant within the multichannel tubes near the edges of the tubes that are contacted first by an external fluid. The tube configurations include flow paths of varying cross-sections, spacings, and sizes. Flow control mechanisms, such as inserts, blocking plates, sleeves, crimped sections, and crushed sections, may be employed with the flow paths to favor flow near the edges of the tubes that are contacted first by an external fluid. | 10-25-2012 |
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20100105970 | BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESS - A method for converting solid biomass into hydrocarbons includes contacting the solid biomass with a catalyst in a first riser operated at a temperature in the range of from about 50° C. to about 200° C. to thereby produce a first biomass-catalyst mixture and a first product comprising hydrocarbons; a) separating the first product from the first biomass-catalyst mixture; c) charging the first biomass-catalyst mixture to a second riser operated at a temperature in the range of from about 200° C. to about 400° C. to thereby produce a second biomass-catalyst mixture and a second product comprising hydrocarbons; d) separating the second product from the second biomass-catalyst mixture; e) charging the second biomass-catalyst mixture to a third riser operated at a temperature greater than about 450° C. to thereby produce a spent catalyst and a third product comprising hydrocarbons; and f) separating the third effluent from the spent catalyst. | 04-29-2010 |
20100113849 | BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESS - A process is disclosed including: contacting solid biomass with a first catalyst stream in a first reaction zone operated at a temperature T | 05-06-2010 |
20100281759 | MODULAR BIOMASS TREATMENT UNIT - A modular biomass treatment unit includes a first module having a pretreater and a first frame for transportation to and operation at a site adjacent to a solid biomass growth source. The pretreater is operable to process solid biomass to produce a plurality of solid biomass particles for conversion into a fuel or specialty chemical. The first frame supports the pretreater during transportation to and operation at the site adjacent to the solid biomass growth source. The modular biomass treatment unit can also include additional modules each comprising a reactor, a separator, and a frame for transportation to and operation at a site such as the site adjacent to the solid biomass growth source. | 11-11-2010 |
20110094147 | Process for the Conversion of Solid Particulated Biomass Materials - A process for producing bio-fuel from biomass is disclosed herein. The process includes processing the mean particle diameter of the biomass by mechanical processing to a size ranging from 1 μm to 1000 μm to form particulated biomass. The particulated biomass is mixed with a liquid hydrocarbon to form a suspension, wherein the suspension includes between 1 weight percent to 40 weight percent particulated biomass. The suspension is heated to a temperature between 50° C. and 550° C. The heated suspension is fed into a unit selected from the group consisting of a pyrolysis reactor, a fluid catalytic cracking unit, a delayed coker, a fluid coker, a hydroprocessing unit, and a hydrocracking unit; and then at least a portion of the particulated biomass of the heated suspension is converted into fuel. | 04-28-2011 |
20110154720 | Methods for Co-Processing of Biomass and Petroleum Feed - A process for producing fuel from biomass is disclosed herein. The process includes torrefying biomass material at a temperature between 80° C. to 400° C. to form particulated biomass having a mean average particle size between 1 μm and 1000 μm. The particulated biomass is mixed with a liquid hydrocarbon to form a suspension, wherein the suspension includes from 1 weight percent to 40 weight percent particulated biomass. The suspension is fed into a unit selected from the group consisting of a pyrolysis reactor, a fluid catalytic cracking unit, a delayed coker, a fluid coker, a hydroprocessing unit, and a hydrocracking unit, and then at least a portion of the particulated biomass of the suspension is converted into fuel. | 06-30-2011 |
20110197496 | PRODUCING FUEL AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FROM GLYCERIDE CONTAINING BIOMASS - A method for catalytically cracking a triglyceride-containing biomass can include the steps of (i) catalytically cracking triglycerides in a biomass-catalyst mixture, at a temperature below about 300° C., to produce a first oil and a cellulosic portion and (ii) catalytically cracking cellulose in the cellulosic portion, at a temperature between about 300 and about 600° C., to produce a second oil. Another method for catalytically cracking a triglyceride-containing biomass includes catalytically cracking triglycerides in a biomass-catalyst mixture, at a temperature between about 300 and about 600° C., where the catalyst comprises an acidic or basic catalyst, to produce an oil comprising aromatics. | 08-18-2011 |
20120022307 | CO-PROCESSING SOLID BIOMASS IN A CONVENTIONAL PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESS UNIT - Preparing solid biomass particles for catalytic conversion includes agitating solid biomass particles and providing a biomass-catalyst mixture to a conventional petroleum refinery process unit. The biomass-catalyst mixture includes the solid biomass particles and a catalyst. Agitating solid biomass particles includes flowing a gas to provide a velocity to at least a portion of the solid biomass particles sufficient to reduce their sizes. Co-processing a biomass feedstock and a conventional petroleum feedstock includes liquefying at least a portion of a biomass-catalyst mixture and co-processing at least a portion of the liquefied biomass feedstock and a conventional petroleum feedstock in a conventional petroleum refinery process unit. The biomass feedstock includes a plurality of solid biomass particles and a catalyst, which is liquefied to produce a liquefied biomass feedstock. | 01-26-2012 |
20120090977 | CATALYST/BIOMASS MIXING IN TRANSPORT REACTOR - A reactor and/or process is disclosed for fluidized cracking of solid particulate biomass material, including a first mixing zone where a particulate stream comprising solid particulate biomass is mixed with a lift gas and becomes fluidized, and including a second mixing zone where a heat carrier material is mixed with the fluidized solid particulate biomass material. | 04-19-2012 |
20120137572 | PROCESSING BIOMASS WITH A HYDROGEN SOURCE - A method is disclosed including co-processing a biomass feedstock and a refinery feedstock in a refinery unit. The method can include producing a liquid product by catalytically cracking or hyrocracking or hydrotreating a biomass feedstock and a refinery feedstock in a refinery unit having a fluidized reactor. Catalytically cracking can include transferring hydrogen from the refinery feedstock to carbon and oxygen from the biomass feedstock. Hydrocracking or hydrotreating can include transferring hydrogen from a hydrogen source to carbon and oxygen from the biomass feedstock, and to carbon from the refinery feedstock. | 06-07-2012 |
20120160658 | PROCESS CONTROL BY BLENDING BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS - A process and system is disclosed for optimizing a key parameter of a biomass feedstock that enhances bio-oil production. The process and system involves optimizing the values of the key parameter in multiple biomass feedstocks by regulating their feed rates and blending those feedstocks to produce a cumulative biomass feedstock with an optimal value for the key parameter. The key parameter in the biomass feedstocks is measured and the feed rates of the multiple biomass feedstocks are adjusted in order to produce a cumulative biomass feedstock exhibiting optimal values for the desired key parameter. The key parameters can include compositional properties, such as lignin content or mineral content, and/or fluidization properties of the biomass materials, such as density, particle cohesion force, or particle size. | 06-28-2012 |
20130068997 | Co-Processing Solid Biomass In A Conventional Petroleum Refining Process Unit - Preparing solid biomass particles for catalytic conversion includes agitating solid biomass particles and providing a biomass-catalyst mixture to a conventional petroleum refinery process unit. The biomass-catalyst mixture includes the solid biomass particles and a catalyst. Agitating solid biomass particles includes flowing a gas to provide a velocity to at least a portion of the solid biomass particles sufficient to reduce their sizes. Co-processing a biomass feedstock and a conventional petroleum feedstock includes liquefying at least a portion of a biomass-catalyst mixture and co-processing at least a portion of the liquefied biomass feedstock and a conventional petroleum feedstock in a conventional petroleum refinery process unit. The biomass feedstock includes a plurality of solid biomass particles and a catalyst, which is liquefied to produce a liquefied biomass feedstock. | 03-21-2013 |
20130204054 | CO-PROCESSING OF BIOMASS AND SYNTHETIC POLYMER BASED MATERIALS IN A PYROLYSIS CONVERSION PROCESS - Disclosed is a process for biomass conversion which includes co-processing the biomass with thermoplastic and non-thermoplastic polymer based materials in a catalytic pyrolysis reactor to convert such to liquid hydrocarbons; wherein hydrogen atoms originating with the polymer materials can remove oxygen from oxygenated hydrocarbons produced in the conversion of the biomass in the reactor. | 08-08-2013 |
20150291886 | Co-Processing of Biomass and Synthetic Polymer Based Materials in a Pyrolysis Conversion Process - Disclosed is a process for biomass conversion which includes co-processing the biomass with thermoplastic and non-thermoplastic polymer based materials in a catalytic pyrolysis reactor to convert such to liquid hydrocarbons; wherein hydrogen atoms originating with the polymer materials can remove oxygen from oxygenated hydrocarbons produced in the conversion of the biomass in the reactor. | 10-15-2015 |