Abstract: Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electrostatic precipitator comprising an ionisation stage, a collector stage and a power supply. The power supply comprises a first high-voltage power supply unit for applying a first DC high voltage to the ionization stage and a second high-voltage power supply unit for applying a second DC high voltage to the collector stage. The first high-voltage power supply unit is configured to operate the ionization stage current-controlled. A current sensor required for this is advantageously arranged in the return line carrying low voltage, for which purpose the first high-voltage power supply unit and the second high-voltage power supply unit are galvanically isolated from the mains connection and from each other.

Abstract: Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent.

Abstract: An environmental control system includes a transmitting device for signaling to a receiver to activate an environmental control unit (ECU). The transmitting device includes a connector for removably installing and connecting to electrical power in the vehicle and a transmitter for transmitting a signal to a remote receiver. The ECU comprises of an exterior control panel and microprocessor-based controller for operating environmental devices within a facility or other defined space. When the controller receives an input from any of the receiver and an external environmental device, it activates at least one of the environmental devices. When the controller receives any such input that is outside a predefined range, the controller generates any of a visual or audible alarm and notifies a predetermined recipient.

Abstract: Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent.

Abstract: Backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts and methods of synthesizing the same and NHC carbene-metal complexes therefrom. For backfunctionalized imidazolinium salts of the formula: Wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ester group, an amide group, and an aromatic group; R3 and R4 are each an aliphatic group; and X is an anion; the method comprises cyclization of a halogenated acrylate with Hünig's base in a solvent.

Abstract: A multilayer staggered laminated air packaging device includes two or more layers of inflatable packaging bodies arranged in stack, a receiving chamber for storing articles to be packaged is formed by the inflatable packaging body which is located at the inner side, and the two or more layers of inflatable packaging bodies each includes one or more inflatable subunits, wherein at least one inflatable subunit of at least one layer of the inflatable packaging body is arranged in a stack staggered relative to at least one inflatable subunit corresponding to the other layer of the inflatable packaging body, so as to improve the damping performance of the staggered laminated air packaging device.

Abstract: A portable environmental testing system for environmental testing with particulate matter, such as sand and dust, is disclosed. The components of the system are largely contained within a modular container, such as an intermodal shipping container. The testing system uses a feeder to feed precise amounts of particulate matter into an injector, which injects the particulate matter into an airflow that leads to a nozzle assembly. The airflow itself is generated by a compressed air system. The material input station, for inputting particulate matter, includes operator protection features, like a negative draw fan. The system may be provided with wheels and a tow bar.

Abstract: An air filter system in accordance with the present invention includes a filter housing that defines an airflow channel. A supply roll of a filter medium, and a take-up roll for receiving the filter medium from the supply roll are positioned parallel to each other in the airflow channel. A plurality of wire mesh diverter-screens are positioned between the supply roll and the take-up roll to establish a tortuous path for statically positioning the filter medium across the airflow channel. Periodically, the take-up roll can be rotated to draw replacement filter medium into position on the tortuous path.

Abstract: A compact energy cycle construction that operates as or in accordance with a Rankine, Organic Rankine, Heat Pump, or Combined Organic Rankine and Heat Pump Cycle, comprising a compact housing of a generally cylindrical form with some combination of a scroll type expander, pump, and compressor disposed therein to share a common shaft with a motor or generator and to form an integrated system, with the working fluid of the system circulating within the housing as a torus along the common shaft and toroidally within the housing as the system operates.

Abstract: A window air conditioner is provided. The window air conditioner includes an air conditioner body; and a sealing plate assembly disposed at at least one side of the air conditioner body and including a fixed sealing plate group and a sliding sealing plate group connected with the fixed sealing plate group in a sealing manner, in which the fixed sealing plate group is disposed on a side wall of the air conditioner body, and the sliding sealing plate group is disposed at a side of the fixed sealing plate group away from the air conditioner body slidably in a direction approaching to or moving away from the air conditioner body.

Abstract: An apparatus for a microprocessor computer system and method for configuring the same where said microprocessor computer system comprises a processor core and at least one hardware buffer FIFO with memory-mapped head and tail that handles data movement among the processor cores, networks, raw data input and outputs, and memory. The method for configuring said microprocessor computer system comprises utilizing a FIFO auxiliary processor to process said data traversing said hardware FIFO; utilizing said hardware FIFOs to efficiently pipe data through functional blocks; and utilizing a FIFO controller to perform DMA operations that include non-unit-stride access patterns and transfers among processor cores, networks, raw data input and outputs, memory, and other memory-mapped hardware FIFOs.

Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.

Abstract: A non-toxic vehicle for hormone therapy. The non-toxic vehicle includes a cationic lipid or a neutral lipid and polyethylene glycol.

Abstract: A roof mounted oxygen-fuel burner for a glass melting furnace can produce a variable moving or sweeping flame in the furnace and can also vary the flame shape. The burner has a housing having an oxygen inlet pipe coupled to an oxygen chamber and a fuel inlet pipe coupled to a fuel feeding crossover block. The fuel feeding block feeds fuel to a nozzle fuel port while the oxygen chamber feeds a plurality of nozzle oxygen ports which oxygen port outlets are angled toward the centralized fuel port outlet. A rotating impeller over the oxygen ports has a partial opening that causes a variable moving or sweeping flame in the burner as the impeller rotates. The impeller is also raised or lowered to control the flow of oxygen to the plurality of oxygen port outlets to control the shape of the burner flame.

Abstract: A railway vehicle parking brake that can provide the appropriate tension to the braking system using a motor, a brake chain drum interconnected to the motor to take up or release a brake chain, a load arm deflects in response to tension in the brake chain, and a switch that is closed by the load arm when it deflects. A movable sheave interconnects the brake chain and the load arm and is positioned between the brake chain drum and a fixed sheave over which the brake chain is looped. A control method considers the position of the first switch to determine whether to the motor off when applying the brakes and the amount of current being drawn by the motor to determine whether to the motor off because of a system failure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a liquid hydrocarbon comprising dividing a feed gas into a first feed gas stream and a second feed gas stream, separating the first feed gas stream through a membrane separation unit into an acid gas-enriched permeate gas stream and a biphasic non-permeate stream of acid gas-reduced hydrocarbon-enriched gas and liquid, separating the biphasic non-permeate stream of acid gas-reduced hydrocarbon-enriched gas and liquid into a first liquid hydrocarbon stream and an acid gas-depleted methane-rich gas stream, expanding the second feed gas stream to produce a hydrocarbon gas stream containing the acid gas in equilibrium with a second liquid hydrocarbon stream with an expander, commingling the first liquid hydrocarbon stream with the second liquid hydrocarbon stream to produce the liquid hydrocarbons product, commingling the acid gas-enriched permeate gas stream with the hydrocarbon gas stream containing the acid gas and collecting the acid gas-depleted methane-rich gas stream.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pallet (1) comprising parallel panels (11, 12), a layer (13) arranged between the panels (11, 12) and formed by at least one spacer (18), having a respective first strip (15a) and a plurality of tube segments (14), wherein the tube segments (14) have two respective cut ends (141, 142) and two respective cut surfaces (143, 144), wherein the tube segments (14) are mechanically connected to the first strip (15a) by their cut ends (141, 142), and mechanically connected to the panels (11, 12) by their cut surfaces (143, 144), wherein the tube segments (14) of the at least one spacer (18) have two respective lateral elements (146) and a cover element (147) mechanically connected to the lateral elements (146), wherein the lateral elements (146) form a first internal angle (?) of 95° to 120° with the cover element (147).

Abstract: A window air conditioner is provided. The window air conditioner includes an air conditioner body configured to be mounted to a mounting window; and a heat-insulation sealing assembly having at least two layers and provided between the air conditioner body and the mounting window to insulate an inside of the mounting window from an outside of the mounting window.

Abstract: A filter assembly including a rectangular inlet frame having a rectangular inlet opening configured to receive a primary filter and optionally a prefilter. The filter assembly may include a rectangular outlet frame and a housing body. The rectangular inlet frame may also be used as a housing by itself to support and house primary filters and prefilters. A gridwork including one or more grid dividers may be used in the rectangular inlet frame to provide 2 or more openings for receipt of filters.