Patents Examined by Brian A. McCaig
  • Patent number: 12290794
    Abstract: A shaped sorbent is described comprising a plurality of layers of photopolymerised resin containing particles of a sorbent material. The shaped sorbent may be used as a getter for use in gettering one or more contaminants in a sealed enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Alan Bootland, David Davis, Jonathan Edgar, Jonathon Higgins
  • Patent number: 12291466
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a water purification filter including: a first support member; an activated carbon layer containing activated carbon and a fibrous binder; and a second support member. A 10% particle diameter (D10) of the activated carbon in a cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 19 to 90 ?m, a 50% particle diameter (D50) of the activated carbon in the cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 120 to 180 ?m, and a 90% particle diameter (D90) of the activated carbon in the cumulative size distribution at volume standard is 180 to 250 ?m. The first support member has an airflow resistance of 0.5 to 10 mm H2O. The second support member has an airflow resistance of 0.5 to 7 mm H2O. The activated carbon layer has a thickness of 3 to 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroe Yoshinobu, Tetsuya Hanamoto
  • Patent number: 12285554
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a portable dialysis system comprising a mechanism that allows the user to accurately position an air bubble in a venous line, so that it can be safely removed. When an air bubble is detected, the system automatically runs the blood pump in a direction such that the air bubble is placed close to the extraction point on the venous line, from where it can safely be removed using a needleless syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: John Arrizza, John Erik Michael Palmroos, Ernesto Trillanes de la Fuente, Jr., Nhan Viet Pham, Barry Neil Fulkerson
  • Patent number: 12286847
    Abstract: One or two continuous recirculation loops are utilized for the well-site equipment that separates produced fluids into sand, liquid, and gas during drill out and flow back that occurs after fracturing a subterranean formation. When one recirculation loop is utilized, the recirculation loop continuously recirculates fluid between the recirculation chamber of the disclosed sand removal apparatus and a shaker device. When two recirculation loops are utilized, the first recirculation loop continuously recirculates fluid between a recirculation chamber of the disclosed sand removal apparatus and a shaker device, and the second recirculation loop continuously recirculates fluid between the recirculation chamber and a gas separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Tracy Turner, Dennis Ray Poulson
  • Patent number: 12280408
    Abstract: Solid waste that includes a mixture of wet organic material and dry organic material can be are separated using mechanical separation to produce a wet organic stream enriched in wet organics and a dry organic stream enriched in dry organics. The separated wet organic stream and dry organic stream are separately converted to renewable or recyclable products using different conversion techniques particularly suited for the separated wet and dry organic streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Upland Road IP Holdco LLC
    Inventor: George Gitschel
  • Patent number: 12282344
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gas pressure regulating device for vehicle. A gas pressure regulating device for vehicle includes a valve seat and a valve cavity housing. The valve seat is provided with a valve core insertion hole, and a bottom of the valve core insertion hole is provided with a valve port. The valve cavity housing is detachably assembled with the valve seat. A valve core is guided and assembled in the valve cavity housing, the valve core has an inserted segment, the inserted segment is inserted in the valve core insertion hole, and the valve core is provided with a flow channel. An insertion sealing ring is provided between a hole wall of the valve core insertion hole and an outer peripheral surface of the inserted segment of the valve core. The valve seat and the valve cavity housing are relatively translated in an axial direction of the valve core insertion hole and are assembled in place in a relatively translational manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: YAPP AUTOMOTIVE PARTS (KAIFENG) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Jiang, Shaowen Hu, Yinchun Liu, Guanghui Tan, Kaifeng Guo, Hao Guo
  • Patent number: 12280357
    Abstract: Adsorbent particles each containing: a carrier particle containing an organic polymer containing a monomer unit derived from a styrene-based monomer; a hydrophilic organic compound adhered to a surface of the carrier particle; and a diglycolic acid residue bonded to the hydrophilic organic compound. When a BET specific surface of the adsorbent particles as determined by adsorption of nitrogen gas is X0 and a BET specific surface area of the adsorbent particles as determined by adsorption of water vapor is X1, X1/X0 is 0.10 to 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Masahiro Aoshima, Yohei Ishikawa, Masaru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12275896
    Abstract: A process for hydrotreating recycled or renewable feedstocks with a catalytic microparticle slurry, and a process for manufacturing the catalytic microparticle slurry, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Kaisa Lamminpää, Marina Lindblad, Maaria Seläntaus, Kaija Isokoski, Marja Tiitta, Emma Sairanen, Ville Paasikallio
  • Patent number: 12276091
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing production and distribution of liquid water extracted from air. In certain embodiments, a system is provided that includes a plurality of local water generation units (110) including a first local water generation unit and a second local water generation unit. The first and second water generation units each include a controller that is configured to control a production rate of liquid water extracted from the air, a local water collection unit, and a local transceiver. A principal water supply unit (120) is in fluid communication with at least one of the local water collection units. The principal water supply unit is configured to store at least part of the liquid water extracted from the air and to maintain a principal water level at a reservoir of the principal water supply unit based on one or more operational parameters for water distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Source Global, PBC
    Inventors: Cody Friesen, Jonathan Goldberg, Grant Friesen
  • Patent number: 12275808
    Abstract: A process for producing superabsorbent particles by polymerizing a monomer solution or suspension, comprising drying of the resultant aqueous polymer gel in an air circulation belt dryer, grinding, classifying, and optionally thermal surface postcrosslinking, wherein the aqueous polymer gel is introduced into the air circulation belt dryer by means of an oscillating conveyor belt and that guide devices are located at the edges of the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Rene Callot, Karl Possemiers, Ruediger Funk, Marco Krueger, Matthias Weismantel, Juergen Schroeder
  • Patent number: 12269021
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a novel artificial protein catalyst that enables the protection of a catalyst from substances in vivo and has potential usefulness in therapeutic in vivo synthetic chemistry. [Solution] Provided is a complex of a protein and a catalyst selected from a metal catalyst or organic catalyst. In the complex according to the present invention, the protein is a protein having a hydrophobic pocket in the three-dimensional structure thereof, and the catalyst is housed in the hydrophobic pocket so that the catalyst is not or substantially not exposed to a hydrophilic environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Glytech, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Tanaka, Kenward Vong, Taiji Shimoda
  • Patent number: 12269022
    Abstract: A highly-dispersed hydrogenation catalyst, a preparation method thereof, and use thereof in the preparation of biofuel from palm oil or other oil are provided. The combination of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MA-PP) and a silane coupling agent (SCA) is introduced into an aluminum oxide composite carrier through organic amidation to obtain a uniformly-dispersed composite carrier with regular pores. Moreover, through a multi-stage impregnation and roasting process, a particle size of an active component is greatly reduced, and the dispersion of the active component and the number of active sites are improved. A hydrogenation catalyst with high hydrothermal stability, high hydrogenation activity, and long life is prepared based on the composite carrier with regular pores and used in the preparation of biofuel from vegetable oil or other oil through hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), which has great industrial application value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NANKAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wei Li, Siyang Liu, Qingxin Guan
  • Patent number: 12257565
    Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide an activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, the activated carbon having a high collection rate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, and a filter body using the same. [ACHIEVING MEANS] An activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample to desorbably adsorb per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, wherein the activated carbon is composed of an activated carbon adsorbent having a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more or a surface oxide amount of 0.20 meq/g or less, or alternatively, a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more and a surface oxide amount of 0.50 meq/g or less, and wherein a sum (Vmic) of a volume of micropores of 1 nm or less of the activated carbon adsorbent is 0.30 cm3/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: FUTAMURA KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Sachi Taniyasu, Tsutomu Kousaka, Makoto Yokoi, Chiharu Hori, Kodai Shimamura, Takuya Asano
  • Patent number: 12251681
    Abstract: The invention discloses method for manufacturing agar or agarose beads, comprising the steps of: a) providing a water phase comprising an aqueous solution of agar or agarose at a temperature of 40-100° C.: b) providing an oil phase comprising a water-immiscible solvent and an emulsifier at a temperature of 40-100° C.; c) emulsifying the water phase in the oil phase to form a water-in-oil emulsion: d) cooling the water-in-oil emulsion to a temperature below a gelation temperature of the agar or agarose to form a dispersion of solidified agar or agarose beads: and e) recovering agar or agarose beads from dispersion, wherein the emulsifier comprises a phosphate ester of an alkoxylated fatty alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB
    Inventors: Susanna Lindberg, Jonas Gustafsson, Linn Carlsson, Anders Hagvall, Erik Ringberg, David Jansson
  • Patent number: 12239958
    Abstract: This invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer composition and a method for preparing the superabsorbent polymer composition. According to the present disclosure, there are provided a superabsorbent polymer composition that can exhibit a rapid absorption time without using a blowing agent, and a method for preparing the superabsorbent polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Woo Nam, Jin Seok Seo, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 12241028
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydrocarbon composition containing isomerized paraffins having specific cut-off points in a distillation curve, a density from 768.0 to 772.0 kg/m3, a freezing point of equal to or lower than ?40° C., and an amount of isomerized paraffins of over 90 wt-% as calculated from total paraffinic content of the hydrocarbon composition. The hydrocarbon composition can be used in combination with a fuel or fuel component, especially a jet fuel. Disclosed is also a method to produce a hydrocarbon composition. The isomerized paraffins in the hydrocarbon composition can be from a renewable source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Kati Sandberg, Väinö Sippola, Janne Suppula, Jesse Vilja
  • Patent number: 12233375
    Abstract: Included herein are filtration systems that can proactively pulse clean filter elements in response to anticipated changes, such as anticipated changes in filtration performance or anticipated changes in filtration system demand. In an embodiment, a filtration system is included having a filter element mount for a filter element, a compressed gas supply, and a valve, wherein opening the valve results in a pulse of gas directed at the filter element. A control circuit can control the valve. A communications circuit can receive data related to an anticipated change, such as data regarding an anticipated change in filtration performance and/or data regarding an anticipated change in filtration system demand. The control circuit can execute operations based on the anticipated change data such as adjusting a pressure drop threshold and initiating proactively opening the valve in the absence of a pressure drop threshold being crossed. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. DeJong, Jason A. Tiffany, Keith F. Alderson
  • Patent number: 12220656
    Abstract: A removable inner frame assembly for use with a filter element and a main frame includes an inner frame, a bottom sealant layer, and a top sealant layer. The filter element has a lower edge extending from an outer perimeter of the filter element. The inner frame has a plurality of U-shaped sides. The first end of each side is connected to a second end of another side. The bottom sealant layer is affixed to a bottom surface of the bottom of each side of the inner frame. The bottom sealant layer is configured to allow the removable inner frame assembly to be releasably coupled to the main frame. The top sealant layer is located within the u-shaped channel formed by each side of the inner frame and is configured to receive the lower edge of the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ThreeSquared Solutions L.L.C.
    Inventors: James T. Crawford, III, Edward W. Waters, Jr., Christopher Jacobs
  • Patent number: 12220682
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to composite aggregate particles, which include a fine particle compound (a1) containing at least either an amorphous titanosilicate compound or an aluminosilicate compound, and a plastic powder (a2). The plastic powder (a2) is attached to at least a part of the surface of the fine particle compound (a1). The pore volume and the average particle size D50 of the composite aggregate particles satisfy the following formula: pore volume (ml/g)?0.0010×D50 (?m)+1.60.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Kawasaki, Shuji Matsunaga, Tetsuya Hanamoto, Hiroe Yoshinobu
  • Patent number: 12213447
    Abstract: The invention provides a system comprising a closed stable comprising a stable space for housing ruminants, wherein the system is configured for controlling in a controlling mode a methane concentration in the stable air between a minimal methane concentration Cm??500 ppmv and a maximal methane concentration Cm+ selected to be equal to or smaller than the lower explosion limit of methane in the stable air CmLEL, and wherein the system is configured for controlling in the controlling mode a dinitrogen concentration in the stable air to be smaller than the ambient dinitrogen concentration in ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: YOR Innovation B.V.
    Inventor: Yorick Anthony Tristan Franciscus Henricus De Bruin