With Heating Or Cooling Of Material Patents (Class 241/23)
  • Patent number: 11931781
    Abstract: A method for treating process material using a plurality of autoclaves. The method includes: introducing steam into a hollow interior of a first autoclave; increasing the temperature within the hollow interior of the first autoclave by adding heat to the hollow interior of the first autoclave using an indirect heat source; reducing the temperature and pressure within the hollow interior of the first autoclave by flashing a portion of the steam within the hollow interior of the first autoclave to a second autoclave; increasing the temperature within the hollow interior of the first autoclave by continuing to add heat to the hollow interior of first autoclave using the indirect heat source; and reducing a moisture content of a process material in the hollow interior of the first autoclave to a predetermined value by venting a remaining portion of the steam from the first autoclave into a third autoclave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL ORGANICS ENERGY
    Inventor: Joseph Anderson
  • Patent number: 11925938
    Abstract: A system for refining waste and other mixed material streams including a receptacle for receiving an input stream and a drill separating material from the input stream and outputting a processed stream. An incinerator incinerating the processed stream and outputting an incinerated stream. A mill grinding the incinerated stream and outputting a milled stream. A screen having screen holes filtering the milled stream and outputting a screened stream having particle sizes smaller than the screen holes. A mesh having holes smaller than the screen holes filtering the screened stream and outputting a meshed stream. A magnetic device removing magnetic particles from the meshed stream outputting a non-magnetic stream. A density separator receiving the non-magnetic stream and outputting a first output, a second output having a greater density than the first output, and a third output having a greater density than the second output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Determinant Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Nikhil Gupta
  • Patent number: 11920214
    Abstract: Plants and methods recover spent refractory material and comprise at least one receiving area for said refractory material, at least one material sieving area, at least one magnetic separation area, and at least one sorting area. Said receiving area communicates with a first sieving area divides said refractory material in at least two fractions based on sizes of said refractory material. A second sieving area divides a fine fraction into at least two sub-fractions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: DEREF S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio Fasolini, Marc Faverjon
  • Patent number: 11872611
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vacuum cracking apparatus for a power battery and a cracking method thereof. The cracking device includes a cylinder and further includes a rolling device, a first sealing device, a cracking device, a second sealing device, a pyrolysis device and a third sealing device which are arranged from top to bottom. The cracking device for the power battery of the present invention is equipped with the first sealing device, the second sealing device and the third sealing device to isolate the cracking device from the pyrolysis device and be capable of realizing material transmission and gas isolation without interference with each other, so that gas stirring between an anaerobic zone and an aerobic zone is avoided; and by combing battery cracking and battery pyrolysis, with cracked gas discharged after cracking as a fuel for cracking and pyrolysis or preheating a pyrolysis device, resources are fully used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yinghao Xie, Haijun Yu, Banglai Ming
  • Patent number: 11858174
    Abstract: A system and method are for separating the layers of multilayer plastics, the fragments of multilayer plastic being carried into a receptacle (1) pressurized for 10 to 60 seconds. The receptacle is pressurized using overheated vapor generated in a boiler and introduced into the receptacle until reaching a pressure between 1 and 12 bar and a temperature between 100 and 191.12° C. The fragments are then carried to a discharge tank at a relative pressure between ?0.7 and 0.1 bar and at a temperature between 15 and 25° C. for between 1 and 5 minutes. The multilayer fragments are later transferred to a mechanical separation unit where the fragments are separated into fragments of single-layer plastic and, lastly, to a mechanical sorting unit where the fragments are sorted by material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: REPETCO INNOVATIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Amalio Garrido Escudero, Alexandra Martínez Gracia, Pedro Antonio Escudero Marín
  • Patent number: 11850640
    Abstract: A vacuum cracking method and a cracking apparatus for a power battery are disclosed. The vacuum cracking method includes the following steps that: waste power batteries are fed from a feed hopper and then enter a rolling unit for rolling treatment to obtain a crushed material; the crushed material is transported to a cracking unit for preheating, then heated and cracked under an inert atmosphere or vacuum to obtain cracked gas, solid cracked products and non-crackable products; and the solid cracked products and the non-crackable products are transported to a pyrolysis unit for pyrolysis at an aerobic atmosphere to obtain pyrolysis gas and non-pyrolysis products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijun Yu, Yinghao Xie, Benben Wu
  • Patent number: 11814329
    Abstract: A fertilizer composition including a base fertilizer granule with a hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic coating that reduces fertilizer caking and dust formation. The coating can include a roughening component, which creates micron-scale surface roughness, and a hydrophobic coating containing wax. Together, the components of the coating act to physically protect water soluble fertilizers granules from the ingress of moisture and from caking, and increase the resistance of the granules to abrasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Mosaic Company
    Inventors: Michael John McLaughlin, Jozefien Louisa Elvire Degryse, Roslyn Jane Baird, Rodrigo Coqui da Silva, Jerri Light
  • Patent number: 11802219
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a virgin asphalt and obtaining an asphalt shingle waste. The asphalt shingle waste comprises 5 wt. % to 40 wt. % of asphalt based on the total weight of the asphalt shingle waste. The asphalt shingle waste comprises 60 wt. % to 95 wt. % of limestone, granules, and/or impurities based on the total weight of the asphalt shingle waste. The method comprises obtaining a phase modifier. The method comprises mixing the virgin asphalt, the asphalt shingle waste, and the phase modifier to form an asphalt mixture. The phase modifier is present in an amount of 0.25 wt. % to 25 wt. % based on the total weight of the asphalt mixture. The asphalt mixture is configured to be applied to a roof substrate to obtain a roofing shingle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BMIC LLC
    Inventors: Ann Hamer, Qian Qin, Cynthia Shaha, Kevin Carr, Ramil Mercado, Jarod Krajca, Aziel Meza
  • Patent number: 11725157
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide managing waste including providing non-sorted solid waste (1), processing non-sorted solid waste in a waste handling system (21), shredding (26) non-sorted solid waste to create shredded non-sorted solid waste (27) in a waste handling system; introducing shredded non-sorted solid waste into a thermochemical conversion reactor (4); heating and even chemically converting a shredded non-sorted solid waste; producing hydrochar (22) and a recyclable materials fraction (23); recycling water (24) used in the heating and chemically processing of the shredded non-sorted solid waste in a thermochemical conversion reactor in said waste handling system; sorting (25) the recyclable materials fraction; fueling (28) a thermochemical conversion reactor with hydrochar (22); and perhaps even recycling heat from a thermochemical conversion reactor in the waste handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Wai Mun Teng
  • Patent number: 11712698
    Abstract: A process for converting spent grain into flour by drying and milling is disclosed. The process includes the steps of introducing a quantity of wet spent grain into a container for removing moisture by the action of gravity. After the gravity drying, the wet spent grain is transferred to a press to mechanically remove additional moisture. The wet spent grain is placed in a fluid bed processor where the grain additional moisture is removed through heating and fluidization. Some embodiments may include a dust collection system in connection with the fluid bed processor, wherein the dust collection system incorporates a separator for separating the grains. Once dried, the dry spent grain is introduced into a mill to be ground into the proper flour consistency. The resulting flour product can then be used for a variety of foodstuff applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Backcountry Mills, LLC
    Inventors: Yonatan Medhin, Matthew Mechtly
  • Patent number: 11667532
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for producing silicon carbide from waste circuit board cracking residue, belongs to the field of comprehensive utilization of waste circuit board cracking products, and particularly relates to a method for high-valued utilization of non-metal components in waste circuit board cracking residue. The method mainly comprises the following steps: rolling and crushing, vibration sorting, ultrafine pulverization and electro-separation, quantitative batching, microwave sintering and discharging and grading. Compared with the prior art, rolling crushing is adopted to replace traditional shearing crushing, microwave sintering is adopted to replace a traditional Acheson smelting furnace, the effects of being easy to operate, saving energy and reducing consumption are achieved, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the production cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yufeng Wu, Haoran Yuan
  • Patent number: 11633425
    Abstract: This present invention discloses compositions comprising Dead Sea extract in combination with one or more plant extracts, uses thereof and methods of preventing and/or reducing and/or inhibiting the glycation of one or more biomolecules and/or preventing and/or reducing and/or inhibiting the formation of Advanced Glycation End Products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AHAVA—DEAD SEA LABORATORIES LTD.
    Inventors: Dror Cohen, Meital Portugal Cohen, Alexandra Blinderman, David Barak, Ma'or Ze'Evi
  • Patent number: 11613670
    Abstract: An example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit includes a build material composition and a fusing agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The build material composition includes a thermoplastic elastomer having: an avalanche angle ranging from about 49 degrees to about 59 degrees; a break energy ranging from about 55 kJ/kg to about 78 kJ/kg; and an avalanche energy ranging from about 10 kJ/kg to about 27 kJ/kg. The fusing agent includes an energy absorber to absorb electromagnetic radiation to coalesce the thermoplastic elastomer in the at least the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Erica Fung, Carolin Fleischmann, Jesiska Tandy, Carmina Querol Esparch, Greg S. Long, Ali Emamjomeh, Shannon Reuben Woodruff, Rachael Donovan, Kenneth Flack
  • Patent number: 11536300
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method to detect the connection between two food processing—, food-preparation and/or handling-devices (1, 2), wherein one device (1) comprises detection means (31) with a sensor (6) and sensor activation means (18). The invention further relates to a set with a first device (1) and a second food processing—, food preparation and/or handling device (2), which are reversibly connected wherein the first device (1) comprises a safety device (10, 20) with a sensor (6) and an activation means (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Petrus Johannus Lambertus Van De Kerkhof, Petrus Johannes Adrianus Faber
  • Patent number: 11504931
    Abstract: A powder supplier, which supplies a powder material to a pressure molding mechanism that continuously generates a molded body, including: a casing having an inlet to which the powder material is supplied and an outlet from which the powder material is discharged; one or a plurality of screws being disposed inside the casing and rotationally driven to transport the powder material in an axial direction; motors being disposed outside the casing and rotationally driving screws; and a regulator being disposed between the screws, and the outlet inside the casing, and regulating a flow of the powder material. The regulator has a rotation shaft perpendicular to the axial direction of the screws, and a width direction of the powder material discharged from the outlet, and being configured to rotate about the rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Shimata, Yoshinori Shishida, Daisuke Suetsugu, Kazuto Fukuda, Toshiya Hiramatsu, Motoi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 11499148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a living fatty material from which immunity is removed, and a method for manufacturing the same, and more specifically, to a living fat tissue from which immunity is removed and to a method for manufacturing the same, comprising the steps of collecting fat tissues; irradiating the fat tissues with 20 to 500 kGy of gamma (?) rays; and applying centrifugal separation of the fat tissues irradiated with gamma rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Hee Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11489157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a calcium-based secondary cell containing: an electrolyte arranged between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and comprising a calcium salt of a fluorine-containing anion of formula (XFn)m? wherein n is a positive integer of at most 6 and m is a positive integer of at least 1 and m<n, a positive-electrode active material at the positive electrode which is a one-dimensional structure accommodating Ca2+ ions and has the formula (1): Can+2Me1(n+1)?y?zMe2yMe3zO3n+3??(1) wherein: Me1, Me2, Me3 are different transition metals; 1?n and n is not necessarily an integer; 0?y and y is not necessarily an integer; 0?z and z is not necessarily an integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
    Inventors: Fanny Barde, Maria Rosa Palacin, Deyana Stoytcheva, Alexandre Ponrouch, Carlos Frontera
  • Patent number: 11447636
    Abstract: Granules of material usable as a road binder or sealing binder, including a core and a coating layer, where: the core is made of a first composition including at least one material chosen from: a bitumen base, pitch, and clear binder, and the coating layer is made of a second composition including: at least one viscosifying compound, at least one first anticaking agent selected from alkali and alkaline-earth metal silicates, and at least one second anti-caking agent distinct from the silicates. Also, a method for producing granules of material that can be used as a road binder or sealing binder, and the use thereof as a road binder, in particular for the production of coated materials. Also, a method for producing coated materials from granules of material that can be used as a road binder or as a sealing binder and a method for transporting and/or storing and/or handling granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventor: Yvong Hung
  • Patent number: 11389805
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in destroying a data storage device and separating materials for recycling. The apparatus employs: a first stage of rough cutting wherein the data storage device is shredded into pieces approximately 30 mm×30 mm; a second stage that separates shredded metal material, such as spindles, from non-metal material by use of a magnetized roller having a scraper to the metal material to a first bin and non-metal material to a third stage having an upper level shredder and a lower level shredder for grinding the non-metal material into particle sizes of 10 mm×10 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Phiston Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ali Ebadian, Raul Travieso, Douglas Graham
  • Patent number: 11370890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer/biological entities alloy, comprising a step of mixing a polymer and biological entities that degrade it, during a heat treatment, said heat treatment being performed at a temperature T above room temperature and said biological entities being resistant to said temperature T, characterized in that said biological entities are chosen from enzymes that degrade said polymer and microorganisms that degrade said polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, VALAGRO CARBONE RENOUVELABLE POITOU-CHARENTES
    Inventors: Thierry Ferreira, Frederic Bataille, Cedric Dever, Jacques Barbier
  • Patent number: 11254041
    Abstract: High Specific Mechanical Energy extruder screw assemblies (14, 88, 98) and complete extruders (10, 86, 96) are provided, which include wide-flight intermediate screw sections (104) having axial flight widths greater than the flight widths of the inlet and outlet screw sections (102, 106) on opposite sides of the intermediate sections (104). The intermediate sections (104) provide increased friction and shear serving to enhance the SMEs imparted to comestible food materials during processing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wenger Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Marc L. Wenger, Philip B. Wiltz
  • Patent number: 11139089
    Abstract: A conductive paste and method of manufacturing thereof. The conductive paste comprises conductive particles dispersed in an organic medium, the organic medium comprising: (a) a solvent; and (b) a binder comprising a polyester. The conductive paste typically comprises silver and may contain various other additives. A stretchable conductive layer can be formed by curing the conductive paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Narahari Pujari, Bawa Singh, Ravi Bhatkal, Siuli Sarkar, Anubhav Rustogi
  • Patent number: 11011268
    Abstract: A system for managing medical waste received in one or more containers placed at one or more medical facilities, for instance, for improved scheduling is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system comprises tracking modules coupled to the one or more containers, wherein each tracking module comprises, a plurality of LEDs positioned opposite to a plurality of light sensors, wherein each of the LED is being configured to periodically project a light beam towards a light sensor among plurality of light sensors for detecting a fill level of the container, and a controller in communication with the plurality of LEDs and the plurality of light sensors, wherein the controller is being configured for, periodically triggering the plurality of LEDs for projecting the light beams, receiving output data of the plurality of light sensors, the output data representing the fill level of the container, and communicating the fill level to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ARK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Mukul Kelkar, John Raatz, Victor Anderson
  • Patent number: 10913072
    Abstract: Disclosed is a partial dismantling device of a photovoltaic module capable of classifying and collecting the photovoltaic module for recycling the photovoltaic module which includes: a transfer unit for transferring a photovoltaic module; a grind unit provided with a plurality of grinders in multiple levels, to grind the element layers of a grinding region into particles of collectible forms; and a suction unit provided with a plurality of inhalers respectively corresponding to the plurality of grinders, to classify the particles pulverized by the grind unit and to inhale the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Jin-seok Lee, Young-soo Ahn, Gi-hwan Kang
  • Patent number: 10870666
    Abstract: A method for producing a particulate aluminum alloy involves pulverizing an aluminum alloy in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an organic aluminum compound. Methods for producing trialkylaluminum involve reacting an aluminum-magnesium alloy with an alkyl halide in the presence of a nitrogen-containing organic compound to obtain a trialkylaluminum-containing reaction product, and reacting an aluminum-magnesium alloy and an alkyl halide. A highly active, low viscosity composition containing the particulate aluminum alloy and a method for producing the particulate aluminum alloy-containing composition are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOSOH FINECHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuo, Yujin Takemoto, Kotaro Sakoda, Toshio Naka
  • Patent number: 10864525
    Abstract: System and method for cryogenic separation of plant material are provided. A vessel is filled with cryogenic fluid having a temperature at or less than ?150 degrees Celsius. Plant material is placed into the vessel via a basket and agitation is provided to the plant material in the vessel for a predetermined time period. Upon completion of the time period, the basket having at least a portion of the plant material is removed from the vessel. Plant particulates separated from the plant material during the agitation settle to the bottom of the vessel. The vessel is drained of the cryogenic fluid, including plant particulates separated from the plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Cryocann USA Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Barone, Matt Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10814529
    Abstract: Methods for preparation of polymer materials incorporating various organic components, including but not limited to solid and/or liquid organic wastes, post-consumer refuse and agricultural, commercial and/or manufacturing by-products, using solid-state shear pulverization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: John M. Torkelson, Philip Brunner
  • Patent number: 10779546
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for producing food and drink products containing milled anthocyanin-rich legumes from the Fabaceae family are shown that may lower the glycemic index, increase the duration of nutritionally-derived energy availability over simple carbohydrates, increase nutritional fiber content, reduce hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptinemia, total lipids, and cellular anabolism and energy consumption, and increase cellular catabolism and energy production. Using the methods of the present invention, legumes are milled into microparticulate form to increase nutrient availability and to reduce flatulence and other side-effects associated with prior art anthocyanin extraction techniques. Using a method of the present invention, lectins are significantly deactivated, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing hemagglutination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventor: Brian Charles Hammer
  • Patent number: 10765772
    Abstract: A method for the reduction and/or removal of pathogenic agents and microorganisms contained in solids, comprising the steps of purification of the starting material to dispose of materials that combine a great size and extreme hardness and malleability; and the adjustment of the humidity degree of the material obtained in step of purification, and the grinding and heating of the material obtained in the step of adjusting the humidity, where the grinding and heating are carried out simultaneously by subjecting the material to a high pressure while at the same time its temperature is increased by means of an increase in the pressure on the material and the friction caused between the material and the grinding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Andres Adalberto Aner
  • Patent number: 10702873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for milling hot and wet raw materials, in particular cement clinker, in a vertical airflow mill (1), to a vertical airflow mill (1), to a device (10) for supplying cooling gas, and to corresponding channel-like segments (20). The device (10) for supplying cooling gas is configured in an annular manner about the entire circumference of the vertical airflow mill (1). Inlet (21) and outlet openings (24) for the cooling gas have an adapted surface which allows an equalization of the inflow cooling air into an increasing airflow/milling particle mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LOESCHE GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Klokow
  • Patent number: 10617650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing enterically-coated lyospheres comprising a therapeutic agent comprising: a.) providing lyospheres comprising the therapeutic agent; b.) coating said lyospheres with an enteric polymer coating composition; and c.) isolating said enterically-coated lyospheres. In other embodiments, the invention provides dosage forms comprising a lyosphere comprising an effective amount of a therapeutic agent and an enteric polymer coating. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent in the process or dosage form is a polypeptide, a protein, a peptide, a lipopeptide, a glycoprotein, a fusion protein, a protein conjugate, a cytokine, an enzyme, an antibody, an oligonucleotide, a vaccine vector, small molecule, a live virus, an inactivated virus, a virus-like particle, a viral protein subunit, an adjuvant, microbiome, a prebiotic, a probiotic, or an ectobiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Robert K. Evans, Pranav Gupta, Ronald L. Smith, Donna M. Williams
  • Patent number: 10584360
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling and processing materials are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Patent number: 10569277
    Abstract: A method of grinding a mineral material (10) containing at least calcium impurities implemented in a plant (1) including a grinder (2) and a granulometric selection device, referred to as a selector device (3), able to separate the materials into two fractions. The method includes the following steps: grinding the mineral material by material bed compression with the grinder to obtain a ground material, separating the ground material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction with the selector device, returning the coarse fraction (13) to the grinder (2) for a further grinding step. At least part of the ground material is subjected to sorting intended to separate the metal impurities from the mineral materials. A plant as it stands, and the method and installation will find a particular use for producing hydraulic binders such as cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FIVES FCB
    Inventors: Didier Bourbon, Sebastien Devroe
  • Patent number: 10449547
    Abstract: A method for the preparation of a powdery pharmaceutical composition composed of a pharmaceutical excipient and a pharmaceutical component, among other possible ingredients, wherein the pharmaceutical excipient is a polyalkylene glycol, the method involving grinding a mixture of the pharmaceutical excipient and the pharmaceutical component at a temperature below ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GRÜNENTHAL GMBH
    Inventors: Alessandro Grassano, Anna Perachiotti, Matteo Minelli, Daniele Volpi
  • Patent number: 10435768
    Abstract: A recycling process that facilitates separation of materials from metallic substrates by cryogenically cooling the recyclable items to induce embrittlement of the metals. Embrittled metals may be shattered more efficiently and with a higher yield of materials bound to the metallic substrates. Metal embrittlement may be induced by mixing the source stream with liquid nitrogen, and cooling the stream to approximately minus 200° F. Multiple recovery stages may be employed to maximize the yield of the target materials. Embodiments may enable recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from catalytic converters with metallic foil substrates. Yield of PGMs may be enhanced by employing a primary recovery stage and a secondary recovery stage, by cryogenically cooling input materials for each stage, by mixing the pulverized material in secondary recovery with an aqueous solution to dissipate attractive charges, and by wet screening the pulverized material slurry to obtain the PGM particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PGM RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Edmund Schwenk
  • Patent number: 10383347
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing an extruded food particle by extruding through an extruder having a screw within a barrel, a composition containing nutritional food components, and gelatin in an amount sufficient to act as a binder when the composition exits the extruder, where the binder has essentially no starch. The present invention also includes extruded food particles that do not use starch as a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC
    Inventor: Kent Lanter
  • Patent number: 10194681
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to preservation of plants, including trimmings and portions of leafy green plants A exemplary method for preserving fresh herbs may comprise: a. obtaining fresh trimmings from a plant; b. grinding and/or chopping th fresh trimmings to form processed trimmings; c. packaging the processed trimmings in a container; and d. freezing the processed trimmings; wherein the interior environment of the container contains substantially no oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Herbs Unlimited Corporation
    Inventor: Ann Marie N. Mercanti
  • Patent number: 10130732
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recycling municipal domestic waste comprises subjecting the waste to steam at 150° C.-200°. After steam treatment, the resultant material is separated into constituent parts and biomass and/or plastics subjected to further treatment. The further treatment preferably produces bioethanol from the biomass and diesel from the plastics. As an alternative, some or all of the biomass may be gasified in order to produce hydrogen which may, in turn be fed to a fuel cell to produce an electrical output. The bio diesel or bioalcohol can also be used to produce electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: VWP Waste Processing Limited
    Inventor: Philip Hall
  • Patent number: 10065882
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes, a solar cell electrode, and a solar cell, the composition including silver powder; glass frit; an organic vehicle; and an epoxy group-containing silicon compound, wherein the glass frit includes bismuth and tellurium, and the organic vehicle includes a cellulose resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hee Kim, Seok Hyun Jung, Min Jae Kim, Seak Cheol Kim, Sang Hyun Yang
  • Patent number: 9997648
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes and a solar cell electrode, the composition including silver powder; glass frit that contains tellurium, the glass frit having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 150° C. to about 300° C.; an organosilane compound; and an organic vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun Jung, Dong Suk Kim, JuHee Kim, Min Su Park, Min Jae Kim, SeakCheol Kim, Sang Hyun Yang, Je Il Lee
  • Patent number: 9922577
    Abstract: A medicament delivery training device configured to provide stepwise instructions for using the device to a user in a sequence of steps is provided in an embodiment herein. The medicament delivery training device includes a housing, a sensor, a microprocessor, a storage medium component associated with the microprocessor comprising a database of instructions pertaining to the sequence of steps for using the device stored thereon, one or more program code modules stored on the microprocessor or the storage medium component wherein the one or more program code modules comprise a first program code module for causing the microprocessor to provide a first instruction, and a second program code module for causing the microprocessor to provide a subsequent instruction based on a current register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: JBCB HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Paul van der Pol
  • Patent number: 9913778
    Abstract: A prescription drug monitoring/dispensing device ensures prescription medication housed within is taken only as directed, and not abused or sold on the streets. The device serves as an intricately guarded casing that may only dispense the preprogrammed dosage amounts at preset times, as directed by a prescribing physician. The device may include a housing having a biometric finger scanner and a display screen in communication therewith, a loading tube capable of holding a pill therein, a rotating hub in communication with the loading tube, a rotating disc in communication with the loading tube, and an exit port capable of dispensing the pill out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sheri Dvorak, Steven S Borick
  • Patent number: 9808833
    Abstract: A hydraulic separation system and method enables efficient recycling of log yard waste from an elevated frame. The system separates fine granules, small rocks, small bark, large bark, and large rocks with a variety of sequentially positioned, hydraulically powered separating components. The separation is mechanical and the size and weight of the individual material determines where in the system it is separated. Conveyors carry the log yard waste through the system. Shaking screens shake in a fast, up and down motion to flip and move the material through the system. Adjustable sloped plates work to accelerate and decelerate the material through the system. Dampening fingers control the disposition of elongated pieces of large bark and help to decelerate down the material. Blowers separate the bark from heavier rock and granular material. The elevated frame to enable cleaning and access to materials discharged beneath the elevated frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: WALKER DEROCKER, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Walker, Mike L. Morris
  • Patent number: 9676012
    Abstract: Disclosed and claimed herein are devices for the treatment of medical waste using high temperature and pressure steam. The devices combine both the sterilization chamber and the steam generating component. The devices may be self-contained and may be movable by one person of average strength and ability. The devices which are self-contained require no special installation, connections, plumbing or permanent or semi-permanent electrical connections. Disclosed and claimed herein are methods using the disclosed and claimed devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SPECTRUM MEDICAL LENDING, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery Hamilton Bell, Andre Philippe Nault, Robert Todd Winskowicz, Peter Bates, Duane Delfosse, Zachary J. Traina
  • Patent number: 9587291
    Abstract: In a method for treating aluminum slags (41) in the form of dross or aluminum salt slags obtained in the preparation of aluminum, the aluminum slag (41) in the melting process is brought onto a cooling conveyor (16). A first section (18) of the cooling conveyor is flushed with an inert gas and a second section (29) serves for further cooling of the aluminum slag (41) with introduction of air. In the first section (18), the aluminum slag (41) is cooled to a temperature at which the aluminum slag (41) can no longer be chemically changed by exposure to atmospheric oxygen. In the second section (29), the slag is cooled to a temperature at which the cooled aluminum slag (41) can be processed further to recover the aluminum after leaving the cooling conveyor (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Aumond Fördertechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Moritz, Christian Niedwiedz
  • Patent number: 9328190
    Abstract: Included are nylon and polyurethane urea compositions such as in the form of powders, beads and flock to be included in extruded and molded articles containing a thermoplastic resin such as nylon 12. The addition of the powders, beads or flock improve flexibility and shape retention of such molded articles, for example in eyewear frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: INVISTA North America S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Charles Frank Iavarone, James Michael Lambert, Hong Liu, Sonia Menot, Federica Maria Roberta Stoppa
  • Patent number: 9149554
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for controlling the processing solid waste material in a vessel during a processing cycle, including: (1) loading the vessel with a charge of solid waste products, said vessel including: (a) a rotatably mounted cylindrical vessel having an interior surface and two ends, at least one end terminating in a hatch that may be opened to allow access to the interior of said vessel and sealably closed to allow pressurization of said vessel; (b) a vessel steam inlet for injecting steam into at least one of said ends so as to come into contact with waste material placed into said vessel; (c) a thermometer adapted to monitor the processing temperature of the waste material placed into said vessel during an operational cycle; (d) a timer adapted to monitor the processing time of an operational cycle for the waste material placed into said vessel; (e) a microprocessor having processing instructions adapted to calculate the required processing time by integrating the function
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Estech USA, LLC
    Inventors: Jan K. Michalek, Theodore J. Thomas, Leong Soon Lee
  • Patent number: 9084999
    Abstract: A system for disposing high temperature solid state steel slag includes a working barrel (4), a feeding barrel (9), a liftable hydraulic bracket (12), a supporting device (13) and a transmission device (14). The working barrel (4) axially connects with the feeding barrel (9) in series. The working barrel (4) is provided with cooling and crushing medium (4-1) and spray pipe inside. A method for disposing high temperature solid state steel slag by using said system enables single feeding and multiple disposing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongli Xiao, Yongqian Li, Yin Liu, Jian Cui
  • Patent number: 9038931
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the milling-drying of a raw mixture containing aluminum trihydroxide having an average particle size D50 in the range from 50 to 130 ?m and a specific BET surface area in the range from 0.01 to 0.5 m2/g and containing from 0.1 to 20% by weight of water, based on the raw mixture, which including the steps i) introduction of the raw mixture into a milling-drying apparatus, ii) introduction of a hot air stream having a temperature in the range from 20 to 100° C. into the milling-drying apparatus so as to flow through the milling-drying apparatus and iii) comminution of the aluminum trihydroxide present in the raw mixture in the milling-drying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NABALTEC AG
    Inventors: Alfred Reimer, Carsten Ihmels, Christian Beer
  • Publication number: 20150135785
    Abstract: A method for sorting and comprehensively utilizing municipal solid waste includes steps of: 1) feeding the municipal solid waste into a feeding tank through a feeding inlet, then outputting into a breaking device; 2) breaking refuse bags and large blocks by the breaking device; 3) transporting broken refuse into a two-stage roller screen for screening out dusts with a particle size of less than 3 mm, and hanging strips; and 4) transporting mixed refuse screened by the two-stage screen into a vibrating screen; screening oversize products by a heavy winnowing machine for separating inorganic blocks, large plastics and paper; transporting underflow products into a two-room multi-functional winnowing machine for dividing into heavy materials, light materials and medium materials. By effectively combining sorting devices, effective sorting and reutilization of mixed refuse are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shuzhong Wang, Lin Chen, Jun Zhao, Haiyu Meng, Longfei Wang, Xuedong Li