Patents Examined by Natasha E Young
  • Patent number: 11358110
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an internal and the like. The internal is easily handled and is capable of yielding a satisfactory defoaming effect. An internal (50) is used in a fluidized bed reaction device (1), in which a first material and a second material are brought into contact with each other and reacted with each other. The internal (50) is attached to a ceiling part of the fluidized bed reaction device (1), and includes a plurality of chains (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ohta
  • Patent number: 11358114
    Abstract: A continuous tubular reactor includes a rotary reaction tube having a reactant inlet and a product outlet, and including a ceramic; a heating device disposed outside the rotary reaction tube; and an angle adjuster adjusting an angle of a rotation axis of the rotary reaction tube. The angle of the rotation axis is 75° or less with respect to a horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changyeon Baek, Won Sik Jung, Jin Seong Kim, Hyojin Kim, Gahee Hyun
  • Patent number: 11351533
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for efficiently sulfiding metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module and a hydrogen sulfide detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and sulfiding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Reactor Resources, LLC
    Inventors: James Maxie Robinson, James Michael Robinson
  • Patent number: 11353147
    Abstract: A cap is described for connection to a medical connector, the cap includes a housing having a top wall and sidewall forming a first cavity, and a removable or integrally formed protrusion. The protrusion includes an inner thread on an inner surface, the inner thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a female needleless connector. The inner surface of the protrusion defines a second cavity. The protrusion includes an outer thread on an outer surface, the outer thread being sufficient to interlock with a mating feature of a male needleless connector. The second cavity configured to define a chamber to contain an absorbent material and disinfectant or antimicrobial agent. The cap may also include a peel seal and/or septum to prevent the disinfectant or the antimicrobial agent from exiting the second cavity. An exterior sidewall surface of the housing may include a plurality of grip members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul P. Marici, Kevin M. Ryan, Chang Jiang, Michael Kwong Chan
  • Patent number: 11351516
    Abstract: A Venturi pump chlorine dioxide generation device with one or more special ninety-degree bends with half-spherical mixing stations including: at least one ninety-degree bend with two half-spherical mixing stations between the sodium hypochlorite introduction point and the acid source introduction point, at least two ninety-degree bends with two half-spherical mixing stations between the acid source point and the sodium chlorite introduction point, and at least two ninety-degree bends with two half-spherical mixing stations between the sodium chlorite introduction point and the vacuum chamber of the Venturi pump. Each ninety-degree bend with two half-spherical mixing stations is an elbow section of cylindrical conduit or pipe wherein the two outer segments of the ninety-degree bend each have a spherical shaped expansion area to create a half-spherical concave section inside the conduit or pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: William Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11344858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous micro-electro-flow reactor system for ultra-fast, oxidant free, C—C coupling reaction for making symmetrical biaryls and analogs thereof. This invention further relates to the said process for preparation of antiviral drug, daclatasvir of general formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Ajay Kumar Singh, Srihari Pabbaraja, Subhash Ghosh, Mahajan Bhushan, Taufiqueahmed Mujawar
  • Patent number: 11338264
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fluidized bed cooler with regional coordination enhancement, comprising a shell, a catalyst inlet, an interior of the shell is divided into a catalyst inlet influence region, a dilute phase region, a dense phase region and a gas distributor influence region; a catalyst inlet inclined tube is provided obliquely upward at the catalyst inlet, and a regional particle distributor is provided at the catalyst inlet; the dense phase region is provided with a plurality of dense phase baffle plates, and the dilute phase region is provided with a plurality of dilute phase baffle plates; and the gas distributor influence region is provided with double gas distributors. The fluidized bed cooler simultaneously well solves the low internal stability and the low heat exchange efficiency of the fluidized bed cooler, thereby realizing the stable and efficient operation of the fluidized bed cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum-Beijing
    Inventors: Chunxi Lu, Jiantao Li, Xiuying Yao
  • Patent number: 11331638
    Abstract: A reactor system for aromatization of higher hydrocarbons within a given temperature range T upon bringing a reactant stream including higher hydrocarbons into contact with a catalytic mixture. The reactor system includes a reactor unit arranged to accommodate a catalytic mixture. The catalytic mixture includes a catalyst material and a ferromagnetic material. The catalyst material is arranged to catalyze the aromatization of higher hydrocarbons. The ferromagnetic material is ferromagnetic at least at temperatures up to an upper limit of the given temperature range T, where the temperature range T is the range from between about 400° C. and about 700° C. or a subrange thereof. The reactor system also includes an induction coil arranged to be powered by a power source supplying alternating current, whereby the ferromagnetic material is heated to a temperature within the temperature range T by means of an alternating magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventors: Poul Erik Højlund Nielsen, Peter Mølgaard Mortensen, Kim Aasberg-Petersen
  • Patent number: 11331400
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KleanTouch LLC
    Inventor: Michael Rafko
  • Patent number: 11325093
    Abstract: A modular reactor device has an outer housing, a reaction chamber, a fluid pathway connected to the reaction chamber, and a valve to control flow of fluid within the device. The outer housing has a plurality of connection ports including: a fluid input and a fluid output; an electrical input; and a pneumatic input. Either the electrical input or the pneumatic input is connected to the valve to provide for control of the valve, and either the fluid input or the fluid output is connected to the reaction chamber or the fluid pathway. Other aspects provide a base station for receiving and controlling a modular reactor device and methods for manufacturing the modular reactor device and for performing reactions using a modular reactor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: BiologIC Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Nick Rollings
  • Patent number: 11325054
    Abstract: A device for automatic extraction, storage and encapsulation of fatty compounds, the device may include: an extraction unit configured to provide a liquid mixture comprising fatty compounds extracted from biological material and a liquid solvent; an evaporation and reaction unit; a storage unit comprising one or more storage outlet ports; and a controller configured to: control delivery of the liquid mixture from the extraction unit to the evaporation and reaction unit; control evaporation of the solvent from the liquid mixture in the evaporation and reaction unit; control delivery of the liquid mixture from the evaporation and reaction unit to the storage unit; detect safe connection of each of at least one of one or more capsules to one of the one or more storage outlet ports of the storage unit; and control filling of at least one of the one or more connected capsules with the liquid mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ELTIVU TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Alon Raviv, Ido Maslaton
  • Patent number: 11318440
    Abstract: A continuous flow reactor, a method of performing a continuous flow reaction, and a method of controlling a moveable wall of a reaction chamber of a continuous flow reactor. The reactor comprising: an inlet; an outlet; and a reaction chamber, between the inlet and the outlet and providing a flow path therebetween, the reaction chamber having a moveable wall; the reactor further comprising: a pressure sensor configured to monitor a fluid pressure in the continuous flow reactor; and a controller, operable to adjust the position of the moveable wall, and thereby change a volume of the reaction chamber, based on the monitored fluid pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VAPOURTEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Guthrie, Nikzad Nikbin, Adrian Clarkson
  • Patent number: 11319421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microfluidic flow process for making monomers, monomers made by such processes, and methods of using such monomers. In such process, microfluidic reaction technology is used to synthesize cyanation reaction products orders of magnitude faster than is possible in batch and continuous syntheses. The aforementioned process does require strictly regulated, highly toxic cyanogen chloride. Thus the aforementioned process is more economically efficient and reduces the environmental impact of thermosetting resin monomer production, and produces thermosetting resin monomers in greater purity than obtained through typical processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Kamran B Ghiassi, Neil D Redeker, Alexander T Lonnecker, Jayden N. Glover
  • Patent number: 11319339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-channel peptide synthesizer, including a gas-bath thermotank, a plurality of reactor tubes, a motor, a rotating rack, a liquid-feeding tube, a feeding device, a vacuum tube and a nitrogen tube. The gas-bath thermotank body provides a desired constant temperature for reaction. The reactor tube provides a place for peptide synthesis and resin washing. The motor and the rotating rack are used to fully mix the reaction and cleaning solutions. Various liquid reagents required are fed to the reactor tube through the liquid-adding tube. Various materials required are prepared in advance in the feeding device and directly fed to the reactor tube. The reaction or washing solution in the reactor tube is pumped to a waste liquid tank through the vacuum tube. Nitrogen is introduced into each reactor tube through the nitrogen tube. This device can be applied in batch-wise peptide synthesis using solid-phase methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
    Inventors: Xiaofang Luo, Yulu Gong, Zuodong Qin, Zongcheng Wang, Pingkai Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11312635
    Abstract: A process for increasing the productivity of equilibrium-restricted reactions and for increasing the productivity of a target compound includes the steps of (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising reactants; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture to the equilibrium reaction in a reactor or sequence of reactors, to obtain a reactor outlet mixture comprising the target compound and at least one of the reactants; (c) regenerating the loaded sorbent obtained in step (e), by flushing the loaded sorbent with the reactor outlet mixture originating from step (b), to obtain regenerated sorbent and an effluent comprising desorbed product; (d) separating the effluent originating from step (c) into a product stream and a reactant stream; and (e) a sorption step to obtain a loaded sorbent and a depleted mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Paul Dean Cobden, Rudie Johan Hendrik Grisel, Jurriaan Boon
  • Patent number: 11305254
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to an industrial system for processing various plant materials to produce marketable materials. Particularly, the system integrates subcritical water extraction technology and includes a pre-processing module and a two-stage extractor (processing module) with constant control of temperature, pressure, and/or residence time. In some embodiments, the final product of the disclosed system can include feedstock constituents for biofuel production (sugars and/or oil), biochar, raw materials for various industries (such as pulp for manufacturing paper or cellulose for use in various industries). The disclosed system can be modular or non-modular, stationary or mobile, and can include prefabricated elements with programmed automatic or manual operation so that it can be easily moved and/or assembled on site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Circ, LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Kumar, Peter Majeranowski, Igor Kostenyuk, Iulian Bobe, Florin Barla
  • Patent number: 11299450
    Abstract: A system and a process for co-producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The system comprises an interconnected ethylene carbonate preparation unit and an ethylene carbonate alcoholysis unit. The ethylene carbonate preparation unit comprises a fixed bed reactor and a light-component stripping column connected to each other. The fixed bed reactor is filled with a supported ionic liquid catalyst. The process comprises the steps of: reacting carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide as raw materials in the fixed bed reactor to produce ethylene carbonate, purifying the ethylene carbonate and then mixing it with an alcoholysis reaction catalyst, and reacting the mixture with methanol in a reactive distillation tower, producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The process increases the conversion rate of ethylene oxide and avoids the need for a process of separating conventional homogeneous catalysts from ethylene carbonate, thereby reducing process energy consumption and simplifying process procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Li Dong, Qian Su, Songsong Chen, Junping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11298670
    Abstract: Hydroprocessing reactor internals height reduction is achieved by placing a mixing chamber above the collection tray. The mixing chamber has spillways on the top (top spillways) and the side of the mixing chamber (side spillways) for fluid entry. The design of the spillways has a significant impact on pressure drop. The pressure drop is reduced by having wide shallow spillways rather than narrow and deep spillways without impacting mixing performance. With both side and top spillways, the height of the mixing chamber can be reduced significantly with minimal impact on fluid mixing and pressure drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Zhanping Xu, Pengfei Chen, John Christian Maley, Shree Prakash Pathak, Rebecca Mudrock, Nicholas W. Bridge
  • Patent number: 11298672
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing the initial heating phase for a thick wall reactor, such as a hydroprocessing reactor, by using heat tracing to heat the exterior walls of the reactor. Instead of attempting to initially heat the reactor by passing a low pressure heat transfer gas through the interior of the reactor, external heater(s) placed under the reactor insulation can be used to heat the exterior of the reactor. An example of a suitable external heater is a heat tracing blanket, where heat is provided by passing steam through pipes in contact with the external surface or by electrical heaters in contact with the external surface. This can allow for more rapid heating of the reactor, so that a target temperature can be achieved in a time of 5.0 hours or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Kiliany, Jr., Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 11298655
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to plant-based air purification systems and more particularly to wall mounted systems for removing impurities from indoor air using plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Biome, Inc.
    Inventors: Collin Cavote, Collin Stoner