Patents Assigned to KACST
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Publication number: 20140346231Abstract: The invention provides architecture of a multidimensional color barcode. The multidimensional color barcode includes a plurality of data cells and a plurality of palette cells which are placed in a predefined order on each side of the multidimensional color barcode. The multidimensional color barcode also includes one or more alternating black and white tic marks placed on two sides of the multidimensional color barcode. Data is encoded and decoded in the multidimensional color barcode using color assigned to each of the plurality of data cells and the plurality of palette cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Hussein Khalid Al-Omari, Mohammad Sulaiman Khorsheed
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Patent number: 8883484Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for processing organic matter that is produced in a poultry farm. The organic matter produced by the plurality of birds is removed from one or more containers that house the plurality of birds. The method further includes treating a first amount of organic matter of the organic matter in a thermal processor to produce inorganic matter. Thereafter, the inorganic matter and a second amount of organic matter of the organic matter are consumed in one or more photo bioreactors for growing one or more photosynthesis organisms.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Mazen A. Ba-Abbad
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Patent number: 8871838Abstract: The invention provides method for preparing an epoxy-carbon nanomaterial coating which includes a base of a two-pack epoxy coating material, a hardener of the two-pack epoxy coating material and about 0.0125 wt % to about 0.2 wt % of carbon nanomaterial. The invention also provides a method for preparing the epoxy-carbon nanomaterial coating. More specifically, the invention provides a method for preparing epoxy based coating materials as anti-corrosive coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mohammed Abdullah Bahattab, Musarrat Husain Jafri, Andrei V Krauklis, Siarhei Zhdanok
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Publication number: 20140315708Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
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Publication number: 20140287482Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: MOHAMMAD AHMED KHIYAMI
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Publication number: 20140284834Abstract: A novel universal main feeder is described for cutting the large items into smaller items before they are fed into the feeder, hopper of the extruder. The sensor based control and the cutting device based resizing and quantity control enables a non-clog and smoother operation for recycling or waste management. The unique design of interchangeable cutting device enables the user to fit the pertinent cutting device blade, knives, shredders or hummer mills.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: FARES D. ALSEWAILEM
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Publication number: 20140284281Abstract: An adsorbent composition for removing heavy metals from contaminated water is described. The composition comprises of a mixture of kaolin clay, cellulose powder, silica powder, magnesite powder, bentonite powder and water. The adsorbent is mixed with contaminated water and allowed to react. Once the reaction is finished a reduced contaminant containing water is gathered and reused.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: SAAD A. Al-Jlil
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Publication number: 20140224760Abstract: A novel integrated container cover is described to be used as a cup and a cover. There is a need to make a useful integrated container cover that can be used as a cup for consuming the contents of the container. This is specifically very useful for medication intake, or a soft drink intake. This invention is useful for travel purposes wherein one does not have to take two different objects if they have to carry water for drinking purposes. Integrated container cover comprises of a container cover that is used as a lid for the container. In between the container cover and the extended cup there is a thinner stretchable material or elongation means made up of synthetic material to form a bigger cup like structure. Once used it may be compressed or folded to fit into the extended cup and used as a cover for the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: FARES D ALSEWAILEM
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Publication number: 20140227768Abstract: The present application discloses a novel microbiological apparatus and methods of using the same. The apparatus is a rolling pen comprising of a socket and a ball with its unique rolling head to transfer a biological material from a first location to a second location in an aseptic manner. Further, the rolling pen apparatus can be used with a pen holder device or with a holder hand device to transfer the biological material a first location to a second location and further to develop a microbiological colony. The invention also discloses the use of rolling pen apparatus attached to a holder hand device in propagating a single biological colony such as bacterial colony or cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: MOHAMMAD AHMED KHIYAMI
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Publication number: 20140191448Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a glass-ceramic composite using natural raw material and waste glasses. The invention provides a method for manufacturing a white glass-ceramic composite using waste glass and a whitening agent. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing a colored glass-ceramic composite using waste glass, the whitening agent and a coloring agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicants: Università di Padova, King Abdul Aziz 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
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Patent number: 8774451Abstract: The invention provides method of embedding a watermark image in a host image. The method includes generating a matrix code symbol, wherein the matrix code symbol includes information associated with the watermark image and the host image. The method further includes embedding the watermark image and the matrix code symbol in the host image at non-overlapping positions in the host image.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Hussein Khalid Al-Omari, Mohammad Ibrahim Alkanhal, Abdulaziz Obaid Alobaid, Hussam Abdulrahman Alfaleh
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Publication number: 20140179506Abstract: The invention provides a glazed composite manufactured using waste materials, wherein the waste materials are capable of producing ceramic forming oxides, glass modifying oxides and ceramic modifying oxides. The waste materials include ceramic waste and colored glass waste. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing composition of the glazed composite.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mohammed A Binhussain, Esmat M A Hamzawy, Omar A Alharbi
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Publication number: 20140179950Abstract: A method for direct synthesis of adipic acid (AA) adopting green catalytic oxidation route of cyclohexane (CH) using the bimetallic catalysts is described. The reaction to convert CH into AA in the presence of bimetallic catalyst is carried in an autoclave in the temperature range of 25 to 300° C. The CH conversion was over 21% with AA selectivity of 34% and ca. 63% selectivity of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol together over Au—Pd/TiO2 bimetallic catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Ahmad S. ALSHAMMARI, Abdulaziz A. BAGABAS, Angela KÖCKRITZ, Venkata Narayana KALEVARU, Andreas MARTIN
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Patent number: 8709257Abstract: A method and system for purifying liquid using waste heat is provided. Initially, a liquid is mixed with an anti-sealant agent in a first filtering unit to form a liquid mixture. Thereafter, the liquid mixture is filtered in the first filtering unit to separate foreign objects from the liquid mixture. Subsequently, the liquid mixture is heated in a pipe arrangement connecting the first filtering unit and one or more second filtering units to generate steam. The steam obtained from the heated liquid mixture is then purified in the one or more second filtering units. Thereafter, the purified steam is condensed in the pipe arrangement to obtain the purified liquid.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mazen Abdullah Ba-Abbad, Hany Abdulrahman Al-Ansary
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Patent number: 8691521Abstract: A novel biological material excavator apparatus is described in the current invention. The apparatus is made up of a double walled tubular structure to house either a single tip or multiple tips to pick/excavate the biological material growing in agar plated petri dishes. The unique feature of this apparatus is a local ultra violet light source is present inside the apparatus to perform irradiation on site. This provides double sterilization of the apparatus as well as the tip that is being used for transferring biological material from one source to another source. The apparatus is double walled to prevent the user from being exposed to ultra violet rays while the irradiation step is being performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Mohammad Ahmed Khiyami
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Patent number: 8691135Abstract: A tetrazolium bromide dye, e.g., 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), to be used as a high dose solution dosimeter is disclosed. The dose response of MTT solution dosimeter increases strongly with increase of absorbed dose up to 1 kGy. In order to increase the dose range and for ease of handling the present dosimeter as routine dosimeter, MTT-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film dosimeter is used. The dose response of MTT-PVA film dosimeters increases strongly with increase of absorbed dose up to 25 kGy. Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) as a polymer for making a film provides more stability at higher temperatures and humidity levels and less calibration is required. The dose response of MTT-PVB film dosimeters is effective with absorbed dose of up to 100 kGy.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Ahmed A Basfar, Khalid A Raba'eh
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Publication number: 20140018481Abstract: A method and composition for a halogen free flame retardant heat shrinkable tube is described. These instant compositions when used to make the heat shrinkable tube products, they improve longitudinal direction shrinkage, mechanical properties, radial direction shrinkage, tube extruding speed, under beam cross-linking process, uniformity of tube thickness, shape and surface without deterioration of flame retardancy. The instant compositions are especially suitable for thin-wall halogen free flame retardant heat shrinkable tube products which are cross-linked by electron beam radiation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventor: Ahmed Ali Basfar
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Patent number: 8623220Abstract: A simple, room-temperature method of producing CuO-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles was established by reacting zinc nitrate hexahydrate, copper nitrate trihydrate and cyclohexylamine (CHA) at room temperature. These nanoparticles may be used for photocatalytic degradation of cyanide in aqueous solutions. The degradation of cyanide is effective because electrons transfer from the p-type copper oxide to the n-type zinc oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Abdulaziz A Bagabas, Ahmed S. Alshammari, Mohamed F. Aboud, Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed Mostafa, Emad Addurihem, Zeid A. Al-Othman, Musaed A Alangari
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Patent number: 8609749Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a Polyurethane-Carbon Nanotube (PU-CNT) based coating composition. More specifically, the invention provides a method for preparing a PU-CNT based anti-corrosive coating composition. The method comprises preparing a dispersion comprising one or more types of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs). The dispersion is prepared by dispersing the one or more types of CNTs in a dispersant comprising at least one polar solvent and at least one surfactant. The method further comprises mechanically mixing a hardener with the dispersion comprising the one or more types of CNTs. In addition, the method comprises mechanically mixing polyurethane with the dispersion prepared by mechanically mixing the hardener with the dispersion comprising the one or more types of CNTs.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Inventors: Mohammed Abdullah Bahattab, Musarrat Husain Jafri, Andrei V. Krauklis, Siarhei Zhdanok
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Publication number: 20130327714Abstract: A thin film composite membrane includes an active layer on a support membrane, wherein the active layer includes at least two chemically distinct first and second crosslinked polyamide film sub-layers. The first film sub-layer includes a polyamide unit; and the second film sub-layer includes a copolyamide with two chemically distinct polyamide units. The first film sub-layer is closer to the support than is the second film sub-layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicants: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Radwan A. Alrasheed, Blake W. Davis, Jacquana T. Diep, Geraud J. Dubois, Young-Hye Na, Majed S. Nassar, Ankit Vora