Abstract: Methods for organic compound conversion are disclosed. Particular methods include providing a first mixture comprising ?10.0 wt % of at least one oxygenate, based on the weight of the first mixture; contacting said first mixture in at least a first moving bed reactor with a catalyst under conditions effective to covert at least a portion of the first mixture to a product stream comprising water, hydrogen, and one or more hydrocarbons; and separating from said product stream (i) at least one light stream and ii) at least one heavy stream, wherein the method is characterized by a recycle ratio of ?5.0.

Abstract: A condition monitoring device for attachment to a machine and for monitoring the condition thereof includes at least one sensor for monitoring at least one parameter of the machine, and a processor connected to the one or more sensors for analyzing the signals produced therefrom. A wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver is connected to the processor and permits external communication therewith. The condition monitoring device further includes at least one visual indicator of the status of the monitored machine based upon the sensed parameter.

Abstract: A storage assembly includes a suitcase, a garment bag, a first attachment device provided on at least one wall of the suitcase, and a second attachment device provided on at least one wall of the garment bag and configured to removably engage the first attachment device. The suitcase has opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and rear walls and opposing left and right walls, the collective walls being secured together to form a first interior storage area. The garment bag has opposing front and rear walls secured together to form a second interior storage area. In an assembled position of the storage assembly, the first and second attachment devices engage each other to secure the garment bag to the suitcase in an unfolded position.

Abstract: A deployment device is described which comprises a support frame 12 provided with buoyancy tanks 20, the buoyancy of which is adjustable, the support frame 12 being adapted for use in carrying and/or deployment of a payload.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a condition of multi-phase flow through a component with a first sensing cable having a first sensor location and aligned with a heating element and a second sensing cable having a second sensing location a predetermined distance from the first sensing location. A heat pulse is propagated through the heating element. A first temperature profile at the first sensing location and a second temperature profile at the second sensing location, each corresponding to the heat pulse, are measured over time. A flow velocity is determined by correlating the first temperature profile with the second temperature profile. A condition of flow of the media is detected by determining a phase of at least one medium exposed to the sensing cable at the first sensing location based on the first temperature profile and the determined flow velocity.

Abstract: A petroleum desalting process in which the role played by the oil/bulk-resolved-water interface in the dehydration of the stabilized emulsion which forms in the desalter is recognized. The desalting process is improved by introducing the demulsifier and chemical high voltage electrodes. Water droplets in the mixture coalesce and settle towards the bottom of the vessel. A stabilized emulsion layer formed from the oil and the water with additives into the water phase and/or injecting chemical additives directly in the vicinity of the water/oil interface. This improved methodology that makes the rapid and effective delivery of chemical demulsifiers to the rag layer and/or oil/bulk-resolved-water interface possible. In operation, the desalting is carried out by mixing a crude oil to be desalted with water and passing the mixture of oil and water to the desalter vessel.

Abstract: A power consumption mode guiding device includes a local system wherein the frequency of power on an AC line, is controlled at a target frequency determined according to the state of charge of a power storage device. The power consumption mode guiding device includes a frequency detection unit that detects the actual frequency of power on the AC line, an information storage unit in which guidance information for guiding the mode of use of a power consumption device by a power consumer (D) to a prescribed mode are stored in advance in association with frequency information obtained from detection results from the frequency detection unit, and a guidance information output unit that reads out, from the information storage unit, the guidance information associated with the frequency information obtained from the detection result from the frequency detection unit, and outputs the guidance information to the power consumer (D).

Abstract: A catalyst composition comprises a self-bound zeolite and a Group 12 transition metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least about 10, the catalyst composition having a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of: (a) a mesoporosity of greater than about 20 m2/g; (b) a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10?2 sec?1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (about 8 kPa).

Abstract: A mobile concrete pump includes a supporting structure that can be placed directly or indirectly via an assembly frame on the running gear of an HGV chassis, for receiving functional units that form a support device and a placing boom. The placing boom is rotatably mounted on a boom pedestal that is integrated into the supporting structure, while the support device includes two telescopic tubes which are integrated into the supporting structure, cross over one another at different heights and have diagonal passages that are open at the front. A respective open space in the supporting structure lies below the upper and above the lower telescopic tube, each open space being separated from the neighboring telescopic tube by an intermediate base. A pre-fabricated liquid tank is inserted into at least one of the open spaces, the outer contour of the tank being geometrically adapted to the supporting structure and the tank supplementing and reinforcing the supporting structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method or process, apparatus and/or composition for catalyzing the oxidation of water to generate hydrogen ions and oxygen. The catalyst includes lithium cobalt germinate.

Abstract: Multi-flute endmill having a cutting edge rake face formed from a side of a rotation axis to a peripheral side in a radial direction, and having an end cutting edge rake face. A peripheral cutting edge rake face adjacent to the end cutting edge rake face forms a face different from the end cutting edge rake face and serves as the rake face of a corner edge. An intersection between a convex ridge line is located in a boundary between the rake faces of the end cutting edge and peripheral cutting edge. A convex ridge line is located in a boundary between the end cutting edge rake face and a bottom surface of the flute is moved into the side of the rotation axis in the radial direction with respect to a boundary between the flank face of a corner edge and the flank face of the end cutting edge.

Abstract: A catalyst composition includes a zeolite, a binder, and a Group 12 transition metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least about 10, the catalyst composition comprising about 50 wt % or less of the binder based on a total weight of the catalyst composition, the catalyst composition having a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of (a) a mesoporosity of greater than about 20 m2/g; (b) a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10?2 sec?1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (about 8 kPa).

Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency and reducing frictional properties while maintaining or improving deposit control, in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a friction modifier mixture as a minor component. Fuel efficiency and frictional properties are improved and deposit control is maintained or improved as compared to frictional properties and deposit control achieved using a lubricating engine oil containing a minor component other than the friction modifier mixture. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a friction modifier mixture as a minor component. The lubricating engine oils are useful in internal combustion engines including direct injection, gasoline and diesel engines.

Abstract: Methods and computer-program products for evaluating grasp patterns for use by a robot are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of evaluating grasp patterns includes selecting an individual grasp pattern from a grasp pattern set, establishing a thumb-up vector, and simulating the motion of the manipulator and the end effector according to the selected individual grasp pattern, wherein each individual grasp pattern of the grasp pattern set corresponds to motion for manipulating a target object. The method further includes evaluating a direction of the thumb-up vector during at least a portion of the simulated motion of the manipulator and the end effector, and excluding the selected individual grasp pattern from use by the robot if the direction of the thumb-up vector during the simulated motion is outside of one or more predetermined thresholds. Robots utilizing the methods and computer-program products for evaluating grasp patterns are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fishing reel employs a driving mechanism having a cooperative pinion gear and a face gear. The face gear has a tooth form with a cross-section wherein the cross-section of the inner pitch portion is less than the cross-section of an outer pitch portion. The pinion gear effectively engages the inner pitch portion less than an outer pitch portion to provide a more uniform distribution of torque and to improve the wearing rate of the gear mechanism.

Abstract: Catalyst compositions including a zeolite having a molar ratio of silicon to aluminum of about 10.0 to about 300.0; a Group 10-12 element and combinations thereof; a Group 15 element and combinations thereof; and optionally, a binder, wherein the catalyst composition has a molar ratio of Group 15 element to Group 10-12 element of about 0.01 to about 10.0 are disclosed. Methods of converting organic compounds to aromatics using such catalyst compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods are provided for processing a gas oil boiling range feedstock, such as a vacuum gas oil, in a single reaction stage and/or without performing intermediate separations. The methods are suitable for forming lubricants and distillate fuels while reducing or minimizing the production of lower boiling products such as naphtha and light ends. The methods can provide desirable yields of distillate fuels and lubricant base oils without requiring separate catalyst beds or stages for dewaxing and hydrocracking. The methods are based in part on use of a dewaxing catalyst that is tolerant of sour processing environments while still providing desirable levels of activity for both feed conversion and feed isomerization.

Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency and reducing frictional properties, while maintaining or improving deposit control, in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a combination of (i) a friction modifier mixture and (ii) a detergent, as a minor component. Fuel efficiency and friction reduction properties are improved and deposit control is maintained or improved as compared to friction reduction properties and deposit control achieved using a lubricating engine oil containing a minor component other than the combination of the friction modifier mixture and detergent. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a combination of (i) a friction modifier mixture and (ii) a detergent, as a minor component.

Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a zeolite, an alumina binder, and a Group 12 transition metal selected from Zn and/or Cd, the zeolite having a Si/Al ratio of at least about 10 and a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, the catalyst composition comprising about 50 wt % or less of the binder, based on a total weight of the catalyst composition, and having a micropore surface area of at least about 290 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of: a mesoporosity of about 20 m2/g to about 120 m2/g; a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10?2 sec?1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (8 kPa); and a combined micropore surface area and mesoporosity of at least about 380 m2/g.

Abstract: A variable compression ratio device for an internal combustion engine includes: a connecting rod, having a small end and a large end, wherein a support hole formed at the small end is pivotally supported by a support shaft of a piston that reciprocates in a cylinder, and a support hole formed at the large end is pivotally supported by a support shaft of a crankshaft; an eccentric sleeve that is rotatably installed between the support hole of the small end or the support hole of the large end and the support shaft, and displaces a center axis of the support hole of the small end or a center axis of the support hole of the large end with respect to a center axis the support shaft; and an actuator that drives and rotates the eccentric sleeve.