Patents Assigned to KACST
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Patent number: 9290409Abstract: The invention provides a glass ceramic glaze composition manufactured using conventional raw material and one or more waste materials, wherein the waste materials are capable of producing glass forming oxides and glass modifying oxides. The waste materials are selected from a group that includes cullet, pozzolanic waste and fly ash. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the glass ceramic glaze composition. Further, the invention provides different methods of glazing a glass ceramic substrate using the glass ceramic glaze composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: King Abdulazia City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mohammed A Binhussain, Paolo Colombo, Enrico Bernardo, Majed A Binmajed, Mauro Marangoni, Hamad H Atalasi, Amer M Alajmi, Abdulaziz Altamimi
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Patent number: 9278350Abstract: The present application provides methods and devices for producing micro-fluids. Each device comprises a plurality of parallel inlet channels, an intersection and a plurality of parallel outlet channels. The plurality of parallel inlet channels comprises a first set of inlet channels for introducing a first fluid at a first flow rate, a second set of inlet channels for introducing a second fluid at a second flow rate and a third set of inlet channels for introducing a third fluid at a third flow rate. Once introduced, the first fluid, the second fluid and the third fluid flow through the corresponding channels to intersect at the intersection and form micro-fluids, which can be collected from the plurality of parallel outlet channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Hanaa Mohamed Samy Hegab, Ahmed Mamdouh Mahmoud Elmekawy
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Patent number: 9258994Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating infestation in a wooden body is provided. The apparatus comprises at least one transducer configured to deliver High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) signals to at least one region of the wooden body. The method comprises scanning at least one part of the wooden body to identify at least one region of the wooden body infested with one or more pests. The method further comprises delivering HIFU signals to the at least one region of the wooden body infested with the one or more pests.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Munir Eldesouk
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Publication number: 20160031117Abstract: A geopolymer brick fabrication system comprising a mixer (100) having a tank (101) which comprises a closeable bottom outlet (102) and an inner surface coated with saturated polyester resin that is resistant against corrosive geopolymeric material for receiving the geopolymer raw material to be mixed by shaft (103) driven by a spindle motor (104) a moulding section (200) to receive the mixed geopolymer raw material through a slanted conveyer (105) upon opening of the closeable outlet (102) for shaping the mixture under pressure inside a mould (201) to obtain a geopolymer brick and a curing section (300) having a moving platform (301) across a curing chamber (302) to simultaneously cure and transport the brick thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicants: UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS, KING ABDUL AZIZ CITY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KACST)Inventors: MOHD MUSTAFA AL BAKRI ABDULLAH, MUHAMMAD FAHEEM MOHD TAHIR, KAMARUDIN HUSSIN, MOHAMMAD TAMIZI SELIMIN, WAN MASTURA WAN IBRAHIM, MUHD IZZAT AHMAD, CHE MOHD RUZAIDI GHAZALI, KHAIRUL NIZAR ISMAIL, MOHAMMED BINHUSSAIN
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Patent number: 9249082Abstract: A method for producing dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide using a heterogeneous catalyst is described. The heterogeneous catalyst provides both acidic sites and basic sites. The reaction can be carried out at atmospheric pressure and relatively low temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST)Inventors: Khalid A. Almusaiteer, Sulaiman I. Al-Mayman, Yousef S. Z. Alzeghayer
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Patent number: 9243338Abstract: The invention provides a method for synthesizing platinum nanoparticles incorporated on silica. The method includes immobilizing dithiocarbamate functional group on a surface of the silica to form dithiocarbamate-silica. The method includes treating the dithiocarbamate-silica with platinic acid to form Platinum (II) [Pt (II)] dithiocarbamate complex on the silica and thereafter, reducing the Pt (II) dithiocarbamate complex.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Nezar Hassan Mohamed Khdary, Mohamed Ali Ghanem
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Patent number: 9233342Abstract: The invention provides an organic-inorganic porous membrane which includes metal organic silica nano-particles impregnated in a polymer. The polymer includes a property of generating porous membrane using a phase inversion technique. The invention also provides a method for preparing the organic-inorganic porous membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Nezar Hassan Mohamed Khdary, Mamdouh Abdelsalam
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Patent number: 9181522Abstract: The present application discloses a novel biological material transfer apparatus and methods of using the same. The apparatus is made up of double walled barrel shaped tip chamber to house either the single tip or multiple tips of fixed size and a unique ball head to transfer the biological material from one location to another location in an aseptic method. The tip has a fixed shape and size and a ball head which makes the process of picking and transferring of biological material easy, safe and convenient to use with large scale samples. The apparatus is further equipped with an ultra violet light which sterilize the tips just before their use making the entire process of transferring of biological material highly aseptic.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Mohammad Ahmed Khiyami
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Publication number: 20150306433Abstract: The invention provides a well rescue device. The well rescue device includes a support assembly, a seating assembly and a gripper assembly. The support assembly includes two holding arms configured to hold the victim. The seating assembly includes an extendable seat rod and a seat attached at an end of the extendable seat rod. The seat is configured to move relative to the extendable seat rod in order to facilitate positioning of the seat relative to the victim. The gripper assembly includes a gripper that is configured to facilitate positioning of the victim relative to one or more of the support assembly and the seating assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Khalid Abdulrahman Aldakkan, Omar Mohammed Alhusseini
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Publication number: 20150306434Abstract: The invention provides a well rescue device for rescuing a victim trapped in a well. The well recue device includes a clamp assembly configured to provide support to a torso of the victim while moving the victim. Additionally, the well rescue device includes a seat assembly configured to provide seating support to the victim.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Omar Mohammed Alhusseini, Khalid Abdulrahman Aldakkan
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Patent number: 9162158Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for purifying water. The apparatus includes a water still for receiving water and a hot air maintained in a heat-exchanging relationship to obtain a hot water and a cold air. The apparatus also includes one or more water purification units configured to receive the hot water from the water still in which the hot water is further heated using thermal energy received from one or more thermal energy sources to obtain steam and waste matter. A water purification unit of the one or more water purification units includes a waste matter remover for removing the waste matter from the water purification unit. The water still includes a heat-exchanging unit configured to receive the steam from the one or more water purification units. The steam received at the heat-exchanging unit is condensed to obtain purified water within the heat-exchanging unit using the cold air.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Mazen A. Ba-abbad
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Publication number: 20150268368Abstract: The invention provides system for controlling two or more geo-physical scanners. The system includes a control unit that accepts inputs from a user. The control unit transmits control signals to the two or more geo-physical scanners based on the inputs from the user. Additionally, the control unit collects data from the two or more geo-physical scanners and the collected data is displayed to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Fouzan Ali Alfouzan, Mazen M. Alyousif, Khaled Mahmoud Bakkour
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Patent number: 9127243Abstract: The invention provides a stirring apparatus for stirring microorganisms such as, an alga in a culturing medium. The stirring apparatus includes one or more supporting structures. The stirring apparatus further includes a plurality of paddle units operatively connected to the one or more supporting structures. The plurality of paddle units are submerged in the culturing medium holding the microorganisms. Further, the plurality of paddle units are configured to rotate for stirring the microorganisms in the culturing medium. In response to the rotation of the plurality of paddle units, the stirring apparatus propels in the culturing medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Mazen A. Ba-abbad
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Publication number: 20150191835Abstract: The invention provides a method for synthesizing platinum nanoparticles incorporated on silica. The method includes immobilizing dithiocarbamate functional group on a surface of the silica to form dithiocarbamate-silica. The method includes treating the dithiocarbamate-silica with platinic acid to form Platinum (II) [Pt (II)] dithiocarbamate complex on the silica and thereafter, reducing the Pt (II) dithiocarbamate complex.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Nezar Hassan Mohamed Khdary, Mohamed Ali Ghanem
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Patent number: 9042419Abstract: The invention provides a laser converter for converting a laser radiation of shorter wavelength to a laser radiation of longer wavelength using a single stage conversion. The laser converter comprises a laser diode for emitting a laser radiation in a first wavelength range, a cylindrical microlens for transferring and focusing the laser radiation to a laser chip and the laser chip for absorbing the laser radiation and emitting the laser radiation in a second wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST)Inventors: Evgenii Lutsenko, Aliaksei Vainilovich, Viacheslav Pavlovskii, Gennadii Yablonskii, Ahmed Alyamani, Salman A Alfihed, Ahmed Alabbas Hamidalddin, Sergey Ivanov, Irina Sedova, Sergei Sorokin, Sergei Gronin
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Patent number: 9034070Abstract: A method and system for treatment of biological wastes for preparation of fertilizers is provided. The method and system involves mixing a biological waste with a dilute sulfuric acid in a predetermined ratio. The mixture of the biological waste and the dilute sulfuric acid is then filtered to obtain an organic slurry and an acidic liquid. Thereafter, the organic slurry is thermally cracked at an elevated temperature to obtain at least one of an ammonia gas, one or more flue gases, and char and ash. The method and system further involves utilizing the ammonia gas, the char and ash, and the acidic liquid for preparation of the fertilizers.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST)Inventors: Mazen Abdullah Ba-Abbad, Ali Abdullah A Aljaloud, Ahmed Mohammed Alabdulkader
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Publication number: 20150129489Abstract: The invention provides an organic-inorganic porous membrane which includes metal organic silica nano-particles impregnated in a polymer. The polymer includes a property of generating porous membrane using a phase inversion technique. The invention also provides a method for preparing the organic-inorganic porous membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Nezar Hassan Mohamed Khdary, Mamdouh Abdelsalam
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Patent number: 9014477Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically identifying character segments for character recognition is provided. The method involves receiving a plurality of words and a ground truth corresponding to each word of the plurality of words. The plurality of words may be received in a cursive script. Each word of the plurality of words is segmented into one or more character segments based on the ground truth corresponding to each word. Thereafter, the segmentation of each word is refined by iteratively re-segmenting each word based on one or more similar character segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Ahmad Abdulkader, Hussein Khalid Al-Omari, Mohammad Sulaiman Khorsheed
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Patent number: 8999253Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for incinerating waste, wherein the waste is one or more of an organic waste and an inorganic waste. The apparatus includes a grinder for grinding a mixture of the waste and calcium carbonate. The ground mixture is then fed to a molten metal bath contained within a crucible. Thereafter, a heating member configured proximal to the crucible combusts the mixture of the waste and the calcium carbonate to form one or more of slag and one or more acidic gases. On combustion, the one or more acidic gases are neutralized by calcium hydroxide produced as a result of combusting the calcium carbonate. Additional metal compounds usable as fertilizers are also produced in response to reacting with the one or more acidic gases.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: King Aboulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mazen A. Ba-abbad, Ahmed Mohammed Alabdulkader, Ali Abdullah Aljaloud
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Patent number: 8999873Abstract: The invention provides an artificial marble and a method for manufacturing the artificial marble. The artificial marble is manufactured using raw materials such as silica, fluorspar and one or more waste materials. The one or more waste materials are selected from a group that includes limestone, clay, magnesite and phosphate.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mohammed A Binhussain, Esmat M A Hamzawy, Omar A Alharbi